An Admin Rant

[Secular Elf]

This is not about whether it’s good or bad. It’s about that it isn’t allowed.

Boru

Um, why not?  I think its a fair question.  What's the harm?  Why is it not allowed?

I participated on a forum for over a decade and what you call "necroposting" was not prohibited or even discouraged.  I never saw problems arise from this policy.  A few times people would do it and some old members would post a comment that this subject was dead and then ignore it, but sometimes it would revive an old debate.  I think there is one option that you could employ that would require zero argument, just close the thread.  Although, if someone comments on an old thread and others see the revival as irrelevant, won't they ignore it?

Closing and locking an old thread is a fair and reasonable solution I think. What is considered old in this Forum? The last post in a thread being 30 days or more? I would have no problem not being able to comment on any discussion that is months old. At least we would be able to read the discussion, and then move on.