I am new at this. What is ping, and what is bump?
A ping and a bump is actully the same thing. When you post an article like I just did. It moves it to the top of latest posts. That's so those who have that section bookmarked can go to that article.
A lot of us freepers, including myself, have that section bookmarked so when you reply to an article that you think might be of interest, it goes to the top.
beats the heck out of me and I have been here awhile.