Threadromancy

[Shotgun Justice]

Waving flag of ignorance here, why is threadromancy considered to be such poor net-manners?
I don't mean simple bumping or requests for further info - but if there is a developed thread that could be added to is it not neater and more efficient to do so rather than create a new thread linking the previous one?

[DrLove42]

Its not. Its generally a good thing that people aren't making hundreds of posts to ask the same question.

Its always just amusing when someone reposts something that doesn't add to a thread thats been dead for 4 years

[Mr Mystery]

Pretty much.

Depends on the subject too. Unique stuff? Have a quick search. If it's more than a few months old, start afresh.

[Shotgun Justice]

Depends on the subject too. Unique stuff? Have a quick search. If it's more than a few months old, start afresh.

That's the bit I don't get - if it's more than a few months old, yet relevant, why start afresh?

[Wolfshade]

I don't know. I think that you should add it to an existing thread.
Though some threads can get quite wayward from their original topic.

[Psychosplodge]

It's certainly better than the 1000th variation of can space marines have sex <- that ones probably locked

[DrLove42]

Its usually because its a rules discussion or something that been discussed to death 5 years ago.

And someone creates a new account and makes their only post on it saying somehting like "I agree"

[Wolfshade]

Its usually because its a rules discussion or something that been discussed to death 5 years ago.

And someone creates a new account and makes their only post on it saying somehting like "I agree"

I agree

[DrLove42]

I agree

I knew thats what you were going to have typed before I even clicked on the thread

[Wolfshade]

I knew thats what you were going to have typed before I even clicked on the thread

Predicatable Troll is Predicatable!

[Houghten]

And will you resurrect this thread in five years' time just to do it again?

[Psychosplodge]

There's every chance...

[Mr Mystery]

Now I agree!

[Shotgun Justice]

And will you resurrect this thread in five years' time just to do it again?

With metaphorical bells on

[Psychosplodge]

But what does a metaphorical bell sound like?

[Wolfshade]

Very a-peal-ing