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Star Memberships: The super-simple guide to making a one-time payment without a PayPal account (2025) 0 EarlG Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1974

How to close your DU account 0 EarlG Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 3296

How to DU 10 EarlG Nov 2023 Nov 2024 63 6736

Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes 4 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2024 12 6993

DU4 Feature List 0 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3383

Trouble signing out 4 DemocracyForever Apr 11 Wednesday 0 324

This isn't a bug, just a very annoying feature for those of us who use smilies. 2 CrispyQ Tuesday Tuesday 4 292

Site just started running slow 7 orangecrush Monday Monday 6 305

Do FFR'd types still show up in member searches in "My DU?" 4 NNadir Saturday Saturday 1 265

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 10 mysteryowl Feb 14 Saturday 0 979

Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants Apr 16 Apr 16 2 249

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 6 happybird Apr 14 Apr 14 0 400

Imgur and UK accounts 3 r�is�n_dubh Apr 14 Apr 14 2 300

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Apr 11 Apr 11 0 375

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 Apr 10 0 840

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 9 Apr 10 4 812

Can DU provide us with .html code with which we can indicate that an illustration we're posting is fake? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 3 4 532

Are there any guidelines for April 1 other than the usual? Or does this post serve as a reminder? 1 usonian Mar 31 Mar 31 6 407

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 31 5 657

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 30 Mar 30 9 2930

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 28 Mar 29 1 537

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 25 Mar 26 0 488

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 25 Mar 25 0 512

A friend (as a newbie) forgot what they have to do to be able to start a discussion. 7 electric_blue68 Mar 23 Mar 25 1 711

What does the blue triangle on the left of a post title mean? 7 CurtEastPoint Mar 24 Mar 24 0 779

A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 8 Mar 23 6 977

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 17 Mar 18 2 1156

I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 17 Mar 17 8 653

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 12 Mar 12 0 395

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 11 Mar 11 2 794

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The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 8 Mar 8 3 964

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 5 Mar 5 1 859

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 20 Mar 5 0 954

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 mysteryowl Mar 5 Mar 5 0 916

Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 5 Mar 5 0 1137

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 0 585

Why are apostrophes -- or is it hyphens -- in some posts suddenly showing up as a scrambled mess ?? 9 eppur_se_muova Mar 3 Mar 4 2 929

What does it mean when an account is "Flagged for review?" 9 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 1 1013

Minor bug report 0 Tasmanian Devil Mar 1 Mar 1 1 494

I would like to apologize for posting something inappropriate. 1 murielm99 Feb 28 Feb 28 10 824

How do I ask the moderators a question 11 MadameButterfly Feb 21 Feb 26 0 1060

Ads covering content 5 BunnyMcGee Feb 21 Feb 22 1 904

Another dumb fake quote, this one attributed to Macron, near the top of the Greatest page. 4 highplainsdem Feb 21 Feb 21 18 865

Formatting my cell phone on DU 7 Emile Feb 20 Feb 20 0 829

I can't see my own sig line and I never got any 4 samplegirl Feb 15 Feb 16 0 793

Hey gang! I am in need of some aid here. 4 OldBaldy1701E Feb 10 Feb 10 1 810

Link for "about this forum" on LBN's "start a new discussion" page is wrong 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 9 Feb 9 0 543

Time for a new Alert category? 3 BWdem4life Feb 9 Feb 9 5 858

Please Help! I can't Update my Star Membership 12 Cha Feb 8 Feb 9 4 1165

Earl, is it possible to have a donation box that is just for credit/debit cards? 11 WhiteTara Feb 8 Feb 9 4 1094

Who do I talk to about 0 sagetea Feb 8 Feb 8 1 647

I don't use PayPal and cannot purchase hearts 5 question everything Feb 8 Feb 8 0 822

When I go to purchase hearts it takes me to a paypal page. 2 cilla4progress Feb 8 Feb 8 0 654

The left column disappeared. The one that lists the main forums and my subscriptions. How do I bring it back? 14 question everything Feb 7 Feb 8 0 1199

HELP? I have an active Star Membership, but no stars to give! 4 Silver Gaia Feb 7 Feb 7 2 759

What is this? 2 bernieb Feb 7 Feb 7 1 756

Can i buy hearts without using Paypal? 5 Haggard Celine Feb 6 Feb 6 0 799

Could we change the Valentine's heart notification to red? 5 orangecrush Feb 6 Feb 6 0 812

Why won't my cards work for Star Membership? Not Pay Pal. 4 Magoo48 Feb 2 Feb 2 3 896

Are New York Post video popups appearing for other non-star members? 7 muriel_volestrangler Jan 29 Jan 30 0 972

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Anyone else having slow to post time & 522 Host Errors? 0 SheltieLover Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 552

Looking for a good site for video posting 0 Bayard Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 631

Electrical problem. A dedicated line with two receptacles was installed several years ago. 5 3Hotdogs Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1077

Heads up: If you use Imgur for image and video hosting, people in the UK can't see what you're posting 1 Emrys Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 665

Please follow through on those short attenton spam clickbait social media posts. 1 usonian Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 776

I put someone on full ignore yet I can see their OP. 14 applegrove Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1702

Whois: eoperfops12.qcloudteo.com 11 justaprogressive Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1387

What does "Flagged for Review" mean on someone's profile? 7 AllyCat Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1258

I just noted that the DU editor can now incorporate greek letters. All I can say is "Thank you." 0 NNadir Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 668

Results: Will DU accept JIFF files or should I convert to JPG? 2 Marthe48 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 804

Enable cookies? 4 Munu Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 973

This message was self-deleted by its author 11 mysteryowl Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1367

I can't find a DU Archive (my first time looking in a long while). Did I miss an official change notice for DU 4? 2 ancianita Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 808

Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child." [View all] 74 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 178 16354

I keep getting 403 Forbidden and I can't get rid of it. Help! ...n/t 16 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1787

Do the TOS rules about copyright infringement still apply? 12 MichMan Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1720

Have "bookmarks" been disabled? (EDIT: NEVER MIND. I SOLVED IT!) 6 QueerDuck Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1156

Lately, I'm seeing advertisements pop up INSIDE my posts. 7 snot Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1200

Aloha folks. Does anyone have a method in use to catalogue the many articles, videos, DU wisdom...cross-platform know- 0 mahina Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 642

Since some DUers are occasionally resistant to correcting or deleting OPs that are fake even.when 29 highplainsdem Dec 2025 Dec 2025 76 4213

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