To not quite understand the rules ?

[thatisall]

What exactly are the rules when it comes to posting a thread about a thread or bringing an old thread back from the dead?
I kinda want up do an update but I'm not sure which will anger the mumsnet gods the most lol

[AgentZigzag]

Loosely, thread about a thread is OK if it's a genuine offshoot of a thread you're on but you don't want to derail/hijack, not OK if it's being shitty about something someone said on a thread or you're having a go because you've lost the argument and need people to say you're right

Updates on a thread you've started yourself are always welcomed.

[AgentZigzag]

Should have said IMO, I don't think there are any hard and fast rules about either so long as posters are playing nicely.

[DoJo]

Perhaps ask the to change the title so it's clear there's an update?

[DoJo]

And the missing word there was 'mods'.

[MardyBra]

I think there's an unwritten rule about not using lol as punctuation.

If a thread hasn't been posted on for more than a few weeks, it's usually better to start a new one, unless there is a specific reason for updating. ,

[Nagoo]

If it's your thread I can't see why anyone would have a problem.

Id start a new thread with a link to the old one :)

[Nagoo]

agree about the lol

[AmberLeaf]

If it is your thread, then update it and don.t worry.

I find the 'zombie thread' pedants tiresome.

[MardyBra]

If it's a genuine update I think you should be fine. And anyway who cares if you piss someone off?

[Pagwatch]

If its an update then that's fine

The 'thread about a thread' etiquette is mostly to stop the situation where someone starts a separate thread rather than commenting on an existing one just to be a sneaky fucker or to try and start a bun fight.

[gamerchick]

As far as I'm concerned if it's your own thread you can bump it up at any point. Probably better if you're updating.

[thatisall]

I've updated and it's the thread about xp finances.
So now I've resurrected an old thread and started a thread about a thread an used lol as punctuation!
It's all going on.....lol ;-p