
Originally Posted by
Rodri
Bump: Purposely posting on a thread simply to "bump" it to the first page again. This can be frowned upon if it is done too often.
Necro: (Necromancy) Raising the dead. In forum terms, seeking out old threads that have died a natural death and posting an inane comment on them to try and bring them back to life. Very bad.
Flaming: Attacking a post or poster in a heated manner, usually in the form of a personal attack. It all depends on the severity of the flaming as to how a mod will react.
Spamming: Can take a few forms, from posting silly comments on every thread, to holding a conversation with another person in a single thread that does not relate to the original post, or starting multiple threads that have no real purpose other than to boost the post count or the ego of the spammer. Mods usually come down pretty hard on this.
Troll: The classic definition of a forum troll is somebody who will set traps for the uninformed, mainly for their own amusement. If it is done with humour it can be funny for others to read, but it can also get to be quite cruel at times. Once again it's a question of severity.
Double Posting: Posting twice in a row in the same thread, instead of editing your first post. It is frowned upon by mods but will usually be ignored unless the offender has history. The exception to the rule may be an extremely lengthy post as there is a 10,000 character limit. The post would then be judged on it's merits.
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