Bumping of threads older than 6 months - what's the general consensus?

[ish6]

Good Morning All
We do not mind bumping of old threads, and we most certainly will not actively restrict this, however doing so should be done within reason. If the post is not constructive (e.g. posting "I like that!", or similar) then we may remove it if we see it. However, if the post is reasonably on-topic, or adding to the topic, then generally it is fine. It's no different to starting a new thread with the same name...

Regards

I certainlly agree with our old friend Zec here!!!

I have bumped threads that where 5 years old for the sole purpose of someone has a question, and the question was related to that topic of the thread or copy and paste the link of that thread to a current thread that are smiliar, etc !

Cheers
Ish

 

[robd]

I wonder how many times this thread will get bumped in the future?

It's of no importance to me whether old threads get bumped or not, indeed, many old, bumped threads have been quite interesting to read!

 

[oknotsen]

with information that either does not relate to the topic, or asking something about a topic or site that is a few years old and may not even exist nowadays.

The forum software has the functionality to cut a topic in two, so moderators can simply turn it into two threads. This "kills" the bump and solves the "problem".

While on the topic of forum software functionality: As far as I know the latest version of phpBB had a merge function. If the software used here also has that, than moderators can also solve the whole "18 topics about the same subjects".

 

[H222]

Who cares Shane, if they don't bump an old thread they'll start a new thread.

Jamie