We have a pandemic on our hands...

[Ragsnstitches]

I'm going to put this thread on my calendar, to be re-awoken in exactly 12 months from this day. Hurrah the forces of devilment and low brow lulz.

Not that I've done such a thing (as I can barely get a thread past 3 posts) but if you can't 'necro' a thread and others yell for repeating a thread, how does one post about something that subject?

You don't.

You think about something and you use the search bar

Once you come accross the opinions of others, you read them.

Heaven forbid you have your own opinion on a subject! Or opinions several months/years ago are no longer valid!

Because Necroing a thread makes you scum. And repeating a thread gets your throat slit. Unless, naturally, you are repeating a thread about all the fucking necroing/repeat threads. In which case you are a stalwart pillar of the community.

Welcome to the escapist, I'm sure you'll find that doesn't work here and when a game gets released there's 42 threads per day about why said game is dumb.

Look up Modern Warfare you'll find at least 30 asking why people like it. When black ops 2 gets released there'll be 15 more.

I wasn't asking about forming my own opinion like anything with 2 braincells and a bran muffin in it's skull I can do that, but if you want to talk about oh say Diablo 2 and the last thread was a year ago. Well necroing that is out of the question and making a new post will probably get you "use the search bar"

But I'm sure this really comes down to, does said person care because either way they'll get yelled at for it.

Don't forget all the repeat threads on how awesome games are. Equal parts "fuck this shit" and "I fuck this shit willingly and LOVE IT". This site is a haven for double standards and hypocrisy (though that might be an internet trait overall).

 

[Starik20X6]

This is stupid.

When someone makes a new thread people say "OMG USE THE SEARCH"

When someone uses the search people say "OMG WHY Y U NECRO THIS??!?!??!"

The community needs to stop being hypocritical. Have it one way or the other.

Either let people make/necro threads or stop all discussion at all and let the forum die.

I agree with this; we need to decide which one pisses us off more and stick with it.

For the record I find necro threads more annoying. I'll get my torch and pitchfork.

I submit that it should be a time-sensitive thing. If a thread hasn't been active for X amount of time you make a new one.

 

[Eddie the head]

This is only kind of related to this but I remember back when I still played World Of Warcraft I was reading the forms and someone necroed a thread form like mid burning crusade this was at the end of Wrath of the lich king, and all the person said was "you can lick your elbow." I don't.. I don't know why.

 

[Nouw]

This thread can't be necro'd if it never dies...QUICK! POST EVERYONE! FOR THE GREATER GOOD!

 

[Kriptonite]

Yes! Indeed! This epidemic is clearly more important that literally anything else! We must make sure that this small inconvenience[footnote]See: First-World Problems[/footnote] is dealt with before we can do anything productive or discussion worthy.

Seriously, get over it. It takes, what, 5 seconds to realize the thread is archaic and hit the back button? Stop whining about something that doesn't matter..

 

[sky14kemea]

I'm sky14kemea and this is my favourite thread in the Escapist.

Seriously, thank you. I'm always getting annoyed at necro's. xD

 

[Nyaliva]

I've seen mod wrath handed out for thread necromancy, so, use the report button? I guess?

You have my sword!

And my bow!

And my Pauldrons!

And my bike!

What? It's a pretty bike.

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and for thy possession, the ends of the earth. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potters vessel. Be wise now therefore ye kings. Be admonished ye judges of the earth. Serve the lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his wrath be kindled but a little!

And my overly-large bayonets!

(Yes, it's great to join the escapist ranks. This is indeed a fitting first post)

And my space-battleship!

Oh, and welcome to the Escapist. Get out while you still can.

And my Deathstar!

And my Cthulhu!

Wait.... what..... I was supposed to be the bad guy in this thread...... well in that case, I take my Cthulhu and will train him in the dark arts of thread necromancy..... MUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

And you shall have my Red October!

OT: Theres no problem with necroing, so many people whine and ***** about people not searching, you have to accept what happens with people using the search.

And my Daleks!!!

...wait I mean

Honestly, I don't see why thread necromancy is a thing. Is it so hard to look at the date of the last post and decide whether to continue posts or start a new thread? I find it more frustrating finding a very interesting conversation thread that just sort of ends years previously. I think we need to attack this thing at its source, have some kind of time limit on threads between posts based on how popular they are during the course of their life (more popular threads having a longer allowance time between posts etc.). And anyone who tries to start a new thread based off a year old thread and gets an "OMG use teh serch bar geez" has every right to virtually stab that person in the tuckus (ie. ignore them).

 

[Supertegwyn]

And my pan!

(it makes some great Bacon)

 

[RustlessPotato]

And my pan!

(it makes some great Bacon)

I do not care for trivalries such as bows and axes !

This is how we win wars !

 

[oddball250]

you have my staff that summons the old gods and armies of the undead

 

[launchpadmcqwak]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! please dont give me a warning

 

[lRookiel]

I'm sky14kemea and this is my favourite thread in the Escapist.

Seriously, thank you. I'm always getting annoyed at necro's. xD

YAY!

I shall personally message you if someone Necro's a thread, you will be the hammer that strikes down on the evil! :3

 

[sky14kemea]

I'm sky14kemea and this is my favourite thread in the Escapist.

Seriously, thank you. I'm always getting annoyed at necro's. xD

YAY!

I shall personally message you if someone Necro's a thread, you will be the hammer that strikes down on the evil! :3

Bwahahhaa, fly my pretties! Fly!

*cough* sorry. Had a flashback. Anyway, that'd be very helpful!

 

[lRookiel]

I'm sky14kemea and this is my favourite thread in the Escapist.

Seriously, thank you. I'm always getting annoyed at necro's. xD

YAY!

I shall personally message you if someone Necro's a thread, you will be the hammer that strikes down on the evil! :3

Bwahahhaa, fly my pretties! Fly!

*cough* sorry. Had a flashback. Anyway, that'd be very helpful!

Then it's settled.

BEWARE EVIL FOR I HAVE THE MIGHTIEST WEAPON ON MY SIDE! THE BAN HAMMER! (which will warn you at first before completely destroying you)

 

[OldDirtyCrusty]

ARIIIIIIIIIIISE...






...Oh, to early.

 

[lRookiel]

Oh, I have plans for this thread. So many bitterly ironic plans >

Beware evildoer I have curried the favour of the mighty sky14kemea, noone can stop me now!

 

[sky14kemea]

I'm sky14kemea and this is my favourite thread in the Escapist.

Seriously, thank you. I'm always getting annoyed at necro's. xD

YAY!

I shall personally message you if someone Necro's a thread, you will be the hammer that strikes down on the evil! :3

Bwahahhaa, fly my pretties! Fly!

*cough* sorry. Had a flashback. Anyway, that'd be very helpful!

Then it's settled.

BEWARE EVIL FOR I HAVE THE MIGHTIEST WEAPON ON MY SIDE! THE BAN HAMMER! (which will warn you at first before completely destroying you)

Spoiler

Actually my hammer is only inflatable... >.> I got last pick from the Ban weaponry.

Still works though!

Also stop pimping me out in the thread xD

 

[Hawk of Battle]

The Holy Inquisition stands with you!

Destroy the heretics! Purge the unclean! Kill the alien! Including those on our own side!!

Prepare for Exterminatus!