Bumping thread. ~~~~

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This template should always be substituted (i.e., use ((subst:Bump))). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.

Purpose[edit]

"Bumping" a discussion thread - avoiding its automatic archival for (default) 30 days.

The main intended usage is on pages that archive relatively quickly. Very busy Wikipedia discussion pages are set to be archived every week, or perhaps even every 2 days. Bumping a discussion allows time for more readers to participate.

Most regular article talk pages are, in contrast, set up to archive only after 60 or 90 days or even longer; "bumping" a thread there does nothing.

Effect[edit]

This is a wrapper for the invisible template ((do not archive until)) that is used to prevent bots archiving a discussion thread, changing the default number of days until auto-archival to 30. It produces a visible message that the thread has been bumped. It will auto-sign the notification.

After 30 days (or however many days were specified) the thread (including the bump message) will once more be eligible for auto-archival. Whether it will actually archive at that point or not depends on the automatic archival settings specific to the page.

Usage[edit]

((subst:Bump|number of days to prevent the thread from archiving|additional note))

Parameters[edit]

The template takes two optional parameters.

The first integer parameter specifies the minimum number of days before archiving. Supplying this parameter does two things:

a. it overrides the default of 30 days (not 3560 days, the default of the underlying ((do not archive until)) template)

b. it specifies the number of days in the message (if the parameter is omitted, the template will not output a number of days)

While the underlying ((do not archive until)) template accepts different units than days (hours, weeks, etc) this template deals only in days.

The second text parameter allows for extra text to be output as a second sentence, after the main text. As an example perhaps an explanation for why the bump occurs. You can set it independently of the first parameter with |2= or |note=.

Examples[edit]

Basic usage:

((subst:Bump)) → Bumping thread. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Changing number of days:

((subst:Bump|7)) → Bumping thread for 7 days. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Specifying default number of days to force template to spell it out:

((subst:Bump|30)) → Bumping thread for 30 days. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Supplying a second sentence:

((subst:Bump|note=Operator is making changes.)) →
Bumping thread. Operator is making changes. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Using both parameters:

((subst:Bump|7|Operator is making changes.)) →
Bumping thread for 7 days. Operator is making changes. Example (talk) 09:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

TemplateData[edit]

Prevent the archival of a discussion.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	`1`	The number of days to prevent archival by. Auto value `30`	Number	optional
2	`2` `note`	Adds a note on a new sentence, before the signature.	String	optional
note	`note` `2`	Adds a note on a new sentence, before the signature.	String	optional

See also[edit]

Template:Pin section – another wrapper for ((do not archive until))

Templates for archiving

Recommended

((Archives)) (very configurable side box or banner for main talk page)
((Automatic archive navigator)) (banner placed on archive pages with navigation)
((Talk header)) (banner with talk page guidelines and archives)
((Archive top)) / ((Atop)) (archives/closes discussion)
lowercase sigmabot III (MiszaBot) (most popular auto archiving bot)
Archy McArchface (archiver script)

Side box

((Archives))

Headers

With navigation	((Annual archive)) ((Archived annually)) ((Automatic archive navigator)) (does not need parameter) ((Archives by months)) ((Month-year archive nav)) ((Monthly archived talk)) ((UserTalkArchive)) ((Warning archive notice))
Without navigation	((Archive index)) ((Archiving))
With search	((Talk header)) (contains an automatically appearing archive search box and nav)

Content
formatting

Lists

((Archive list)) (numbered archives usually the default)
((Archive list alpha))
((Monthly archive list))
((Yearly archive list))

Discussion

Automatic
archiving
systems

Archy McArchface (archiver script)
ClueBot III
- ((User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow))
HBC Archive Indexerbot (Legobot)
lowercase sigmabot III (MiszaBot)
OneClickArchiver
((Archive basics))
((Archive now))
((subst:Bump))
((subst:Do not archive until))
((subst:Install one click archiver))
((subst:Pin section))
((subst:Setup auto archiving))

Category:Archival templates

Inline talk templates

Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes

Thread level

((Moved talk))

((Moved talk|Dresden))

Moved: was at Talk:Dresden

Used at the thread's current location

((Moved talk to))

((Moved talk to|Berlin))

Moved to: Talk:Berlin

Used at the thread's former location

((Thread retitled))

((Thread retitled|Old title))

Thread retitled from "Old title".

Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

((Summoned by bot)) ((sbb)) ((sbb)) (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment

((Buttinsky)) ((Buttinsky)) ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of ((Talk page stalker))

((Edit conflict))

((ec))

(

)

((ec))

(edit conflict)

To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

((Interrupted))

((Interrupted|Username|12:52, 26 January 2024 (UTC)))

— Username 12:52, 26 January 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below

Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

((Non-admin comment))

((nacmt))

(

)

((nacmt))

(Non-administrator comment)

Optional and only for own comments, see doc

((Pinged)) ((Pinged)) (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

((Responding to ping)) ((rtp)) ((rtp)) (responding to ping) Similar to ((pinged))

((Talk page stalker))

((tps))

(

)

((tps))

(talk page stalker)

Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

((Talk page watcher))

((tpw))

(

)

((tpw))

(talk page watcher)

Ditto

Notifications

((Hidden ping))

((hp))

((hp|Username))

Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

((Ping group))

((pinggroup))

((pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...))

Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...)

Up to 10 usernames

((Pong))

((pong|Username))

Username:

In reply to a ping

((Reply to))

((re))/((ping))

((re|Username))/((ping|Username))

@Username:

Sends a notification; up to 50 names

((To))

((To|Username))

To editor Username:

Sends a notification

During

((subst:Arbitrary break)) ((subst:Arbitrarybreak)) ((subst:Arbitrarybreak)) ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

((subst:Bump)) ((subst:Bump)) Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for ((do not archive until))

((FBDB)) ((FBDB)) ^[FBDB] An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

((KISS)) ((KISS)) KISS References the KISS principle politely

((No ping))

((np))

((np|Username))

Username

Works like ((U)) but without triggering a notification

((No ping2))

((np2))

((np2|Username))

Username (talk · contribs)

Works like ((User)) but without triggering a notification

((Notelist-talk))

((tnote))

(

)

((tnote))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

((Outdent))

((od))

(

)

((od|:::::))

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

((Outdent2))

((od2))

(

)

((od2))

(←)

Alternative out-denting

((Reflist-talk))

((tref))

(

)

((tref))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

((Relevant discussion))

((reldis))

((reldis|Talk:Berlin))

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

((Sources-talk)) ((Sources-talk)) _{[not shown here]} A convenience wrapper around ((Reflist-talk))

((Talkfact))

(

)

"Oranges are blue!"((talkfact))

"Oranges are blue!"^{[citation needed]}

Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

((Talk quote inline))

((tq))

((tq|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote inline italic))

((tqi))

((tqi|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

((Not talk quote inline))

((!tq))

((!tq|"Oranges are orange!"))

"Oranges are orange!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

((Not talk quote inline italic))

((!tqi))

((!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"))

"Oranges are orange!"

((Talk quote block))

((tqb))

((tqb|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote block minimalist))}

((tqbm))

((tqbm|Oranges are blue.))

Oranges are blue.

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

End

((Please sign inline)) ((Please sign inline)) (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

((subst:Please ping))

(

)

((Please ping))

(please

mention me on reply)

Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use ((Please ping|no)) to ask not to be pinged.

((Not watching)) ((nw)) ((nw)) (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

((subst:Notifyme)) ((subst:pingme)) ((subst:pingme)) If you reply here, please put ((reply|your username will show up here)) in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting ((REVISIONUSER)) when you save.

((subst:Request ping))

((subst:repi))

((subst:repi|Example))

If you reply here, please ping me by adding ((u|Example)) to your message, and signing it.

Requires subst

((Signote))

((sg))

(

)

((sg))

_{Please leave me a note if you reply}

((Watching)) ((Watching)) (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Closure

((Sock vote))

((sockvote))

((sock vote|Example))

(

Blocked sockpuppet of Example, see investigation)

To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.

Humor disclosure

(See the list here.)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Bump/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.