A thought about deleting necro-bump posts.

[Jet Cash]

I was about to start a thread in the beginners section about necro-bumping, and I realised one unfortunate result of deleting the bumping posts.
If a new member bumps an old thread with a comment such as "good idea", then that post is likely to be deleted. However, if a merit awarder with a policy like mine sees the post before it is deleted, then I may put the poster on ignore. I've no problem with that, but what happens if there are more posts by members following the post? The member posting immediately after the deleted post runs the risk of being considered the necro-bumper of the thread.

My solution to this problem is to lock the thread after the post has been deleted. If the thread has been inactive for more than a year, then it probably isn't newsworthy any more. If new news does arrive, then it is a simple matter to start a new thread and to link to the old one in the first post.

[TheQuin]

The member posting immediately after the deleted post runs the risk of being considered the necro-bumper of the thread.

Their posts will get deleted along with the first one (if it gets reported and dealt with). So you shouldn't really run into that problem.

My solution to this problem is to lock the thread after the post has been deleted. If the thread has been inactive for more than a year, then it probably isn't newsworthy any more. If new news does arrive, then it is a simple matter to start a new thread and to link to the old one in the first post.

Locking a thread in this scenario is a good idea.

One question though. How long does something need to be inactive for it to be considered Necro-bumping? I nearly reported one this morning that was last active in January. It was a pointless post but I wasn't sure if the thread was old enough to qualify.




Edited because I slightly misunderstood your question the first time.