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Old 10-21-2009, 03:22 PM
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Default Dead Thread Bumping

I'd like to know what the stance is on bumping dead threads on vBulletin.org. Recently, I reported a thread that was bumped after it had died a long time ago. And I got warned for it.

So, how many days, months will it take to consider a thread dead? I think after a year it would definitely be dead, but I was thinking after a month?
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:22 PM
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there's no official rule on bumping "dead" threads

note: what you consider "dead" may still be "live" by another

whenever we consider a thread "dead" we will close it; there's no need to report
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Old 10-21-2009, 05:53 PM
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That doesn't really help Princeton. Sorry.
Sorry, but you are wrong, read the rules, it states "don't bump threads"

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8. No "Bumping" (Other’s threads/posts): Before replying to a thread, take notice of the last post date. Try and avoid replying to posts more than 6 months old. If you have a similar question and cannot find the answer, create your own thread. Generally speaking, due to the progression of vBulletin development, a post more than 6 months old is more than likely going to be for an older version of vBulletin.
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Old 10-22-2009, 03:01 AM
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This rule does not disallow bumping older threads, it only request to "Try and avoid replying....".

We do give our members freedom to reply to such a thread but we ask them to use common sense and not bump old threads in which the information is outdated.

On the older (3.0 and older) vBulletin releases information was often limited to a single vB version. With the newer 3.5 and higher versions we had a long period where information would be valid spanning many vBulletin versions. Once vB4 comes out, most information posted on pre 4.0 will probably not apply anymore, so replying to a thread on 3.8 with a question intended for 4.0 will probably be frowned upon as that would only confuse people.

You also reported a post that was a reply to a bit older thread about making backups. Making backups is the same on almost all vBulletin versions, external tools also are mostly still the same, so the information in such a thread is still valid and accurate and we have no problems if someone replies to such a thread regarding his current situation.

PS I can not find a warning or infracation in your profile.
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