Matt_The Dreamer
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"4. Do not grave-dig/necropost: Posting on old threads that serve no purpose is unnecessary and gives people unneeded alerts.
One time a mod said he only closed threads when people complained about the necro. How in hell does that work? People have been conditioned to point out a necro when they see one, it's in the bible of mcsg. It would be part of the 10 commandments as well. "Thou shalt not Grave dig on this site". This doesn't make a necro post any less relevant at all. Mods should have to review the whole thread from start to finish before making a decision on whether to close it or not. Not just whistling on by as he closes threads left and right.
It's gotten to a point where I'm forced to tell mods on threads not to close threads because the thread is still relevant. I'm scared myself of my own threads being locked, as,I am sure, a few others as well.
The Solution
I would call this quite a simple solution. However I am sure this will annoy some people. I would call for mods to fully read a thread before making a decision on whether to close it and to possibly get second opinions on especially hard to figure out cases. It's that simple. Mods should just put more time into their decisions before throwing out threads like it's garbage day. To people who say mods are already overworked with their in game duties. I see more mods just doing nothing than I ever see in game. If they just want to be lazy, please be a non mod like me. Of course, this is no disrespect to the hard working moderators out there. I am sure there are some who know when to close a thread and when not too. And I love you for that <3 (No homo though). So, what is your opinion on this? Should mods pay more attention to threads? Or should it not matter?
Opinions... GO!
- If a thread has gone one month without any new posts, it is considered old and posting on it will be considered necroposting.
- If the thread is still relevant and important, necroposting on it is allowed.
- If the thread has a new update, necroposting on it is allowed."
- If the thread is still relevant and important, necroposting on it is allowed.
- If the thread has a new update, necroposting on it is allowed.
One time a mod said he only closed threads when people complained about the necro. How in hell does that work? People have been conditioned to point out a necro when they see one, it's in the bible of mcsg. It would be part of the 10 commandments as well. "Thou shalt not Grave dig on this site". This doesn't make a necro post any less relevant at all. Mods should have to review the whole thread from start to finish before making a decision on whether to close it or not. Not just whistling on by as he closes threads left and right.
It's gotten to a point where I'm forced to tell mods on threads not to close threads because the thread is still relevant. I'm scared myself of my own threads being locked, as,I am sure, a few others as well.
The Solution
I would call this quite a simple solution. However I am sure this will annoy some people. I would call for mods to fully read a thread before making a decision on whether to close it and to possibly get second opinions on especially hard to figure out cases. It's that simple. Mods should just put more time into their decisions before throwing out threads like it's garbage day. To people who say mods are already overworked with their in game duties. I see more mods just doing nothing than I ever see in game. If they just want to be lazy, please be a non mod like me. Of course, this is no disrespect to the hard working moderators out there. I am sure there are some who know when to close a thread and when not too. And I love you for that <3 (No homo though). So, what is your opinion on this? Should mods pay more attention to threads? Or should it not matter?
Opinions... GO!