I am aligned here, but I am not too offended by the term “necroposting” when talking about problematic behavior. Take the following examples:
bump
(zero new information)
+1 I would like to see this issue fixed
(marginal at best, new information)
2024 - I just tried the repro steps and it is still happening
(passive-aggressive, new information but not adding too much)
On the complete other end of the spectrum, there is:
I saw the post by jane and agree with the assessment. I would like to add important fact 1, 2, and 3. I think we could make a breakthrough here with changes X and Y.
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Replying to ancient topics is fine, provided you are adding value to the conversation
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Reading is fundamental; don’t just scroll to the bottom and reply. Read carefully first so you have full context
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Flag dangerous information in old posts in case staff need to step in and prune an old topic (e.g., “X is impossible in Discourse, by a founder” - when it has been possible for the past 5 years). Search landmines make it very hard for us to reason about our product.