Thank you for starting this topic Libbi. I wasn't trying to start a war, just posting a comment as to how I and others felt about the bump up coming up so often as we have been members practically from the beginning(jan 07 for me) and had never seen it before. Last year we sarted a chat lingo/ettiquette topic when we were all new to the site. It was very helpful and cut down on the frustration, so here's my suggestion..

if your going to post JUST forum lingo with no explaination as to what is is, can you stop in here please and leave an explanation as to what it means? I just think it is the respectfull and helpful thing to do.

Linda in SD

New to forums, just this one, I am glad someone explained what "bump" meant that LadyRags always uses. Never could figure that one out. Thanks for setting me straight. Judy in AZ

I believe that "bump up" is a legitimate, useful, and universal Forum standard convention that, when used properly, helps those who join the forum after the initial posting to good information. In this case particular case, "bumping up" Ricky's comment reminded me to write an email to Bob the Web Guy with a detailed description of a blogging problem that many of us have been having. Thank you, LadyRags

I should have known to do this. I used to do troubleshooting of IT related problems in my professional life. But I retired and now my brain is full of Quilting stuff, not IT stuff.

I don't mean to start a "flame war" (arguing by posts that often turn nasty ) or being a "Troll" (someone who postsprovocative comments to create trouble or flame wars). There is a whole lot of jargon and abbreviations that have come into usage in the 25 year history of internet forums. Just like there is a whole lot of quilting jargon. It helps users communicate quickly and efficiently with precise meaning.

We learn forum and blogging etiquette just like we learn quilting ... by doing and by asking.

PS: I was going to post this under the topic that provoked this comment, but decided that I may be going off topic