For All You Bumpers Out There...

Willard · 07-14-2002, 09:21 PM

For all you bumpers out there, I have to say one thing: it gets annoying. You read a topic, scroll through 5 'bumps', and finally get to a good answer. I have figured two ways to solve this problem:

1. If you have posted the last reply on the topic, and want to bump it, I would suggest copying what you wrote. (drag th mouse along to select the text you want to copy, then right-click and select the 'copy' option) Then delete that post. After that, add a new reply and paste what you wrote onto it. (right click where you want it, then right click and choose the option 'paste') Send it, and Voila! You have bumped the topic without creating a bump post.

2. This is much easier. Add a reply to the topic saying anything, like a single letter. After it is added to the topic, delete it.

I hope you take into consideration doing either one of these things before making a 'bump' post. It will make this forum a lot cleaner!

Thanks,
Willard

Lady Blue03 · 07-14-2002, 10:35 PM

Or we could just type 'bump' and then delete that post. Bumps don't bother me at all, theyre nececcary, and its a lot quicker then what you just suggested

GokuZool · 07-15-2002, 04:44 AM

Bumping is useful when there is an important topic that everyone needs to read.

Willard · 07-15-2002, 06:49 AM

@ Lady Blue: Yeah, I had an option for that on there. Check #2.

@ GokuZool: Bumping IS useful, but it gets annoying when you look at topics and have to scroll down through all of the 'bump' posts.

Downunda · 07-15-2002, 07:00 AM

BUMP!

Grojlach · 07-15-2002, 07:05 AM

Apart from that one thread by dizzy a few days back, I haven't seen that many of the threads you've described... Was their some sort of bump epidemic while I was gone for a few days?

Downunda · 07-15-2002, 07:12 AM

Not that I noticed [img]smile.gif[/img]

Grojlach · 07-15-2002, 07:20 AM

That's what I thought... I mean, back on BGDungeon, it was a *plague*, but alas, that message board was painfully quick every now and then, several new threads every single minute. Bumps were more common than actual posts, there were even threads simply containing one important message that actually needed to be pinned to the top, so the other 1000 replies in it contained the word "bump". [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]
Thank God we don't have that problem over here, though. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Willard · 07-15-2002, 09:24 AM

Well, I've seen it quite a few times. Not as much anymore, but a while ago it was very common on this board. Just telling you people though, there are a lot better ways to bump a thread without sending in a whole bunch of 'bump' messages which are useless to read.

adam warlock · 07-21-2002, 09:41 AM

let's not call it a bump.... let's say...... keeping the thread 'up to date' [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

but I agree Willard, it can get annoying when someone does bump thread too many times within 4 hours

07-14-2002, 09:21 PM	#1
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 32 Posts: 1,752	For all you bumpers out there, I have to say one thing: it gets annoying. You read a topic, scroll through 5 'bumps', and finally get to a good answer. I have figured two ways to solve this problem: 1. If you have posted the last reply on the topic, and want to bump it, I would suggest copying what you wrote. (drag th mouse along to select the text you want to copy, then right-click and select the 'copy' option) Then delete that post. After that, add a new reply and paste what you wrote onto it. (right click where you want it, then right click and choose the option 'paste') Send it, and Voila! You have bumped the topic without creating a bump post. 2. This is much easier. Add a reply to the topic saying anything, like a single letter. After it is added to the topic, delete it. I hope you take into consideration doing either one of these things before making a 'bump' post. It will make this forum a lot cleaner! Thanks, Willard __________________

07-15-2002, 06:49 AM	#4
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 32 Posts: 1,752	@ Lady Blue: Yeah, I had an option for that on there. Check #2. @ GokuZool: Bumping IS useful, but it gets annoying when you look at topics and have to scroll down through all of the 'bump' posts. __________________

07-15-2002, 07:00 AM	#5
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	BUMP! __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

07-15-2002, 07:05 AM	#6
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	Apart from that one thread by dizzy a few days back, I haven't seen that many of the threads you've described... Was their some sort of bump epidemic while I was gone for a few days? __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

07-15-2002, 07:12 AM	#7
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	Not that I noticed [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

07-14-2002, 10:35 PM	#2
Lady Blue03 Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 18, 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 4,557	Or we could just type 'bump' and then delete that post. Bumps don't bother me at all, theyre nececcary, and its a lot quicker then what you just suggested __________________ Yep I'm still lurking!

07-15-2002, 04:44 AM	#3
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	Bumping is useful when there is an important topic that everyone needs to read.

07-15-2002, 07:20 AM	#8
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	That's what I thought... I mean, back on BGDungeon, it was a plague, but alas, that message board was painfully quick every now and then, several new threads every single minute. Bumps were more common than actual posts, there were even threads simply containing one important message that actually needed to be pinned to the top, so the other 1000 replies in it contained the word "bump". [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img] Thank God we don't have that problem over here, though. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

07-15-2002, 09:24 AM	#9
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 32 Posts: 1,752	Well, I've seen it quite a few times. Not as much anymore, but a while ago it was very common on this board. Just telling you people though, there are a lot better ways to bump a thread without sending in a whole bunch of 'bump' messages which are useless to read. __________________

07-21-2002, 09:41 AM	#10
adam warlock Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: I live inside of my mind..... Age: 53 Posts: 3,234	let's not call it a bump.... let's say...... keeping the thread 'up to date' [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] but I agree Willard, it can get annoying when someone does bump thread too many times within 4 hours __________________ [url]\"http://motdw.comicgenesis.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br /> [img]\"http://motdw.keenspace.com/images/lymanimaca.txt\" alt=\" - \" /></a><br /><br />my karma ran over your dogma

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