# Zombie threads **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 8, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/343550 "2006-02-08T16:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 41
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/343550/41 "2008-09-26T18:06:27Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > … > I don’t know if there has been any official change in policy or anything, but it certainly seems that the mods are more willing to leave the zombies open than they used to be. > … Thay have made a change with returning posters. It was not announced, but mentioned in the ATMB by **TubaDiva** > [@How on earth do Zombie Threads get reopened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-do-zombie-threads-get-reopened/465238/10): > > We’ve relaxed our stance somewhat on “zombie” threads – we used to close them all whenever we saw one. But with all the returning posters we’ve been more tolerant and tend to deal with this more on a case by case basis. > > You can always open a new thread and link to the old one – we prefer that, really – but in some cases it makes more sense to return to the old one. It depends. **BTW: Two tech notes …** The highlighted “ **\>** ” after Originally Posted by **Username** will link you to the original thread and location from where the quote came. You can go to options and set your default posts loaded from 50 to 200. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads/343550)._