Question about "mysterious" posts...

[center442]

I don't know if this is the proper place to post this question, but I'll give it a go:

Occasionally I'll see posts in a thread that have nothing in them but a "period." For example look at posts #5 and #9 in this thread.

Can anyone tell me what it means?

Thanks!

 

[Baldkat82]

Well, I'm not %100 sure. But i think it was something that poster was doing. Notice it was the same member that had those posts. Probably submitted a post by accident.

 

[clinotus]

He was bumping the thread to the top of the thread list. Some people will write out the word 'Bump', TTT, or a simple '.' as he did.

TTT means To The Top

 

[Kaos116]

Possibly a bump on his ad. Maybe a price reduction edited out.

 

[center442]

Thanks, guys. The bump makes sense. I was used to seeing "TTT" or "Bump." I never thought about just putting a period.

 

[pdm]

Sometimes it's also what people leave when they delete a post. Poster's regret, brain fartage, etc.

 

[jdubois]

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[drgrant]

I don't know if this is the proper place to post this question, but I'll give it a go:

Occasionally I'll see posts in a thread that have nothing in them but a "period." For example look at posts #5 and #9 in this thread.

Can anyone tell me what it means?

Thanks!

This is usually a result of people inserting their foot in their mouth, and then editing the post.... I think they have to put a . in there just to satisfy the board software as I don't think it will allow editing out to a completely blank post.

Edit: Yeah, they could use it to bump, too, but IMHO it's a crappy way to bump a thread.

-Mike

 

[pbearperry]

It might be because some people have a problem focusing .......oh look a little bird.

 

[The Village Idiot]

It might be because some people have a problem focusing .......oh look a little bird.

HAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAA. My son says stuff like that all the time and it cracks me up!

 

[Arioch]

It might be because some people have a problem focusing .......oh look a little bird.

What little bi ..... Ooooo shiney!

 

[center442]

Thanks for the info, gentleman...and the chuckles.

 

[OnTheRoad]

Could just be that time of the month. Cranberry juice, anyone?

 

[packingungal]

Could just be that time of the month. Cranberry juice, anyone?

Depending on the month, my "time" is either 29 days, 30 days, 31 days...and then there is that leap year month....

 

[FalArAk]

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[packingungal]

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I drink it every day, Greg!!