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Since this is a discussion board, I'm interested in the practice of using it as an advertisement/recruitment channel.
When bona fide discussion ensues on any topic, it's natural for the topic to exist and to persist.
However, it appears that "autobumping" one's own thread is now a perpetuation tactic on this forum to attempt to crowd out legitimate discourse.
Is this practice "kosher" by the standards of the board? For example, if a dyed-in-the-wool Republican is self-absorbed enough to post 3, 4, or more replies to himself when his thread falls to the bottom of a political board, would that be discouraged?
I'm not saying I've never done this myself; but it seems pretty clear that if we all do this whenever we feel our product isn't selling well, then the board will naturally become overrun with those most ideologically motivated -- and/or, those opposed to said domination of the board, responding in kind.
So, Mods: is it "kosher" to continually bump our own threads? It seems if it is, the General Board is likely to simply become paralyzed.
PFnV
When bona fide discussion ensues on any topic, it's natural for the topic to exist and to persist.
However, it appears that "autobumping" one's own thread is now a perpetuation tactic on this forum to attempt to crowd out legitimate discourse.
Is this practice "kosher" by the standards of the board? For example, if a dyed-in-the-wool Republican is self-absorbed enough to post 3, 4, or more replies to himself when his thread falls to the bottom of a political board, would that be discouraged?
I'm not saying I've never done this myself; but it seems pretty clear that if we all do this whenever we feel our product isn't selling well, then the board will naturally become overrun with those most ideologically motivated -- and/or, those opposed to said domination of the board, responding in kind.
So, Mods: is it "kosher" to continually bump our own threads? It seems if it is, the General Board is likely to simply become paralyzed.
PFnV