aschrijver reports that a previous workaround to ensure wiki post edits bump topics no longer functions in version 2026.11.0-latest. The original method involved keeping the wiki post as the last message, locking the topic, and deleting the lock notification. chapoi explains that recent changes now exclude “small posts” (like lock announcements) from bumping topics, which inadvertently causes edits to the final post to no longer trigger a bump. Although aschrijver deleted the small posts, the issue persists because the system does not distinguish between trivial typo fixes and significant wiki updates. Chapoi acknowledges this as a side effect but states the change likely won’t be reverted, suggesting a feature request instead.
Aschrijver expresses concern that this behavior makes Wiki Posts effectively unusable for collaborative data, as changes go unnoticed without a bump. renato asks if editing the wiki Original Post (OP) works, suggesting it might function as intended in that specific context, unlike editing a non-OP wiki post at the end of a thread.
In the past I made a request that an edit to a wiki posted bumped the topic to show at the top of the topic list, because otherwise wiki edits would be easily missed and go by unnoticed.
That feature request was not honored. But there was a trick to get a similar result:
Make sure that the wiki post is the last message posted in the topic thread.
Lock the topic thread so that no further replies can be added.
Delete the notification on locking the thread, so that the wiki post comes last again.
Though a bit unwieldy, requiring staff interaction, this used to worked. But in 2026.11.0-latest no longer.
On Social coding commons forum I maintain the backlog for fediverse-related Delightful commons curated lists. There are frequent additions, and I want both forum members and the public to be aware of them, and encourage to add their own entries to the wiki. But since the topic is not bumped after an edit, it scrolls out of view, does not get attention.
Is this behavior as it should be? And if yes, is it desirable behavior?
Thank you. I deleted the small posts, so the large wiki post is last in the thread. The unintended (I think) side effect of the change is that edits to the wiki no longer lead to a bump as they did before.
Yes, I do think that’s a side-effect because as far as I’m aware, we don’t distinguish between “regular edit typo” and “edit was made to a wiki”. An easy solution based on topic type would be janky (edit can be a typo fix in a wiki too), and an elegant solution would not be easy.
I understand the wiki use case, but we most likely won’t revert this change. Could be worth a feature request, if enough other users have the same issue.
So the change is not just that “small posts” don’t bump the topic, but also edits to the last post don’t.
For me not bumping would make Wiki Posts wholly unusable functionality, since changes would go unnoticed. I use them quite a lot, and they are a handy feature. They are also collectively edited data, so you want the collective to become aware of changes.
