It's pretty much forum etiquette that it's considered bad taste to bump a very old thread with certain exceptions.

For example, this thread from 4 years ago just got bumped recently and remarked that, to paraphrase, "they should have read the sticky. :/"

Is there a protocol against necro-bumping? I know that some websites outright ban users for that. TvTropes somewhat suspend users for serial necro-bumping except for the page for trope proposals called TLP.

AlexYorim said:
It's pretty much forum etiquette that it's considered bad taste to bump a very old thread with certain exceptions.

For example, this thread from 4 years ago just got bumped recently and remarked that, to paraphrase, "they should have read the sticky. :/"

Is there a protocol against necro-bumping? I know that some websites outright ban users for that. TvTropes somewhat suspend users for serial necro-bumping except for the page for trope proposals called TLP.

I came across that thread too, but you are blaming the necro on incorrect user. That remark was posted in response to someone asking

Can someone please help me, I got my art randomly deleted for not being good enough

only few minutes before the one you quoted.

We do not publish people by ban, that would be inhumane.

NotMeNotYou said:
We do not publish people by ban, that would be inhumane.

Agreed. Neutral warning?

Daisuke_TD said:
Agreed. Neutral warning?

I've seen people get neutral records for bumping years-old threads for no real reason, but that's still rare.

Instead of a public thread, wouldn't it have been better to just report your complaint directly to admin and let them decide? Enforcement of the rules is not a democratic process.