Bump-Could someone please explain this?

dntworribhappi
dntworribhappi Posts: 131 Member
edited October 5 in Introduce Yourself
Bump?!?! I saw this in different places, but don't know A. what it is or B. how to "bump" something. Would someone pleae fill in the newbie?

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  • ShannonM816
    ShannonM816 Posts: 13
    The topics are listed with the most recently posted in at the top. If someone just wants to move something to the top, but doesn't have anything to add, they'll post "bump" in a message. That's all it means, they're just trying to keep a thread up toward the top of the list so others will see & respond to it.
  • dckim
    dckim Posts: 311 Member
    search "bump" - to move the thread up so it will show on the posts.
  • RobertG86
    RobertG86 Posts: 49
    bump
  • n3wlif3styl3
    n3wlif3styl3 Posts: 81
    if you see a post you like or want to go back to you write in bump so it shows up on your messages and it's easily traceable :)
  • meg7399
    meg7399 Posts: 672 Member
    Just google bump. Its an internet forum term, I am not going to explain it all here...this question gets asked ALL THE TIME!
  • Tmbrooks75
    Tmbrooks75 Posts: 182 Member
    bump :)
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    You use a "bump" as a bookmark to go back and read or re-read a post later. It then shows up on your profile page at the lower left under "recent forum posts" so you can find it easily.
  • 6heatherb6
    6heatherb6 Posts: 469 Member
    bump
    lol
  • IvoryParchment
    IvoryParchment Posts: 651 Member
    Other forums have a button to "subscribe" to a thread or forum, but this one doesn't, so people use "bump." Usually it's just to keep a thread from sinking into obscurity if the OP ("original poster") still needs an answer, or if someone has edited an older post and wants people to see there is more recent content.
  • 6heatherb6
    6heatherb6 Posts: 469 Member
    bump :)
    lol again !!!
  • dntworribhappi
    dntworribhappi Posts: 131 Member
    Thanks a bunch! This newbie is learning new things today-yay!
  • rodnas
    rodnas Posts: 7 Member
    It means that your replying to you own topic in order to cause it to move back to the top recent posts.

    Lets say that you asked a question a few days ago and you never got a reply but you felt it was important enough to recieve one, you may type 'Bump' in a reply to your old post to move it up making it noticed again.

    The word 'Bump' in itself just indicates your intention for a second look. Replying with any other text does the same thing.

    The practice of Bumping is usually frowned upon in forum based communities unless its really important.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    belly-bump-1.gif
  • dntworribhappi
    dntworribhappi Posts: 131 Member
    Oh my that video is gross and hilarious, all at the same time!
  • traceracer
    traceracer Posts: 303 Member
    LOL!!!
    :laugh:
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