Bumping threads?

[CaribouLou45]

Is this not allowed. I just double checked and searched the forum's rule page and did not find anything against bumping.

The reason I asked is cause in my sale thread, I got a negative rep saying that "Dont' waste our time with bumping threads."

I don't care about the negative rep but I wanted to know if it was a mod being serious and trying to help me, or just some random *******.

The funny thing is that I bumped it up from two weeks and it caught a possible buyer's attention

[Rjaniz]

Actually, it is in the rules.

11. OLD AND/OR DEAD TOPICS CAN BE REVIVED (WITHIN REASON)

I know this is a big annoyance on other boards. Well it's not here. If you found something interesting in an old topic, don't be afraid to post in that thread. There's a reason this stuff isn't deleted.

HOWEVER, do not post in a thread to just agree or something. Unless you have something to add to the discussion that has currently died off, keep quiet. Reading several posts from January and then suddenly reading one from August with just an "I agree." is annoying.

In short: Add significantly to the topic, or leave it be.

Bumping isn't adding to a topic, at all. 99.9999999999% of the time, a bumped topic does nothing but keep a dying thread alive a few days longer. That's annoying and stupid.

EDIT: and it wasn't a Mod. Had it been a mod, your post would've been trashed.

[CaribouLou45]

Originally Posted by Rjaniz

Actually, it is in the rules.


Bumping isn't adding to a topic, at all. 99.9999999999% of the time, a bumped topic does nothing but keep a dying thread alive a few days longer. That's annoying and stupid.

EDIT: and it wasn't a Mod. Had it been a mod, your post would've been trashed.

That's weird. You have it 11.

It's number 10 here: http://www.c3airsoft.com/showthread....ules-5748.html

Just weird.

Anyhow, I understanding bumping topics, but it wasn't justified bumping a sales thread after two weeks? This shows that items are still for sale. Like here, after a few week bumps, I got a potential buyer.

Doesn't the "exception part" apply to reasonable bumping sales thread. It adds to the sales forum as it shows what is available without going crazy and bumping every day.

[Rjaniz]

Those rules you're pulling from are actually a bit dated. The "FORUM RULES" link at the top of the page are the ones I went by and the most current.

Anyhow, I understanding bumping topics, but it wasn't justified bumping a sales thread after two weeks? This shows that items are still for sale. Like here, after a few week bumps, I got a potential buyer.

Doesn't the "exception part" apply to reasonable bumping sales thread. It adds to the sales forum as it shows what is available without going crazy and bumping every day.

Not really. The "Exception" is for allowing new information into the thread. For example there's a thread of normal usage talking about a gun. 6 weeks later, the topic has long since died, but someone found some new info on the gun. Putting that in the original thread, as opposed to starting a whole new one, is preferred. It adds to the thread.

When the "new post" icon is displayed, it's understood there is actual new information there.

"Bump" isn't new information. If no one bit on a sale before, it's highly unlikely anyone would bite with the listed circumstances again. You got the .0000000001% of the time where someone did, but for most times, it just futile.

And It's friggin annoying. It's why there was an argument of "PM Sent" raised a couple of months ago. When we, as mods, need to go in and find our time essentially "wasted" because of no-new-info posts, it's makes ya want to punch babies.

And if we allow people to start doing it(let's say that two week time), we then have to do extra work still by checking dates to see it wasn't originally posted 2 hours ago. And what happens when someone who did post it 2 hours ago is pushed to page 2 quickly because 30+ people decided to bump their threads all at the same time? So it's unfair to those who have just listed their for sale item. Now they're being pushed down the line. So now they need to bump... and it's an ongoing cycle which leads to the Mods here to do extra work by reading 100s of posts that just say "bump".

The exception for the sales threads stays true to the "adding of the thread" doctrine. Posting lowered prices, taking something off the sale block, adding something onto sale post, and answering any all questions is allow perfectly allowed.

It just has to be new information. "This is still for sale" won't cut it.

[CaribouLou45]

Originally Posted by Rjaniz

Those rules you're pulling from are actually a bit dated. The "FORUM RULES" link at the top of the page are the ones I went by and the most current.


Not really. The "Exception" is for allowing new information into the thread. For example there's a thread of normal usage talking about a gun. 6 weeks later, the topic has long since died, but someone found some new info on the gun. Putting that in the original thread, as opposed to starting a whole new one, is preferred. It adds to the thread.

When the "new post" icon is displayed, it's understood there is actual new information there.

"Bump" isn't new information. If no one bit on a sale before, it's highly unlikely anyone would bite with the listed circumstances again. You got the .0000000001% of the time where someone did, but for most times, it just futile.

And It's friggin annoying. It's why there was an argument of "PM Sent" raised a couple of months ago. When we, as mods, need to go in and find our time essentially "wasted" because of no-new-info posts, it's makes ya want to punch babies.

And if we allow people to start doing it(let's say that two week time), we then have to do extra work still by checking dates to see it wasn't originally posted 2 hours ago. And what happens when someone who did post it 2 hours ago is pushed to page 2 quickly because 30+ people decided to bump their threads all at the same time? So it's unfair to those who have just listed their for sale item. Now they're being pushed down the line. So now they need to bump... and it's an ongoing cycle which leads to the Mods here to do extra work by reading 100s of posts that just say "bump".

The exception for the sales threads stays true to the "adding of the thread" doctrine. Posting lowered prices, taking something off the sale block, adding something onto sale post, and answering any all questions is allow perfectly allowed.

It just has to be new information. "This is still for sale" won't cut it.

Alright, so just to make sure I understand everything clear. If your sale thread floats to the bottom, you cannot bump it. Would you rather us make a new thread? Or if it is listed and doesn't sell, you cannot list it the same again?

[Rjaniz]

You can make a new thread, but not if it's the exact same item with the exact same info. Something has to be different.

[CaribouLou45]

Okay. Thanks