I'm gonna sound VERY dumb, but.....

[KubikPanda]

This is very dumb, but I've only been in SpeedSolving.com for not very long..........


So what does "bump" mean??
sry lol

 

[Deleted member 36445]

The act of posting in a very old thread

If your bump was not useful you will be critisised.

If it was useful you will be critisised as well.

If you start a new thread instead of bumping an existing thread about the same subject you will be critisised as well.

 

[KubikPanda]

uh oh.....
well anyway, thanks!

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

The act of posting in a very old thread

If your bump was not useful you will be critisised.

If it was useful you will be critisised as well.

If you start a new thread instead of bumping an existing thread about the same subject you will be critisised as well.

I am fully expecting abunickabhi to bump this thread in a couple years.

But, yes, great explanation. "Bumping" can also be referred to as necroposting. Bumping is fine if you have something of value to add to a specific topic and you don't want to create a new thread and lose all the context of an old conversation. That's a great use of bumping but you'll still get some stick ups who will take it upon themselves to do some backseat moderator duties.
An example of bad bumping would be replying to a cubing NR/CR/WR that was broken many times since it's posting and saying something that doesn't pertain to that specific record. Another example is replying to a post from years past that's just a clutter post.

I don't think bumping should be entirely discouraged, but do have some discretion.

 

[precompsubwr]

here's an example of what you SHOULDN'T do...

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

I'm gonna come back to this thread in a few years to show you what it is

 

[KubikPanda]

Bet.

 

[DatBLDGuy]

Its been a year

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

Its been a year

It's a new year, but it hasn't been a year since these messages

 

[KubikPanda]

It's a new year, but it hasn't been a year since these messages

ehh, I'll count it. Good job