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Funny you should post this............

While it is good in theory .....the reality is..... some people don't like to bump and will not make the effort. I bump all the time....and not just once or twice during a glow most of the time. There are many times it doesn't come back to me. I still bump.

We have a real lack of community and it's about time we start helping one another. All the preaching in the world is not going to change some people's attitudes though I fear.

Selfish little suckers that they are! Only want to fill their own pockets and the hell with everyone else!

The majority of people don't bump - that's just the reality of it, but the booty grab community is full of some really nice people who do bump and bumping back and bumping repeatedly does help get your thread bumped more. it's also just the nice thing to do
For those who aren't online as much, they really depend on others to promote their thread. some even resort to gifts and contests to promote bumping and that can be a significant profit loss if not enough people actively bump sad
for good karma good profit
always

This is kind of like the "Is the cap half-empty or half'-full" barometer check on your attitude (ie - 'half empty' means you're a pessimist and 'half full' means you're an optimist. Neither answer made much sense to me - too easy a judgment. I used to say mine was half full, but it was the top half - and it was surprising how many people got really angry when I said that. They did NOT want to think in new ways. Labels...are easier.

So, what is your point? To be the best labeler around, or to start change going? Because change WILL happen, however you evaluate its value to you. It is very hard to keep anything static. Why not look for what works?

I have a laptop that freezes if you look at it. (It doesn't cringe, it just sits and stares - unless it totally jams. I am trying to pry my desperate fingers loose from it to take it into the shop for a repair and a memory upgrade. (I am just the wee, tiniest bit possessive about my laptop...When I first got my heater on and the old dust burning off smelled like fire, I ran out of the house barefoot with my computer in my arms!

I hope y'll don't mind, but I prefer to go with the practical - I will use whatever works, no matter how unlikely it looks to someone else. I make a game out of bumping a friend's tank when a thread is too packed for me to actually play (which is pretty common for me these days). I have actually MADE friends that way, and been bumped by people who would verbally rip my head off if I spoke to them. A lot just depends on your perspective.....and your perceptions have a major influence on the results you get.

Sometimes a little laughter or thoughtfulness go a long way - and sometimes a good stare or a single short comment will get someone's attention to rethink something. Always try to create room for choice - offering two 'good' choices is an old trick moms use on kids all the time.

And I am up wayyyyyy past my bedtime...I think it shows. Lol. I just joined and thanks for the invite.

Agreed.
Lol, I have started to offer 2 good choices to my parents. xP
But they've always done that to me...

Yeah - I've learned it's the techniques rather than the facts that I really retain...

Naw - it's because the patterns apply to many more situations. I tend to think in patterns, more than words.

I tip all my bumpers PER bump. Their bumps are giving me exposure and for that I am really grateful. But same as you, I ONLY tip when I am glowing.