Small change in excessive swap bumping

[ipb]

Starting today, we are handling excessive bumping of topics in the Swaps forums slightly differently. These changes are not very different from our current policy, except that we will be adding some consequences for those that continue to bump their swaps too often.

• First time: After the first time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, a reminder will be issued.
  
• Second time: After the second time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, a second reminder will be issued.
  
• Third time: After the third time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, a warning will be issued.
  
• Fourth time: After the fourth time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, a second warning will be issued. In addition, you will be banned from the swaps sections for a one month period of time.
  
• Fifth time: After the fifth time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, a third warning will be issued. In addition, you will be banned from the swaps sections for a six-month period of time.
  
• Six time: After the sixth time you have bumped your swaps topic more than once in a 24-hour period, you will be permanently banned from swapping.
  

[ivyandpeony]

Because there seems to be confusion about this as often as once a week - there is a difference between editing your sales/swaps post and bumping your sales/swaps posts.

 

You are free to edit your posts as often as you like - you can do so every 5 minutes as you answer PMs about items or as often as you find new items you want to add to the list. However, editing the items in your post does not entitle you to a "free" bump.

 

A bump occurs when you reply to your own swap post in order to send it back up to the top position on the first page of the sales, swaps, wanted, etc. forum. You can only do this once every 24 hours regardless of how many items you have edited out of your original post, how many new items you have added to it, or how many other reasons you have for editing your original post.

 

Thanks - please direct any additional questions to a member of the moderating team.

[ivyandpeony]

Because there seems to be confusion about this as often as once a week - there is a difference between editing your sales/swaps post and bumping your sales/swaps posts.

 

You are free to edit your posts as often as you like - you can do so every 5 minutes as you answer PMs about items or as often as you find new items you want to add to the list. However, editing the items in your post does not entitle you to a "free" bump.

 

A bump occurs when you reply to your own swap post in order to send it back up to the top position on the first page of the sales, swaps, wanted, etc. forum. You can only do this once every 24 hours regardless of how many items you have edited out of your original post, how many new items you have added to it, or how many other reasons you have for editing your original post.

 

Thanks - please direct any additional questions to a member of the moderating team.

 

just a reminder!