NewClassic said:
Just going to pop up here and offer my two cents.
Thread Necroing itself has never really been in the Code of Conduct (or previously, the Forum Guidelines) as it's own "Don't do this" because the idea of bringing up a thread if it's relevant and on-topic isn't at all a wrong thing to do.
Admittedly, necroing a thread about pre-patch problems in a game (that are no longer an issue) or a news article months old is pointless, and is a bad idea because it's just a low-content post that promotes no discussion. (Which, keep in mind, there's already a pair of rules against those behaviors.) An old thread that is again (or still) relevant isn't actually a problem, it's just a thread that happens to have a different date on the starting line.
Other than that, the Code of Conduct [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/codeofconduct] has a list of all of the present mods on it, and they'll never take offense to you PMing them asking them about a thread or whether or not it's okay to bump an old thread with on-topic discussion. Or if you see a thread you think needs to be dropped back into the nether.
Also, feel free to hit up the IRC [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/chat], there's usually a mod or two in there to resolve an issue, and if there isn't, ask for NewClassic, I can pass it along the food-chain pretty quickly.
What is happening?!
They're all staring at me, with such a vindictive gaze, condemning entirely our beloved search bar, calling it "Necromancy!"
All these years, all this time, I had thought-
Hark, in the distance!
Here they come, bearing the visage of an innocent search query upon a pitifully hewn rood of BBC code...
Closer, and closer they come, with a sense of righteousness in their ideals, brought from faraway lands of Gamefaqs, the Bioware forums, and birdwatchingdaily.com.
Oh, what has become of this once sweet little place, a once humble website we called home? They chastise others merely for seeking the wisdom of the past, to pay homage to their mighty forum ancestors of a couple months' time. And what are we, NewK? What role do we play, as this new order seeks to undermine everything we hold dear?
I... I do not know. I do not know what will happen, nor if I will survive much longer.
...NewK...
*dies in a fit of old user nostalgia*
Seriously, though, if there's a serious, non-derailed discussion to be had in a few month old thread, what is wrong with posting in it? I mean, the Escapist forums are about discussion, and if you can contribute something, go ahead.
Things are a little different now, with the greater volume of traffic, and more thread discussions
are achieving closure within their own duration. In that case, its appropriate to make a new thread.
Still, what bothers me here is that the anti-necroing vibe seems to put post date above discussion value on principal, which is silly.
