What the heck does BUMP mean?

castell5

What the heck does BUMP mean when it's posted as a reply to any given topic?

elprincipito

when the above poster has a bump on their belly

Toya2xcel

okay seriously....I would like to know too. I am new to MFP and have NO IDEA what it means.

WalterWallCarpet

It's a post simply to 'bump' the topic back onto the front page of the message board, where it's more likely to be seen by others.

Jkmumma

If you post "bump" it means that you really have nothing to contribute to the post at the moment, or that you don't have time to contribute meaningfully at the moment, but you still want to follow the thread. A "bump" is a reply that puts the topic in the "my topics" category, so you can watch it, or get back to it later if you want. It's a way to prevent it from getting lost in the millions of threads.

kappyblu

It usually means that the poster wants to save that topic for them to look at later. If someone posts a yummy recipe and you want to write it down later, post "bump" or anything, really, and it gets saved under "my topics."
It also can mean to "bump" the thread back to the top of the most current thread topics.

Hope this helped!

Jkmumma

ALSO: what Walter said LOL I forgot about THAT aspect.

WalterWallCarpet

ALSO: what Walter said LOL I forgot about THAT aspect.

That's ok - I forgot about the 'My Topics' aspect!!

Velum_cado

Am I the only one who finds it annoying? Like, say you've got 6 pages of replies, but every other response is "BUMP".

Bookmark the damn thing, or email yourself the link if you want to read it later, people! >:[

DaBigChief

^^ BUMP ^^ ????