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procon

(15,805 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:24 PM Feb 2018

Why am I seeing two identical versions of Democratic Underground with different URLs?

This is the URL of the DU I have bookmarked and where I have had an account since 2009:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/index.php

But doing an unrelated google search just now, this URL popped up:

https://demu.gr/index.php

They both look the same, but where is this alt DU coming from?

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Why am I seeing two identical versions of Democratic Underground with different URLs? (Original Post) procon Feb 2018 OP

Ruh roh. Squinch Feb 2018 #1

.gr is the country code for Greece. iscooterliberally Feb 2018 #2

I recall this being asked before. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #3

See Skinner post linked below. New Democratic Underground URL shortener: DEMU.GR Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #4

OK, thanks, but is the URL really from Greece? nt procon Feb 2018 #7

It is issued by Greece I guess. Is that Important? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #9

I've been seeing "upload.thiswebsite.com" and wondering what was up with that Afromania Feb 2018 #5

Googling dem.gr is in RU language. A construction site. Hmmm??? Wwcd Feb 2018 #6

It's just getting weirder and weirder... nt procon Feb 2018 #8

No, you are way off base Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #10

Ok. Maybe the language is in Greek not RU. I can't read either but Wwcd Feb 2018 #11

You're probably right, that its Greek, but it's just normal English for me. nt procon Feb 2018 #12

demu.gr is the site he asked about, not dem.gr Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #13

Noted. Thanks Wwcd Feb 2018 #14

yay, it was hard to tweet DU headlines before. Sunlei Feb 2018 #15

Squinch

(52,787 posts)

1. Ruh roh.

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:25 PM

Feb 2018

iscooterliberally

(3,010 posts)

2. .gr is the country code for Greece.

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:27 PM

Feb 2018

I just did a google search, but that other URL didn't come up for me.

Yonnie3

(18,121 posts)

3. I recall this being asked before.

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:27 PM

Feb 2018

Admin said something about its purpose which I don't recall. It is not anything nefarious.

Yonnie3

(18,121 posts)

4. See Skinner post linked below. New Democratic Underground URL shortener: DEMU.GR

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:29 PM

Feb 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10131784

procon

(15,805 posts)

7. OK, thanks, but is the URL really from Greece? nt

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:44 PM

Feb 2018

Yonnie3

(18,121 posts)

9. It is issued by Greece I guess. Is that Important?

Reply to procon (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:52 PM

Feb 2018

I believe that one anywhere can get (buy) a URL from anywhere and host it anywhere. There are exceptions I'm sure.

Afromania

(2,791 posts)

5. I've been seeing "upload.thiswebsite.com" and wondering what was up with that

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:30 PM

Feb 2018

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

6. Googling dem.gr is in RU language. A construction site. Hmmm???

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:42 PM

Feb 2018

All i know is that its in Russian language.

Thanks for the heads up

procon

(15,805 posts)

8. It's just getting weirder and weirder... nt

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:46 PM

Feb 2018

Yonnie3

(18,121 posts)

10. No, you are way off base

Reply to procon (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:56 PM

Feb 2018

Please read my post above.

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

11. Ok. Maybe the language is in Greek not RU. I can't read either but

Reply to procon (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:08 PM

Feb 2018

Yes, its getting weirder & weirder.
Am just glad my name isn't Trump!
You know sh*t is hittin the family fan tonite!

procon

(15,805 posts)

12. You're probably right, that its Greek, but it's just normal English for me. nt

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:18 PM

Feb 2018

Yonnie3

(18,121 posts)

13. demu.gr is the site he asked about, not dem.gr

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:40 PM

Feb 2018

If you go to demu.gr you will see the front page of DU as we know it.

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

14. Noted. Thanks

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #13)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 08:44 PM

Feb 2018

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

15. yay, it was hard to tweet DU headlines before.

Reply to procon (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 08:48 PM

Feb 2018

Happy Springtime!

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