[Velveeta]

This thread needs a bump...

I agree.

[RedRover]

I've had a number of inquiries regarding Freeper lingo, particularly the words "bump" and "ping".

Both are compliments.

Here are the meanings according to the 2006 FREEREPUBLIC LEXICON (Lingo, Dictionary, Lore Handbook).

Bump is used when someone wants to post a reply to a thread simply to "bump" it back to the top of the "Latest Posts" list so more visitors will see it. It is be used to single out a comment on a thread for particular approval.

BTTT - "Back To The Top" or "Bump To The Top" is like "Bump" with an exclamation mark.

Ping is like a page. The Freeper being pinged will see the thread in "New Posts to You".