Poll.... You Decide Should We Issue Warnings For Posting "bump" Yes Or No?

[LPSG Support]

I've heard this complaint a lot. Should we punish users that bump threads? I think the appropriate punishment is.....
1st Offence 5 to 10 Warning Points.
2nd Offence 20 warning points
3rd Offence Banned.

This would only apply to bumps made after this is passed.
Reminder 60 Warning Points is a Ban.

This is up to LPSG users. You decide. Yes or no?

 

[Flo179]

I've heard this complaint a lot. Should we punish users that bump threads? I think the appropriate punishment is.....
1st Offence 5 to 10 Warning Points.
2nd Offence 20 warning points
3rd Offence Banned.

This would only apply to bumps made after this is passed.
Reminder 60 Warning Points is a Ban.

This is up to LPSG users. You decide. Yes or no?

It depends on how soon the bump is
for instance if the thread is new and someone bumps it after after what under 10 minutes after it was created then a warning should be issued,

BUT if the bump was after what 2 or 3 days minimum I think someone bumping the thread is fair enough

 

[1418832]

Doing this would change nothing, all you get is a bunch of “omg he’s hot” or “update”, “anything new”. Makes no difference, I truly think it’s the fact that ppl are just annoyed at the word

 

[DoYouLikeMe]

It depends on how soon the bump is
for instance if the thread is new and someone bumps it after after what under 10 minutes after it was created then a warning should be issued,

BUT if the bump was after what 2 or 3 days minimum I think someone bumping the thread is fair enough

Agreed. Sometimes threads get lost in the shuffle and a bump every now and then isn't bad for visibility. It's when it happens multiple times within a day that it becomes annoying.

 

[bomba4fun]

I'd much rather see a poll to issue warnings to the extremists who hijack threads with annoying debates about cut and uncut that go on endlessly.

 

[Heron]

While "Bump" can be annoying, banning for using it is pretty extreme and too big brotherish.

How does it get enforced? Bump, bumpety, dump, and a host of other variations are used including just quoting a previous post and adding nothing. It would be difficult to script which means someone either has to report it or a moderator has a big job.

How about just having some posting guidelines with things like
- don't bump threads without adding content within 48 hours of the last post
- no name calling
- no fighting (such as the endless fights over cut vs uncut that derail threads)
- other stuff

Then if someone abuses the guidelines they can be reported.

 

[gjosh1991]

I’d rather you did something about having to scroll though like 10 pages of people arguing back and forth before you get to any actual content!

 

[ruggauni]

BUMP !!

 

[curiousegg3]

While I dislike bumping... I'm also really disliking new rules and sudden proposal of changes literally every few days. It's giving this place a real feeling of instability.

 

[LPSG Support]

Hi all. The voting on this poll was very close. Closer than I expected.

What we are going to do is the following. Bumping isn't against the rules but must be done within reason. Anyone excessively bumping or bumping for no reason could receive a 5 point warning for it. It's really down to common sense. Nobody will be banned for bumping but may receive a warning if others deem your behavior to be disruptive to the board.

That sound good?

 

[Lady Frost OBE]

Bump rhymes too much with Trump so I'm all for a ban

 

[LuttleOne]

Bumping threads is just annoying, especially when the bumper hasn't contributed anything to said thread.

 

[EthanRollins]

Maybe threads shouldn’t be bumped until it’s been 2 weeks? Seeing people bump a thread that was last posted in an hour ago just because it’s on page 6 is annoying.

 

[LPSG Support]

Seems reasonable, therefore I'm sure you'll get a lot of shit for it .

LOL Best comment of the week

 

[randomreb]

I think some degree of flexibility - like you can bump a thread if it's been 24 hours since the last post, but before that not allowed. Because if people don't see some of the threads that are 'bumped' to the top, you're much more likely to get duplicates from the people who don't understand how a search function works.

 

[deleted679701]

Yes, please. People literally bump 5 minutes after a whole motherlode of content was posted, and then some other idiot posts "anything new" 3 minutes after the bumper.

I say no one can bump or ask for more stuff within 72 hours of the last post.

 

[iamthenithrey]

I don't mind a bump every now and then ;p

 

[bomba4fun]

Seems reasonable, therefore I'm sure you'll get a lot of shit for it .

 

[LPSG Support]

Doing this would change nothing, all you get is a bunch of “omg he’s hot” or “update”, “anything new”. Makes no difference, I truly think it’s the fact that ppl are just annoyed at the word

What if I replaced "bump" with a self-deprecating comment?

 

[Rulan]

While "Bump" can be annoying, banning for using it is pretty extreme and too big brotherish.

How does it get enforced? Bump, bumpety, dump, and a host of other variations are used including just quoting a previous post and adding nothing. It would be difficult to script which means someone either has to report it or a moderator has a big job.

How about just having some posting guidelines with things like
- don't bump threads without adding content within 48 hours of the last post
- no name calling
- no fighting (such as the endless fights over cut vs uncut that derail threads)
- other stuff

Then if someone abuses the guidelines they can be reported.

Maybe a better solution would be to warn people that just writes “bump” for the sake of bringing a thread to the first page of the forum, even though the thread is pretty active. There’re several threads that I follow that are active one or twice a month because it’s about people that aren’t that well known, so bumping the thread makes it easier to other users to find it and it prevents new members to start a new thread on someone that already has one.

Lpsg is a site of both discussion and sharing content such as pictures and videos. If someone wants tu bump a thread, the least they can do is try to make a comment that can start a healthy discussion on said thread, and not just bumping for the sake of bumping. Also, can we get a better moderation on the cut vs uncut arguments? It invades a lot of threads and in many cases it ends up on racial rants and calling people names.