A bump is a post meant to bring a topic in the Scratch forums to the top of the forum, thus creating more activity on the said topic. A bump is generally performed by posting the text "bump" in the wanted topic. Bring Up My Post is a common acrostic for the word "bump",[1] or it could simply be used as "Bump my topic to the top".
Usage
Bumps can be very useful when a user wishes for more opinions on their topic. Sometimes, topics which are helpful but do not provoke discussion (such as tutorials) tend to get buried after a while, and thus need regular bumping. Such helpful topics are sometimes stickied or ITopiced. There is no set limit on how frequently a topic can be bumped, and a bump can be done multiple times within a day as long as it is not excessive.[2] However, this is not recommended, as bumping too frequently can unnecessarily disrupt a topic.[3] It is generally considered good Scratch Etiquette to only bump a topic once every 24 hours or once the topic is no longer on the first page of the forum, with some Scratchers expressing that even this is too often.[4]
Necroposting
- Main article: Necropost
Bumping outdated, irrelevant, unwanted, unnecessary, or solved topics is called necroposting and is frowned upon in the Scratch Community.[5] Scratchers new to the forums will often unknowingly necropost.[6] Most Scratchers consider bumping after a month of inactivity necroposting. However, based on the activity or importance of a forum, this time may vary.[7] Bumping up old topics is only considered necroposting if no new and relevant information is added and/or the main purpose of the bump was to bring up a "dead" post, i.e. if a user posts on an old topic to add useful information it is not considered necroposting.
