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Not a Kop

Not a Kop

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Bump or "bumping" refers to the practice of posting a blank response to a discussion thread for the sole purpose of raising its profile. The action command "bump" is most commonly used on discussion forums and imageboards with a large volume of active threads, which results in re-summoning the targeted thread to the top of the forum or index page.

Origin
The precise use of bumping threads appeared circa mid-1990s with the birth of web-based forums and then the first systems of threads classified by dates that could change and back up to a new position if new posts were added. While there are no archived threads available from the early days of BBS and forums, a glimpse at the first Internet netiquette[1] guidelines published in October 1995 suggests that the concept of "bumping a thread" had not become widespread on Usenet groups or mailing lists prior to 1995.

One of the earliest instances and references to "bumping" can be found in a StraightDope forum thread titled "Bumping Threads"[2] posted in 2000. Because of how the post is written, as well as the answers, it remains clear that the "bump" slang seemed to already be rather known and used among internet communities. "The only way to play is day by day"

08-Mar-2022 07:04:13

InfiniteXaos
Jul Member 2019

InfiniteXaos

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Not a Kop said :
Bump or "bumping" refers to the practice of posting a blank response to a discussion thread for the sole purpose of raising its profile. The action command "bump" is most commonly used on discussion forums and imageboards with a large volume of active threads, which results in re-summoning the targeted thread to the top of the forum or index page.

Origin
The precise use of bumping threads appeared circa mid-1990s with the birth of web-based forums and then the first systems of threads classified by dates that could change and back up to a new position if new posts were added. While there are no archived threads available from the early days of BBS and forums, a glimpse at the first Internet netiquette[1] guidelines published in October 1995 suggests that the concept of "bumping a thread" had not become widespread on Usenet groups or mailing lists prior to 1995.

One of the earliest instances and references to "bumping" can be found in a StraightDope forum thread titled "Bumping Threads"[2] posted in 2000. Because of how the post is written, as well as the answers, it remains clear that the "bump" slang seemed to already be rather known and used among internet communities.
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08-Mar-2022 13:17:11

Ph8forger
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