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-To '''bump''' a [[Internet forum#Thread|thread]] on an [[internet forum]] is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads. It has been suggested that "bump" is an acronym of "bring up my post";<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/BUMP |title=BUMP |accessdate=2010-01-17 |publisher=The Free Dictionary }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.answers.com/bump |title=bump: definition}}</ref> It can also be used in [[personal message]]s (PMs) or [[Instant messaging|instant messages]]
-(IMs) on the [[World Wide Web|Web]], to return an older message to the top of the list.
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-==Motivation==
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-Many [[Internet forum]]s show as their first page a list of the 20–50 topics or "discussion threads" most recently posted to. Someone wishing to keep a thread on this first page—or bring an old thread back to it—will post a reply to it purely to do this. Posters who are open about this simply write the word "bump". Acceptable reasons range from wanting to remind others that the question with which the thread started is still unanswered to offering new information that relates to an old thread; doing it simply to raise a thread's profile is generally as unwelcome as spam.
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-==Sage==
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-On some messageboards, users can choose to '''sage''' (correctly pronounced {{IPA|/sa-ɣe/}} though often confused as {{IPA-all|seɪdʒ}}, akin to the [[wikt:sage#English|homographic English word]]) a post if they wish to make a post, but not "bump" it. The word "sage" derives from the [[2channel]] terminology 下げる ''sageru'', meaning "to lower".
-==Necrobumps==
-"Necroposting" (also called "necrobumping" or "gravedigging"), occurs when a forum thread that has been inactive for a long time, typically years, is bumped by a reader, usually in response to what he inadvertently believes to be an ongoing discussion, perhaps coming from a web search rather than from within the forum. These threads are often referred to as "zombie" threads.
-==Sticky threads==
-{{Main|Sticky post}}
-Many forums have features allowing administrators to make a thread "sticky", meaning that the thread will remain at the top regardless of the time of the latest entry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/distance/phpbb/index.html#moderator01 |title=1. What is a "sticky" topic? |accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>
-==In other languages==
-*'''Japanese:''' 上げ ''age''—short for 上げる ''ageru'', "to raise". Its direct opposite is 下げ ''sage'', from 下げる ''sageru'', meaning "to lower" (used in regards to "not bumping" an internet post). Used on Japanese forums and imageboards such as [[2channel]] and [[Futaba Channel]].
-*'''Chinese:''' 顶 ''dǐng''<ref>[http://www.chinasmack.com/glossary#%E9%A1%B6 chinaSMACK Glossary: 顶]</ref>, which literally means "top". Used on Chinese internet forums such as [[Tianya Club|Tianya]] and [[Mop.com]]. Sometimes the word 推, which literally means "push", is used in Hong Kong based internet forums like the [[Hong Kong Golden Forum]], in addition to Taiwan's [[PTT Bulletin Board System]].
-==References==
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-==External links==
-{{Wiktionary|bump}}
-* [http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/guidelines.html Adobe forums posting guidelines]
-* [http://purplemartin.org/forumarchives/policy.htm The Purple Martin Forum Posting Policy]
-* [http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/announcement.php?f=70&a=2 vBadvanced Forums: Forum Posting Rules - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING!]
-* [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=520091 Ubuntu Forums:  The BUMP Thread]
-* [http://www.threadbombing.com/categories.php?cat_id=8 Threadbombing:  Bump Images]
-[[Category:Internet culture]]
-[[Category:Internet forum terminology]]
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