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    So you say for sure that undelete does not bump the question? Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:31
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    @ShadowWizard - that was the case when this was implemented. I don't believe undeletes bump, not even today. Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:32
  • Thanks for your answer. If in the scenario you describe, steps 3 and 4 are inter-changed, which is the difference? (or if only steps 1 and 3 are done). Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:33
  • @Oded well there's a moderator insisting it does bump, can you please check to be 1000% sure? Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:34
  • @pasabaporaqui - if someone edits then undeletes it doesn't bump a post (we don't bump edits on deleted posts), however, if someone undeletes then edits, it does bump (as the edit was on a post that is not deleted). Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:36
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    Sorry for my ignorance, but what is "bump an edit"? Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:38
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    @Oded spammer can post spam (totally spammy), delete it after less than a second so nobody will notice, then undelete after few days. Spam sticks, system fails. Why not simply have the undelete event bump the question? Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:41
  • @pasabaporaqui - means that the post goes on the homepage. Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:42
  • ok, thanks a lot. What about a voluntary self on-hold? It this way, I can on-hold the question and, while all users sees question as hold, edit. Finally, remove the hold state. Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:49
  • @pasabaporaqui being closed/on hold does not prevent downvotes (or upvotes) on the question, only answers. What you ask for is the ability to temporarily lock a question by its author. Commented May 17, 2017 at 12:50
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    So... why not just add a bump when the question gets undeleted if it was edited. Commented Aug 7, 2017 at 15:51
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    Why doesn't this also apply for answers? Commented Feb 10, 2018 at 18:54
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    @DonaldDuck When a deleted answer to a non-deleted question is edited, the parent question is still bumped, resulting in 10k+ users being able to see what happened. Commented Jul 14, 2022 at 18:43
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    "Posts that are deleted, but not self-deleted can be edited without restriction." When I edit a non-sef-deleted post, this message pops up (after a while, not immediately): This post has been deleted - no more edits are allowed The edits still get saved though. Commented Mar 28 at 9:43
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    With SmokeDetector this seems like much less of an issue. Alternatively, just make undeleted posts show up/bump the recent questions pages like new questions do. At the very least, this should only be a restriction for users who have less than a certain amount of reputation. OP at the time of posting had 1k+ reputation on SO, assuming it happened there... very unlikely to be posting spam. Commented Apr 28 at 14:07