[ApK]

I've seen several posters get slapped down rather hard by mods lately for necroposting. That is, posting to threads that have been inactive for several years.

Now I clearly understand that sometimes people (like, um, me) ACCIDENTALLY post to old threads, not realizing how old they were, but sometimes, they just happen to be on a topic that some one feels like bringing up again.

What on Earth is wrong with that? What's wrong with having one on-topic thread with both the new comments and the historical perspective?

I would argue that if the thread is worth keeping online, then it should be OK to post to it. After all, people also get slapped for creating new threads when there are other active threads on a similar topic, so clearly the idea of keeping discussions together isn't a radical suggestion.

If the 'dead' threads have no value, then they should be archived, or automatically locked after x number of months with no posts.

If they have value and are left open for a reason, then let them be revived as desired.
It seems wrong to leave the door open and then chastise people for walking in.

Heck, it seems like it's okay to have one ancient zillion-page monolithic support thread that users are expected to plod through to see if their issue was mentioned two years ago on page umpteen-hundred-and-forty. If any threads should be forced into retirement and reborn in a new thread, it's those !

ApK