Once I had 5 of my posts in a thread of a DAPP game I'm managing deleted, posts which were many days apart from each other and relevant.
You're supposed to delete or merge old bumps even if they're days apart. Here is one still there that should be removed:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5128617.msg52302951#msg52302951Just take care of that and make it less work for moderators. You can also take your deleted posts from your PMs and edit them back into the thread.
Are you sure about the merging? I don't see what this would offer.
I understand that bumping a thread without having anything important to write is against the rules and it makes sense, it's an action that makes your thread overshadow other threads which might be more relevant to the other users.
But people have threads in their watchlists in order to be notified when something new is posted, I myself also WANT to be notified when an altcoin team I have money in puts a new announcement... I wouldn't want to them to silently edit their last post if no one has posted in the middle.
With hundred of posts being written every hour, I believe 1 post per week shouldn't be considered "bumping"... and debates like those are why I wished there was a reason-field when a post is deleted.
By the way, is there an official rule regarding merging new and old posts together or is this your personal suggestion as a good practice to behold?