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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 2235

How to close your DU account 0 EarlG Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 3540

How to DU 10 EarlG Nov 2023 Nov 2024 63 7148

Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes 4 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2024 12 7370

DU4 Feature List 0 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3575

I've forgotten -- how do we petition mods for changes ? Want to split Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights forum ... 4 eppur_se_muova Wednesday Thursday 7 218

I'm leery of clicking on unexpected links in emails. Did DU send me after I tipped a "verify your email address" link? 7 NNadir May 20 Wednesday 0 316

I paid the old way on Saturday 1 dsc Wednesday Wednesday 3 316

My fat finger actually hit alert rather than recommend a post 4 WheelWalker Wednesday Wednesday 4 277

So, even as a 'member', I guess I have to expect malware from the DU now. 3 OldBaldy1701E Monday Tuesday 6 483

What do people typically put in toward a star membership? NT 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 0 351

DU slowing up my browser. 1 El Supremo May 8 May 21 1 309

Yay it stopped! Past ?5+ days after I get on here, and -then touch my phone screen to move the image- it starts flashing 0 electric_blue68 May 18 May 18 1 252

This isn't a bug, just a very annoying feature for those of us who use smilies. 3 CrispyQ Apr 21 May 18 5 553

Why do I get bad request on democraticunderground? 3 Orrin_73 May 17 May 17 0 397

Dennis Donovan 17 dewsgirl May 4 May 11 60 2178

How do I get rid of this annoying video pop? 4 debsy May 7 May 10 1 545

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 9 happybird Apr 14 May 6 0 908

Can I post a great anti-trump Facebook reel on DU 4 radical noodle May 4 May 4 0 484

Postimages.org has changed. There is an alternative. 7 BWdem4life May 2 May 3 20 882

Star membership 9 Timewas May 1 May 1 4 622

There's another fake quote near the top of the Greatest page. (UPDATE: See replies 3 & 4.) 6 highplainsdem May 1 May 1 17 908

The sea lion is seen on Firefox but not on Safari 2 question everything Apr 29 Apr 30 0 412

fwiw - upload.democraticunderground.com 5 dweller Apr 28 Apr 28 1 523

Imgur and UK accounts 5 r�is�n_dubh Apr 14 Apr 26 2 580

Could the rules for LBN thread starting mention "no live update pages"? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 26 Apr 26 1 343

Trouble signing out 4 DemocracyForever Apr 11 Apr 22 0 601

Site just started running slow 7 orangecrush Apr 20 Apr 20 6 662

Do FFR'd types still show up in member searches in "My DU?" 4 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 18 1 594

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 10 mysteryowl Feb 2026 Apr 18 0 1328

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Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants Apr 16 Apr 16 2 527

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Apr 11 Apr 11 0 746

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 Apr 10 0 1228

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 2026 Apr 10 4 1128

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 4 767

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 6 585

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 31 5 879

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 30 Mar 30 9 4270

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 28 Mar 29 1 823

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 25 Mar 26 0 667

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 25 Mar 25 0 784

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 1 997

What does the blue triangle on the left of a post title mean? 7 CurtEastPoint Mar 24 Mar 24 0 1077

A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 8 Mar 23 6 1382

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 17 Mar 18 2 1671

I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 17 Mar 17 8 868

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 12 Mar 12 0 591

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 11 Mar 11 2 1072

The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 8 Mar 8 3 1339

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 5 Mar 5 1 1181

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 2026 Mar 5 0 1240

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 mysteryowl Mar 5 Mar 5 0 1245

Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 2026 Mar 5 0 1541

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 0 780

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 1242

What does it mean when an account is "Flagged for review?" 9 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 1 1377

Minor bug report 0 Tasmanian Devil Mar 1 Mar 1 1 664

I would like to apologize for posting something inappropriate. 1 murielm99 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1010

How do I ask the moderators a question 11 MadameButterfly Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1507

Ads covering content 5 BunnyMcGee Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1194

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Another dumb fake quote, this one attributed to Macron, near the top of the Greatest page. 4 highplainsdem Feb 2026 Feb 2026 18 1084

Formatting my cell phone on DU 7 Emile Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1103

I can't see my own sig line and I never got any 4 samplegirl Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1017

Hey gang! I am in need of some aid here. 4 OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1017

Link for "about this forum" on LBN's "start a new discussion" page is wrong 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 715

Time for a new Alert category? 3 BWdem4life Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 1077

Please Help! I can't Update my Star Membership 12 Cha Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1523

Earl, is it possible to have a donation box that is just for credit/debit cards? 11 WhiteTara Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1436

Who do I talk to about 0 sagetea Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 814

I don't use PayPal and cannot purchase hearts 5 question everything Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1063

When I go to purchase hearts it takes me to a paypal page. 2 cilla4progress Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 859

The left column disappeared. The one that lists the main forums and my subscriptions. How do I bring it back? 14 question everything Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1615

HELP? I have an active Star Membership, but no stars to give! 4 Silver Gaia Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 965

What is this? 2 bernieb Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 933

Can i buy hearts without using Paypal? 5 Haggard Celine Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1025

Could we change the Valentine's heart notification to red? 5 orangecrush Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1033

Why won't my cards work for Star Membership? Not Pay Pal. 4 Magoo48 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 1136

Are New York Post video popups appearing for other non-star members? 7 muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1230

Anyone else having slow to post time & 522 Host Errors? 0 SheltieLover Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 713

Looking for a good site for video posting 0 Bayard Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 799

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