# Weirdness in comments on Cecil's columns

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**Created:** [December 11, 2000, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-in-comments-on-cecils-columns/44949 "2000-12-11T00:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-in-comments-on-cecils-columns/44949/1 "2000-12-11T00:54:24Z")

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There’s a few threads in there that have no new resposes but are coming up as having new responses.  
[like this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=154).

What’s going on? I feel like I’m in the twilight zone.

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**Author:** ![Lost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lost)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-in-comments-on-cecils-columns/44949/2 "2000-12-11T02:44:41Z")

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Hi Boscibo,

There was an individual who posted to some old threads, and that “bumped” the thread up to the top of the page. Unfortunately the individual had nothing meaningful to post, but he/she did this to several threads - which I believe is pretty much “being a jerk” - voilation of rule #1.

I believe the individual was removed from the boards and the posts were deleted - but the threads themselves are still there, bumped up like there was a recent post.

I hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-in-comments-on-cecils-columns/44949/3 "2000-12-11T02:54:33Z")

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Thanks, **Lost**! That would explain it.

Bo

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-in-comments-on-cecils-columns/44949/4 "2000-12-11T05:11:55Z")

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That’s the story exactly.

Some things are not worth giving house room to; we need the electrons for something more meaningful, like, say, a 100 post party. 🙂

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'nuff said?