Have you ever accidentally necroposted?

I’m on mobile so it it’s shows me the number of views of a thread and the comments. When a thread has about 10-15 comments but 1k+-11k+ views it’s almost sure it’s been necroed, so I try to avoid commenting. When on pc version, I have to check to make sure it’s not a necropost.

I was just thinking how funny it will be 3 years from now when some newbie comes along and comments on this post.

Yeah.. sometimes I just search on Google, a post comes up and maybe is old... Lately I pay more attention to the date.

I don't think so, but it's funny cause I'm known to reply to other people's necroposts in threads where I've already replied to long ago (but forgot about it).

When I was new, I wanted to respond to all the things, so I went through multiple pages of threads before someone said something about necroposting. That was when I realized I'd jumped into a thread that had been dead for years. Whoops.

I was really glad to read the official rules recently. Apparently what I did wasn't against the rules, just maybe annoying. I really was trying to be part of things.

"Sharonia;c-17177092" wrote:
No but I am guilty of replying to threads that have been necroed by other members without realizing they're old threads.

Same, which is why I'm counting as a rare occasion. My definition of necroposting is also adding onto the first necroposting without realizing it. XD

It's a stupid rule.

Same as Sharonia - so often, I'll see a 'recent' thread that looks like an interesting and then, I see the date pop up for the first post. I do try to pay attention and avoid it, but I'm sure I've done it without realising.

I can see the reason for it - not reviving threads that are no longer relevant, or reigniting a controversy that finally died, but some threads deserve to be brought back.

Only after someone else posted I believe. A couple of times I have posted even when I've noticed it's an old thread because the person before me (usually new member) has asked a question.

I think I have once or twice when someone else has commented on an old thread and in my haste I've forgotten to check the date of the original post before replying.