Bump?

[Renaissance Man]

Being a long-time lurker, but infrequent poster (oh boy, am I opening myself up to shame and ridicule), what are the rules of etiquette for bumping one's post?

 

[Darkness]

Not too often!
Heh. I guess once every couple days is okay - unless you do it for months on end.

Also, posts that just say "bump" are generally to be avoided IMSHO; instead, add something to the topic - even if it's only something small.

 

[Darkness]

(Oh, and moved to Meta. )

 

[Renaissance Man]

Thanks, Darkness, for showing me the light.

 

[Crothian]

Also, posts that just say "bump" are generally to be avoided IMSHO; instead, add something to the topic - even if it's only something small.

That's what I like to do. It aslo futhers the conversation and gives people another post to reply to.

 

[Wicht]

I try to follow a self imposed rule of only bumping my own posts once (though there have been exceptions).

And it is really poor taste to bump your own post before it falls or nearly falls off the front page IMO.

And it is normally far better to add a new comment. If you do it right no one realizes it was just a bump.

 

[Horacio]

That's what I like to do. It aslo futhers the conversation and gives people another post to reply to.

And if Hong, Witch or me are online, that can soon become a quasi-chat

 

[Crothian]

I try to follow a self imposed rule of only bumping my own posts once (though there have been exceptions).

And it is really poor taste to bump your own post before it falls or nearly falls off the front page IMO.

And it is normally far better to add a new comment. If you do it right no one realizes it was just a bump.

Poststealer!!

But it's good to add content to a creation esspecially in the lesser used forums. My Epic Oozemaster was "bumped" by me daily for a while, but each time I added a new feat or thought.

 

[Crothian]

And if Hong, Witch or me are online, that can soon become a quasi-chat

Ya, and then it extend to like 900 posts and gets closed down. That hasn't been archived yet, has it?

Perhaps I should stop trying to get it archieved.

 

[Darkness]

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And it is really poor taste to bump your own post before it falls or nearly falls off the front page IMO.

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What he said!