Come on guys...I told to hang on and you kept on commenting. Anyhow 'Bumping' concept applies only to reviews (Independent, Agency, Spa, Club, etc). If someone bumps the thread that is beyond 30days old then mod is going to close the thread. Concept of bumping is not to give any false (intentional or what ever you call) advertisement to the provider of any given review.
Bumping & Closing is not going to apply for other threads, but please try to stick to the subject of the thread (and that is the reason why I have merged all the photo threads). I have documented in Staff Room which is going to help for the future mods (unfortunately you guys can't see them..
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A mod can close the thread based on
1. Requested my OP
2. If someone hijacks the thread and refuses to stay with in the subject of the thread, if so the mod can award the points as per the board guidelines. This closing is going to be temporary to bring the situation under control.
+ due to some on fly constraints.
Hope this clears up.
Originally Posted by modda
So now when told to hang on we can't comment on threads? Reviews aren't to be bumped, that was never the issue. The issue was closing threads simply because someone commented on it past 30 days. In some cases the posting was relevant to the topic, and an update. The thread was closed anyway, and I'm not talking about just recent issues.
Also a case can be made for nearly any post that is made in a thread thats its an attempt to hijack or move the topic of discussion. Thats how discussions work. You start on a topic, and over time the topic changes through natural evolution. I haven't seen a temporary closing, just an "I'm closing it and thats that". Even when discussed in private that was the answer I have gotten.
Also reread the guideline I linked, simply closing a thread, even at the OP's request, in the middle of a discussion is not how I believe it should be done. If someone starts a thread, and it doesn't go the way they want it to go, but discussion is still taking place why close it? Simply because the OP is crying foul on the can of worms they opened themselves? While I agree you have to make decisions on the fly, you shouldn't just close threads on a whim because its easy to do.