# Bumping
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315 "2003-02-25T02:57:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315/1 "2003-02-25T02:57:07Z")
Am I allowed to “bump” threads here? Or am I thinking of another board? Just want to make sure before I go too far.
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### Author:  [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315/2 "2003-02-25T03:09:55Z")
[FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106617)
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> \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \*
> If you start a thread, and after a while think you would like more comments on it, you may be tempted to “bump” the thread by adding a post to make the thread reappear back at the top of the forum list. We **strongly discourage** this practice, but since the boards are so busy _sometimes_ a single “bump” will bring about good results. Our guidelines:
> [list=A][li]Wait until a suitable time has elapsed (_at least_ until your thread is no longer visible on the first page of the forum)[/li][li]Bump your thread only once[/li][li]Do **not** make a habit of **always** bumping **each** of your threads.[/list=A][/li]When you bump your thread, it is preferrable to include additional information relevant to the original post, which may help encourage posters to respond.
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> **What if I want to continue / add to the discussion on a topic that was mentioned in an old thread?**
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> Start a new thread with a link to the old thread. A general guideline for “old” would be a thread older than three months.
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### Author:  [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumping/157315/3 "2003-02-25T03:18:20Z")
Thank you kindly!