How old does a discussion have to be before it counts as a necro?

bloodthirstyvampire

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Tornaad

bloodthirstyvampire wrote: »

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Posting in this thread (which you were the last person to comment in) would definitely be considered a Necro thread.

Also posting in this lonely thread which never got a response would probably be considered necro.

imnotanother

3 months? Maybe 6?

Definitely over a year.

cyx54tc

even Wikipedia can't answer this question

Sigtric

It's generally specific to the forum and the topic of the forum.

in this case I would say if a post has been dead since before the last major patch to the game, it's dead. purely my opinion on this part.

Runs

Depends on either the mod or the people that are hitting the report button.

Rouven

As per @ZOS_BillE 's discretion. Something something die roll. (Edit: )

Might depend on whether the discussion is still relevant or potentially outdated. So no generic static number.

Time is relative.

max_only

Over 6 months or if it concerns outdated information from a previous patch is my personal cutoff.

Biro123

10 minutes.

WhitePawPrints

I'd judge it based on if the subject of the topic is still relevant.

VR Ranks - Necro
Buffing Dolmens (ancient request) - Still viable

Yakidafi

On gaming forums, I would say 1month and any more just increase the necro points.

Tandor

I was going to comment now but decided instead to make a diary note to add a response in a year's time.

idk

Probably a few months since major updates come out every three months. For certain 2 updates time since so much changes every update.

QuebraRegra

my rule of thumb is, if it's a thread about a problem that's never been addressed then it's never NECRO, and still current.

ZOS may like to forget about persistent issues, but the community should not let it pass unaddressed.

Tryxus

Funny, I've never given this much thought despite the fact that I love to post those Necro memes when a thread gets necroed...

I would say... that if a thread hasn't had any replies for over a month, then it would count as a necro

Nyghthowler

If it leaves the front page and comes back, it's been necro'ed....

Asardes

Some bugs are "necroed" by the devs after they were "solved" a few patches back. So necro is sometimes legit on forums too

WhiteCoatSyndrome

If it starts demanding to know where the Amulet of Kings is...then it's a necro. Or if you see obvious rot or damage to vital areas that doesn't seem to be hindering it.

Being serious now, I'd say a couple months with no posts.

Prof_Bawbag

Some necros are relevant. Like some post being bumped from 3 years ago complaining about a broken quest, a quest that is still not fixed to this day. from the top of my head, the quest in Malabal Tor with that f'n annoying brewer that keeps spotting you attempting to spike the ale and never moves.

ParaNostram

NECROMANCYYYYYY

Sorry, what were we talking about?

Enodoc

60 days is usually what I go for, unless it's a lore thread or something, as those don't really get outdated.

drakhan2002_ESO

If someone REALLY wanted to find out the answer to this, they would start necro'ing old posts...like a lot of them...from different time periods to see what the general community census would be. I am sure you'd get a lot of responses (heck it would even be a way to upping your forum star count). Go for it OP! I support you in your quest.

Betheny

It really depends on how stupid and pointless the thread revival is.

Dubhliam

"We advise that users do not post on older threads (2 or more months since last activity) and thus bumping them(necro)."

This was sent to me by a forum admin.

Elsonso

Interesting. Thanks for asking.

TequilaFire

If a thread is about a bug that hasn't been fixed since the game was released and was obviously sunk.

MattT1988

I asked one of the mods a while back this exact question, he says about a week.

vyndral13preub18_ESO

It all depends. If it is a positive thread or something goofy, it is impossible to necro it. If it is something negative about the game anything much more then a month out seems to be begging for the lock down.

Elsonso

MattT1988 wrote: »

I asked one of the mods a while back this exact question, he says about a week.

Right. There is a time dilation effect and that answer does not account for it. There is a variable conversion factor. It is determined by counting the number of days between the time something urgent hits the forum, and the official response comes. That is "about a week".

More seriously, I feel that a couple months is more appropriate than about a week, for most threads. That is because of people who do not use the forum regularly, how fast information ages on the forum, and how many mods there would need to be to lock all of those threads. ZOS_BillE is fast, but he is still only one human. I think.

Darlgon

Biro123 wrote: »

10 minutes.

Can even be this, if its a dead issue that keeps coming back.

But, generally, it gets a meme from me if its over 2 months since the post before someone resurrects the thread.

F7sus4

I love people looking for algorithms everywhere.