Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5961377-20150302014210/@comment-9300845-20150316005953

Kylerangerxxyy wrote: Why is there a rule the forbids to comment on anything over a month ago? I'm saying this in a very nice way but that has to be the stupidest rule on the face of the planet. Haven't you ever heard of Deviantart? They don't give people a hard time because of commenting on old threads. You claim "It's to prevent spam" but rules like that limit what we can do. Things like Edit Warring, rude comments, or us normal users telling others what to do I can understand. You have like a hundred rules, so is it so bad to remove one rule? Newsflash: we don't operate the same way deviantART does when it comes to old comments and threads. Just because one major website is okay with replying to old comments doesn't mean every other website including Wikia is okay with it.

That aside, you guys've offered good points for lifting the ban on necroposting for comments. I know it can get annoying and tedious whether I warn users of such action at least once or twice a week, and it would relieve me and others if we drop that rule.

Nonetheless, I remain in opposition of the removal of the ban on replying to old comments.

Cinnamon Cakes wrote: Gameuser10 wrote: Comments only, not threads. Since they don't notify whoever is being replied to, I think they're a different case. I'm sorta neutral towards it, but Russ wanted to see your opinions. I respectfully oppose this idea. What if someone else sees this comment and brings up the conversation again?

For example, let's say Person A started a conversation on the Darwin page, saying that Anais is better. Person B comes in and argues with Person A, creating a war. After a few battles in the comment section, the issue is finally resolved between the two via message wall. | However, Person C comes in and replies to the comment 4 months later, stating their opinion on who is better. This triggers Person D, who joins the conversation, basically reopening it.

Thoughts? This pretty much sums up my stance. Heck, I have issues with the comment section of the articles being used as a forum rather than the proper forum we already have, but let's not get into that (for now.)