Rule clarification: Minimum period of inactivity for thread necro

[Harleyquin13]

I reported a post for a game thread which hadn't been active for half a year and got told off by the admins for wasting their time. If half a year doesn't count as a thread necro, what does? Rules aren't clear on this.

 

[DarkFire1004]

Could you please clarify what you mean by "told off by the admins"? I wouldn't think anybody on the mod team would really tell anybody off for reporting that, given that all of us hate all types of necrobumping.

Secondly, while there is no steadfast time for what counts as necroing, the guideline the mod team goes by is this:

8. Do not needlessly bump or necro a thread if you are not requesting nor sharing new information.

Users who make posts in threads with no active discussion must be trying to ascertain or share new information and must explicitly state as such. This includes requests for save files, looking for new updates on a developer, and asking for help about the game. If the post does not appear to have any sort of value, a warning will be given. Subsequent offenses will result in a three day ban. The final verdict on whether a game is complete or not will be moderator discretion.

In other words, we look more towards if the thread in question is being necroed when there is absolutely no value being added.

 

[Harleyquin13]

This is the post reported. https://ulmf.org/threads/nekofuguri...t-x-ii-ii-re146859-rj146859.6363/post-1081578

It's begging for game translation, which doesn't fall under any of the accepted categories for legitimately raising dead threads back to life. Report is rejected as 6-7 months does not constitute a thread necro.

Why do I get the feeling the mod team isn't on the same page? Especially when the stance taken is any thread bumps with zero value added are taken down regardless of the length of time the thread has been inactive for?

 

[DarkFire1004]

A game translation is a request for information, which the mod team all have come to an agreement is acceptable. And the stance taken is not that all thread bumps have zero value. We personally think all necros are annoying, but we also collectively recognize that some people don't feel that way, and thus so long as the necro brings some value to somebody, it should be allowed.

 

[Harleyquin13]

All right, thanks for the explanation. Up to the mods if translation status requests should be added to that section relating to necro threads.