Bumping Forum Threads to the front page

Starrfire Price
posted Oct 13
in PaganSpace Admin Announcements

From time-to-time an admin thread may get purposely bumped if its relating to important site information and even that instance is very rare.

I am noticing that certain threads are being bumped purposely just to get the thread back onto the main page. We're also receiving some complaints about this taking place, so it needs to be addressed.

In fairness, this is not something that I have addressed in the rules because it rarely happens but I will be updating the rules to reflect this information. I have however, addressed this directly on threads before but since it was not placed into the rules at that time and I don't expect that everyone noted my response in the past to thread bumpers so, I cannot hold someone accountable not for not seeing my address of the issue in the past.

What is thread bumping?

It occurs when someone keeps purposely replying to a thread w/in short intervals simply to keep it on the main page of PS. Often these replies are not addressed to anyone who has posted to the topic, they can just be pasted images or sometimes the responses can actually say "bump". In short, it's pretty obvious when someone is doing this.

I respectfully request that members do not bump threads because it is unfair to the new posters of thread discussions and even the ongoing thread topics that are generating real replies and discussions.

Many thanks and I'm not trying to be difficult but if I allow one to do this then it opens it up for all to do this and abuse this.

Many thanks for your understanding.

~Starrfire

Comments about this article:

Gary ~Mit Leib und Seele~ commented Oct 14 ...: <---- guilty, last night a topic came up that was covered in a thread before so I bumped it for them ... don't kill me '>>Hides under a rock<<

MoJo commented Oct 14 ...: I hadn't complained about this because I thought, due to it's frequency, that it was
condoned.
Thank you for continuing to make PaganSpace a great site!

Starrfire Price commented Oct 14 ...: Gary > What am I going to do w/ you? I guess I'll just let that slide this time...lol
Mojo, Thank you so much my friend.
Hugs!

ANIMALL!! commented Oct 15 ...: Guess that means the Nyxie's and Mine(s) post on the bands from the 80's dies... LOL... No worries darlin' it had run it's course!!~ Love hugggs, and more...~ANIMALL!!

Starrfire Price commented Oct 15 ...: No goof ball...lol Talking back-n-forth is not bumping a thread.... But Talking to yourself is bumping a thread...lol