Forum Etiquette - Bump?

POSTED BY: CapnEric
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 7, 2004 22:25
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CAPNERIC

Monday, September 6, 2004 11:15 AM

Hi, I have to say I've never participated in a forum before joining the Browncoats.

What's a gorram bumb?

SGTGUMP

Monday, September 6, 2004 11:42 AM

It's when you reply to a really old message in order to get it back on the home-page. It's really fun.

PURPLEBELLY

Monday, September 6, 2004 11:48 AM

It's used by people with nothing new to say, to say nothing new.

WILLOWY

Monday, September 6, 2004 2:48 PM

OR... for someone who doesn't want to start a new thread for something that's already been said and discussed.

"Once, in flight school, I was laconic..."

NOOCYTE

Monday, September 6, 2004 7:03 PM

...or for someone who's updated their original post and wants folks to know (since merely editing a previous post does not, in itself, bump it back up).

Department of Redundancy Department

CAPNERIC

Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:32 PM

Aha!

Thank you, all, for the elucidation.

RHYMEPHILE

Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:52 PM

...or, to make a thread pop up back on the homepage when something in the thread is important and perhaps not many people have seen it, i.e. shindigs and events.

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MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Tuesday, September 7, 2004 10:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RhymePhile:
...or, to make a thread pop up back on the homepage when something in the thread is important and perhaps not many people have seen it, i.e. shindigs and events.

Or to fufil the necessary complement of obvious humour.

*bump*

"I threw up on your bed"