Pardon my newbie ignorance, but......

[drumwolf]

...what exactly does it mean when posters "kick" a thread? You know, with the :kick: ...

[BootinUp]

1. It brings it back to the top of the forum list

of threads so people see it on the first page of threads.

[The Lone Liberal]

2. It means that not a sufficient number of posters

have had the good sense (as defined by the poster) to respond.

[TacticalPeek]

11. Well, sometimes.

And sometimes it means a bunch of busy threads pushed down an interesting thread that mostly got missed and needs a helping hoof.

Sometimes it's just for fun.

[blondeatlast]

3. Kick! for a newbie.

:toast:

Welcome to DU. Most places it's called "bumping."

[Fenris]

4. It means, "HEY! I didn't spend half an hour writing this post..."

"Just so you f**king ingrates can let it fall to the bottom of the forum listings."

You'll get used to it.

[NewHampster]

5. Welcome young DUster

:hippie: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[bigwillq]

6. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[VOX]

7. Welcome dw, and here's a "kick", so this thread won't sink like a stone...

:kick:
Look forward to your posts -- :toast:

[The Lone Liberal]

8. Like a beach ball at a Dobbie Brothers concert

Keep it above the crowd.

[wryter2000]

9. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[The Lone Liberal]

10. Going up?

Next floor; the penthouse.

[madmax]

12. Welcome drunwolf

:toast:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

13. Welcome to DU!!!

So glad to see you!! Hope you are enjoying yourself.
Duckie

[Duncan Grant]

14. Welcome to DU!

Hi neighbor! :hi:

:kick:

[OneBlueSky]

15. if you read the "latest" threads, it will mean nothing to you . . .

but if you go to the individual boards, the posts are listed differently, and a kick sends that particular thread back to the top of the list . . . in case anyone missed it . . .

welcome to DU . . . but watch out, it's addicting . . . :)

[UrbScotty]

16. Kick! (nt)

:kick: