Bump?

[kingbee]

Pardon my ignorance, but as a total Basschat newbie there are certain 'terms' I have still to understand. Like, 'bump', eg in relation to items for sale, What the feck does 'bump' mean?

Thank you.

[Cat Burrito]

It just pushes a thread back up to the top of a list and reminds people the item is still there in the hope of a sale

[paul h]

It's just a way to put the sale thread at the top of the forum. Bumping it to the top as it were.

TIM does the same. But that is a rather more complicated story.

[dlloyd]

[quote name='kingbee' post='1079227' date='Jan 5 2011, 09:53 PM']Pardon my ignorance, but as a total Basschat newbie there are certain 'terms' I have still to understand. Like, 'bump', eg in relation to items for sale, What the feck does 'bump' mean?

Thank you.[/quote]

[dlloyd]

[wateroftyne]

TIM

[TimR]

What?

[Rich]

[stingrayPete1977]

Ha TIM to the top

[Kiwi]

[quote name='paul h' post='1079229' date='Jan 5 2011, 10:55 PM']TIM does the same. But that is a rather more complicated story.[/quote]
and part of Basschat folklore.

[LukeFRC]

ah TIM... it all involved possibly the most desirable bass known to man more or less given away that we all fell overourselves trying to get didn't it? I heard the big beef chief got trampled to death in the rush. could all be rumour though....

[Hamsalad]

[Rich]

[AntLockyer]

[kingbee]

Cheers for all that - love some of the posted images! Just goes to show that bassists really DO have a sense of humour. Unlike guitarists.

However, we do have a reputation for being thick, as I'm about to demonstrate. How does one actually 'bump' a thread back to the top? For example, I'm trying - and so far failing (76 lookers but no takers) - to sell my Ampeg cab, and my original posting just keeps slipping further and further down the list. I want to get the post noticed again - help?

While on the subject, could someone please have a look at my post ("Ampeg SVT-115E cab for sale" - I'd stick in a link to it, but don't know how to do that either!) on 3 January and tell me where I'm maybe going wrong? I really don't have a clue what the cab is worth, but based on the price new (£470 at Thomann) plus the cover I wouldn't have thought I was asking too much for it. Am I just being too impatient? Any thoughts - anyone?

Thanks again.

[daz]

just bumped it (ie replied to it on the mesasage board) people sometimes do it themself every few days if nobody replies.

Edited January 6, 2011 by daz

[dlloyd]

Obviously there's some etiquette involved in bumping a for sale thread. Once a day is probably the maximum you want to do it.

Having looked at your advert, the biggest problem is that you don't have a photo of the equipment... it makes a big difference to buyers.

[charic]

SVT!!!

[i]Further basschat folklore which was later replaced with [b]TIM[/b][/i]

So full explanation

BUMP = [b]SVT!!![/b] = TIM =[i] Reply to your own thread in order to push (or bump) that thread back to the top of the listings as they are ordered by most recent post [/i]

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1079299' date='Jan 5 2011, 10:51 PM']and part of Basschat folklore. [/quote]

Yeah...what is that all about?

(I have a feeling no one's gonna give me a straight answer)

[Earbrass]

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1079649' date='Jan 6 2011, 11:29 AM']Yeah...what is that all about?

(I have a feeling no one's gonna give me a straight answer)[/quote]


[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461[/url]

[ras52]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='1079657' date='Jan 6 2011, 11:38 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461[/url][/quote]

I think that qualifies as a non-straight answer. :-)

[dlloyd]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='1079657' date='Jan 6 2011, 11:38 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461[/url][/quote]

Wow. The OP's posting history too... particularly posts made on Dec 20 and 28.

[Sean]

[quote name='dlloyd' post='1079712' date='Jan 6 2011, 12:13 PM']Wow. The OP's posting history too... particularly posts made on Dec 20 and 28.[/quote]

Unbelieveable! I suppose we all just got off the boat.

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='1079657' date='Jan 6 2011, 11:38 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461[/url][/quote]

Ah, I see.