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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 2504

How to close your DU account 0 EarlG Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 3805

How to DU 10 EarlG Nov 2023 Nov 2024 63 7631

Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes 4 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2024 12 7767

DU4 Feature List 0 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3815

403 error 1 Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 0 148

Anyone else get booted off the DU 20 minutes ago? 3 applegrove Wednesday 17 hrs ago 1 231

Still getting 504s 3 SheltieLover Wednesday Thursday 2 227

Getting a lot of 504s 4 SheltieLover Wednesday Wednesday 1 194

Getting some slow page-loads and 504 timeouts on DU today. Anyone else? 3 Drum Wednesday Wednesday 1 136

Help with donation and star? 5 Grey5 Sunday Monday 1 299

After opening DU, then opening another tab, then deciding to login, DU, unlike any other site I have used, 3 Wonder Why Jun 26 Jun 26 2 373

My Subs stays lit. I unsubscribe from everything and get re-subscribed behind my back. 6 usonian Jun 25 Jun 25 1 394

DU went down for me at 8:50, ET Jun 17, 2026. Anybody else? 17 applegrove Jun 17 Jun 18 10 736

Issue with "Share" option to Facebook. Please help 10 h2ebits Jun 9 Jun 15 1 599

Hi all you smart DU computer folk 5 wolfie001 Jun 13 Jun 14 0 563

I got a Pay Pal on my credit card on June 8. I paid it. I got another one on June 12. Both were for $15.Can the second 3 debm55 Jun 13 Jun 13 1 552

Does anyone know how to embed YouTube shorts? 4 scipan Jun 12 Jun 13 0 480

Notifications Box not going away 8 Tommy Carcetti Jun 8 Jun 8 1 609

I've forgotten -- how do we petition mods for changes ? Want to split Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights forum ... 5 eppur_se_muova May 27 Jun 3 8 744

Star membership renewed in May,2026. Computer says I am not a star member. HELP! 3 patricia92243 Jun 2 Jun 2 1 523

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 May 27 0 858

I paid the old way on Saturday 1 dsc May 27 May 27 3 603

My fat finger actually hit alert rather than recommend a post 4 WheelWalker May 27 May 27 4 651

So, even as a 'member', I guess I have to expect malware from the DU now. 3 OldBaldy1701E May 25 May 26 6 877

What do people typically put in toward a star membership? NT 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 0 804

DU slowing up my browser. 1 El Supremo May 8 May 21 1 582

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 1 560

This isn't a bug, just a very annoying feature for those of us who use smilies. 3 CrispyQ Apr 21 May 18 5 859

Why do I get bad request on democraticunderground? 3 Orrin_73 May 17 May 17 0 742

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Dennis Donovan 17 dewsgirl May 4 May 11 61 3039

How do I get rid of this annoying video pop? 4 debsy May 7 May 10 1 960

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 9 happybird Apr 14 May 6 0 1435

Can I post a great anti-trump Facebook reel on DU 4 radical noodle May 4 May 4 0 837

Postimages.org has changed. There is an alternative. 7 BWdem4life May 2 May 3 21 1309

Star membership 9 Timewas May 1 May 1 4 1064

There's another fake quote near the top of the Greatest page. (UPDATE: See replies 3 & 4.) 6 highplainsdem May 1 May 1 17 1313

The sea lion is seen on Firefox but not on Safari 2 question everything Apr 29 Apr 30 0 690

fwiw - upload.democraticunderground.com 5 dweller Apr 28 Apr 28 1 875

Imgur and UK accounts 5 r�is�n_dubh Apr 14 Apr 26 3 900

Could the rules for LBN thread starting mention "no live update pages"? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 26 Apr 26 1 581

Trouble signing out 4 DemocracyForever Apr 11 Apr 22 0 972

Site just started running slow 7 orangecrush Apr 20 Apr 20 6 1051

Do FFR'd types still show up in member searches in "My DU?" 4 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 18 1 933

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 10 mysteryowl Feb 2026 Apr 18 0 1837

Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants Apr 16 Apr 16 2 911

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Apr 11 Apr 11 0 1269

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Apr 10 0 1712

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 2026 Apr 10 4 1528

Can DU provide us with .html code with which we can indicate that an illustration we're posting is fake? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2026 Apr 2026 4 1168

Are there any guidelines for April 1 other than the usual? Or does this post serve as a reminder? 1 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 856

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1196

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 2026 Mar 2026 9 6234

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1226

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 936

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1131

A friend (as a newbie) forgot what they have to do to be able to start a discussion. 7 electric_blue68 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1431

What does the blue triangle on the left of a post title mean? 7 CurtEastPoint Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1482

A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1830

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 2387

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I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 1149

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 881

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1498

The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1751

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1620

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 1609

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1679

Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 2016

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1027

Why are apostrophes -- or is it hyphens -- in some posts suddenly showing up as a scrambled mess ?? 9 eppur_se_muova Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1673

What does it mean when an account is "Flagged for review?" 9 LAS14 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1833

Minor bug report 0 Tasmanian Devil Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 891

I would like to apologize for posting something inappropriate. 1 murielm99 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1270

How do I ask the moderators a question 11 MadameButterfly Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 2016

Ads covering content 5 BunnyMcGee Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1531

Another dumb fake quote, this one attributed to Macron, near the top of the Greatest page. 4 highplainsdem Feb 2026 Feb 2026 18 1400

Formatting my cell phone on DU 7 Emile Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1484

I can't see my own sig line and I never got any 4 samplegirl Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1364

Hey gang! I am in need of some aid here. 4 OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1314

Link for "about this forum" on LBN's "start a new discussion" page is wrong 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 963

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