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Topic 'bumping' anyone else hate it?

Topic 'bumping' anyone else hate it? Troubleshooting 50 posts Jun 9, 2002 — Aug 6, 2004

#1 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:07

You know when a thread that hasn't been posted to since 1999 gets raked from it's grave and you notice it atop the list once more, thinking that it now contains the answer to all lifes important questions only to find that the last post contains only 'bump'?
well, it p!sses me off. i know, i know, i should let it slide. but, if demonhood (or whoever) can get his knickers in twist of the sig 'rules' then i can have my gripes too.
so, anyway � anyone else hate it?

#2 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:18

bump!

#3 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:21

Gad damn I hate it!
The attention seekers over in X-Software and X-General do it all the friggin time, but to their own threads! They start a thread, and if it drifts near the bottom of the page, they "Bump!" it themselves! Man, I wish I had a Banhammer some days...

#4 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:23

I feel the same way as you. I just saw a thread that was "bumped". UGH

#5 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:33

Whatever. Couldn't care less.

#6 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:37

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by chris_h:
bump!<hr /></blockquote><sarcasm>I never saw that coming!</sarcasm>

#7 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:48

i only like to bump threads when theyre requesting an answer and no one has answered. then you can only give it a few bumps before you give up and assume no one knows the answer.

#8 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:56

DIE BUMPERS, DIE!

They thrive in the X/Gen forum. It's like "I know that no one has the answer to my problem, but because I want a big post count, I'll just post here to bump my mundane thread with no answer."

GODDAMN ****TARDS!

#9 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 18:57

I definetely agree it sucks. Threads don't get posted in for a reason, no need to keep them on life support.

#10 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 19:13

I only partly agree. Sometimes users have posted valid technical questions to which no one has replied and then someone does. There is of course a big difference between that and KH's troll posts. I personally see OSX-General as a help area mainly, but a lot of people see it as some sort OSX extension of the Lounge where they can discuss Desktop pictures and stuff. What I really hate is certain people trolling in the OSX area and mucking up threads.

#11 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 20:47

badly phrased question. "anyone else hate it?" implies that if SOMEONE out there besides you doesn't like it, the answer is yes. one may only answer no if he is completely oblivious and believes that EVERYONE else disagrees with you <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

ANYWAY, technicalities aside, it doesn't bother me

#12 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 20:58

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by fobside:
i only like to bump threads when theyre requesting an answer and no one has answered. then you can only give it a few bumps before you give up and assume no one knows the answer.<hr /></blockquote>If nobody has answered then probably it mean that your topic is either boring or not clear enough.

Same as people above, I really HATE bumpers! It's so creative-less.

#13 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 21:08

Hate it? That's an awfully strong term, but I don't think it's appropriate.

Despise? Loathe? Often express a desire to neuter the perpetrators with rusty spoons? That's more like it.

#14 Sun, 9 Jun 2002 - 23:24

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by AlbertWu:
badly phrased question. "anyone else hate it?" implies that if SOMEONE out there besides you doesn't like it, the answer is yes. one may only answer no if he is completely oblivious and believes that EVERYONE else disagrees with you.<hr /></blockquote>Alb, u going to law school or somethin?

back on topic: ok, I've bumped a thread before, but I SWEAR it involved a technical question for which I was hoping to get answer. Besides, the "point" of a thread in the lounge can do a 180 in a single posts.

<a href="http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=45;t=003164" target="_blank">Exhibit A</a>
heheh, that was definitely one of my favorites [just b/c of all the damn secrecy involved] <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

#15 Thu, 20 Jun 2002 - 11:03

bump

#16 Thu, 20 Jun 2002 - 12:06

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CaseCom:
bump<hr /></blockquote>lol
That should keep the "bumping"-haters away from that thread now...

#17 Thu, 20 Jun 2002 - 15:14

What thread are you refering to?

#18 Sat, 22 Jun 2002 - 09:10

--- bump

#19 Sat, 22 Jun 2002 - 13:22

*bumpx0r*

#20 Sat, 22 Jun 2002 - 13:36

#21 Sat, 22 Jun 2002 - 13:45

Not if I have anything to say about it. Bump.

#22 Sat, 22 Jun 2002 - 14:27

I bumped into an old friend the other day; luckily, neither one of us was hurt!

#23 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 11:18

hi mom! im goin to disneyland!!!

#24 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 11:20

bump

#25 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 11:23

THE NEXT PERSON TO BUMP THIS THREAD IS A TOTAL FUC&ING IDIOT!

#26 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 12:20

bump!

sorry, i couldn't resist.

#27 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 13:41

Looking at all the volunteers bumping here...
This thread has a good chance to live very long, don't you think? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Just too bad it's not about the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.

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#28 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 14:45

*kah-zoing!*

Hey! Kah-zoinging works too!!!

#29 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 14:49

The other day I drove down a very bumpy road.

#30 Wed, 26 Jun 2002 - 19:45

THE PERSON THAT POSTED 5 POSTS BACK IS A TOTAL F|_|CKING TOOL

Oh yeah and BUMP

Mike