Why does Square Enix do this?

[Ehr]

We don't all visit these forums every day. That's unrealistic to expect people to behave the same way as you.

You could have used the search function to find a similar thread instead of making another one.

[Xanikk999]

You could have used the search function to find a similar thread instead of making another one.

And then get forum suspended for bumping an old thread? Nah thats why they tell us to make new threads.

[WellFooled]

And then get forum suspended for bumping an old thread? Nah thats why they tell us to make new threads.

This is from the sticky at the top of the General Forums:

Please use the search function placed at the top of the forum to see if your questions have already been answered. If there happens to be a thread with similar topics, please divert your questions to that particular thread.

You need not fear getting suspended for joining in the discussions of an older thread.

[Gamer3427]

And then get forum suspended for bumping an old thread? Nah thats why they tell us to make new threads.

What forums have you been going to where it's a suspendable act to bump an old thread? The only people who complain about it are other members who get annoyed when an OP bumps their own thread to try and get more attention on a topic that didn't get many replies, and even then it's usually only if they bump it multiple times. At worst the thread will get locked, unless you do something else to violate the forum rules when you bump it.....

EDIT: I'm seriously wanting to know some examples of forums where it's a suspendable act, because I want to avoid them with a passion. It's by far the stupidest thing I've ever heard to ban someone for wanting to continue an existing conversation when they have more to add, rather than restart it entirely from scratch and have the same things repeated over and over.....