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In reply to the discussion: The latest version of Democratic Underground, aka DU4, is now open for early access beta testing! [View all]EarlG
(22,615 posts)108. The home page can be reached simply by clicking the site logo at the top of the page
The new home page has pretty much all the same stuff on it that the old one did, although some of it has been moved around a little.
I decided the total registration count wasn't so important these days... I dunno, back in the old, old pre-blog, pre-social media days, when the Internet was a much smaller place, we thought that showing off that count was pretty cool. But while DU certainly isn't a small site by any means, these days the really big sites have hundreds of millions of members, so it doesn't feel like much of a brag. What's important is that DU is a great community full of great people who enjoy hanging out together. Quality over quantity, right
I still think 89 million posts (and counting) is pretty cool though
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The latest version of Democratic Underground, aka DU4, is now open for early access beta testing! [View all]
EarlG
Aug 2023
OP
Thanks! Hadn't noticed that earlier. I switched the notification to a solid color.
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#92
You can go to Account Settings and shut off notifications for Subscriptions. But
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#79
sorry ... i just don't like change. i have a problem with it & always have
Trueblue1968
Aug 2023
#16
I appreciate how you feel. On the upside, our brains get something new to puzzle, and get used to.
c-rational
Aug 2023
#66
i don't like change either. i don't want DU to look different. TOO MUCH WHITE.
Trueblue1968
Aug 2023
#18
This is the first day of the early access beta test so there are going to be issues
EarlG
Aug 2023
#22
DU4 has what is called Skinner Mode, which will give you something closer to the format you're used to. Go
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#24
A Fire tablet. I tried clearing the cache, too, and that didn't make any difference. No problem with sig lines. Just
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#95
And by "No problem with sig lines" I mean those are visible when I hold the tablet horizontally, then
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#96
I LOVE the "Friendly forums for passionate Dems" subtitle under Democratic Underground.
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#29
If the new AI coding capabilities existed three years ago would it have made creating the new DU
Pepsidog
Aug 2023
#30
Generative AI, the type that writes code, makes lots of mistakes that have to be
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#34
Thanks for the response and all you guys do to keep this site running. Hard to imagine the work and
Pepsidog
Aug 2023
#46
thanks! I look forward to playing around with this. First thoughts - looks great!
NewHendoLib
Aug 2023
#49
I understand. But I don't want notifications of new threads for every forum I would
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#74
Just switched from DU3 to DU4, saw the My Stuff button blinking, and again there
highplainsdem
Aug 2023
#75
im glad the developers kept the legacy nav system and i also like the new nav system
AllaN01Bear
Aug 2023
#53
You know what I like, right off the bat? I can recommend someone's post on a thread! That
PatrickforB
Aug 2023
#82