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Do not bump your project? What does this mean?

#1 palladin

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Posted 03 February 2009 - 03:22 PM

How will I know if I have "bumped my project" :thumbsup:

I was warned not to do this ... but I don't know what bumping entails :flowers:

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#2 Andrew

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Posted 03 February 2009 - 03:28 PM

Hey Palladin. "Bumping" is the act of posting a reply to your own topic for the purposes of making the topic move to the top of the list when members look at the forum (since most people have the topics sorted by date by default)

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#3 Guest_fuzzywuzzy6_*

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Posted 03 February 2009 - 03:55 PM

Is it considered "bumping" to post later thoughts on a problem or post? And is that the idea behind the "Colbert bump"?

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Posted 03 February 2009 - 05:42 PM

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Is it considered "bumping" to post later thoughts on a problem or post? And is that the idea behind the "Colbert bump"?

Not if it's to add pertinent information to the topic. The only caveat is if you do it too many times, people will look at the post count and assume you are getting help.

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#5 palladin

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 10:05 AM

garmanma, on Feb 3 2009, 05:42 PM, said:

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Is it considered "bumping" to post later thoughts on a problem or post? And is that the idea behind the "Colbert bump"?

Not if it's to add pertinent information to the topic. The only caveat is if you do it too many times, people will look at the post count and assume you are getting help.

Thanks everyone for the insight. I will avoid bumping ... unless it is relevant :thumbsup:

#6 boopme

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 11:30 AM

BUMP!!

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#7 Andrew

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 02:29 PM

boopme, on Feb 5 2009, 08:30 AM, said:

BUMP!!

Bad boopme :thumbsup:

! No more coffee for you!

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#8 boopme

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 02:58 PM

It's my bithday and I can bump if I want to LOL

No Sake for joo ... :thumbsup:

#9 Andrew

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 06:19 PM

Oh, well... if it's your birthday... I guess I can let you slide this time.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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I don't drink sake, anyway. :thumbsup:

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#10 Goldwyn

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Posted 06 February 2009 - 03:02 AM

haha that was funny.. just a.. Oh hello BUMP oh btw its my birthday. Take that! :thumbsup:

#11 Guest_fuzzywuzzy6_*

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 10:59 PM

Sorry I missed your birthday Boopme! Happy belated birthday! :thumbsup:

Can you set your post #8 to a song? Maybe BC could have a filk track among its offerings at its store, to help people who are surfing the net for solutions to their various computer problems and appropriate offerings for their various moods: gaming, satire, sentiment, luuuv, political fury? The problem would be with copyrighted materials. You are off to a good start!

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