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Pesky1

(55 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:35 AM Thursday

Help. Please explain "kick"

I'm pretty savy and have followed DU for quite a while. I understand that "kick" is a supportive frame, but I don't understand how it is or where the term came from.

Thanks in advance.

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Help. Please explain "kick" (Original Post) Pesky1 Thursday OP

Pushes a post up a bit so it doesn't disappear in the crowd of newer posts Attilatheblond Thursday #1

Every response is a kick malaise Thursday #2

It's a way of getting a thread back to the top of the forum, because the replier thinks its worthy of attention. Aristus Thursday #3

It is used to bump up an OP to the top of the page... Spazito Thursday #4

If a post gets twenty-five replies, it reaches a milestone. John1956PA Thursday #5

An excellent example of a kick... MiHale Thursday #6

We kick each other's assess all the time here. Irish_Dem Thursday #7

Attilatheblond

(8,978 posts)

1. Pushes a post up a bit so it doesn't disappear in the crowd of newer posts

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:37 AM

Thursday

And welcome to DU!

malaise

(296,556 posts)

2. Every response is a kick

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:37 AM

Thursday

😀

Aristus

(72,266 posts)

3. It's a way of getting a thread back to the top of the forum, because the replier thinks its worthy of attention.

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:38 AM

Thursday

But doesn't necessarily want to leave a reply.

Thread-starters often kick their own threads if they want it to get more attention.

Welcome to DU!

Spazito

(55,655 posts)

4. It is used to bump up an OP to the top of the page...

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:38 AM

Thursday

when the DUer wants others to read it but doesn't have a specific comment to make.

K & R is kick and recommend and does the same thing.

John1956PA

(4,986 posts)

5. If a post gets twenty-five replies, it reaches a milestone.

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:43 AM

Thursday

It gets another milestone with each increment of twenty-five replies. Some DUers may like an OP, but they do not have time to write out a long reply. Therefore, they post just a short reply which reads "kick" or "kicked for visibility" to help the OP reach a milestone.

MiHale

(13,075 posts)

6. An excellent example of a kick...

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:45 AM

Thursday

is True Dough’s OP from the Lounge…6,700+ responses every once in a while it pops up in the latest discussion feed because someone added a response (kick) and brought in back from the dusty bins of DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182048408

Irish_Dem

(81,591 posts)

7. We kick each other's assess all the time here.

Reply to Pesky1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:49 AM

Thursday

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