Bumping old threads or topics? (Topic not updated)

[Shamm]

I created this thread because as I saw here in Forum that newbies/older users bump old Threads so that they can reply, without knowing that thread is created a long time ago.

If we want to reply to that specific topic we must look First at the date when the topic is created, we must read the reply above to avoid duplicating the reply, and last we must read the whole thread to prevent off-topic replies.

can we bump the topic even if it's created a year ago?
In my opinion, there are two things why we should/shouldn't bump old threads.
First, it depends on the topic, for example, if that topic is not useful or all about asking then we must not go further or let it active for how many years if the topic has been already answered. Or your reply  May report as Spam.
2nd if the topic is very useful as an update for the statistics and activity of the forum then we must bump it until the present time.

If you have an idea why some users still humping old Threads then Free to comment.

[Edited] as I observed earlier here in the forum after I created This thread that many newbies bump old threads is this a new trick? Or what?
 I saw not once, twice but it's almost 10 times I encounter this.

[jackg]

Newbies bump old threads because they don't look at the time and they'll still get a response from members, it's not like a chat room where their messages might not get read.

I think the only place where bumping an old thread is acceptable is when the thread was created by you to suggest a project you were looking at/working on and it got some good interaction.

[Tuesdaynight]

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can we bump the topic even if it's created  year ago?

maybe you missed this an
example of old thread according to your question
I quote to avoid plagiarism 

[DdmrDdmr]

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There are some newbie accounts bumping some few month/year old threads as of late around here. Not that the replies are too distant from the core topic (they don’t really add much either), and my guess is that they’re easy pic topics to comment in.

The general idea would be to bump (by adding a post) an oldish topic if the added post is relevant to the thread. I’d say that the older the thread is, the more relevant the post should be to the topic, rather than a generic this and that that, whilst being on topic, may lead to confusion by resurfacing old information in the prior posts within the thread.
Often it’s clearer to start a new thread afresh, especially if the thread is old (as opposed to oldish), and the post to create is not tightly associated to the ongoing conversation on the thread that would be bumped, even if it is conceptually on-topic.

The example provided by @Tuesdaynight is kind of the verge. A one year old is not really that old, but the content of the post is on the lower limit of being on-topic/relevant.

I’ve often reported posts for necrobumping threads just to spam or add nothing of real value. The timeframe related necrobumping would vary from one person to another, but clearly, I’d apply it to threads with a couple of years of innavtivity and above.

[Upgrade00]

I created this thread because as I saw here in Forum that newbies/older user bump old Threads  so that they can reply, without knowing that thread is created long time ago.

Except they somehow missed a big ass warning that the thread has not been posted in for the last 120 days, they probably know how old the thread is and that it's not very active anymore.
Users could still bump threads after a long time of no activity if the discussion is still relevant or very necessary at the present time and more users should get to read it. They could also bump in because it is related to something they are interested in and wouldn't want to make a new topic when there is an existing discussion.

Users can also bump oldish threads created by them, sometimes in the hope to get (more) merits for them, but more commonly it is done so the message reaches a wider, newer audience.

If you do come across an bump you feel is not relevant, you can always report that to the mods for them to take action.

[noorman0]

As long as the reply is still relevant, I personally won't report it. The average users who reply to old threads are those who found them via search engines (mostly new users). Maybe they found some answers from that thread and created new questions with replies to get more satisfying answers than the existing ones.

After all, replying to a topic is easier than creating a new topic.

[hugeblack]

Any topic that has not been replied for the last 120 days, you will get a red alert, so unless you have a compelling reason, it is better to create a new topic and quote parts of that topic.
Therefore, there is no specific period during which we can say that the topic is old, but 120 days is sufficient, and therefore all responses should be considered spam unless they are convincing.

[Shamm]

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this Thread  is almost 3 years old here in forum and the creator is not even active, so the reply goes to nothing.  I think this Thread is in the page between 10-20  in meta but someone found and bump this Thread without thinking that it's a good choice to create a new Thread like this than to bump.

If you do come across an bump you feel is not relevant, you can always report that to the mods for them to take action.

thanks for the tips I will do that if I encounter the same issue again.

[acroman08]

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just curious should I also report the post of the member who posted after the one who necrobump the thread?

anyway, have anyone noticed the sudden surge of necrobumping happening in politics and society board. not sure if this is the norm in that board but I noticed a number of newbie account necro bumping several threads on that board.

here are some topics that have been necrobump. note that these threads have been necrobumped by only one account. if you checked the P&S right now you'll easily find threads that have been necrobump by a newbie recently.
The black blockchain summit
IS DEMOCRACY THE BEST OPTION FOR GOVERNANCE?
Re: Is marriage a kind of punishment?
true egyptian pharaohs and gods where not humanlike

[Coin_trader]

IMHO, Old topic should not be bump especially if it is inactive for more than a month or so unless the thread topic asking for a specific question that remain unanswered or a prediction thread that needs to be update for the result. Actually necro bumping is frequent since last month especially those newbie spreading referral link for scam cloud mining website on mining board.

Let's just help moderator to clean this mess by clicking the report button when we see this kind of activity. We can't educate everyone here especially newbie to read the rules first before posting here. Some of them read rules after they received punishment. smh  

[DdmrDdmr]

<…> just curious should I also report the post of the member who posted after the one who necrobump the thread? <...>

I normally just report the necrobumping post, provided I believe it is unwarranted. Sometimes a bunch of posts may indeed be added after the said post, and even be on-topic and interesting. The mod may, or may not, delete the subsequent posts regardless of whether they were reported or not (I figure he looks at the context within the thread). I’ve seen both things happen: just the necrobumping post get deleted but leaving subsequent posts, or an array of subsequent posts getting deleted too. Down to context and mod’s criteria I figure.

In any case, if any subsequent post is per-se worthy of being reported (i.e. unsubstantial), it can logically be reported too.

[GeorgeJohn]

Newbies bump old threads because they don't look at the time and they'll still get a response from members, it's not like a chat room where their messages might not get read.

from my perspective newbies don't really bump a thread knowingly, they just communicate or comments on a thread that will be of benefit to them, and also learn from old thread after reading all. And if they eventually ask questions from what they read, it's obvious that they will definitely get response.

I think the only place where bumping an old thread is acceptable is when the thread was created by you to suggest a project you were looking at/working on and it got some good interaction.

No, if someone comment on your thread it's very obvious that the thread will come up without the awareness of the person that create the thread, so any body can comment on a thread that has been created over three years now. So a situation whereby a thread is old and nobody can see it and comment, op can choose to bump it up if really he or her want it to be seen again. So I'm using this medium to recapitulate that any user can bump a thread. But it actually come unknowingly.

[KingsDen]

As long as the reply is still relevant, I personally won't report it. The average users who reply to old threads are those who found them via search engines (mostly new users). Maybe they found some answers from that thread and created new questions with replies to get more satisfying answers than the existing ones.

After all, replying to a topic is easier than creating a new topic.

This is very reasonable of you I must confess.
I am surprised and confused about the rule of bumping posts in this forum.
I even saw some people blaming some users that replies to a bump post.
When I was a newbie I faced this harassment of bumping an old thread. Come to think of it, my harraser was wrong.
Some newbies get to this threads through forum search and they might not know anything as bumping rule and will just comment on them. I think they shouldn't be crucified.

[tranthidung]

can we bump the topic even if it's created  year ago?

You can IF

• You can not find answers in the topic or else in the forum. And if you are interested in a same question in that topic, you can bump it to ask for newest answers from forum members.
• You have something new to update that old topic. In this case, it would be much appreciated.

Overally, should or should not bump old topics, it depends but remember to DYOR before you bumping it.

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[Shamm]

This is very reasonable of you I must confess.
I am surprised and confused about the rule of bumping posts in this forum.
I even saw some people blaming some users that reply to a bump post.

As mentioned above it depends on the thread, for example, if the thread contains asking information about the rules of the forum, how to rank up, how to earn merit, this is a common thread created a long time ago and it is already answered why you should bump this kind of Thread? What is your main purpose?

That's why some high ranks users here in the forum got angry at that user who's continued Spamming their reply. So we can't blame them if they will teach a lesson to that user spamming old threads all they do is for the sake of the forum.

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Thanks for the link mate for sure many newbies/older users are much educated in terms of replying to a thread.

[Shamm]

Bump I need more clarification about this kind of issues.

[Pmalek]

One user that keeps doing that in a very annoying fashion is SmokerFace. It's probably got to do with his acceptance in the 1xBit signature campaign. He is basically replying similar, generic, and low-effort posts in multiple ANN threads of casinos in the gambling board. Many of those replies end with him wishing the site good luck and stuff like that.

Here are just a few examples of what I am talking about:

It's good that you are offering 3 deposit bonuses. I Believe no other site is offering to this extent it may attract many new players. As for the website, it looks pretty cool and user-friendly. Everything is so simple. Didn't face any issues regarding loading time, customer support, and signup.
But here I am confused about the KYC procedure for fiat as it's not clearly mentioned. Rest is fine. I wish you good luck with this site.

I have visited your website it found it very interesting. It's very simple and user-friendly, easily accessible on both Mobile and desktop. The loading time of the site is normal. Also, I like the free live streaming feature for most of the races.
Also, it's good that there isn't any account setup or maintenance fee and has 24/7 support. Indeed all the features seem good for a user-friendly website, it may attract many new users. I wish you good luck with this site.

First of all welcome to the forum. Have visited your website, the loading time was high but the website seems pretty cool as compared to the other website of this nature. I really like the layout and theme of this website. Also please specify that are there any signup bonuses? or referral bonuses. For the website, it seems pretty fine but there must be some attractive offers that may attract new users to get registered on this site.

I really appreciate your efforts in making such a platform on which people can share their experiences and a lot of other people can read and get guidance from them. A lot of people among us have faced many scams, this platform can help many others to save their investments and deposit.
As for the website, it's really cool and the layout is awesome. Very user-friendly and the loading time was also fine. Keep it up, guys.

The layout of the website is very simple and not much attractive to the users also loading time was high. it's didn't get opened on a mobile device. Also no option for live support and no complete details of the withdrawal policy. You need to work more on this website.
The concept of this site is good, as it's good to know that a poker website accepts crypto. But please pay more attention to the details.

[Shamm]

One user that keeps doing that in a very annoying fashion is SmokerFace. It's probably got to do with his acceptance in the 1xBit signature campaign. He is replying to similar, generic, and low-effort posts in multiple ANN threads of casinos on the gambling board. Many of those replies end with him wishing the site good luck and stuff like that.

Here are just a few examples of what I am talking about:

It's good that you are offering 3 deposit bonuses. I Believe no other site is offering to this extent it may attract many new players. As for the website, it looks pretty cool and user-friendly. Everything is so simple. Didn't face any issues regarding loading time, customer support, and signup.
But here I am confused about the KYC procedure for fiat as it's not mentioned. Rest is fine. I wish you good luck with this site.

I have visited your website it found it very interesting. It's very simple and user-friendly, easily accessible on both Mobile and desktop. The loading time of the site is normal. Also, I like the free live streaming feature for most of the races.
Also, it's good that there isn't any account setup or maintenance fee and has 24/7 support. Indeed all the features seem good for a user-friendly website, it may attract many new users. I wish you good luck with this site.

First of all welcome to the forum. Have visited your website, the loading time was high but the website seems pretty cool as compared to the other website of this nature. I like the layout and theme of this website. Also please specify that are there any signup bonuses? or referral bonuses. For the website, it seems pretty fine but there must be some attractive offers that may attract new users to get registered on this site.

I appreciate your efforts in making such a platform on which people can share their experiences and a lot of other people can read and get guidance from them. A lot of people among us have faced many scams, this platform can help many others to save their investments and deposit.
As for the website, it's cool and the layout is awesome. Very user-friendly and the loading time was also fine. Keep it up, guys.

The layout of the website is very simple and not much attractive to the users also loading time was high. it's didn't get opened on a mobile device. Also no option for live support and no complete details of the withdrawal policy. You need to work more on this website.
The concept of this site is good, as it's good to know that a poker website accepts crypto. But please pay more attention to the details.

That's a good catch bro and I don't know what's the reason why they bum old threads even though they already know the forum rules.
But to those newbies who bump an old thread, I think that they are not new in the forum cause they will know how to quote the topics, where's the topic located.
A few newbies are doing this kind of issue 3-5 post   from olds topics.

[Pmalek]

That's a good catch bro and I don't know what's the reason why they bum old threads even though they already know the forum rules.

It's rather simple really. His signature campaign requires posts to be made in the gambling boards. He is writing those low-effort things making a remark about the design of the site or the speed of the casino, offering some advice and things he doesn't like. And he keeps repeating and recycling the same posts all the time. He easily meets his posting quota because the gambling board is difficult to moderate for the admins due to the sheer amount of posts and spam, and because not many people report rule offenders in the gambling boards, I would assume.

[BIT-BENDER]

Newbies bump old threads because they don't look at the time and they'll still get a response from members, it's not like a chat room where their messages might not get read.

I have noticed one trend about newbies and bumping old thread, ok starts with a -Newbie- for reasons best know to him, goes to bump a very old and probably under the sea thread the next thing that follows straight up is another -Newbies- who just saw a thread on the starting page then goes on the write something then it becomes a -Newbie- playing field.