Can I get some clarification on this? I mean the rules do say "do not Re-create threads that have been Graveyarded, locked, or unpublished." So if a thread has not been through any one of these actions, is there a reason to say necro?
Why do posters say necro?
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 05:28
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 06:04
#2
Necro exactly means:
Necro exactly means: "commenting threads that have been dead"
Necromancy is the crime of bringing up dead threads, a crime of which has been in the past and up until now.
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 06:04
#3
GMs do lock old threads, meaning they don't like it either, even if rules aren't explicit about it.
Go ask Clotho. She made a big cleanup on spanish forums.
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:34
#4
No ones even bothering
Also thank you for the link Bopp!
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:39
#5
Don't tempt people. >.>
This is a subtle question of culture, that has been asked already, for example here: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/65621.
Whether a necro is viewed positively or negatively has a lot to do with the content of the necro. For example, if you necro an old thread, but explain why you're necro-ing, and then make a really insightful post that contributes substantially to that discussion, then no one will be upset. On the other hand, if you necro an old thread to make a snarky remark to a poster that probably left the game months ago, then you're viewed as a troll. In practice, necros tend to be more like the latter example than the former example, so people dislike them.