# IMPORTANT: Slight changes in forum rules - resurrection not forbidden **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868 "2004-11-27T13:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/1 "2004-11-27T13:56:14Z")
In this thread on [Forum Rules,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286554) we revised and revamped the rules for Cafe Society. While there are some general rules that apply to all of the Straight Dope Message Boards, there are different refinements and different guidelines that apply in different forums. Please, read the new Rules. I particularly want to call your attention to the section on resurrecting old threads, which is now more permissive in Cafe Society: > [@](#): > > Each forum has its own rules. Generally speaking, we don’t like resurrecting very old threads because the posters may no longer be members. How old is “very old”? As a guideline, more than six months old. > > However, there are times when new information or new ideas come to light, or a movie appears on DVD, or a U.S. TV show is seen in the U.K., or even a new member wants to talk about something in an old thread. > > So, we permit people to respond to old threads and to resurrect them, with some constraints: > Don’t resurrect an old thread unless you’ve really got something to add. Just putting an “I just heard this album, and I agree with you!” on a two-year old thread does not accomplish anything at all. > If you start a thread and get no (or few) responses, you may re-post to it once (ONCE!) to put it back on the front page. After that, let nature take its course. You may not continue to resurrect your own threads, hoping for a response THIS time. > If you’re really starting a new discussion, but think that a reference to an old thread might be of interest, then start a new thread and provide a link to the old thread. If yoy’d like to make comments on the new forum rules, here’s the place to do it: [Comment on the New Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5493179#post5493179) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/2 "2004-11-27T17:32:35Z")
Did you forget to lock this? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/3 "2004-11-27T21:59:40Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Did you forget to lock this? 😛 It sounds important, so we’d better keep bumping it so it stays on the first page. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/4 "2004-11-27T22:25:57Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > If yoy’d like to make comments on the new forum rules, here’s the place to do it: [Comment on the New Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5493179#post5493179) No, I think this is good. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/5 "2004-11-28T14:39:00Z")
No, I didn’t forget to lock it, I figured to leave it open for a while… the more chance people have to express themselves on policy changes, the better. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/6 "2004-11-28T15:20:35Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > No, I didn’t forget to lock it, I figured to leave it open for a while… the more chance people have to express themselves on policy changes, the better. _[Muffin walks in naked, looks around furtively, expresses himself, and sneaks out.]_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/7 "2004-11-28T15:52:19Z")
This is a really good idea given how long it takes for movies to come out on DVD at times. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/8 "2004-11-30T02:15:32Z")
Jesus now allowed in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/9 "2004-11-30T02:45:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Jesus now allowed in Cafe Society. Naw, this is Cafe Society, so remember your Dickens – the Resurrection Man is the graverobber. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/10 "2004-11-30T03:09:19Z")
I haven’t been around here very long, but I think this is an _excellent_ policy change! I hope it works out – I know that things can get tricky when they’re allowed “sometimes,” but hopefully we’ll live up to the trust we’ve been given. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/11 "2004-11-30T23:08:21Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > you may re-post to it once (ONCE!) My mother reposted my thread once… Once! ::tastes the beer-and-noodles soup:: ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/12 "2004-12-02T16:10:55Z")
I just read this rule change, and I agree!! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/13 "2004-12-09T13:05:43Z")
When I consolidated the Forum Rules, I forgot the one about thread titles… it had been in a separate sticky thread. This has now been fixed, so a reminder that thread titles should provide descriptions of the topic, and not just be “Isn’t this great?” or “What do you think?” Here: [New Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5588492#post5588492) I figure that by posting the warning here, it will attract some attention. ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/14 "2005-01-20T03:27:04Z")
It would be nice if nobody complained about “resurection” on any thread on any forum. So what if someone left? Life is for the living. Do we have to stop talking about SDI because Reagan is dead? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/15 "2005-01-27T21:41:50Z")
Well… it’s basically up to the moderators of each forum. There’s pretty sound reason why, for instance, the moderators of the Pit don’t want people re-opening old scabs. “Oh, look, I see that two years ago there was a great huge bit of excitement about a banned member, what was all that about?” ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/16 "2005-01-29T00:24:48Z")
Oddly enough, I was just thinking about resurrecting one of my own threads before I saw this. This is great. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/17 "2005-04-30T03:11:32Z")
> [@Speaker for the Dead](#): > > Oddly enough, I was just thinking about resurrecting one of my own threads before I saw this. This is great. Thanks! I’d really like to be resurected as Claudia Schiffer. Can anyone arrange that? ---
**Author:** ![PETERFI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@PETERFI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PETERFI)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-slight-changes-in-forum-rules-resurrection-not-forbidden/276868/18 "2005-07-19T09:01:58Z")
> [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](#): > > I’d really like to be resurected as Claudia Schiffer. Can anyone arrange that? Viola! You’re Claudia Schiffer! 🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒