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Whats the Policy on deleting a post and reposting it to bump a thread?

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  • 01-03-2008 7:00pm
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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭


    As the title says whats the policy on deleting a post and reposting it to bump the thread.

    I'm finding this quite annoying (though that could be related to coffee)

    I've email notification turned on by default so getting the same message is quite annoying.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Yeah that would be annoying. What thread/forum is it on?


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    Karl Hungus
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    I think that would be quite a no-no.


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    This thread ...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055244630

    I was just asking as I'm unclear of the situation

    Have pretty much the same email at
    Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 5:52 PM
    Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:13 AM
    Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:04 PM

    At first I thought I was going crazy :D

    edit: I should say I wouldn't mind if it was bumped its just the way it happens.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Perhaps it could be a glitch with boards email notification rather than intentional by a poster?


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Perhaps it could be a glitch with boards email notification rather than intentional by a poster?

    Could be ...

    I'd just wonder why the date of the last post matched current date ... and why its the only thread its happened on as I post on a few threads.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    forbairt wrote: »
    Could be ...

    I'd just wonder why the date of the last post matched current date ... and why its the only thread its happened on as I post on a few threads.
    It will need some investigation by higher powers. Annoying if it's being done by a poster.


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Judging by all the deleted posts in the thread, that poster is intentionally deleting and reposting to bump the thread. Imo you should report the post and the mod can look into it. If it was a forum I modded I'd ask the poster not to do that again.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I just noticed this now. I hadn't been paying proper attention to the timestamps and was putting it down to database problems. I'll have a word with the poster.


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    I would have reported to the mods but I wasn't sure what the situation was. (not to mention wondering if I was going crazy) :D


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    I just noticed this now. I hadn't been paying proper attention to the timestamps and was putting it down to database problems. I'll have a word with the poster.
    Never ascribe to database problems that which can be adequately explained by jerks :)


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    CuLT wrote: »
    Never ascribe to database problems that which can be adequately explained by jerks :)
    Don't tell kazobel that.


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    CuLT wrote: »
    Never ascribe to database problems that which can be adequately explained by jerks :)
    Will do. :)


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    forbairt wrote: »
    I would have reported to the mods but I wasn't sure what the situation was.

    If in doubt, report it. It does no harm and doesn't effect the poster if you're wrong, but it does draw the mods attention, which is the desired result.


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