Rule A15 Do not bump threads

[TopManTim]

pfffft a mod bumped a 2 week old thread other day


they need to make the time span that qualifies a bump clearer

[ReviewDude]

Its purposely open ended so common sense can be used when deciding whether to punish for breaking that rule

I think maybe that's the wrong word. With respect, the Moderation Team shouldn't be there to punish people for doing anything, merely to ensure the rules are upheld, and to make sure the forum runs properly - if infractions and warnings have to be given, then they are just to remind people of the rules, not to 'punish' them for wrongdoing.

Petty semantics aside, I would argue that this rule should serve as a debate on the rules as a whole. It's fine to have vague, interpretable rules - but then they all have to be that way (and Moderators should be laden with more authority to extrapolate them). However, you can't just have one - then expect members to accept Moderators' judgments on that, and not everything else.

I would suggest, for the purposes of simplicity, the rule just be clarified - and a limit of, say, 14 days should be applied, with exceptions only for stickied and spam threads. That way, there can be no complaints, and everyone's happy

[leah]

It depends on the thread. If someone is going to hospital for a month, then maybe bumping can be allowed so people get the full story of the hospital trip (when the person has returned). Bumping should be allowed for a week in most cases.

That's a good point, if it's on the first page then it shouldn't count as a bump.

Agree with both of these points Ryan
Obviously if its months old and not relevant but someone bumps it then they should be punished.

[The Professor]

I think maybe that's the wrong word. With respect, the Moderation Team shouldn't be there to punish people for doing anything, merely to ensure the rules are upheld, and to make sure the forum runs properly - if infractions and warnings have to be given, then they are just to remind people of the rules, not to 'punish' them for wrongdoing.

Petty semantics aside, I would argue that this rule should serve as a debate on the rules as a whole. It's fine to have vague, interpretable rules - but then they all have to be that way (and Moderators should be laden with more authority to extrapolate them). However, you can't just have one - then expect members to accept Moderators' judgments on that, and not everything else.

I would suggest, for the purposes of simplicity, the rule just be clarified - and a limit of, say, 14 days should be applied, with exceptions only for stickied and spam threads. That way, there can be no complaints, and everyone's happy

Yeah it took me a while to think of a better word but I ended up giving up and using that one

I disagree, the rules that need need to be specific, for example giving out personal details, should be specific. Rules like bumping have lots of situations where a "bump" is perfectly justified and contributes to the forum and listing all those possible situations would be impossible as well as space consuming (the one Gomme mentioned I hadn't even thought of!). Its also one of the less important rules in the grand scheme of things so it doesn't really need concrete borders imo.

[Jord]

Its 7 days becuase I dumped one befor after 8 days and I got an infraction