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If someone posts in an old thread and it is relevant and contributing to the community to do so, then it's fine.
Whenever reading a thread though, check the age of it.
As an example, if someone asked for opinions on which subclass of druid they should take for their character in June 2017, then it is pointless to reply to it in August 2018.
If you do see a post that is blatant necro, please report it. :)
I think it has a lot to do with the relative age and size of the forum community here. You don't really need to dig at all to find old threads, and you might not realize you have if you're used to other online communities. If there was a way to auto-lock threads that have reached a certain age, that would deal with the issue. Then it'd just be a matter of messaging a mod if someone has something of value to add to the discussion.
I know it can work that way on a different board that I moderate on, but this is a very different set up and this site's not even as old as what we set the auto-lock to, so this isn't that much of a suggestion and more of just an idea.
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I've seen a handful of threads brought back from the dead, recently.
I know that D&D contains lots of the Undead, but what is the forum policy regarding undead threads?
If it's frowned upon, is there a locking/archiving function for the forums, or can one be instituted?
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If someone posts in an old thread and it is relevant and contributing to the community to do so, then it's fine.
Whenever reading a thread though, check the age of it.
As an example, if someone asked for opinions on which subclass of druid they should take for their character in June 2017, then it is pointless to reply to it in August 2018.
If you do see a post that is blatant necro, please report it. :)
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ModeratorI think it has a lot to do with the relative age and size of the forum community here. You don't really need to dig at all to find old threads, and you might not realize you have if you're used to other online communities. If there was a way to auto-lock threads that have reached a certain age, that would deal with the issue. Then it'd just be a matter of messaging a mod if someone has something of value to add to the discussion.
I know it can work that way on a different board that I moderate on, but this is a very different set up and this site's not even as old as what we set the auto-lock to, so this isn't that much of a suggestion and more of just an idea.