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newbie question: bump?
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<within flame retardant suit>
what the hell does "bump" mean in the context of a thread?
</exit flame retardant suit>
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When you post in a thread it moves up to the top of the forum list. A "bump" is a dummy post with no value meant to being the thread to the top of the page for more people to see and hopefully reply to.
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
- Thomas Jefferson, 1787
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it means to bring a thread from the bottom of the list to the top.. 
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<implicit bump>
thanks!
</implicit bump>
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Originally posted by rampant:
*bump*
see
+1
also known as postcount++
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haha, at 50 posts, the standard issue newb flame-retardant suit is replaced with the standard issue newb-toaster 3000!
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Ad Astra Per Aspera - Semper Exploro
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Originally posted by AlbertWu:
haha, at 50 posts, the standard issue newb flame-retardant suit is replaced with the standard issue newb-toaster 3000!
Oh yeah, can't wait for that power-up! Watch out in 12 posts for some BFG goodness!
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it usually means the person who bumped it either thinks they are doing the forum some "greater good" because their topic or post was incredibly clever but somehow noone replied to it.
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And sometimes a thread devolves into a bumpfest, simply to see how long it takes before Demonhood comes along and locks it. 
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caaammon whatcha waitin' for?
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I GOT WASTED WITH PHIL SHERRY!!!
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OK, sometimes I see
TTT
instead of *bump*
What does that mean?
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jst guessing but To The Top?
dunno for sure but it fits
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I GOT WASTED WITH PHIL SHERRY!!!
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B.U.M.P. = bringing up mediocre posts
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Originally posted by G4ME:
jst guessing but To The Top?
dunno for sure but it fits
Yup TTT means to the Top
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"Evil is Powerless If the Good are Unafraid." -Ronald Reagan
Apple and Intel, the dawning of a NEW era.
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::scratches chin::
"To the Top, yes, yes..."
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Last edited by daimoni; May 6, 2004 at 02:51 AM.
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Originally posted by Worst. Episode. Ever.:
B.U.M.P. = bringing up mediocre posts
Give this man a cigar already!
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