[NegativeK]

I used to think that the up voting mechanic was the future of the internet.

Now I think that it's a perverse incentive that requires very heavy handed moderation to not suck (AKA more free labor), and that time decaying posts can discourage quality, in-depth discussions.

Corollary: necroing forum threads isn't necessarily bad.

[Enginerrrd]

>Corollary: necroing forum threads isn't necessarily bad.

I've always agreed with this. It was usually considered bad etiquette at best on forums, but I never really understood why.

[NegativeK]

I'm sure it'd be content specific, but in a thread about technical discussions (_especially_ in fields with information that can be just as valuable a decade later) it seems totally fine. Those forums seem to be okay with it, though...

[layer8]

I fully agree, but still upvoted you.