[Serious] How do people find old threads to bump?

Me too. Somebody bumped a year-old dead thread last night, and I'm like, "Dude, why? Can't you read the rules? Or at least the warning above the thread?" It just puzzles me to no end. SMH.

As someone who's done this before, usually when I do it, it's because I'm looking through someone's recent posts or threads and trick myself into thinking that the post is recent. IMO, it's just general ignorance or forgetting to look at the date when reading through a pages-long thread.

I don't understand why bumping a thread is so frowned upon here. Sure, if whatever has been added is pretty much pointless and doesn't add much, then yes, the bump itself is also pointless and should probably be avoided - but, in that case, I'd argue a response to the thread in the first place is what should probably be avoided already, regardless of whether it's a new or an old thread. But if there's something legitimately new or informative to add, then it shouldn't be much of a problem?

This thread has been inactive for over 45 days but it still appears prominently on my thread list. I think it was the fourth one down for me. If that's the case for most bumped threads, maybe it's the forum's system at fault.

Edit: Never bumped a thread before. Thought I could shed some light on the situation.

Edit: It's actually the first one on the list, not the fourth.

Something I actually notice is that the dead thread warning doesn't show up when you are on the website on a smartphone.

Kind of. If you view it in the mobile view, then you're correct, it doesn't show up. If, however, you're weird like me, and like the desktop version on your phone, it will still show up.