Thoughts on thread bumping?

[Zinnia.]

How old is too old to bump a thread? And does it annoy you if many old threads are bumped at the same time?
I personally don't really care- If a topic is worth discussing (or if I need bells) I'll post a reply to it. It recently occurred to me that others might find this annoying... sorry!

 

[-Blue-]

I think the general consensus is that as long as the thread being bumped has been done so with a thoughtful post it is acceptable. Now if it's just spam, that's another thing. This of course is up to the mods decision whether it's acceptable or not.

I've been away for a while because I've been dealing with things, but I think this event had a bell boom and usually when that happens the members tend to go a bit crazy. So during the events it's more acceptable. I personally don't mind, but it took me forever to realize why I was seeing so many old topics lol.

 

[Midoriya]

I don't mind if threads are bumped from long ago as long as they (the posts in question) have actual content and meaning behind them. If it's just spam then please don't, lol.

 

[Doo]

I don’t mind at all, especially because I’m new here so I’ve never seen the old threads before. Some of them are quite funny lol. If anything I like it (especially during bell boom). But yeah if it’s completely irrelevant threads being bumped, that would get annoying. If people can still contribute to it then it’s fine

 

[Dunquixote]

It doesn’t bother me if it is discussion threads like tier lists of villagers or things asking about your interests. I missed some discussions so I like it if I’m able to reply to them. I honestly had no idea or forgot there was a rule about replying to old threads.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

I like when ancient weird threads get bumped, like the soggy food thread It feels weird to comment on such old threads though, I almost feel like I shouldn't be there.

I don't care so much for older run-of-the-mill type threads being bumped.. if there's a newer version of that thread, then i think that one ought to be bumped instead

 

[Croconaw]

I don’t like bumping. If it’s a topic I really want to discuss, I’ll create a new thread if the old one is over two years old. I also don’t like to create threads that don’t allow some sort of discussion or questions that can be answered with a single word (ie: what is your favorite color).


I don’t usually reply to those topics since I prefer active discussions. I especially dislike when threads that can be answered with one word are bumped.

 

[SkyKnight03]

I missed out on most threads because of my inactivity. It gives me a chance to post in them. I enjoy it.

Unless I make a thread and someone goes and digs up an version of the old thread to bump. I found that kinda hurtful.

It hasn't happened here at all. Not yet anyways.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

This does annoy me. I started to get more tolerant as I gotten older, but I still couldn’t tolerate it if threads last active in the 2010’s (especially 7+ year old threads) get bumped, if a political or controversial thread of the past gets bumped, or if a whole bunch of old threads get bumped by the same user at the same time (which more than a few users did). The only time I tolerated a 10-year-old thread being bumped was when someone brought us the sad news that their pet chicken (which was responsible for the thread creation in the first place) died. Other than that, once a thread is no longer active for a while, it’s best to leave that alone.

 

[LambdaDelta]

I prefer bumping relevent threads over making new ones, personally, and would constantly post merge new threads into older ones when I moderated on other sites

purposeless bumping though, is another matter. ain't nobody going to bat for that

 

[-Blue-]

I feel like everyone got a bit carried away with making new topics or bumping old ones due to the bell boom. It doesn't bother me, but it also makes trying to find the more relevant and staple threads more difficult during and after the events. Like some of the topics can be a bit over the top, but I get it members were trying to get bell boom posts or the dusting awards through new polls ect.

 

[Seastar]

I think it depends on the thread and the intentions of it being revived. Some threads should just stay dead while others are harmless.

 

[moonbyu]

honestly i don't really mind. i'm always looking for more threads to comment under so i can get some bells and share my opinion on stuff!
although as most said, it really does depend. some threads are sort of irrelevant and are better off just fading away and getting buried under newer threads.