   This is not a real-time chat.
  You don't need to bump your posts unless it's been a couple of days or so. As a rule of thumb, wait until your post has fallen off the first page to bump.GDNet users live all around the world. It's very possible that at the time you ask your question, the person best suited to answer you is asleep. So have some patience.Your problem is not "urgent", either. Not as far as we care, anyway. If you have an assignment due in a few hours, that's your problem, not ours. We don't do homework here, anyway.   
  When it takes me 10min to figure out I can't come up with something coy to respond with. I guess I'm going to have to agree.There is no point in people getting pissed and posting "150 views and no response!? what is this!" either. Just because the first people to read it don't have anything to say, doesn't mean the right person won't roll around to the thread at some point. Many people troll for topics that interest them on the active topics list, and just read.  Or maybe your question isn't quite what they expected from the title, so they viewed, but still don't have the right input.   ;  One good trick is that you can bump a thread and then delete your post. But I'm sure the mods wouldn't like that.....................................(todo: write more suspicious-sounding dots)   ;  BUMP!Oh common now you had it coming ;)   ;Quote:Original post by pinacoladaOne good trick is that you can bump a thread and then delete your post. But I'm sure the mods wouldn't like that....Don't "silent bump" either. They can see the replies and will tell you not to do it. Back in my newbie days I was guilty of this in a thread and was asked not to. [wink]   ;  We would rather you not do that, because we DO see them deleted posts. In fact, we like to have secret conversations about you with our deleted posts.Lol zahlman, that last one was great. Do one for zipster now.   ;Quote:Original post by WashuWe would rather you not do that, because we DO see them deleted posts. In fact, we like to have secret conversations about you with our deleted posts.Lol zahlman, that last one was great. Do one for zipster now.Yeah, I knew something was up when the forum listing said "Topic Starter: Zahlman, Last Post: Washu, Replies: 0"  :)   ;  Of course, he could have just stickied it. We don't mind them things.But bumping keeps it in AT   