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'Zombie' threads

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Mumsmet · 01/02/2018 11:23

Please can someone explain why people hate it so much when someone resurrects a so called 'Zombie' thread? I just happened to comment on an old post earlier and it seems to have conjured up so much anger.

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ClosdesMouches · 01/02/2018 11:53

Confused Lots of people answered you on the thread. Were you not satisfied with their responses?

Sparklingbrook · 01/02/2018 11:31

Because nobody reads the whole thread once it's resurrected, then replies with helpful information for the OP who is long gone. All a waste of time.

Better to start a new thread, that's what the warning suggests now IIRC.

The thread in question was a very specific scenario that happened 12 months ago.

WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa · 01/02/2018 11:31

That said, I do think zombie threads, once re-activated, perhaps shouldn’t be put on the trending sidebar, as it just invites more people in!

WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa · 01/02/2018 11:28

As explained to you on the thread, Mumsnet forums deal mainly with current affairs, not historical ones. That was a particularly long thread to devote your time to, to discover any advice you would give is long past being useful. Realistically a reader could devote half an hour or more to reading it only to be disappointed.

MiddleClassProblem · 01/02/2018 11:26

Well I think it depends what it is but if it’s someone looking for advice on a situation in 2008 then it’s not really relevant anymore.

StealthPolarBear · 01/02/2018 11:25

The only worse crime is to start a thread which is similar to one from 2006. Silly yiu, you should have known.
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