AIBU to wonder why some weirdo keeps bumping zombie threads?

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Just that really, it's annoying me more than it should

Probably because they know it's annoying and are hoping to get a rise/see a thread like this.

Because whoever does it is a prize twat and should be ignored

Oh dear, I've helped them achieve their goal?! For shame on me!!

Seriously I just don't get what they get out of it, very strange..

'Twas ever thus.

They think they are funny. Then they get to watch and laugh while everyone berates a long gone OP from 2012 or before.

Then people argue that 'on other forums' it's totally the done thing to resurrect dead threads from years ago and they can't see what the problem is.

But at least I get to post this

Is it always the same poster?

Who knows BIWI? Personally I can't tell one User2316546541321 from another

There was one over the weekend where the same poster went around reanimating stuff.

What I have noticed is that it's more often than not the really long AIBU threads that get reanimated, you don't really get a thread with four posts on suddenly revived.

I did this when I joined mumsnet in 2004. It was because I googled the subject, found a relevant thread and didn't look at the dates. As a newbie I didn't know about Zombue threads and was shy to start one of my own.

Unless its the pushchair thread it's just not funny 😆

I've heard about the fabled pushchair thread... anyone got link to it?

I've been here about 5 years and have still not seen the pushchair thread!

Oooh what's the pushchair thread?!

Because a long time ago they formed the belief that any attention is good attention.

A couple of weeks ago I started a thread on Site Stuff asking if zombie threads could be clearly highlighted in some way at the top of the thread.

Mumsnet's initial response was that they had removed the zombie symbol as it was "off putting to newbies" and they had no plans to reinstate it.

After quite a few other posters came on to express their exasperation they modified this to "we will pass on your comments but don't hold your breath" and eventually when even more posters commented they implied they were looking in to it.

So you never know....

The pushchair thread was something like:
OP (in 2008) "Can anybody tell if this pushchair is any good?"
Next post in 2010 "Yes it's fine"
Thirds post 10 minutes later "Oh ffs. I answered my own question. I'm the OP"

I think the pushchair thread it's in classics... Title something like "best stroller to take on holiday"

Haha, I remember seeing the pushchair one a while back. Brilliant!!
Basically somebody asked if a certain type of pushchair was any good.
A few years later, OP came back and talked to her past self and told her it was good

...and her username was something echo

Ecco I think?

I've noticed Lazarus bumping a few

Lazarus? Well, good username for it.

And you have revived one too i think FrayBento or should I say lazarus

This one is from May... oh the irony!

exactly. I think someone is on a name change that relates to a zombie thread they bumped earlier today.