Why should reposting in old threads be banned?

[default]

This doesnt even make sense. Are u too overzealous in giving infractions and banning?

 

[Intrinion]

Context?

 

[default]

no idea, i saw some thread being bumped then people in it are banned. i was infracted/banned previously for such an "offense" so would like to know if this still stands

 

[lyfeforce]

So you’re not sure if they were banned for thread bumping?

We do take action on thread bumping on threads where the conversation has weaned off and especially with irrelevant content.

More so for EDMW where the threads are fast moving and often not meant for sharing of useful knowledge.

If you provide us with the thread link of which you are referring to…?

 

[Orionz]

Can the team give a clearer guideline for this??

There is, to some extent, a logical dilemma between "thread digging" and "spamming / duplicate threads"....

if i post a topic that was discussed before, i will be shown some suggested threads with similar content....
if i click and reply to a suggested thread, will i get warned for thread digging??

 

[Intrinion]

Sorry for the late reply, I am in another time zone. Evenings in Singapore are mornings for me.

All threads are highly contextual, so there is no hard and fast rule on how we deal with “thread bumpers”.

I hope my reply will help clear any misconceptions and provide a high level understanding on how we deal with such matters.

On thread bumping, if the replies serve to follow up on the contents of thread, then no action will be taken. That said, action will be taken on bot accounts or users spamming “+1”, an emoticon or some nonsensical phrase (e.g., aaaaa) to increase post count. This does not fall within fair posting grounds.

On another note, the suggested thread function is intended to prompt users on the existence of similar threads to prevent double posting. We encourage users to use this function and participate in these suggested threads. That said, due to the variety of thread title combinations, these thread suggestions may sometimes not be prompted. No worries about that.. this falls on us, and we will simply merge the similar threads. We receive thread merger requests on a daily basis and as far as I know, we have not issued any warnings for thread merging.