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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
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I’m not sure why this is so hard to understand. If bumping posts becomes an
accepted practice, then everyone who thinks they need more attention is going
to do it. Then all of a sudden lugnet.space becomes lugnet.bumpymymoc and the
top 20 posts are nothing but people posting “bump”. It’s a signal vs noise
issue.
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Indeed. On the other hand, the discussion that has ensued as a result of your
initial post hasn’t done many favours to the signal to noise ration either. My
feeling is that while JHK knew bumping was frowned upon, I didn’t get the
impression that he was going to make a habit of it. In this case it might have
been wiser to ignore it, or at the very least deal with it in a private email.
This post is a case in point. It was
clearly a bump from someone who should know better and it was let slide by the
curatorship. Net effect: none. The thread died on it’s own accord, no-one got
upset, and no harsh words were spoken.
True, we don’t want to turn into lugnet.bumpymoc as you so wryly put it, but
we’re a long way from that yet. If it does become a problem, then surely merely
reminding the community of the t.o.s. regarding bumping (I’m assuming there is a
clause in the t.o.s.) would be the prudent course, and ruffle far fewer
feathers. Far be it from me to tell you how to curate the group, but the tone
that this discussion has taken leads me to believe that perhaps there’s a better
way to handle these issues.
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Let me reiterate: Don’t bump posts.
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Or at least find a less obvious manner in doing it ;) Larry’s suggestion has
some merit. Here’s a few practical methods of applying it:
- If you do get a comment or two, wait a few days before responding. It adds to the discussion, while at the same time reminds us of it or brings it to the attention of those that missed it first time around.
- If someone offers suggestions for improving it, incorporate them in the model, rephotograph and repost it, preferably in the original thread (this allows us to easily see the evolution of the model.)
- If you get zero responses, take some more pictures showing construction techniques, especially if there’s something in there that you think is unique or particularly cunning. New techniques are always interesting.
Cheers,
Allister
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