[jaksback]

since gizmo got to ask one he didn't know (what btw was) then I do too....what the **** is "bump?"

[hygor]

In what context?

Bumping on a forum is knocking a post to the top or front so that others can see it (especially the case if it is old)

or

BUMP
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bump pronunciation of "bump" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bmp)
v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps
v. tr.

1. To strike or collide with.
2. To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3.
1. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.
2. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4.
1. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
2. To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.
5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.
6. Sports. To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.


v. intr.

1. To hit or knock against something.
2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.
3. Sports. To bump a volleyball.


n.

1.
1. A blow, collision, or jolt.
2. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2.
1. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
2. A slight swelling or lump.
3. Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.
3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
5. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.
6. Sports. A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
7. Slang. A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.


Phrasal Verbs:
bump into

To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.

bump off Slang

To murder.

[gizmo90]

Originally posted by jaksback
since gizmo got to ask one he didn't know (what btw was) then I do too....what the **** is "bump?"

haha hilarious!!!

[gizmo90]

Originally posted by hygor
In what context?

Bumping on a forum is knocking a post to the top or front so that others can see it (especially the case if it is old)

or

BUMP
--------
bump pronunciation of "bump" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bmp)
v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps
v. tr.

1. To strike or collide with.
2. To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3.
1. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.
2. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4.
1. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
2. To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.
5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.
6. Sports. To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.


v. intr.

1. To hit or knock against something.
2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.
3. Sports. To bump a volleyball.


n.

1.
1. A blow, collision, or jolt.
2. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2.
1. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
2. A slight swelling or lump.
3. Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.
3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
5. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.
6. Sports. A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
7. Slang. A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.


Phrasal Verbs:
bump into

To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.

bump off Slang

To murder.

nIcE very descriptive!!!

[jaksback]

ok, is bumping a thread considered a "bad" thing?

[Keyboard Cowboy]

Originally posted by jaksback
ok, is bumping a thread considered a "bad" thing?

Depends on the moderators and the board I guess.
Like if i need some thing sorted out and it's a populare board, I might thread bump 24 hours, 48 hours and 96 hours after I orginally posted the message.
After that I give up and seek advise elsewhere.

However I do get annoyed with people that thread bump after about 5 minutes of orginally posting. I normally call that excessive bumping.
And then after that they procceed to rant about how their thread was not replied in a timely matter in the general forum.

I really love it when they are in some weird time zone or when they are posting at some ungodly time in the morning.

[jaksback]

with that in mind then occasionally bumping a thread after about a week or more shouldn't be that big a deal......

[Keyboard Cowboy]

Originally posted by jaksback
with that in mind then occasionally bumping a thread after about a week or more shouldn't be that big a deal......

No, Like I have a thread that I am going to be bumping shortly in the hardware section at the end of today as it's effecting some thing at work. I am sort of hoping that some one might log on over the week end and tell me what I an doing wrong.

But I am not going to bump it every 5, 10, 15 minutes.

Personally, i hate thread necromancers. They go back to some thread that we don't want to see again, and they bring it up. But I guess that really depends on the subject. Like if it's useful to the poster and the community, then GREAT. But if it trivail and useful, I start thinking "Why???" Especially if there is some flame posts there.