"thread bumping"

[MonarC]

Is it so wrong to bump up a topic? Just because a thread has been forgoten doesn't mean it doesn't deserve to see the front page again. And sometimes there is nothing else worth repling to on the front page. So you have to go looking for a n older thread that is still juicy. Ya know.

What do u think?

[Hollow]

its ok but its friggan annoying and confusing when you bump up 37 of them.

[Jenya]

Only when people post :crazy: :happyface :talk: :wave: just to bump a thread. :(

[Czas na Zywiec]

oh god, just give it up.

no, it's not annoying unless the person only bumps up their threads and no one elses. it's obvious they're seeking attention and want their name on the board constantly.

[MaydayMalonesGirl]

It's annoying when threads are bumped up for no reason. If you have something important to say about the topic, then you can bump it up.

[Janice]

I don't like old threads bumped up because, for the most part, the posters are no longer members.

I think a better idea is to create a new thread with the same topic. That makes more sense to me.

[Brad]

Good lord. All you're accomplishing here, MonarC, is making yourself look even more foolish than most people here already think you are.

Just swallow your pride and give this up. You're not going to win.

[Mijada]

Originally posted by Janice


I think a better idea is to create a new thread with the same topic. That makes more sense to me.

Yep, Just what I was going to say.

[MonarC]

im not trying to win AKA just wanted to know others opinion on this, besides yours and OP's if that's ok with you... :rolleyes:

[consentida]

Bumping up old topics is annoying. I cant quite pinpoint why its annoying but it just is.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

No. Whats so wrong with it? I mean, if you're only bumping up topics to make a post and whatnot, then ya, its useless.. but if you registered after or had a change of thoughts on a certain subject, why not?:)

[fr00ti]

Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that.

[robyrob]

i cant believe i'm the only one to vote "i don't care" :eek:

[MonarC]

Originally posted by .:mads:.
Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that.

:lol: i like your additude :wave:

[Hollow]

Originally posted by .:mads:.
Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that.
lol i know what you mean.

[consentida]

Originally posted by .:mads:.
Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that.

Yeah...I think thats why I think its annoying. I read old threads and I'm like "OMG I was so stupid." I hate how I used to be.

[Brad]

I haven't changed much since I registered, so that's not what bothers me.

[MaydayMalonesGirl]

Originally posted by .:mads:.
Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that.

Ugh. That's the one thing I absolutely hate about people bumping up threads.

[Kay Scarpetta]

It annoys the **** outta me. Half the people don't even come here anymore.

[Ewan's My Man]

Originally posted by robyrob
i cant believe i'm the only one to vote "i don't care" :eek:

i don't care either

[Dean Winchester]

I see nothing wrong with it

because we have new posters all the time... if someone reads a thread from before they started posting, if they have 2 cents to add to it, LET THEM

[EricIdlefan]

Originally posted by Janice
I don't like old threads bumped up because, for the most part, the posters are no longer members.

I think a better idea is to create a new thread with the same topic. That makes more sense to me.


I don't like old threads bumped up either and people that used to post don't post all the time like most of us do!! Create a new thread with the same topic does make much, much, more sense!!

[pandora_spocks]

Depends on the topic of thread being bumped. I seriously need to get my eyes checked. I thought this thread was called "thread humping."

[Brad]

Originally posted by pandora_spocks
I thought this thread was called "thread humping."

Thread humping? I'm all for it!

Let me revise my stance - there's nothing wrong with thread bumping. But when, say, "Jennifer" repeatedly bumps up the same thread she created about her favorite singer, the thread no longer becomes about her favorite singer, but it instead becomes "The Jennifer Show."

[MonarC]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I see nothing wrong with it

because we have new posters all the time... if someone reads a thread from before they started posting, if they have 2 cents to add to it, LET THEM

:nod:

[pandora_spocks]

Originally posted by AKA
Thread humping? I'm all for it!

:lol:

[PZelda]

I don't mind old threads being bumped up...Maybe up to 5 at a time is fine....but, for God's sake, it's rude to bump up 20+ OLD THREADS AT A TIME. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?s=&postid=1482908

[Jenya]

Originally posted by AKA
Thread humping? I'm all for it!


Okay! But NO BIBLE-THUMPING allowed. ;)

[dawsongirl]

I voted "It Depends", but most of the time, people do it either to annoy or bump up their own stupid topic. Then it's pointless.

[consentida]

Originally posted by pandora_spocks
Depends on the topic of thread being bumped. I seriously need to get my eyes checked. I thought this thread was called "thread humping."


:lol:

[TJL]

There is a temptation to bump a thread back to the top, especially if you create a thread that no one has responded to.

Bump away. Makes no nevermind to me.

[Mr. Stefani]

I think its stupid. Obviously no one cared the first time.

[Liza]

If you have something important to add to a discussion, go ahead. But it bugs me when people are replying to old discussions where none of the original posters are even around anymore to respond. Also, it's hard to keep track of which threads you've already commented on. And, I just wanna say, I got all excited cuz I thought Mossopp was back, but she wasn't. It was just an old thread :(

[~*Dailey'sGurl*~]

Originally posted by MonarC
Is it so wrong to bump up a topic? Just because a thread has been forgoten doesn't mean it doesn't deserve to see the front page again. And sometimes there is nothing else worth repling to on the front page. So you have to go looking for a n older thread that is still juicy. Ya know.

What do u think?

Is this thread been started because I bumped up a few threads the other day? I hope not!

God Bless! :)

[Brian]

Originally posted by AKA
Thread humping? I'm all for it!

Let me revise my stance - there's nothing wrong with thread bumping. But when, say, "Jennifer" repeatedly bumps up the same thread she created about her favorite singer, the thread no longer becomes about her favorite singer, but it instead becomes "The Jennifer Show."


:yeahthat :nod: Exactly.


I used to like the idea of bumping up threads from several years ago but when it happened several times I saw my old posts that were not only stupid but were quoted by other members, making it pointless to edit them, I changed my mind about it.

[Hollow]

Originally posted by DLQSfan
Is this thread been started because I bumped up a few threads the other day? I hope not!

God Bless! :)
you that bumped up all those polls?!!?

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by consentida
Bumping up old topics is annoying. I cant quite pinpoint why its annoying but it just is.

What is annoying about it is that I feel stupid responding to a topic that is 1-3 years old without realizing it!:crazy: I have been caught many times!:lol: But
I agree as far as that on some days there is nothing worth responding to personally. I just have to start looking at the dates of the threads!:lol:

[~*Dailey'sGurl*~]

Originally posted by safety pin
you that bumped up all those polls?!!?

No, I just bumped up two threads. Favorite name & something else and that was it!

God Bless! :) :) :wave:

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by Brian
:yeahthat :nod: Exactly.


I used to like the idea of bumping up threads from several years ago but when it happened several times I saw my old posts that were not only stupid but were quoted by other members, making it pointless to edit them, I changed my mind about it.

sometimes the idea of past stupidity coming back to haunt you is FUNNY. Look at how passionate some of the posters in here were about Avril last year, and now if someone brings those posts back, it makes them embarassed to see how obsessed with her they were, sometimes that kind of thing is funny

[Kitt]

Originally posted by .:mads:.
Well sometimes it can be quite imbarassing because if you posted in it a long time ago and you said something really stupid, you have to read it. Sometimes it freaks me out so much I edit what I posted. I hate having to do that. :lol: That's funny. I'll bet that happens a lot.:) :blush:

[Sterling Holobyte]

Originally posted by DLQSfan

God Bless! :)
Don't say that to Jenya, she might be offended. ;)
Originally posted by Jenya

Okay! But NO BIBLE-THUMPING allowed.

[~*Dailey'sGurl*~]

Originally posted by Sterling Holobyte
Don't say that to Jenya, she might be offended. ;)

Why?

[MonarC]

Originally posted by TJL
There is a temptation to bump a thread back to the top, especially if you create a thread that no one has responded to.

Bump away. Makes no nevermind to me.

that's why your one of the coolest people at this board. :D

[Liza]

Originally posted by AKA
Good lord. All you're accomplishing here, MonarC, is making yourself look even more foolish than most people here already think you are.

Just swallow your pride and give this up. You're not going to win.

What'd she do? Just post a poll that everyone seems to have an opinion on? :confused:

[Jenya]

Originally posted by Sterling Holobyte
Don't say that to Jenya, she might be offended. ;)

You mean Moe D'Lawn, Right! He especially doesn't like the term God Bless. I like it when someone says that to me- after I sneeze. ;)

[MonarC]

he just doesn't like me. Along with a few others on this board. I just get on their nerves. But whatever. Their just jerks. :crazy:

[Liza]

Originally posted by MonarC
he just doesn't like me. Along with a few others on this board. I just get on their nerves. But whatever. Their just jerks. :crazy:

:(

Well I like you :)

[MonarC]

thank you Liza. You have always been a sweet person here at SO. :) :wave:

[JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo]

Originally posted by Penny Lane
What is annoying about it is that I feel stupid responding to a topic that is 1-3 years old without realizing it!:crazy: I have been caught many times!:lol: But
I agree as far as that on some days there is nothing worth responding to personally. I just have to start looking at the dates of the threads!:lol:

I have your avator as a poster in my room

[TJL]

I kind of like it when an old thread pops up out after a long time. Usually that means a new member has been poking around the archives.

Unless there is a way to keep updating a thread without bumping it back to the top, I guess thread bumping will continue.

So if you like to update a certain thread periodically, I don't see the problem. I like that better than seeing multiple threads about the same topic.

[Hollow]

whoever keeps bumping up all these useless threads needs to be thrown off a cliff. (did i already say that? i dont remember :nonexistentsmiley: )

[Janice]

I don't think there's anything wrong with bumping up old threads as long as it's not overdone....if someone goes on a thread bumping binge or something, that's not cool.

I held a different opinion before, so before any detectives start pulling up my prior posts and try hauling me into cyber-court, let me say this, I've reconsidered my position on this.

Another reason that I think people bump threads is because some people are shy about creating threads, so if they see a topic that interests them, they pull it back up. No harm, no foul.

People can ignore threads that don't interest them. It's as simple as that.

[MonarC]

The thread about thread bumping was bumped :lol:
and it wasn't me. :wave:

[PZelda]

Originally posted by Jen1989
Before certain people have a heart attack this was not bumped up it was included in one of the reply's on the best of the 80's thread. I simply clicked on the blue link and the thread opened up and then I replied to it.

Anyway, my question is why would it be better to create a new thread on the same topic? Isn't that just taking up space? It would save space if you just reply to the older threads. What's the point of having more than one thread on the same topic?

It's not that we have problems with thread bumping - if you bump up one or two threads, cool, that's fine. But if you go on a thread-bumping spree (bumping back up 6 or more threads in one day), NO, that's NOT cool. It's annoying.

I admit to having bumped up threads myself in the past, but I usually didn't bump more than two at a time.

[Janice]

Originally posted by Miss Vicki

I love your avatar. It kills me. :lol:

[PZelda]

Originally posted by Janice
I love your avatar. It kills me. :lol:

Thanks! :D

[Tuesday Weld]

I don't see anything wrong with bumping up old threads. JMO. :)

[FamilyTiesGOP]

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
It's not that we have problems with thread bumping - if you bump up one or two threads, cool, that's fine. But if you go on a thread-bumping spree (bumping back up 6 or more threads in one day), NO, that's NOT cool. It's annoying.

I admit to having bumped up threads myself in the past, but I usually didn't bump more than two at a time.

Alot of old threads are very interesting especially for newer members, so I see no problem with bumping them up. However, I agree that you shouldn't bump up so many that it gets annoying. Sometimes the chit-chat board gets a little boring, so breathing new life by opening up an old thread can be fun.

[PZelda]

Originally posted by FamilyTiesGOP
Alot of old threads are very interesting especially for newer members, so I see no problem with bumping them up. However, I agree that you shouldn't bump up so many that it gets annoying. Sometimes the chit-chat board gets a little boring, so breathing new life by opening up an old thread can be fun.

True. Most of the time, it's really not needed (IMO).

That one time somebody bumped back up all those polls... THAT. WAS. ANNOYING. because all the other good threads got bumped down to the bottom of the page. :o

[Brian]

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
True. Most of the time, it's really not needed (IMO).

That one time somebody bumped back up all those polls... THAT. WAS. ANNOYING. because all the other good threads got bumped down to the bottom of the page. :o


I think that was because one or more people voted in a bunch of polls and that caused them to bump up. I think TJ set it so that it wouldn't do that anymore because I voted in one and it wasn't bumped up.

[Brian]

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
It's not that we have problems with thread bumping - if you bump up one or two threads, cool, that's fine. But if you go on a thread-bumping spree (bumping back up 6 or more threads in one day), NO, that's NOT cool. It's annoying.

I admit to having bumped up threads myself in the past, but I usually didn't bump more than two at a time.


Yep. That's what got to me. I have bumped up threads from over a couple of years old before but I didn't do it five or more times in one day. It isn't bumping it up itself that bothers me it is if it is overdone.

[Brad]

Originally posted by Brian
Yep. That's what got to me. I have bumped up threads from over a couple of years old before but I didn't do it five or more times in one day. It isn't bumping it up itself that bothers me it is if it is overdone.

That's how I feel, too. I don't mind anyone bumping an old thread or two (hell, I've done it from time to time), but certain members have bumped up a great deal of them in a short span of time (someone used the word "spree" in this thread; I like that). That's when it gets annoying - and confusing.

[spunkygirl]

I don't see the harm in it if it's not overdone.

Some people seem to be so upset over something as trivial as this, imagine how this makes new members feel if they see an old thread that they find interesting but are afraid to post in it for fear of people jumping all over them.

Sometimes I like that old threads get bumped cause I find something interesting to post about in that thread that I missed the first time

:)