Prohibit the spamming of necro-bumping or just necro bumping in general.
If there's clear intent on trolling and reviving a thread that a user or user(s) are clearly not adding any further substance or relevancy to said discussion within a reasonable timeframe, IE: This Thread. Then issue a warning. If the user(s) continuously persists and actively necrobumping/spamming the forums with old threads, then escalate the punishment further for future offenses.
Specifics/Details:
Long story short, and I'll withdraw the offending party for purposes, but there's been a recent rise of constant necro-bumping of threads that range from 5-10+ years ago. I've been around this forum for quite some time, and every now and again, I like to look up (but not bump), a thread that I've either participated in in the past or something that was entirely fun for me to read. (The wicked epidemic for example).
Whether this was directly or indirectly the cause of the deletion of a large portion of the threads, which I'm still extremely upset about, I'd like to argue the first and foremost community guideline that's clear for everyone to see without pointing a finger at said person(s):
TeeGee wrote:Common sense prevails - if you are intentionally or continually making this community less enjoyable for others, you may be removed from it. It's that simple. This applies to any part of the site where interaction takes place; in Forums, Private Messages, Live Chat and Game Chat
While I do appreciate the occasional bump (like the longest thread thread, or Spamalot), what I don't appreciate are threads that provide little to no substance whatsoever, and are not being added to in any positive way or meaning.
Further, no one wants to see a 10 year old thread about a keggar, that's been long stayed dormant, where just about every user no longer frequents this site that has partaken in that discussion, and the only thing being added to it is "Sell him a vat of urine". It's being directed at no one, nor is there any indication that those users will magically come back and say "Gee thanks, I'll sell him some piss".
While the LTT can be argued within the community as always adding more substance, I view Spamalot as a part of history that I've enjoyed over the years. While the thread and most of the members within are gone with the exception of maybe 3 or 4 including myself, it can still be regarded as "active".
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
Keeps the site fresh of new material.
Closes a "loophole" within said guideline, thus, making it harder to troll.
It's usually a standard in any forum, though this one has never enforced it because it's never (until now), been an issue.
Edit - I've issued a report for abuse as well because I feel it may be warranted.
