Counterproductivity - Threads That Shouldn’t Be Bumped

[frankbmd]

Name a thread that you feel should never be bumped. If everyone agrees with you, we’ll all never see it again.

However, if your post results in a bump of the old thread you cite, you will be shunned by board members who agree with your opinion of the thread. Let the chips fall where they may.

Please, no profanity, religion, politics or rational or irrational expressions of anger or threats belong in this thread. Posting a random card with no related commentary is of course permitted.

If this was a contest, a list of posters, whose thread suggestion was never bumped, would be added to a list titled “Who Let The Dogs Out?”

However if adding a name to the list precipitated a bump of the thread that hadn’t been bumped, removing the name from the list would be necessary.

Hopefully you can understand why I’m not going there.

If this is all clear, I can add more rules at any time.

[BigBeerGut]

Huh?

[ullmandds]

I vote for the monster # thread!😬

[Peter_Spaeth]

Smh.

[perezfan]

I vote for not bumping the twice per year "I received my REA Catalog" thread.

Inevitably followed by dozens of responses, all stating whether their Catalog has arrived yet, the date it came in, how incredibly thick it is, how they feel sorry for the mailman, and how good it smells.

Never really understood why these threads exist, much less go on forever. Sorry to Brian and the good folks at REA... I love the Catalogs as much as anyone, but the novelty wore off about a decade ago.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I vote for not bumping the twice per year "I received my REA Catalog" thread.

Inevitably followed by dozens of responses, all stating whether their Catalog has arrived yet, the date it came in, how incredibly thick it is, how they feel sorry for the mailman, and how good it smells.

Never really understood why these threads exist, much less go on forever. Sorry to Brian and the good folks at REA... I love the Catalogs as much as anyone, but the novelty wore off about a decade ago.

Also, the next PSA vs. SGC thread.

[atx840]

Wasn't there a thread where a member (Bruce D) was threatening to sue user Archive, which ended up being themselves?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...e+bruce&page=2

Here it is!

http://www.net54baseball.com/showpos...4&postcount=50

[Peter_Spaeth]

This post will never, ever, ever, ever, ever be topped.

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[Ronnie73]

Usually if I don't want a thread bumped, I just post to it and for whatever reason, the thread dies. Oops, sorry Frank

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

Usually if I don't want a thread bumped, I just post to it and for whatever reason, the thread dies. Oops, sorry Frank

Ron,

The pattern you describe must have a profound negative impact on your self-esteem.

I would suggest posting more often - 10, 20, 30 or more times a day, as Adrian did. Ultimately Leon restricted him to 15 posts per day. If you emulate Adrian, perhaps Leon would recognize you similarly. This, no doubt, would boost your ego, legitimize your self worth and allow you to stand a a little taller.

Please seriously consider this advice.

......and best wishes

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Ron,

The pattern you describe must have a profound negative impact on your self-esteem.

I would suggest posting more often - 10, 20, 30 or more times a day, as Adrian did. Ultimately Leon restricted him to 15 posts per day. If you emulate Adrian, perhaps Leon would recognize you similarly. This, no doubt, would boost your ego, legitimize your self worth and allow you to stand a a little taller.

Please seriously consider this advice.

......and best wishes

lol

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

This one...

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

This one...

Haha...Classic

[bobbvc]

The "Fake", "Reprint", "Fake Reprint", "Genuine Reprint" or otherwise "Questionable?" Wagner T206 on Ebay threads. Don't see a need to call these out at this stage of the game. Pretty sure No One is getting fooled by these and if they are, probably deservedly so at this point.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by atx840

Wasn't there a thread where a member (Bruce D) was threatening to sue user Archive, which ended up being themselves?

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...e+bruce&page=2

Here it is!

http://www.net54baseball.com/showpos...4&postcount=50

That one should be permanently stickied to the top.

Maybe there should be a section for "classics"

Hooded coder being bounced for saying he could hack the board and Leon would never know was another great one.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I remember the Bruces. They made a lot of classic posts on the old board.

[egri]

Originally Posted by steve B

Hooded coder being bounced for saying he could hack the board and Leon would never know was another great one.

Wasn’t he the one who Leon put ‘Idiot’ in his username, then told him to hack the board and fix that?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by egri

Wasn’t he the one who Leon put ‘Idiot’ in his username, then told him to hack the board and fix that?

I think so.

[MULLINS5]

Originally Posted by egri

Wasn’t he the one who Leon put ‘Idiot’ in his username, then told him to hack the board and fix that?

Omgoodness that's amazing.

[RedsFan1941]

“Taking offers on unsold lots.”

[Leon]

Originally Posted by egri

Wasn’t he the one who Leon put ‘Idiot’ in his username, then told him to hack the board and fix that?

That was a few years back. He was kind of a pain in the rump.

[Chris Counts]

Any BS&T thread that is bumped for no other reason than it fell off the front page. The way I see, if my item didn't sell, it's because my price is too high, or I'm selling it in the wrong place.

This one bugs me almost as much as starting four threads at the same time to sell four separate items in the same category.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Any BS&T thread that is bumped for no other reason than it fell off the front page. The way I see, if my item didn't sell, it's because my price is too high, or I'm selling it in the wrong place.

This one bugs me almost as much as starting four threads at the same time to sell four separate items in the same category.

+1

[wazoo]

I miss the Adrian (I think?) thread with the lotion and the Honus Wagner. My favorite part is it being photoshopped in and in the mirror in the back you can totally see it's not in his hand a permanent gem.

[Leon]

Folks should alert me or another moderator if members post theirs item more than once in the same section at the same time. They can easily be combined. And yes, if something doesn't sell and falls off the front page it might be priced too high or there just isn't demand for it on the forum. At least lower the price a little if you do that.

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Any BS&T thread that is bumped for no other reason than it fell off the front page. The way I see, if my item didn't sell, it's because my price is too high, or I'm selling it in the wrong place.

This one bugs me almost as much as starting four threads at the same time to sell four separate items in the same category.

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Any BS&T thread that is bumped for no other reason than it fell off the front page. The way I see, if my item didn't sell, it's because my price is too high, or I'm selling it in the wrong place.

This one bugs me almost as much as starting four threads at the same time to sell four separate items in the same category.

Do you happen to mean like the 2 in the Ebay announcement section of the BST that are bumped every few days? By my calculation, one has been bumped on average roughly every 3.5 to 4 days over the past 2.5 years. If you really need to advertise that much, purchase a banner ad.

[Bigdaddy]

This thread should never be bumped.

[Bigdaddy]

This thread should never be bumped.

Oh, crap.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

This thread should never be bumped.

Joseph Heller would have appreciated the absurdity.

[frankbmd]

I’ve decided to live forever, or die in the attempt.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I’ve decided to live forever, or die in the attempt.

I can't marry you.
Why not?
Because you're crazy.
Why am I crazy?
Because you want to marry me.

[RedsFan1941]

“Offer”

[ReefBlue]

There are software mods for this board system that can be added.

Slippery--if a post is responded to, it won't go back to the top.

Auto lock after a certain time frame--If no one responds after a certain point, the thread auto locks.


Would be a simple solution.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by ReefBlue

There are software mods for this board system that can be added.

Slippery--if a post is responded to, it won't go back to the top.

Auto lock after a certain time frame--If no one responds after a certain point, the thread auto locks.


Would be a simple solution.

Simple but bad.

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by steve B

Simple but bad.

agree, very bad. Way too many threads are brought back up when new or unknown information is made available such as revised checklists, new theories, new discoveries, etc.

[ReefBlue]

Originally Posted by steve B

Simple but bad.

The auto lock might be, but if an individual post emerges that needs it, it can be made slippery.

[drcy]

Quit bumping this stupid thread.

[drcy]

Seriously.

[drcy]

Just checking back to make sure no one's bumped.

Good job guys.