Can someone tell me what bttt, bump, ping, etc mean? I've only been here a short time.

01/18/2005 | CAWats

[CAWats]

Can someone tell me what bttt, bump, ping, etc mean? I've only been here a short time.

[digger48]

me too, please

[Texas_Jarhead]

BTTT = back to the top
BUMP is same as BTTT
PING is like a pager

[MJY1288]

Are you logged in?

[TheBigB]

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[Fiddlstix]

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[Texas_Jarhead]

BTTT & BUMP are used to make a thread show up at the top of the list of most recent posts

[Future Snake Eater]

actually, BTTT is "BUMP to the top"

[CAWats]

Wow, Thanks!!!!

[82Marine89]

Newbie Dictionary

[highlander_UW]

btt = bump to the top

bump is to post on a thread to raise it higher in the queue of posts

ping probably derives from sonar bouncing a signal through the water in an effort to get a response signal, in a thread it's normally used to send a message to others on a distribution list

[digger48]

Thanx! Duly noted

[nopardons]

bttt

[CAWats]

Logged in? Not sure. OK, no I'm not.

[Citizen James]

Paduon once too, I was. Use the force.

[CAWats]

Thanks!! Should keep me busy for awhile. Thanks again. - Gil

[Retief]

With respect to BTTT = back to the top, I don't quite understand. When I'm viewing the forum, posts don't go to the top after they have been replied to. They remain in chronological order by the time when the topic was posted.

Is there some option I need to select to view posts by the last time they were replied to, as opposed to when the topic was posted?

[Texas_Jarhead]

When looking at the thread list page in the top right corner under the divider line you will see to commands Threads and Messages. Click on Messages to view most recent posts.

[Retief]

Thanks a lot, that works great. I learn something new everyday.

[Texas_Jarhead]

At one time someone helped me so I'm glad I could help you