The basic difference is that the original purpose of this board was to answer questions and provide information. New information that pertains to older questions may come to light, so it’s good if people are able to provide it easily. So we generally allow revival of old threads in the more informational forums, like General Questions, Comments, Cafe Society, and the Game Room, as long as new information is being contributed.
In the more conversational forums, like MPSIMS, IMHO, the Pit, etc., the discussion may hinge more on the personalities involved. In older threads many of the participants may no longer be posting here, so threads in these forums are more likely to be locked.
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However, that doesn’t mean we can’t link to a zombie thread where someone made a real goose of themselves, does it?
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That’s permitted. In any forum, it’s generally preferable to start a new thread and link to a previous one rather than bumping a zombie.
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OMG! Even this thread is a zombie complaining about zombie threads! How meta! It was started … lemme see … yesterday ferchrissakes! In terms of modern cyber speeds, that’s, like, ages ago!
How is it “common sense” not to post to old threads?
You do know that there are boards out there where you will get roundly blasted for posting a new thread on a topic that’s already been discussed, where it’s expected that anything to be added to specific topic be added to the thread already in progress, and where people are just as hostile to noobs who start new threads “when it’s all been done before over here”, don’t you?
This board’s culture is not the only board culture out there. Some people are used to the rules on other boards. Some people have never “done” message boards before, and are unaware of the etiquette. I don’t know why you’ve got your bladder so knotted over zombie threads when you’ve yet to outline a single argument as to why they’re “wrong” to post to.