Weird Avatar/Name Display

[Matthew]

I was browsing the Other Games section the other day and I noticed this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17034). At first I thought DeathQuaker had closed her account, but then I noticed her posting merrily away elsewhere with Avatar and Name fully displayed. So... what's going on? Is this a result of archiving or something? Can anybody even see what I am talking about.

[Rawhide]

GAH! Turn Unthread! Turn Unthread!

That's from a very OLD post from the old forum. I would wager something went wrong way back when as she is otherwise posting fine.

I've also locked the thread because it should never have been resurrected in the first place.

[Charity]

Yeah that is a weird one Matthew, I must say.
Raw I can't really see the big issue with threadromancy, yeah I know its against da rules, it just seems that there was a thread, clipping along nicely, folk posting stuff everyones cheery, and along comes
http://guatemala-hole.freeonlinegames.com/images/13280.jpg
not having a go at you Raw (for a change :smalltongue: ) I just don't get the rule.

[Rawhide]

Yeah that is a weird one Matthew, I must say.
Raw I can't really see the big issue with threadromancy, yeah I know its against da rules, it just seems that there was a thread, clipping along nicely, folk posting stuff everyones cheery, and along comes
http://guatemala-hole.freeonlinegames.com/images/13280.jpg
not having a go at you Raw (for a change :smalltongue: ) I just don't get the rule.
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1) The posting population is inconstant and discussions loose momentum. Reviving an old discussion is typically counterproductive because the originators have likely moved on, having lost interest in the discussion or concluded that it has run it's course.

That being said, the policy is actually *helpful* in fostering an active community -- new people can start, engage and mold their own discussions that previous posters have lost interest in (typically because they've been discussed to death) without having to defer to the conclusions of previous conversations.

But mind you, a duplicate of a recent thread will likely be nixed by the mods. But a discussion about ... the TV show Scrubs that started two years ago has little bearing on the attitude of current posters.


Azrael's explanation of the thread necromancy rules is dead on. We'd rather have new discussions start than revive old threads where many of the original posters have moved on. That being said, we also recommend linking to old threads on similar discussions, as they can provide some insight to concepts that had been raised before.

It also brings with it problems like the one addressed in the original post.

[Azrael]

Clearly, I am super awesome.


(except for 'loose', that is.)