Necromancy cult on the forums?

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Alpheu5 wrote: »

What if someone necros this thread next year?

Being able to do so would be truly sad...

BenLocoDete · August 2016

SolarCat02 wrote: »

JamilaRaj wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Uh wait... I seem to have missed the part describing how it is a huge problem that endangers the universe?

Oh noes!!! Somebody posted on an old thread, wut r we going to dooooo??!?!?!!!!

You missed the point. Necromancy would be alright, the problem is people with three stars or less, upstart spammers acting as though they belong here, posting messages and necroing our threads with impunity!!!
Necromancy should once again be noble pastime of the privileged with 5 stars or more, but what are mods doing about it? Nothing! They are so blase it is almost criminal.

I am calling out Elitism!
I may only be a three star, but just because I am not at the star cap doesn't mean I will contribute less to the forum. I am well practiced in posting in threads, after all, even though my star level is lower.

And even if I wasn't, how can those with less stars learn how to do well if you keep kicking them from your threads until they have maxed out stars? Everyone has to start somewhere.

I totally agree and even though my star count is at 3(and I unwelcome the very existence of a star count) I still find absolute no problems with necro'ing a thread, the search function exists for a purpose and why start a new thread with absolute the same content when you can go on with an ongoing(even if it has been buried in the NERF/LOVE + LAG/BORKED daily tsunami) discussion. You can also look into my posts and point me to where did I spam unintended or not contributive posts.

Zenimax is not turning star capped users into forum moderators and I unwelcome any attitude that might serve as a criticism against new users to participate on the forums. I have reported your OP because I believe it acts as a way to dismiss new threads and posts made by new users. Such elitism and discrimination are exactly what any forum doesn't need.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

BenLocoDete wrote: »

SolarCat02 wrote: »

JamilaRaj wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Uh wait... I seem to have missed the part describing how it is a huge problem that endangers the universe?

Oh noes!!! Somebody posted on an old thread, wut r we going to dooooo??!?!?!!!!

You missed the point. Necromancy would be alright, the problem is people with three stars or less, upstart spammers acting as though they belong here, posting messages and necroing our threads with impunity!!!
Necromancy should once again be noble pastime of the privileged with 5 stars or more, but what are mods doing about it? Nothing! They are so blase it is almost criminal.

I am calling out Elitism!
I may only be a three star, but just because I am not at the star cap doesn't mean I will contribute less to the forum. I am well practiced in posting in threads, after all, even though my star level is lower.

And even if I wasn't, how can those with less stars learn how to do well if you keep kicking them from your threads until they have maxed out stars? Everyone has to start somewhere.

I totally agree and even though my star count is at 3(and I unwelcome the very existence of a star count) I still find absolute no problems with necro'ing a thread, the search function exists for a purpose and why start a new thread with absolute the same content when you can go on with an ongoing(even if it has been buried in the NERF/LOVE + LAG/BORKED daily tsunami) discussion. You can also look into my posts and point me to where did I spam unintended or not contributive posts.

Zenimax is not turning star capped users into forum moderators and I unwelcome any attitude that might serve as a criticism against new users to participate on the forums. I have reported your OP because I believe it acts as a way to dismiss new threads and posts made by new users. Such elitism and discrimination are exactly what any forum doesn't need.

You find no problems with necroing a thread that is outdated and run its course and is therefore useless? Honestly makes it sound like you're one of them... And not just because of your star count but that does add to the suspicion...

Necroing a useless thread is spam, plain and simple.

BigBragg · August 2016

I do agree that the silly star count is absolutely irrelevant. In a few months my 3 year badge will also be irrelevant. The only thing that is would be the context of a statement. The psuedo elitism with a dash of entitlement because one has accrued more cheesements in the forum games content is absurd.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

BigBragg wrote: »

I do agree that the silly star count is absolutely irrelevant. In a few months my 3 year badge will also be irrelevant. The only thing that is would be the context of a statement. The psuedo elitism with a dash of entitlement because one has accrued more cheesements in the forum games content is absurd.

Actually it's not really as irrelevant as one may think. Less stars means less activity which means they have less to lose from getting banned.

UrQuan · August 2016

Alpheu5 wrote: »

What if someone necros this thread next year?

I've already set myself a reminder to do so

dodgehopper_ESO · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

BenLocoDete wrote: »

SolarCat02 wrote: »

JamilaRaj wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Uh wait... I seem to have missed the part describing how it is a huge problem that endangers the universe?

Oh noes!!! Somebody posted on an old thread, wut r we going to dooooo??!?!?!!!!

You missed the point. Necromancy would be alright, the problem is people with three stars or less, upstart spammers acting as though they belong here, posting messages and necroing our threads with impunity!!!
Necromancy should once again be noble pastime of the privileged with 5 stars or more, but what are mods doing about it? Nothing! They are so blase it is almost criminal.

I am calling out Elitism!
I may only be a three star, but just because I am not at the star cap doesn't mean I will contribute less to the forum. I am well practiced in posting in threads, after all, even though my star level is lower.

And even if I wasn't, how can those with less stars learn how to do well if you keep kicking them from your threads until they have maxed out stars? Everyone has to start somewhere.

I totally agree and even though my star count is at 3(and I unwelcome the very existence of a star count) I still find absolute no problems with necro'ing a thread, the search function exists for a purpose and why start a new thread with absolute the same content when you can go on with an ongoing(even if it has been buried in the NERF/LOVE + LAG/BORKED daily tsunami) discussion. You can also look into my posts and point me to where did I spam unintended or not contributive posts.

Zenimax is not turning star capped users into forum moderators and I unwelcome any attitude that might serve as a criticism against new users to participate on the forums. I have reported your OP because I believe it acts as a way to dismiss new threads and posts made by new users. Such elitism and discrimination are exactly what any forum doesn't need.

You find no problems with necroing a thread that is outdated and run its course and is therefore useless? Honestly makes it sound like you're one of them... And not just because of your star count but that does add to the suspicion...

Necroing a useless thread is spam, plain and simple.

To be fair this is a bit of a subjective issue. Some people consider a necro'd thread to be a week old, two weeks old, or a month old. I'm of the opinion that it really depends on the topic of the thread, and even then people can be ignorant of an issue - I don't hold ignorance against someone. In my view the issue is a bit more nuanced than either hardline view (I'm not suggesting you guys are necessarily hardline). I also don't think the OP meant harm by talking about the # of stars next to someone's name. High Star users are just people who are active in the discussion about the game, so would tend to care. Most of them are really cool helpful people, even if we disagree with one another at times.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

BenLocoDete wrote: »

SolarCat02 wrote: »

JamilaRaj wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Uh wait... I seem to have missed the part describing how it is a huge problem that endangers the universe?

Oh noes!!! Somebody posted on an old thread, wut r we going to dooooo??!?!?!!!!

You missed the point. Necromancy would be alright, the problem is people with three stars or less, upstart spammers acting as though they belong here, posting messages and necroing our threads with impunity!!!
Necromancy should once again be noble pastime of the privileged with 5 stars or more, but what are mods doing about it? Nothing! They are so blase it is almost criminal.

I am calling out Elitism!
I may only be a three star, but just because I am not at the star cap doesn't mean I will contribute less to the forum. I am well practiced in posting in threads, after all, even though my star level is lower.

And even if I wasn't, how can those with less stars learn how to do well if you keep kicking them from your threads until they have maxed out stars? Everyone has to start somewhere.

I totally agree and even though my star count is at 3(and I unwelcome the very existence of a star count) I still find absolute no problems with necro'ing a thread, the search function exists for a purpose and why start a new thread with absolute the same content when you can go on with an ongoing(even if it has been buried in the NERF/LOVE + LAG/BORKED daily tsunami) discussion. You can also look into my posts and point me to where did I spam unintended or not contributive posts.

Zenimax is not turning star capped users into forum moderators and I unwelcome any attitude that might serve as a criticism against new users to participate on the forums. I have reported your OP because I believe it acts as a way to dismiss new threads and posts made by new users. Such elitism and discrimination are exactly what any forum doesn't need.

You find no problems with necroing a thread that is outdated and run its course and is therefore useless? Honestly makes it sound like you're one of them... And not just because of your star count but that does add to the suspicion...

Necroing a useless thread is spam, plain and simple.

To be fair this is a bit of a subjective issue. Some people consider a necro'd thread to be a week old, two weeks old, or a month old. I'm of the opinion that it really depends on the topic of the thread, and even then people can be ignorant of an issue - I don't hold ignorance against someone. In my view the issue is a bit more nuanced than either hardline view (I'm not suggesting you guys are necessarily hardline). I also don't think the OP meant harm by talking about the # of stars next to someone's name. High Star users are just people who are active in the discussion about the game, so would tend to care. Most of them are really cool helpful people, even if we disagree with one another at times.

Necroing a thread requires the thread be left alone for a long time to be considered necro'd. I personally don't consider a month to be a necro but apparently 2 or more is a necro according to Zenimax lol

And yeah the # of stars is merely something I noticed all of the necroers had in common.

BigBragg · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

BigBragg wrote: »

I do agree that the silly star count is absolutely irrelevant. In a few months my 3 year badge will also be irrelevant. The only thing that is would be the context of a statement. The psuedo elitism with a dash of entitlement because one has accrued more cheesements in the forum games content is absurd.

Actually it's not really as irrelevant as one may think. Less stars means less activity which means they have less to lose from getting banned.

Yeah, I completely disagree.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

BigBragg wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

BigBragg wrote: »

I do agree that the silly star count is absolutely irrelevant. In a few months my 3 year badge will also be irrelevant. The only thing that is would be the context of a statement. The psuedo elitism with a dash of entitlement because one has accrued more cheesements in the forum games content is absurd.

Actually it's not really as irrelevant as one may think. Less stars means less activity which means they have less to lose from getting banned.

Yeah, I completely disagree.

On the grounds they could just very well be new, sure your disagreement would be valid. The rest is fact though, or ignorance.

phairdon · August 2016

Oh darn. Thought this discussion was going to be about necromancy skills.

leaves.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

phairdon wrote: »

Oh darn. Thought this discussion was going to be about necromancy skills. leaves.

If it truly is the motive of this cult, then yes, yes it is.

bebynnag · August 2016

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

Rohamad_Ali · August 2016

Alpheu5 wrote: »

What if someone necros this thread next year?

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

Luigi_Vampa · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

tinythinker · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Luigi_Vampa · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

Maybe not for you, but that doesn't mean it isn't an issue in general. I wasn't exaggerating when I threw the number 50 out there. A rough estimation, sure, but not an exaggeration. Not once since I joined have I seen this with such frequency, until recently of course.

Stovahkiin · August 2016

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

starkerealm · August 2016

UrQuan wrote: »

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Uh wait... I seem to have missed the part describing how it is a huge problem that endangers the universe?

Oh noes!!! Somebody posted on an old thread, wut r we going to dooooo??!?!?!!!!

You know for someone that's a full-time forumgoer you'd think you'd be more understanding of how reviving old threads is basically tro-

Oh. Right...

I have been with this game since beta....I only have 3 stars on the forum.....how do you get stars?

Beats me...

It's somehow based on badges and/or insightfuls/agrees/awesomes and/or post/thread count. But I have no freaking clue about any of the details of how it's actually calculated.

Badges have a point value. Not sure exactly what it is though. Also, Insightfuls, Awesomes, Agrees, and LoLs (if you have any), all count for a point each (I think). (There might be some scaling where your early upvotes are weighted more heavily than once you've accrued a massive collection.)

Then it's just a point tally. There's a specific list somewhere.

starkerealm · August 2016

Alpheu5 wrote: »

What if someone necros this thread next year?

Then Ur-Quan, Morna, or someone will wander in and go, "oh, hey, Starke is posting again," and then see the date, and remember I'm not here anymore.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

starkerealm · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

It can also lead to some weird threads. Someone necroed a Werewolf thread the other day with information that was accurate at the time (about the permanent stam regen), and the people who followed were going off on earlier posters for not knowing that you needed to have the ultimate slotted to get the stam regen... when that wasn't how the mechanics worked when the post was written.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

starkerealm wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

It can also lead to some weird threads. Someone necroed a Werewolf thread the other day with information that was accurate at the time (about the permanent stam regen), and the people who followed were going off on earlier posters for not knowing that you needed to have the ultimate slotted to get the stam regen... when that wasn't how the mechanics worked when the post was written.

Which is exactly why the recent string of necroing is an issue!

starkerealm · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

It can also lead to some weird threads. Someone necroed a Werewolf thread the other day with information that was accurate at the time (about the permanent stam regen), and the people who followed were going off on earlier posters for not knowing that you needed to have the ultimate slotted to get the stam regen... when that wasn't how the mechanics worked when the post was written.

Which is exactly why the recent string of necroing is an issue!

But, hey, I love being called an "idiot noob," for not being prescient, so there's always that.

Stovahkiin · August 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

It can also lead to some weird threads. Someone necroed a Werewolf thread the other day with information that was accurate at the time (about the permanent stam regen), and the people who followed were going off on earlier posters for not knowing that you needed to have the ultimate slotted to get the stam regen... when that wasn't how the mechanics worked when the post was written.

Which is exactly why the recent string of necroing is an issue!

When that happens, all you gotta do is one (or both) of two things.

1. Tell them why their necro post was invalid.

2. Ignore them.

Not every single little issue that pops up needs some kind of fix, just correct them/ignore them and move on. Yeah it may be annoying, but so is most of daytime television, but I don't start a petition to shut it down, I just don't watch.

FortheloveofKrist · August 2016

Ask a question on the forum that's already been answered and receive a barrage of complaints about how you need to search for a thread already about this issue.

Search for your issue, find said thread, and post a question and receive a barrage of complaints that you necroed an old thread.

Make up your effin mind.

UltimaJoe777 · August 2016

Stovahkiin wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Typhoios wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

i have been visiting the forums since i started playing the game at console launch,

whether im here for help/advice or just to read patch notes.
i never posted, why? because i found the many of the forums posts intimidating & patronising, and wanted nothing to do with this place
but when DB released and 5 of my 8 characters were locked in various maps i began posting seeking help out of pure desperation

now i have began to feel more comfortable posing here (although i still find them a bit elitist, toxic, unwelcoming and very very patronising); i even try to help out when i see someone asking for help; and everyone else is just typing L2P!
I have no fear over starting a new thread but only if i have searched to see if there is another post on the topic.
i will view older posts, because a lot of the information there IS still relevant & IS helpful, i dont believe ive ever comment on any of them; but i probably have cause im just a 3 star forum goer, whos too busy playing the game to post all day on a forum.

so i guess i should be apologising for not posting more often! and apologising for nay posts i have accidentally necro'd or i could go back to vMA its a far more welcoming environment there!

In case you believe so, no one is bashing you for not being active enough to have more than 3 stars. It's just all the necromancers are 3 stars or minus which makes it seem like someone has a lil trolling gig going on here with people that don't care if they get moderated or even banned is all.

How is thread necromancy trolling? And why does it matter? So what an old thread pops up and you might post on it before you realize it is ancient. The mods will close it and no big deal.

I mean what is the payout? "Trololololol, I made someone post on a year old thread that isn't relevent or accurate anymore! Trolololol, I R mAsterTRoll!

Seriously, if that person actually exist, let them have their sad little excuse for entertainment.

Not so much "person" as "people". Once or twice, no biggie we just move on. 50 times or so in the past month though? Nah, something's up.

tinythinker wrote: »

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

Necroing threads has been a serious issue lately, and coincidentally every single "Necromancer" has 3 stars or less. Is someone out to troll or is this their way of saying "GIVE US NECROMANCY IN ESO!!"?

Regardless, this problem is going to continue if something is not done. Therefore, I propose all threads auto-lock after a certain amount of time has passed without a new comment.

If the threads were mine, it's OK. Otherwise, why bother?

Exactly! Why bother indeed...

Once again. How is it an issue? The thread pops up, it gets closed and falls back to the depths of the forum. Who exactly is upset by this? Sure auto lock after six months if you want but this is seriously a non-issue.

I too still fail to see how it is a large issue. It's not like you are forced to even open the thread once it gets necro'd, so what does it matter. Pro tip: open a different, more recent thread if seeing new posts on an old thread bothers you.

You know, not every issue has to be "large". And small issues aren't irrelevant either. An issue is an issue, and this is an issue.

It can also lead to some weird threads. Someone necroed a Werewolf thread the other day with information that was accurate at the time (about the permanent stam regen), and the people who followed were going off on earlier posters for not knowing that you needed to have the ultimate slotted to get the stam regen... when that wasn't how the mechanics worked when the post was written.

Which is exactly why the recent string of necroing is an issue!

When that happens, all you gotta do is one (or both) of two things.

1. Tell them why their necro post was invalid.

2. Ignore them.

Not every single little issue that pops up needs some kind of fix, just correct them/ignore them and move on. Yeah it may be annoying, but so is most of daytime television, but I don't start a petition to shut it down, I just don't watch.

1. WAY past that point. It's at the point where I just report them and mods come and lock the thread. My idea to auto-lock threads after a certain time period cuts that middle-man action out and saves both me AND the mods the trouble.

2. Pointless.

FortheloveofKrist wrote: »

Ask a question on the forum that's already been answered and receive a barrage of complaints about how you need to search for a thread already about this issue.

Search for your issue, find said thread, and post a question and receive a barrage of complaints that you necroed an old thread.

Make up your effin mind.

It's pretty much do a search and make sure the results are not ancient.