I will like to know the meaning of necrobumping and unsubstantial posts.
Necrobumping is when a user posts in a thread that is somewhat old and dead.
I am not aware of how many days/months would need to pass to be considered a true
necrobump on this forum, but ultimately IMO, if a user posts in a thread that is over
1 month old and does not add to the discussion in any substantive important way (such as
updates or previously unknown info) then that user has reactivated a dead thread and caused
it to be placed at the top of the list of currently discussed threads, thus necrobumped it.
Unsubstantial posts is when a user posts in a thread and that posting is worthless to the discussion.
So for example, a user posting, "wow this is so hard to understand, I'm glad people are working
on things like this" in a technical thread where complex coding is being discussed, that users comment
is just fluffy and worthless. If the user posting their comment or answer is not really adding to the
discussion and is just saying mindless garbage that can be said in any situation or other thread,
then it is an unsubstantial posting.
I thought unsubstantial posts were always deleted as being off-topic so how can an account be banned for making unsubstantial posts?
Mods usually only take actions such as deleting, banning, or etc when someone flags a post or thread
for review. The flag button is to the bottom right of each post and is called "Report to moderator".
When you flag a post, a mod will shortly review it and either take some action or not.
Sometimes mods will find that certain users are violating a specific rule or constantly making
unsubstantial posts, and then ban them for a period of time or forever depending on circumstances.
Most commonly, unsubstantial posts are made by users who are participating in signature campaigns.
Why is the post simply not just deleted?...
Mods can not spend all day reading the whole forum and deleting all unsubstantial posts.
When a mod bans a user for unsubstantial posts it is usually because that user is a major violator.