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Nah, because some of those people I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are real people.

I'm not saying that there aren't bots that do something, but I've encountered comparatively few bots in my years on this site. Most of the weird shit that happens involves an actual person behind the computer.

Oh yeah, that is definitely happening to some degree. But I'm not convinced this is what is happening here unless you mean they are scanning the site to look for relevant topics to post about.

Sometimes, the replies are very low-effort. But other times, I can tell a lot of thought went into what they posted.

So here’s my two cents on the matter.

I think that it really depends on the subject post and what the intention is. Like let’s say for example the thread about why so many people are mad about BP/FA movements, it maybe an old topic and the OP is long but gone… but the overall subject is still very important to be worthy discussed. Especially if someone wants to say something that’s still within the “theme” and actually has something that’s pretty thought out, then so be it. But if there’s a new updated 2025 (and onward) discussion about a certain topic, then that’s where I feel like a fresh post would be necessary.

Of course it could also be because some people have been waiting to comment on something that they have been wanting for awhile now but couldn’t due to life getting in the way or having that mental blockage to think clearly to write/type something. I mean I could’ve said something when this particular thread was still fresh but it ended up taking me 5 days to write something because of everything I just said above! It ain’t always fun when you work a physical job that sometimes takes a lot out of you. It’s especially true when you get worked up and stressed about something that happened causing you to can’t concentrate on knowing what you’re going to write.

Now I can see the annoying part when someone bumps an old post without taking any effort. Sometimes I wonder if they thought it was an interesting idea for everyone to see the old comments for a future reference?? I could be wrong, but that’s what I think.

Finally I’ve seen some people bump an old post in the Personal Ads section. I get that if the OP is still available/looking I would imagine that they would want to do so, that way their post doesn’t get lost in the void. But if it’s someone commenting on a Personal Ad topic that was a decade ago then yeah… they are clearly wasting their time.

Makes sense.

Personally, I don't consider making a comment on a 5 day old post necroposting. Now, sometimes, I will see a comment that I missed from 3 or 4 days ago responding to something I said.

I usually respond to those unless the person is talking smack and the thread is long buried. No point in doing that, imo. That's just being messy.

Is commenting on an older post a bad thing? A good thing? Just a thing?
Maybe someone is trying to stir up an issue where no issue exists

Any time someone tries to stir up shit when there were no problems, it is a bad thing.

That happens a lot, lol. But I think that, for some of those, they think someone else is the OP or they only read the title.

Necroposting kind of goes both ways. If done properly, it's not inherently bad. Maybe the OP wants to follow up, or the thread provides a solid base of discussion to build upon. Although, as user accounts get deleted, older threads might have a broken flow so other posts in the thread are now out of context. Depending on how old the thread it, the information might even be out of date. So, it might still be a good idea to start a new thread anyway.

When it becomes a problem are personals ads which don't age well.. I'd even go so far as to say if the thread is more than 3 months ago, don't bother replying. this is because there's no practical way to track whether the thread was successful, if the OP is still interested, still single, etc. The OP can always make another thread.

I get the sometimes intense desire to find someone, but bumping old threads, especially when the OP is long gone, not only doesn't help but makes the personing doing the necroposting look bad.

Another time when it's a problem is if someone bumps an old thread just to start a problem when none exist. I almost locked a recent thread where someone did just that, but I decided I would wait to see how it played out.

Holy sh!t Munchies agreed with something I said?? Someone call Guinness, this is a miracle!!

All jokes aside though I do see your point. I wouldn’t consider commenting on a post 5 days ago necroposting either, it’s more like I am late for commenting because life got in the way. But still though it is a tough call with what is acceptable for commenting on an old forum post and what isn’t. It’s like what’s I mentioned on what’s the intention behind it is.

Again, I am stressing that this weird beef you have with me in your head is extremely one-sided.