Anti Necro Posting

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

Yes but there’s also threads out there with relevant information, I used one just a few hours ago " Vuhdo - changing health bar colors" from 8 years ago still is the best “guide” to make my raid frames look the way I want them to.

the only one i could find like this, was a cached version from the old forum.

If I were to ask the question in a new thread I’d have to sit through the obligatory “just use healbot”, “just use stock raid frames”, “use grid”, “use xperl”, “what’s vuhdo?”, etc responses until eventually someone knew the answer

if an addon is no longer updated, the best source of information is often available through the comments on the download page

[Dumb-sargeras (Dumb)]

if an addon is no longer updated, the best source of information is often available through the comments on the download page

Lol, unreal.

If I were to ask the question in a new thread I’d have to sit through the obligatory “just use healbot”, “just use stock raid frames”, “use grid”, “use xperl”, “what’s vuhdo?”, etc responses until eventually someone knew the answer

Yeah, they’re just going to keep moving the goalpost. First it was “that doesn’t happen.” Now with an actual example it’s “well, if it does happen… just go somewhere else, don’t use the forums.”

They’re not arguing in good faith, so I wouldn’t bother.

[Xorno-lightnings-blade (Xorno)]

I agree that necroing a thread that is still a valid talking point shouldn’t be a bad thing. Some people repost the same topic 10 times and that is worse in my opinion.

[Kaurmine-area-52]

the only one i could find like this, was a cached version from the old forum.

Yeah I have to resort to google cache now to get the same information

if an addon is no longer updated, the best source of information is often available through the comments on the download page

Vuhdo is still updated, pretty sure it’s always up to date but it’s not really a straightforward addon lol. It’s probably worse than Tradeskillmaster or Elvui

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

@Dumb-sargeras

Lol, unreal.

ikr?
heaven forbid people go directly to the source!
…but feel free to take your car to the dentist for an alignment.

Here’s an example of why threads should be locked.
Happy birthday, thread!

WoW should be F2P if they going to add more and more microtansactions

Players are fed up with all the microtransactions they keep throwing at us. With a subscription game there is an expectation that is what supports the game and that you won’t need to pay more money for exclusive pets, mounts and now toys. It is not ok when Activison Blizzard decides they need more money and keeps adding more and more stuff to the cash shop. See you guys soon when loot boxes with random rare mounts and pets are added. You know Activision Blizzard wants this.

someone necros, others start responding directly to the op, who hasn’t been active since early last year.

another example of pointless…
a two year old thread, for no reason other than to rage.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/darkmoon-faire-racing-quests/

one from 2012, pointlessly bumped.

So what makes your mog stand out?

Thats right, we have seen many threads about showing off your transmog. This ones a wee bit different. This one will be about people who managed to find a unique look that no one has managed to replicate on your server. On whisperwind Im quite unique the helm i have is not in game anymore well the color that is and I do have the old za healer/dps shield on my ele spec. Sadly i sold the dagger from the old raid and im trying to get the 353 version of it. Lots of peeps like the look and how I j…

[Averax-staghelm (Averax)]

Shouldn’t it be after the last reply, because threads can go on for quite a while now.

[Dumb-sargeras (Dumb)]

heaven forbid people go directly to the source!

Yeah, I know. People should go to the source (the original thread). Glad we agree.

[Breakbeat-kilrogg (Breakbeat)]

You mean Americans need a different lock time?

Americans always, always, always need to change up British and European versions of things to suit “our tastes.”

See: Any TV show, music, movie, book, style, slang, fashion … or forum auto-lock feature… that originated across the pond.

And, as is evidenced here, of course we need to make it bigger and “better” than our EU counterparts. They get 30, we get 60 or 90. 'Murica!

[Irisheyes-zuljin (Irisheyes)]

Shouldn’t it be after the last reply, because threads can go on for quite a while now.

Yes, they surely can.

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

Yeah, I know. People should go to the source (the original thread). Glad we agree.

blizzard don’t create addons, nor can they be downloaded anywhere on this site.

I don’t think you know what “source” means.

[Dumb-sargeras (Dumb)]

blizzard don’t create addons, nor can they be downloaded anywhere on this site.

I don’t think you know what “source” means.

Right, go to the source for addons and also go to the source for threads. Again, glad we agree and you’ve changed your initial irrational stance against necroing.

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

glad we agree and you’ve changed your initial irrational stance against necroing.

nope.
twist my words as much as you want, it doesn’t change my mind.

the two-way linking negates the need for necros, while keeping all the information in the same place.

[Dominitari-wyrmrest-accord (Dominitari)]

Honestly I see a lot of instances where it just crops up for one reason or another midline on a page of listings, and ends up getting necro’d (case in point, one I suppose I accidentally did?). Having them auto-lock could help, at least in cases where you find them on Google or something and can use them for info/post a new Topic if you still have questions.

Kind of hard to gripe at people for necro’ing threads, when you make it possible in the first place?

[Syraldori-agamaggan]

It used to be a punishable offense. Now it is not, so people are going to keep doing it.

I have read all the rules out of boredom, Here are the basics of forum posting without having the massive wall of text that their official rule page has.

You are not allowed to “necro” a thread. That by Blizzard’s terms has two definitions.

1: necro meaning, posting on a thread that has not been replied to in over a moths period or

2: posting on a thread that the original poster said they were done with and did not come back to

Also not allowed to restart the topic of a locked post UNLESS it was locked due to it reaching the forum posting cap, in which case a forum moderator will restart the thread in a new location and state why they are doing so.

You cannot post on the forums about a thread that was locked if it was locked to reasons other than reaching cap.

You cannot post on the forums asking about any sort of account actions

You cannot post on the forums to try to get around a GM ticket

You cannot post on the forums as a means of attempting to slander a player’s progress, such as guild recruitment and the such.

If you do not like the direction a thread you created is going, you are not allowed to create a new thread to try and reroute your old one.

Pretty basic stuff.

Dont necro, dont be rude, dont attempt to circumvent the rules by using the forums.

Oh and one more thing I forgot to add. If a thread was rerouted to adfferent section of the forums, you are not allowed to start the exact same thread on the forum it was rerouted from.

[Salmun-bladefist]

If you don’t like necro posts don’t necro post.
Some of us do like necro posts. Leave us alone. Live and let live.

How does it hurt you if we can carry on a conversation over years?
Just hit the back button and stop reading. Don’t post.

It’s so simple and doesn’t involve imposing your way of communicating on the rest of us.

[Dumb-sargeras (Dumb)]

the two-way linking negates the need for necros, while keeping all the information in the same place.

Except it doesn’t.

[Nobully-blackrock (Nobully)]

Except it doesn’t.

elaborate?

[Lîlithvia-moon-guard]

[Toolatenow-earthen-ring (Toolatenow)]

how does that work?
do you expect someone to manually lock each thread once it’s determined to be no longer relevant?

Isn’t that exactly what they do now? What do you mean how is it not relevant?

I have this problem that this person had the EXACT PROBLEM UNDER THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES. Who cares if it’s a year down the road, it’s still a problem.

So FAQ’s, documented problems and such in IT are all stupid things to do because year old or more?

[Stompypotato-durotan (Stompypotato)]

How come Europe has a cheese rolling race competition and we don’t?

Excellent question. I want cheese races! And then I want to eat all of those delicious cheeses at the after party.