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Pesky1

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

Help. Please explain "kick" [View all]

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" [View all] 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