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    FactionHeir says (repeatedly) thread necromancy
    Thread necromancy is not good. If you want to talk about the thread in question, either
    a_ You want to write in it and explaining why you do this(give a good reason)
    b_ Create a new thread.




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    I believe the guideline in the Citadel is anything with no new posts in the last two months is considered dead. I don't think it's an exact rule though, and I'm not sure if the same guideline applies for the whole Org.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proserpine View Post
    FactionHeir says (repeatedly) thread necromancy, i.e. reviving dead threads, is bad. I think it would be good if the criteria for determining when a thread is dead were to be published.
    Generally moderator policy varies greatly across forums due to the high degree of autonomy we are often provided - the basic forum rules must be used as a guide for all actions, but a lot of things are not actually mentioned in the document, including thread bumping. These are the areas we can be flexible in and choose our own stances. There would probably be advantages to a more extensive set of rules and higher levels of consistency, although, as a member of a moderation team, I like running things my own way (to an extent).

    If I had to say when I would consider a thread to be past the point of just continuing the conversation as normal, I would say either after it was no longer on the first page and/or was over two weeks - three weeks old. As long as the input were constructive, I would tolerate it though, regardless of it not being how I personally would behave. Obviously a different stance may be/is being taken elsewhere.

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    Personally, I feel that reviving any thread that's been inactive for more than 3 months or so usually qualifies as necromancy, and definitely if it's been more than 6 months. This is especially true if (as Omanes pointed out) a person posts something inane like "great thread!" -- if you're going to revive an older thread, then you should be making a substantive contribution to it.
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    Thanks to Martok and Omanes for replies giving the Moderators viewpoint. Personally I would agree that anything unposted for say 3 months can be regarded as dead. As for "bumping", well it happens and every thread can't be stickied, but it probably is open to abuse. I would however argue, notwithstanding a certain degree of autonomy for mods and recognising that there can be exceptional cases either way, that this is an area where a greater degree of transparency and consistency of policy would be appropriate.
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    I support it if it is needed, but too many times recently a certain member has been resurrecting 2-3 year old threads for no reason.


    I take the approach of: If in doubt, contact the local moderator with the thread and your suggested post.
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    Just read the FAQ's, I am new here but not in the MP community. So I have alot of catching up to do. I may from time to time ask some questions. So bear with me as I stumble my way around here.

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    No worries, man; ask away. We try to keep the FAQ thread as uncluttered as possible, though, so you should probably start a separate thread for most questions.
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    ahh, so this faq explains why i couldn't reply in certain forums yet. argh, i knew the answer to a question on the history quiz but couldn't answer lol. oh well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andros Antonius View Post
    ahh, so this faq explains why i couldn't reply in certain forums yet. argh, i knew the answer to a question on the history quiz but couldn't answer lol. oh well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caius View Post
    You have to wait for promotion, don't ask for it unless you have been active in the forums, posting friendly, burning camels, posting without L33t Speakz, burning camels and don't post spam!

    Did I say that you have to burn camels?
    I think you need another session in the stables.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    The org will be org until everyone calls it a day.

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    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    I think you need another session in the stables.
    Senior Members doesn't go there, young Padawan.




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    I disagree, my dear friend. I own these stables.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
    The org will be org until everyone calls it a day.

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    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
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    Hello! I couldn't find anything in the FAQ about when you are given access to the Backroom. I'm able to enter the backroom but I can't see any threads there (there's just a message saying "There are no posts in this forum."). Could anyone enlighten me? :)

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    1. Go to Settings
    2. Scroll down and find Permission Groups
    3. Find Backroom and Join the group.
    4. Wait until you've been approved.

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    Many thanks to you

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    What has happened to the quick reply box? Normally it is there, but recently it has disappeared and you have to press a button for it to appear.

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    I know @TinCow and @Husar have been drinking way too much wine and beer last night...
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    Quote Originally Posted by classical_hero View Post
    What has happened to the quick reply box? Normally it is there, but recently it has disappeared and you have to press a button for it to appear.
    Are you sure about that? The quick reply box has been hidden until you clicked on Reply or Reply With Quote for years. Where exactly have you been seeing it?


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    Quote Originally Posted by TinCow View Post
    Are you sure about that? The quick reply box has been hidden until you clicked on Reply or Reply With Quote for years. Where exactly have you been seeing it?
    Bottom of the thread. It was there for a while and now it's gone.


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    How recently did it disappear? It was my recollection that we moved to the in-thread version years ago.
    Last edited by TinCow; 05-24-2012 at 14:27.


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    Quote Originally Posted by TinCow View Post
    The quick reply box has been hidden until you clicked on Reply or Reply With Quote for years.
    That was my impression too

    @Vladimir and @classical_hero , do you see the Quick Reply box appearing after you click Reply to Thread or Reply With Quote or is still not there then?
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    It used to be there without clicking anything for a while but now it only appears when you click "Reply to thread".

    I noticed it but then forgot about it again.


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    There is a setting that I believe would put the reply box down there without requiring a button to be clicked first, however doing so prevents the forum from knowing which post is being replied to, which makes the threaded and hybrid display modes hard to read. AFAIK, no one has ever changed that setting since Tosa passed away, which means it has been in its current state for at least 16 months, almost certainly longer. If you have reason to believe that the static quick reply box has been visible more recently than that, please do say so.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
    That was my impression too

    @Vladimir and @classical_hero , do you see the Quick Reply box appearing after you click Reply to Thread or Reply With Quote or is still not there then?
    It was just hanging out at the bottom of the thread. Don't see it now but certainly saw it less than 16 months ago. It's no biggie. Just an observation.


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    How do you motivate your employees? Waterboarding, of course.
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    Down with dried flowers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir View Post
    It was just hanging out at the bottom of the thread. Don't see it now but certainly saw it less than 16 months ago. It's no biggie. Just an observation.
    You still remember exactly how this forum looked like 16 months ago?

    I guess you're the living evidence that alcohol is good for your memory.
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    Well I know it was there recently but I don't know exactly when the change was made. Sometimes in a thread you just need to make a post without replying to anyone. Since it was there at one point I am just wondering if it ill be back there or not.

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    You can access the non-post-specific reply box by clicking the + Reply to Thread button, which is located at both the very top and bottom of every thread, on the left side.


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