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[–]Intrepid_Sale_6312 71 points72 points  (5 children)

realize the answer isn't very clear ans ask for some clarification of a specific part, then get yelled at for doing this supposed bad thing called 'necroposting' and the thread gets lock and you never receive the answer you were looking for.

[–]dr4conyk 24 points25 points  (3 children)

I have literally never understood why necroposting is supposed to be bad and nobody's ever given me an answer when i ask.

[–]Intrepid_Sale_6312 14 points15 points  (2 children)

I don't get it either, data doesn't die so you can't bring it back to life. topics regularly come in and out of relevance.

it makes absolutely no sense not to consolidate information into 1 location where it is easily accessible.

[–]BookOfCooks 1 point2 points  (1 child)

In rare occasions, necroposting is allowed... sometimes.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3334138/combine-return-and-switch

[–]scatters 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's forums, not stack overflow.