People do it so there thread will be at the top of the list of threads (as they list by the time of the last post). and so there thread does not become too old to reply to (one month)
fizzer is kinda ehh about this rule. I don't think he has banned anyone for it. To anyone who "bumbs" just add something to post and you don't have to worry about it.
Forum rules and Why/what threads get deleted: 2015-10-23 22:03:38
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