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Posted by: klurejr
I would like to see some definitions of the following terms in the rulz sticky:
Highjacked
Spaming
Bumping
These are common forum terms, so I don't feel it's necessary to create a sticky for them. However, I'll explain them on an individual basis as needed.
Thread hijacking is exactly what it sounds like- taking a thread for your own conversation, rather than the one it was created for. For example, if someone starts a thread about dual wielding, and someone in the middle of the discussion asks "Where did the Chief get the MkVI armor?" or even worse, tries to use the thread to direct everyone to his OWN thread about MkVI armor, that constitutes hijacking.
Spam is high volume/low content posting. It's also a phrase used for grossly off topic material or material innapropriate to the forum in question. Posting your love for the Yankees in New Mombasa is spam. Posting for the sake of posting, without anything to post about is spam.
Bumping is posting in your own thread to bring it to attention. Whenever a thread gets a new post, the thread is sent to the top of the thread listing. So, sometimes someone will say "bump" or something similar, in the attempt to, well, bump their post back to the top of the listing. If it's obvious that someone posted for the sake of getting attention to their thread, it will be locked.