Discussion Forum Terms:

 "Bump"

In a busy discussion forum, everyone wants to be heard. Sometimes there are more forum members posting  new threads than there are members replying to them. Most forums sort threads by newest first, the most recent appearing at the top of the page. Each new thread pushes the old ones further down the forum. What does one do when no one answers?

A common inclination is to "bump" such a thread back to the top. A member does this by posting a second time to the thread he originated, making it viewable again at the top of the forum's front page. His second post might be "Anyone?" or simply the word, "bump." Not all discussion forums allow bumping. It's a good idea to check the forum's Terms of Service before bumping a thread.

Discussion Forum Terminology
Avatar, Bump, Flame, Lurk, Post, Sig, Spam, Sticky Thread, Thread, Troll, Water Cooler