Final Death of Necroposting

thats a lot of work just to make a thread.

It is, but everyone is also missing how very simple it is to just report the thread to a mod asking for a bump and detailing why.

Then it remains a judgment call on the mods behalf of whether or not your contribution is really worth breathing life back into the thread.
Entire forums don't necessarily need special exemptions for a single thread here and there, although some have been granted for good behavior.
Special cases are special cases and the "You can't reply" notice will be updated to include instructions on what to do if you have one.