Is bumping older threads generally preferred to making new ones?

OakvaleOakvale Pennsylvania Posts: 155MI6 Agent
I just wanted to check, some forums seem to have it the other way around, but if it's preferable to bump up old threads with new posts than to post new ones, I would like to know. Thanks!

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I think they do prefer that if there is an existing thread on a subject, that we continue to
    Use it. :) Using the search function can help, but not always. I think nearly all of us have
    Had a thread closed at some point, because a similar one already exists, it's nothing
    Personal, just Good "housekeeping"
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    Thanks, TP, that's an accurate assesment. We do prefer not to have too many similar threads. And if in doubt, please ask!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    And please, please, please don't just add the word bump....are there enough pleases there...? :D
    YNWA 97
  • OakvaleOakvale Pennsylvania Posts: 155MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    And please, please, please don't just add the word bump....are there enough pleases there...? :D

    Old habits die hard. :D
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Oakvale wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    And please, please, please don't just add the word bump....are there enough pleases there...? :D

    Old habits die hard. :D

    My post was for everyone, not just for you -{
    YNWA 97
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Although Bumping is allowed, if it's your Birthday ? ;). ( I think )
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,033MI6 Agent
    Having a thread closed by the mods is a rite of passage. At least that was what Barbel told me as he thrashed me when I was tied to a chair with the seat cut out :D
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Barbel is very big on discipline............

    It could also be a bit of jealousy, as many of the threads I've had closed have been
    Thigh slappingly brilliant, ahead of their time and groundbreaking, but all I ever get is
    "That's a crap thread" or " Not this Boll*cks again " .......... Sadly someone has to run
    The place, keeping the duplicate threads to a minimum, and the mods at AJB are
    Always very fair, giving the benefit of the doubt and sometimes letting a similar thread
    Continue, if it's coming from a different angle. -{
    I know it can feel bad having a thread closed, we're only human but everyone should take
    Even a Quantum of solace from the fact, that it's happened to us all. -{

    Then keep a note of names and dates draw up your plans for revenge , hire some cut throat
    Mercenaries .............. But I've said too much. ........ the Mod's have people everywhere .........
    Meet me here at midnight, I'll tell all ......... ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,648MI6 Agent
    It's a space thing more than anything else but I think the mods are fair in that regard. They don't just close a thread for no reason. It all helps in the efficient running of the forum.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    Having a thread closed by the mods is a rite of passage. At least that was what Barbel told me as he thrashed me when I was tied to a chair with the seat cut out :D

    ...and your next appointment is with Sir Miles, who isn't as lenient as me! :o
    It could also be a bit of jealousy, as many of the threads I've had closed have been
    Thigh slappingly brilliant, ahead of their time and groundbreaking

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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    bump
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    bump

    Carry this on and I will inform Mrs Higgins about your behaviour here - and, having seen her in action (so to speak)...I know she will punish you in ways I couldn't begin to dream of :D
    YNWA 97
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Have you learnt that in the AJB Mods seminar - instead of banning members, threaten them with their wifes? :v
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Have you learnt that in the AJB Mods seminar - instead of banning members, threaten them with their wifes? :v

    Yes - we find it a much more active deterrent :007)
    YNWA 97
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))

    Personally I was planning to pay extra for Mrs Higgins to come round and "chastise" me for bumping threads....
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))

    Maybe we should add " throwing a Mrs. Higgins" to the AJB glossary :)) :)) :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    :)) :)) :))

    Maybe we should add " throwing a Mrs. Higgins" to the AJB glossary :)) :)) :))

    I think we probably should :D
    YNWA 97
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