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[VidX]

It's either with my regional settings/time (I doubt it) or something is wrong in the soft of the board, as recently when I open any of the subsections some of the old threads are on the top of the list, but when I open them - the last post is way too old to bring it to the top (while the color of the link is like the one that indicates a "New reply").. Or it shows "Latest post: Today", I open and "Today" turns out to be a month ago.

[caliban]

There is a 'bump' function that manipulates the date of the last post to 'bump' the topic.
This also happens when people vote in a poll in certain fora.

Does this likely explain what you encounter? If not you need to give more specific examples.

[VidX]

Well this seems to occur pretty often recently so I'm not sure. Here's an example: first I open "Lifestyle" subsection and see this (the first thread) it's written "Today":



BUT - when I open it, the last post as is shown (not today):

[rwac]

Well this seems to occur pretty often recently so I'm not sure. Here's an example: first I open "Lifestyle" subsection and see this (the first thread) it's written "Today":
BUT - when I open it, the last post as is shown (not today):

Right. The topic gets bumped when someone votes on the poll.

[niner]

Well this seems to occur pretty often recently so I'm not sure. Here's an example: first I open "Lifestyle" subsection and see this (the first thread) it's written "Today":
BUT - when I open it, the last post as is shown (not today):

Right. The topic gets bumped when someone votes on the poll.

As of this posting, a majority (21 to 13) of users have voted to turn off bumps from poll votes.

[rwac]

As of this posting, a majority (21 to 13) of users have voted to turn off bumps from poll votes.

So turn it off for all forums then ?

[PWAIN]

Well this seems to occur pretty often recently so I'm not sure. Here's an example: first I open "Lifestyle" subsection and see this (the first thread) it's written "Today":
BUT - when I open it, the last post as is shown (not today):

Right. The topic gets bumped when someone votes on the poll.

As of this posting, a majority (21 to 13) of users have voted to turn off bumps from poll votes.

Make that 22...

[PWAIN]

There is a 'bump' function that manipulates the date of the last post to 'bump' the topic.

How do you do this? I haven't noticed this functionality before.

[niner]

There is a 'bump' function that manipulates the date of the last post to 'bump' the topic.

How do you do this? I haven't noticed this functionality before.

You have to be the threadstarter or an ImmInst Poobah.

[Lazarus Long]

There is a 'bump' function that manipulates the date of the last post to 'bump' the topic.

How do you do this? I haven't noticed this functionality before.

You have to be the threadstarter or an ImmInst Poobah.

I'm supposedly a "poobah" and I used to see that function but I haven't been able to find it either.

Is it behind one of the 'new and exciting secret doors' that occasionally pop up when I am floating the mouse over the page?

Perhaps we should start a scavenger hunt for all the new and improved functionality.

[caliban]

The Bump function is only available to Members (not sure why you call them names).

It is available as the very first button on the top of each thread showing a little bell and reading 'bump' which I personally find very easy to find and understand.

[Lazarus Long]

The Bump function is only available to Members (not sure why you call them names).

It is available as the very first button on the top of each thread showing a little bell and reading 'bump' which I personally find very easy to find and understand.

Members or "members of leadership"?

Because I am clearly a member and I have no such bell reading bump. Which is perhaps why this thread got started. And I should add I used to see that option before the recent upgrade. That is why I entered this discussion at all.

As to "poobahs' it is not so much calling 'them' names as much as a form of self deprecating humor I suspect. At least that is how I intended it when I quoted.

[niner]

The Bump function is only available to Members (not sure why you call them names).

It is available as the very first button on the top of each thread showing a little bell and reading 'bump' which I personally find very easy to find and understand.

"poobah" is a form of self-deprecating humor; the reference was to myself and other members of leadership. In the course of explaining to members and users that people like myself had a 'power' that they didn't have, I didn't want to come off like I thought I was the awesomeness or something. It was not intended to be insulting to anyone. I apologize for the usage of an apparent colloquialism in an international forum.

http://www.merriam-w...tionary/poo-bah