# Can we just dump "zombie calling" altogether? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 12, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-just-dump-zombie-calling-altogether/812293 "2018-04-12T14:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-just-dump-zombie-calling-altogether/812293/5 "2018-04-12T15:23:55Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I certainly agree with the quoted part, at least. It’s not clever, funny, or helpful to post something like “BRAAAINS!” when a thread gets revived. Anybody who’s still “zombie calling,” as you put it, is cordially invited to cut it out. > > I’m on the fence as to whether we need an official rule. Maybe just a sticky that says Don’t do this as a matter of etiquette? As I just posted in a thread in GQ, I would personally appreciate it if people would stop doing this. The “joke” is beyond old. And when you just post a zombie joke, or worse, “Braaaaiiiiins,” it serves no purpose. It doesn’t inform the newbie of the policy, or why it is frowned upon. It’s almost as annoying as spam. If you see an old thread bumped, just report it. There is absolutely no reason to post a zombie joke. This said, I don’t think there is any reason to make a new rule on it. Lame jokes by themselves aren’t against the rules, and I don’t think there is a reason to prohibit them. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-just-dump-zombie-calling-altogether/812293)._