Tywin - resurrecting ZOMBIE threads

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Subject says it all

What's a tywin??

It's been happening all week. New usernames as the old ones are banned. Hopefully MN will start locking old threads as this is getting beyond tiresome.

There's an odd comment with a difference user name on a thread about the Ukrainian refugee who ran off with the husband from a few months ago as well. It's a very weird type of trolling

I have a theory. I think it's a poster (or a number of posters) who have previously unsuccessfully rallied Mumsnet to lock zombie threads.

If they keep doing this and pissing everyone off Mumsnet will lock the threads. Clever really.

Two this afternoon popped up on my feed. Very confusing

It's the water/bison troll taking a new approach

It's Saturday night! Go out @Tywin and get a life, you sad fuck!

I've just removed another three zombie threads. They're not bored yet

At this point I'm thinking of taking a MN break because I'm so fed up of clicking on 2007 threads. It's ridiculous.

There are threads complaining about the bumping of Zombie threads that are older than some of the recently bumped zombies.

I'd be quite tickled if any of those made a reappearance

Genius. Yes, makes perfect sense.

Someone started a thread the other day. It was incredibly odd. They were acting like some weird online gangster, telling Mnhq to lock old threads or they would keep resurrecting old ones as they had been Really impacted by a zombie thread. Apparently mnhq had 7 days. I think someone not very well.

I would have reported that poster

I did it the other day. We're always being told to use the search bar instead of starting a new topic when there has already been posts on the subject so I'd did that and commented my up to date experience, also interested in that OP's outcome. So which is it? Make new duplicate or search for old. Somehow I feel whichever you choose someone will complain!

I've seen 3 today specifically from February of this year. Bizarre

It’s someone with far too much time on their hands clearly. Quite sad really.

i have to say I agree - surely with their GIANT IT bill they can set an 'autolock' after X months? its not rocket science

Sometimes a zombie thread can be useful. I've googled a question and a Mumsnet answer has come up too

I don't think anyone is saying that old threads need to be deleted. Just locked for new comments. You can use an old thread as a reference (and I've done the same) without needing for it to be bumped back to the first page to bother everyone else who didn't have the same question you did.

I've seen two threads this week where the OP has come back to update and thank members though. A good outcome in both cases.

I'd hate for old threads to be locked! I love a good update!

And it's really not that difficult to look at the OP date when you open a thread!

Wouldnt It be better for OP to start a new thread entitled update and just link to old thread

It is ridiculously simple too - just set threads to no longer accept comments when they get to however old MNHQ decides.

If someone wants to update an old thread they have two choices - contact MNHQ and ask for it to be reopened for them or, link it in a new thread with a title saying there is an update.

There is NO need to leave threads active for decades, its reallllllly poor forum management practice and I absolutely do not understand why MN do it.

I've been assuming their intention was to annoy people so giving them a reaction is success for them.
I've got in to the habit now of looking at the date the op was posted. I do think MNHQ could have come up with something better though. I suggested previously that they change the colour the thread title appears in once it's over 12 months old - the same way threads you have read appear in a different colour than those you haven't on the talk pages.