How can I get more recs so my post gets more views?

[summer_in_TX]

I wrote a post about the draconian bills that would harm voters in Texas. I had one person do many KRs and another react strongly saying it made them very angry.

It's an all hands on deck situation for Texas voters. Can I recommend it? Or only others? What else can I do to get attention for it?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215321088

[EYESORE 9001]

1. I K&Red it

It's on the Greatest Page, so there's that.

[summer_in_TX]

4. Thanks so much!

I appreciate your help!

[CottonBear]

2. Cross post in the Texas group. NT

[summer_in_TX]

10. Will do!

Thanks, CottonBear!

[CottonBear]

18. You're welcome! NT

[LakeArenal]

3. Just the luck of the draw.

If it’s a busy day posts are out of site in an hour.

Tuesday tend to be slower and a thread can get on the front page with 20 recs other days a thread needs 60. 🤷🏼?♀️

Of course a catchy title helps.

But realize not everyone is into the minutia of lives not their own.

I for one pass up threads about Texas all the time. My state has its own draconian crap.

So just keep putting out what’s important to you. If others don’t jump to support a thread don’t let it get to you. You put out your truth. At least you voiced your opinions.


PS. Note that those that comment don’t necessarily rec.

[summer_in_TX]

7. It's not for self-expression, you see.

I'm trying to keep the Rs from making it nearly impossible to vote, or help others register.

Maybe I'm tilting at windmills…but I must try.

[questionseverything]

13. We need to pass federal legislation hr1

Make it so the repubs can’t stop voting anywhere

[summer_in_TX]

14. Absolutely!

I emailed my Senators today. But I have no hope of Cornyn or Cruz supporting it. I hope those in states with more reasonable senators will help convince them to support it.

[questionseverything]

19. We need to do away with the filibuster just for the voting rights bills

I think they are much more important than infrastructure

[summer_in_TX]

20. I'm with you on that!

[hlthe2b]

40. Yes. I can't predict which ones fly to the top of "greatest" or sink like a stone many times...

even with my own posts.

Some very important ones will sink because people are just feeling overwhelmed and in need of a "breather" on any given day. That doesn't mean that DUers don't appreciate the importance of the issue and thus posting something similar on the issue a few days later may get a very different reception.

[LakeArenal]

42. DU is fickle. Sometimes you're a hit. Next day not so much.

Sometimes I post some little thing that I don’t think will take off and boom. Usually not

[summer_in_TX]

43. Thanks, hlthe2b!

Makes sense. Sometimes I'm here late when I'm too tired to engage. But I hate to miss the posts and most nights can't skip at least reading the headlines!

[appalachiablue]

5. K/R

[summer_in_TX]

9. Thanks appalachiablue!

[MiHale]

6. Post to everyone that comments...

[summer_in_TX]

8. Good tip!

Thanks so much!

[summer_in_TX]

36. Thanks, MiHale!

[sheshe2]

11. K&R'ed for visibility.

[summer_in_TX]

26. Thank you, she!

[sheshe2]

27. You are welcome.

[Ptah]

12. Pay it forward by recommending others' posts.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=342975&sub=recs

[LakeArenal]

15. Yes. Rec everyone on the front page.

Rec often and people get to know you and may look for something you post.

[summer_in_TX]

17. Ah ha!

I'm learning a lot today!

[summer_in_TX]

16. Paying it forward suddenly seems obvious.

Until today, I didn't understand the importance of it.

[LakeArenal]

21. We all learn a lot here. Good luck.

[LakeArenal]

22. Sometimes you might really appreciate something someone post or

You want to ask them something privately, don’t hesitate to pm them. I have made good friends that have reached out to me privately. Which has made me reach out to a few I admire. Then you build a network within the network.

I have been pm’d many time about living in Costa Rica. It’s fun.

My kindred spirits during the primary and election are good DU friends now.

[summer_in_TX]

23. Another great idea.

My normal DU habits are to work on my many other projects until I'm too tired to do so anymore. Then I treat myself to DU. Often I don't bring my best self then and am reading relatively quickly so I don't miss anything good, hoping I finish before midnight.

I'm volunteering a lot in retirement (communications and website for my local LWV, communications and board secretary for our local community radio station, on a media action team for Braver Angels.)

It's not that I don't want to build community, it's often that I have little energy left by the time I get here.

[SunSeeker]

24. It's not just recs, you also need kicks (the K of "K & R").

An OP gets a kick (moved up on the list of posts in a particular forum, thus more visible, and may eventually appear in the "Trending Now" box) by how many, and how recent, its kicks are. Every time some (including you!) replies to your OP, that gives it a kick. That includes replies to replies. I recommend you thank or reply to folks who reply to your OP. Not only is it nice and creates relationships, but you'd be kicking your own OP too. Win win.

[summer_in_TX]

28. Thank you, SunSeeker!

I notice there's a DU Kick button. Does clicking that work too?

[Tommymac]

35. I don't know about a kick button...

But reply to as many of the comments as possible - and spread it out over time - i.e. do one , wait a bit, and reply to the next.

Every reply puts the OP back on the top of the discussion list. If you spread your replies out - then every reply puts it back on top where those who are grazers (like me) may eventually open it up.

Then maybe reply the next day too so the next 'shift of DU'ers gets to see it at the top.

Rec's are important too as those are what puts in on The Front Page in the Trending threads and The Greatest threads. (Note that there is a time limit where it will disappear from the Trending list and not go back..it can only make the Top Greatest List there.

And of coarse the more recs the higher it will be on The Greatest Page.

Time of day makes a difference too - there are more posts during the EDT Prime Time - and less during the PDT prime time. And of coarse the Graveyard - between midnight and 4AM PDT it takes less recs to get it on The Front Page.

Good luck - I'll K & R it shortly.



(Oh yeah - some here may perceive it a bit of bad manners to rec your own OP - but if it is super important to you go for it. I don't know of any site rules that prevent that.)

[summer_in_TX]

37. Tommymac, thank you!

I appreciate all the good tips. A bunch!

Distributing replies over time makes sense. I hadn't figured out the various pages sections, and also hadn't realized the time zone would make a difference,

[Piasladic]

25. K & R

[summer_in_TX]

29. Thanks, Piasladic.

[summer_in_TX]

32. Thanks, Chin!

[summer_in_TX]

31. Learned a lot today!

Surprising how much I didn't know. I've lurked since the Howard Dean days and been a member for a number of years.

Thanks everyone!

[Solly Mack]

33. K&R

Threads can move fast. Sometimes the good stuff gets lost.

[summer_in_TX]

34. Thanks, Solly!

I'm learning.

I feel sheepish that I've been here on DU since 2004 and knew so little about how things really work.

[marble falls]

39. Intriguing, how so?

[uppityperson]

41. Yup

[BumRushDaShow]

44. Whoomp there it is

[Ptah]

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