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Title: What does "bump" mean?
Post by: Michael H. Cothran on March 23, 2012, 08:24:30 am

I see it frequently, most recently in the For Sale section. What does it mean?

Title: Re: What does "bump" mean?
Post by: francois on March 23, 2012, 08:41:08 am

Quote from: Michael H. Cothran on March 23, 2012, 08:24:30 am

I see it frequently, most recently in the For Sale section. What does it mean?

To bump, in this context, is to add a message to a discussion so it [the discussion] becomes more recent and consequently is listed before other discussions.
In other words, it's a way to promote an old discussion…

Title: Re: What does "bump" mean?
Post by: Gary Brown on March 23, 2012, 09:26:47 am

Also, anyone subsequently using the “Show unread posts since last visit” feature will see the “bumped” message thread pop up again.

Title: Re: What does "bump" mean?
Post by: fike on March 23, 2012, 09:44:22 am

An important note:  done excessively, bumping is considered impolite.

Title: Re: What does "bump" mean?
Post by: Michael H. Cothran on March 23, 2012, 10:48:19 am

Thanks for the explanations. Makes sense now.