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[saucySheep]

Is it allowed to "bump" posts? Should i report that?
i see it alot

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

It is allowed. I think it's after 2 hours in the nooks cranny board, and 4+ in others. Just as long as people follow the time limits, bumping is allowed.

 

[Lavamaize]

On certain boards such as TBT marketplace, it is allowed to do so (after a certain amount of thread inactivity time), but only by the owner of the thread. In other non-selling boards, you are not allowed to bump posts but instead can bring it to the top of the page by contributing to the discussion itself, but not with the sole purpose of the post being to bump it.

Also in case, you don't know, using the word bump brings a thread to the top of a page.

Here are the official rules:

Thread Bumping
Bumping on The Bell Tree is defined as posting the word "bump" or other variant for the sole purpose of bringing the thread to the top of the board index for increased visibility. To avoid excessive and unnecessary posting on the forum, users must abide by the following guidelines when bumping:

• Threads in trading boards should not be bumped until the thread is inactive for at least four hours.
• Do not bump trading threads belonging to another user.
• Due to the slower rate of posting in the Animal Crossing amiibo Card Post Office board, threads may only be bumped after eight hours of inactivity.
• Threads in the Nook's Cranny board may be bumped after two hours of inactivity.
• The bumping of discussion threads is not permitted; i.e. you may not post solely to bump the thread. You must have something on-topic to say when posting in a discussion thread, and the thread topic must still be relevant.
• Posting a contributory reply in a general discussion thread is permitted and is not classified as a bump, no matter the age of the thread.

 

[Rubombee]

Also in case, you don't know, using the word bump brings a thread to the top of a page.

I know I'm nitpicking but it's really just posting anything in the thread that brings it on top, and it's called bumping, so people usually just use that word to bump to make it obvious :'D is probably what you meant though

 

[saucySheep]

ah. thanks