# to zombie or not to zombie..... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 5, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150 "2013-11-05T15:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/1 "2013-11-05T15:09:28Z")
So with many people catching up on series on DVR or Netflix long after the season is over is it better to find the last thread on the show or open a new one? I’m not talking about a show from years ago like if I just watched the X Files for the first time. I’m talking about watching _The Following_ from last Spring. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/2 "2013-11-05T15:51:15Z")
I think it depends on a few things. But mainly I’d base it off of thread length. If it’s a 5 page thread, maybe copy the link, start a new thread, and start your OP with “here’s a link to the thread from last year, but I wanted to start a fresh thread to see if anyone picked this up on Netflix…”. If it’s a thread with 25 replies, I’d just bump it, and make a quick note at the start of your post acknowledging the zombie in the room. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/3 "2013-11-05T15:58:50Z")
Try not to respond directly to, or question, another poster that may have moved to other subjects or message boards(or just “moved on”). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/4 "2013-11-05T16:01:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Try not to respond directly to, or question, another poster that may have moved to other subjects or message boards(or just “moved on”). I figured that wouldn’t be a problem with a show that had its last episode of the season 6 months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/5 "2013-11-05T16:07:33Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I figured that wouldn’t be a problem with a show that had its last episode of the season 6 months ago. You’d think that…but I’ve seen posters try to argue in threads that stopped just a half year or so back, and the person they are trying to argue with has a big “BANNED” label under the name. Some people are just signage-proof, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/6 "2013-11-05T16:27:34Z")
As a Cafe Society mod, I think **Munch** ’s solution is a good one. If it’s a substantial thread, link but start a new one; if it’s not very long, go ahead and bump. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/7 "2013-11-06T01:51:05Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > As a Cafe Society mod, I think **Munch** ’s solution is a good one. If it’s a substantial thread, link but start a new one; if it’s not very long, go ahead and bump. I agree with this. BUT, if you’re only half way through a series when everyone else has finished, I’d start a new thread stating as much. That way you wont stumble across any unintended spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/8 "2013-11-06T02:50:45Z")
Good point! ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/9 "2013-11-06T20:27:42Z")
I’ve asked myself this question because I don’t have cable and I’m constantly a season behind on certain shows. I’ve just resigned to the fact that one of the downsides to watching late is I don’t participate in these old discussions. I still read the old threads, though, because I like considering other points of view or being clued in on things I might have missed. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-zombie-or-not-to-zombie/673150/10 "2013-11-06T22:02:09Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > As a Cafe Society mod, I think **Munch** ’s solution is a good one. If it’s a substantial thread, link but start a new one; if it’s not very long, go ahead and bump. Thanks. I’ll get around to posting it eventually. Maybe that’s why my DVR is always over 95% full.