What does "Bump" mean in a message?

ishmael · #1 11/20/2007, 12:03 PM

What purpose does it serve?

Avi · #2 11/20/2007, 12:14 PM

when someone post a question that goes unanswered, if you "bump" it...it goes back to the top of the newly posted questions so that more people will see it, and hopefully, will elicit a response from someone.

ishmael · #3 11/20/2007, 12:19 PM

Thanks!

Vin7250 · #4 11/20/2007, 12:30 PM

bump

Avi · #5 11/20/2007, 01:27 PM

ishmael · #6 11/20/2007, 01:45 PM

Now that is funny..............

Zestay · #7 11/20/2007, 02:14 PM

bump +1

killagoby · #8 11/20/2007, 02:35 PM

Ahhh...

killagoby · #9 11/20/2007, 02:35 PM

1250 posts and I just found out what that meant. Always learning something here!

greenbean36191 · #10 11/20/2007, 02:41 PM

Just FYI, mods and TRC regularly check for unanswered threads and try to answer them or get someone who can. Adding a bump makes it look like the question has been answered already and takes it off the list of unanswered threads which can delay a real reply. Don't bump a thread until it's at least a few days old.

Thunk · #11 11/20/2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by greenbean36191
Just FYI, mods and TRC regularly check for unanswered threads and try to answer them or get someone who can. Adding a bump makes it look like the question has been answered already and takes it off the list of unanswered threads which can delay a real reply. Don't bump a thread until it's at least a few days old.

Wow now that is a great bit of advice! I had seen the view unanswered thread button before but never used it.

Cool stuff Thanks!