Bump or New Thread

[Movement]

I want to talk about this topic because after seeing the following threads being bumped or people a making new thread and then flamed:

 

http://www.steam-gamers.net/forum/showthread.php?p=472924#post472924

 

http://www.steam-gamers.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29955

 

http://www.steam-gamers.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37904

 

Hank's post explains it well.

 

This is where problems ensue. It goes down one of two pathways.

 

1.) Make a new thread

• Get told to use the search function
  

 

2.) Use the search function, find a thread you're looking for.

• "Bump" it
  
• Get flamed
  
• Get told to read the previous post date
  

 

The last post in that thread was in April. If he was to bump it, You know exactly what would happen.

 

We need to either stop flaming people for bumping, which makes more sense imo, or stop flaming people for making new threads that already exists.

[Drox]

Most people who bump dont bump to add great news to that thread but to only add a 2-3 word opinion. Those are the ones who get flamed. Ive bumped plenty of old threads and not got flamed only because I post something that is highly related to the topic such as news on the topic.

[Wrathek]

what drox said. i complained about the bumping because i saw like 3 separate times this morning of that dude bumping old threads with worthless nonsense just to get his post count up.

 

i probably wouldnt be the first to complain about not searching, as in the mindfuck thread, but like pot said over there, since they were relevant, he could just say "bumping bc i like these and want to see more, so here's some i found"

[Stevee]

I completely agree with HankTheTank.

[Repus]

Bump rather, there is still difference with good and bad bump. Bad bumps are theese short pointless posts like "lol, thats funny" or if the post is about something that is not relevant anymore like "e3 2009 is coming soon".

[Movement]

How about instead of flaming that person and bumping the thread even more. We could just report the post, unless it is what Drox said.

[HankTheTank]

You have to take in consideration, if someone keeps bumping threads like an idiot, they`re probably going to be flamed because they're a fool. If one was to bump a thread saying "lolololol dis iz kewl KEKEKEK" over something like "Well, this is rather cool, and they've updated this, this and this. Pardon the bump"

 

 

Though, I still do agree with my post in the other thread, and the one that was quoted, but again, it's all conditional.

[Jaceur]

Bump 0.o

[lolzomgz]

i probably wouldnt be the first to complain about not searching, as in the mindfuck thread, "

 

 

I'll go hide in the corner now

[kool]

I hate people that bump threads in the Rules Discussion thread when we already know what the answer is and they just want to add their opinion.