Thread Bumping Rules

[TonySeagle]

I just had a post deleted and the explanation wasn't as thorough as I would have liked. To keep myself from breaking a rule I don't know of....what is the rule for bumping threads? It isn't listed in the RULES portion of the for sale forum on this website. I'd appreciate clarification so I may not break this unknown rule again. Thanks.

 

[Jinks]

30 days I believe.

 

[TonySeagle]

That was listed in the old rules, but that has since changed. I tried to reply to the message that was sent to me, but it kept giving me an error message.

 

[RSO 34]

I just had a post deleted and the explanation wasn't as thorough as I would have liked. To keep myself from breaking a rule I don't know of....what is the rule for bumping threads? It isn't listed in the RULES portion of the for sale forum on this website. I'd appreciate clarification so I may not break this unknown rule again. Thanks.

As can be seen at the top of this and the market place forums:

"Replies are now allowed to other people's threads in the Marketplace section. This means the 30-day bump rule is gone; please be reasonable with bumps."

You started a thread and bumped it twice all in one week without adding any new information such as a price drop or responding to a question so that would fall under "unreasonable" (which is purely subjective since the rules are new)

 

[TonySeagle]

Ok so my question still remains....when am I allowed to bump my post?

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

There's no said spoken time which I've brought up before. People can reply at will and my largest issue is users will just bump their own thread by answering a question everyday or quote a different reply bumping their thread. It gets annoying to say the least. But there's no said rule I believe so bump away.

 

[RSO 34]

There's no said spoken time which I've brought up before. People can reply at will and my largest issue is users will just bump their own thread by answering a question everyday or quote a different reply bumping their thread. It gets annoying to say the least. But there's no said rule I believe so bump away.

As I pointed out above, bumps should be "reasonable" which means it is subjective and depends upon whether I am looking any particular day and how I feel. :tongue:

With that being said, the OP bumped his thread after only two days with a price drop and then again 4 days later with no new information or pricing and no inquiries in between. To me that was excessive and unreasonable but with the new rules in place I try to be fair to all and this stood out as being too many bumps in too short of a time.

Bumping to answer a question under the new rules may be done as often as necessary to answer the questions. I also try to delete posts that simply say "GLWS" or "nice ____" etc that are merely comments and not integral to the sale.

 

[TonySeagle]

I see. So would a bump a week be reasonable? 2 weeks? 3? A month? I am not trying to sound like a smart ass or anything. I am just a guy trying to sell a part. I don't want to break any rules here. Thank you.