For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    Necroposting is a slur by the terminally online against normal people trying to get shot done. They’re the reason why every Google search that leads to a forum ends with some guy asking your question and being told to start a new thread instead.

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      56 minutes ago

      I see necroposting as when it’s someone coming by months or years after the discussion is over and not bringing much of value to the table. So it’s more to do with the value of the contribution than the timeframe

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      some guy asking your question and being told to start a new thread instead.

      If it’s done within a reasonable time period, it’s understandable. Hours or a day or two later depending on the forum.

      It’s different when someone saunters in years later with the “I’ve got the same problem!” quip to a post that may or may not actually be the same, and actually expects a response. That, to me, is necroposting.