# Why Aren't Zombie Threads Shot In The Head? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 17, 2015, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055 "2015-01-17T07:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/21 "2015-01-18T04:38:48Z")
I think the politically correct term is “respirationally challenged”. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/22 "2015-01-18T05:05:22Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > What is the third ‘-gry’ word? After hungry and and angry? That would be be [gry](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gry). ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/23 "2015-01-18T16:35:02Z")
Speaking of…[What would you do if you were on the verge of becoming homeless? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=524404) last post in 2009…wow. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/24 "2015-01-18T23:38:29Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > And before someone asks: “Well, how about an automatic feature that creates a _Warning: this thread is over X years old, do you still wish to answer y/n_ dialog when someone tries to answer”; that has also been discussed before. Apparently the system just plain does not provide for such function. And it still could potentially dissuade people with a legit useful follow-up. The system can be modded to provide such function, I believe, at least I’m sure I’ve seen it elsewhere. But doing that sort of mod just doesn’t happen here. One tech admin, no time, worried about having to redo it after a future upgrade (cuz they upgrade the board version so much here), etc. Heard it all before, sure we’ll hear it all again. It’s just how things are here, deal with it 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Curid1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Curid1992](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curid1992)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/25 "2015-07-11T21:04:08Z")
> [@GeoBa92](#): > > There is one forum unrelated to here I sometimes go on, and every so often, we get threads resurrected from years 2000/2001. It always seems to be done by members who have just joined the day the post was made that bumped the thread, then, a few hours later, the mods ban that user. But why are you complaining when you bumped a 16 year old thread: [Etiquettical studies - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=1392) I know what you’re on about. Some people just bump threads for the sake of bumping a thread. :mad: If you’ve got something constructive to add, that’s fine. 🙂 However, if you’re just going to take the piss by bumping old threads all the time, you deserve what you get. 😛 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055/26 "2015-07-11T21:21:50Z")
> [@Curid1992](#): > > But why are you complaining when you bumped a 16 year old thread: [Etiquettical studies - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=1392) > > I know what you’re on about. Some people just bump threads for the sake of bumping a thread. :mad: If you’ve got something constructive to add, that’s fine. 🙂 However, if you’re just going to take the piss by bumping old threads all the time, you deserve what you get. 😛 Given that GeoBa92 was banned some time ago, I doubt he will be reading this. **Curid1992** , please don’t bump old thread unless you have something useful to add. I’m going to close this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-zombie-threads-shot-in-the-head/710055.md?page=1)