Why exactly do people bump threads so frequently?

[Volttekka]

I feel like having a thread bumped more than once in, like, a 24-48 hour period doesn't contribute to actually getting the avatar files dumped (I mean technically, bumping barely has any sort of positive effect other than the one-in-a-million chance that someone already has the files but doesn't realize that others want it) and all it results in is me having to play whack-a-mole with threads that I'm monitoring for updates

[Takisch]

Bumping, creates the ability for the initial post to be literally bumped up to recent posts on the home of the site. Once that happens, it creates "hope" that the model will be leaked faster. At least that's what people think it'll do, lol

[Volttekka]

Understood, guess that means I'll just have to keep whacking down threads that haven't actually made any progress towards a leak