thank you for that...i'm new here and don't fully understand what is and isn't acceptable. Is it o.k. to continue to 'bump' a thread just to keep it alive when interest (at least for the moment) seems to be lagging?
Yes.
"Is it o.k. to continue to 'bump' a thread just to keep it alive when interest (at least for the moment) seems to be lagging?" You bet it is; keep on bumping!
This is just the kind of thread that most deserves attention.