Technical issues aside it is just lame to bump up old threads.
For example the THREE "what is your EDC?" Threads.
Who cares anymore? This subject has been beaten to death on many related forums; in fact there is now a whole new website dedicated to the subject.
If you want to cruise the archives fine; I do it all the time but I don't add my comments to the thread from 2005. This is just self gratification. It is like showing up to a party a day after and expecting everyone to still be there. You missed it now move on.
Don't even get me started about folks who bump their old tired threads.
There are some here that to participate in a forum means "pay attention to me!"