What does 'bump" mean?

[Donna M]

I've seen people only put 'bump' on their page. I'm new at this and don't know this language. It's been hard trying to figure out what to call everything!
The web is great but it takes time to learn how to communicate!

 

[bobbiwoz]

It's there to move the post up in postion. Perhaps it was close to going to the next page.

Bobbi

 

[twinklebug]

From thefreedictionary:

bump (bmp)
v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps
v.tr.
1. To strike or collide with.
2. To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3.
_ a. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.
_ b. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4.
_ a. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
_ b. 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.
_ a. A blow, collision, or jolt.
_ b. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2.
_ a. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
_ b. A slight swelling or lump.
_ c. 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.

But in our case, it simply means to bring a post up to the top

 

[Donna M]

So that means that if I went to that thread about the points chart, that has 70,000 readers (now what are they refered to in here?) and I typed 'bump' then my wording (again, that must have a special name) would go right to page one??
I think I'm still missing something.

 

[bobbiwoz]

So that means that if I went to that thread about the points chart, that has 70,000 readers (now what are they refered to in here?) and I typed 'bump' then my wording (again, that must have a special name) would go right to page one??
I think I'm still missing something.

If you go to any thread on the second, third, or 50th page, just putting bump as a response, (no need to say anything else) moves it up to the first page.

Bobbi

 

[photobob]

They are bumped back to the top or to the first page because the threads are in order of the most recent reply.

 

[photobob]

Bump!!!

 

[Donna M]

So that's like cutting in line?

Sorry I'm being so dense!

 

[DisDaydreamer]

So that's like cutting in line?

Sorry I'm being so dense!

Nope, it just puts the post back at the top of the first page. Many people don't usually read past the first page unless they have been away for a while. On real busy days a thread can drop off the page in the same day. Usually, it is when someone has posted a question that hasn't gotten an answer, but is in peril of dropping to the next page that someone will bump it.

And it has nothing to do with the word bump. Anytime you post anything on anyone's thread it goes to the top. Even if you just said... boogers.


Edit: The reason a thread moves to the top when posted to is it makes it easier for all to know when a thread has a new post.

 

[Donna M]

The light has come on! Thank you!

 

[chalee94]

"back to the top" or "BTTT" means the same thing, by the way (BTW).