| Result: Commenting on old blogs is not against the rules. |
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| For as long as I've been on this wiki, I've had a habit of commenting on blogs. Whether it's because the blog is interesting, or because we comment on every sprite comic we read, or we just want to tell the author we've read it, most of us comment on blogs. However, some Wikia Contributors, not to mention a few new(er) users tend to ignore the date the blog was published. The response they receive is usually negative, with some user replying to their comment with a blunt "Don't comment on old blogs".
Not too long ago, I went digging through closed site discussions. I found Forum:Old Blog Policy, which piqued my interest. I also found Forum:Blog policy page, in which Sacorguy79 said:
This statement seems about right, but there's a small problem with it. There is no mention of commenting on old blogs to be found anywhere on Sonic News Network:Policy. In other words, there is no policy on this. Let's analyze what we know about commenting on old blogs, at least on the Sonic News Network:
Face it, guys. In most cases, telling people not to comment on old blogs serves no purpose. Why is it considered sloppy; it's harmless (again, in most cases)! Say some contributor commented on an old sprite comic, saying that "this is awesome!". Would you tell him not to comment on old blogs? If so, why? It's harmless; there's nothing wrong commenting on old blogs. However, if there was a blog with a flame war that ended before an admin decided to lock the comments, and a contributor brings it up again,the appropriate response would be not to rebuke them, but to ignore them. If you think commenting on old blogs is sloppy, then don't comment on old blogs; you don't have to keep others from doing it, too. If anyone can refute this argument, feel free to do so, but please do not tell me something I already mentioned in this forum (for example, that commenting on old blogs is considered sloppy). I don't know if I should have made a blog about this instead, but this will do.
Yes. A site discussion was perfect. Someone finally shares my opinion. Lately I've been getting sick of people saying "Don't comment on old blogs". It doesn't have any effect, believe it or not. No one's going to adhere to a rule if it's not even mentioned on the policy page. And technically, if you tell people not to comment on an old blog, aren't you doing so as well? I don't know when this thing was started, but frankly it's become quite ridiculous. I've seen an anonymous user get banned for continuously commenting on old blogs; breaking an unwritten rule. If someone comments on an old blog, it is always preferable to ignore it, unless the comment is inflammatory and is breaking other rules, of course. Apart from that, like Unleashed said, there's nothing wrong commenting on old blogs. That's what I think. THE REFLEX dancing on the valentine 23:17, February 13, 2013 (UTC) It really boils down to the quality of the comment, really. I don't see a problem with relevant information being posted on an out-of-date blog, but I do see a problem with consistent and intentional necroposting on blogs with content that is entirely unrelated or spammy otherwise.
Most forums have similar ideals to mine. I say that it shouldn't be against the rules, but discouraged if the comment/post is irrelevant or doesn't add anything of value to the topic. -- Remember the Jordandavis77 blog? I thought that turned out well Kenny9277 (talk) 01:08, February 14, 2013 (UTC) Nice to see someone caught my drift, Blue. Per Solace; that's why I said that there's nothing wrong with commenting on old blogs "in most cases". Admiral, that actually makes sense. And Kenny, if you're talking about this blog, then you're right. (Wow, addressing everyone at once feels so weird) Twinkle Snow Unleash Christmas 201314:49, February 14, 2013 (UTC) I think that commenting on old blogs should be at author request. If the blog creater wishes to have people comment, so be it, but if they don't like it, the comments should be locked. For inactive users, it's hard to say but that's what I think. -- Murphyshane - 熱! Don't click here 16:39, February 14, 2013 (UTC)
I always thought that was a silly rule. I see no harm unless a spamer or a vandal atackts a blog, but then again an admin can edit them. See no reason why it soulden't be removed (it was never a written rule in the 1st place) BTW unleashed, when you said "Let's face it, guys,"; you do realise we have female users? :P SilverPlays97 (Wall) (Contributions) 23:09, February 14, 2013 (UTC) To clarify: you've set up a site discussion to remove a rule that doesn't exist anyway? -- Supermorff (talk) 08:49, February 16, 2013 (UTC) It's a rule that doesn't exist, but people seem to act as though it does exist. I conjecture he has set up the site discussion to remind people that it's not a rule and that people shouldn't go around enforcing it. THE REFLEX dancing on the valentine 10:44, February 16, 2013 (UTC) Okay then. In terms of resolving this discussion, I think we can all agree that the policy does not need to change and that it currently does not have a rule banning comments on old blogs. -- Supermorff (talk) 16:12, February 16, 2013 (UTC) Per Solace; that's why I made it a site discussion. I'd like this to stay up for another day before it closes, too. Twinkle Snow Unleash Christmas 201316:18, February 16, 2013 (UTC) |
