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Elfilin026
Scratcher
100+ posts

what does bump mean?

i made a post on the suggestion forums. though i saw 1 person saying bump. what does bump mean?
KangaCoder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

what does bump mean?

Bring Up My Post - if a topic is not on the first page or has not been bumped in 24 hours, it can be bumped so it goes to the front of the forums section.
awesome-llama
Scratcher
1000+ posts

what does bump mean?

Wikipedia wrote:

When a member posts in a thread for no reason but to have it go to the top, it is referred to as a bump or bumping. It has been suggested that “bump” is an acronym of “bring up my post”; however, this is almost certainly a backronym, and the usage is entirely consistent with the verb “bump” which means “to knock to a new position”.
(Internet forum article)

Last edited by awesome-llama (Aug. 11, 2025 00:48:18)

hydrofungus
Scratcher
1000+ posts

what does bump mean?



to make it more visible after being buried among other topics/posts
2016s4m29
Scratcher
1000+ posts

what does bump mean?

Bump means Bring Up My Post. When a topic is not on the front page or hasn't been bumped in the last 24 hours, it can be bumped up to the front of that section.

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