Olanov wrote:Except it's even mentioned in the rules to avoid bumping older topics.
General Rules
The following rules are simple rules that should be used as guidelines to posting:
Be nice to other users. Don't be a jerk!
Don't post tons of topics about the same thing - one topic is enough.
Don't bump your threads if nobody responds within a day or two. Be patient.
Don't post off-topic content in threads where it doesn't belong. For example, don't ask someone for help with computer issues in a topic about music - that should be posted where computer content goes.
Don't post things that may be disruptive to others, such as, but not limited to; posting huge images, tons of smilies, big empty messages, bumping older topics, posting identical messages across multiple threads, making intentionally hard-to-read topic tiles/posts, posting multiple hard-to-read or nonsensical messages in a single topic/multiple topics, posting large ASCII art, or posting counting ("FIRST!" "100th post!").
Don't spoil the plot to a game without clearly stating the post may contain spoilers.
Don't use inappropriate content for your avatar or signature!
Don't use huge images in your signature!
Don't forget to read the rest of the rules below!
http://drivermadness.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=285
Forget the rules, because according to the "rules" you should have been banned at least 35 times
Seriously, every second post of yours is basically telling people not to bump threads
Last time it was in
this Driver: PL review thread. Yes, the thread is from 2006 and apparently it has been bumped several times. But where exactly is the problem? Do you want him to create a new thread, because it would be useless to have a duplicate thread
Sorry I just had to say that. The whole "Don't bump this thread"-trend comes from forums where you would for example sell a car, and a few years later - even though the car was sold - someone bumps it to ask about it. Now
that doesn't make sense. Bumping a thread to answer someone who's obviously banned or who has been online 5 years ago the last time doesn't make sense either. (for example)
But I'm not exactly sure why people shouldn't resume conversations they've started a few years ago. Maybe people's views on the subject have changed, and that can be discussed again
It can raise new ideas as well.