About necrobumping

[Joacgroso]

Hi, I'm a bit confused about the rules regarding necrobumping.
I checked the forum rules, and the only reference they make to the topic is:

[An example of spamming is...] Posting to bump a topic older than a month that you're not the original poster (OP) of, in addition to any of the spam examples (posting multiple times, spamming smilies, etc). If the bump creates new replies to the old thread or the bump was needed in order to reconstitute a past issue, then it is permitted to do so. If you wish to bump a thread older than 1 month, contact a Global Moderator for approval. Failure to do so will violate the rule and result in punishment.

It says "posting to bump a topic...". Doesn't that mean that posting in "dead" threads is fine as long as you are not just posting "bump"? For example, in this thread, someone posted after months and it was deemed a necrobump despite that person trying to answer the question (not just bumping the topic). But according to the rules that doesn't count as spamming, right?

I know there is also a FAQ post about necrombumping, but it quotes a "rule 22" that doesn't even exist. Is it still valid? If it isn't, then posting in dead threads should be allowed as long as the reply has content, I think.
Even then, the post defines necrobumping as "bringing back a thread that has not been posted on in a long period of time to bring it up to the first few pages of a board", which is consistent with the actual rules and with what I just said. Posting in a dead thread isn't necrobumping as long as you post something deeper than "bump".
Then the post quotes rule 22, which defines necrobumping as "posting on a thread that has been inactive for a period of time (usually a month and older)", which would mean that posting in dead threads IS necrobumping regardless of your post, which is a bit contradictory. I don't even know if that's valid, since rule 22 doesn't exist.

In any case, I'm confused about the rule. If necrobumping is not allowed, shouldn't it be specified in the rules?

Also, the rules said you have to ask for permission in order to "bump" a topic. Someone linked this thread in another topic. I wanted to post a reply there about tactical mafia kills, but noticed the thread is on page 6 and hasn't been used in months (the last post was an attempt at a bump by the OP). Can I post there?

[syjfwbaobfwl]

Imo the person you need permission from should be the original poster

[Jerme]

The necrobump rule means that you should not respond to a non sticked thread of which the reply is older than a month, unless you are the OP or have their permission.

[Toumitu]

Thanks for the clarification, Jerme. I was going to ask about that myself.

[alex1234321]

The necrobump rule means that you should not respond to a non sticked thread of which the reply is older than a month, unless you are the OP or have their permission.

The FAQ post says that threads with 5 or more pages can be bumped without the OP's permission. Is that still a rule?

[Jerme]

Not that I know of, alex.

[LevinSnakesRise]

I will be going back over FAQs in the near future and updating some and removing some as I go over them all. I will discuss necrobumping with the team and discuss where they stand on it.

[Joacgroso]

Oh, that's good to know