# Why can only staff reply without bump?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-only-staff-reply-without-bump/396083
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** reset-bump-date
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-only-staff-reply-without-bump/396083 "2026-02-13T23:17:11Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-only-staff-reply-without-bump/396083/6 "2026-02-20T00:04:30Z")

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How would that prevent vandalism? Would it be like a category restricted for trustworthy people? 🤔

Honestly this is very edge case, how often someone wants to reply to a topic but not see bumped, and how often would a bump actually harm the forum’s role as a source of information and discussion? Bumps serve a purpose.

If someone really wants to answer a topic but not bump it, they can still ask a moderator (or admin?) to reset the bump date after they posted.

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