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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 2446

How to close your DU account 0 EarlG Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 3727

How to DU 10 EarlG Nov 2023 Nov 2024 63 7520

Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes 4 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2024 12 7686

DU4 Feature List 0 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3747

After opening DU, then opening another tab, then deciding to login, DU, unlike any other site I have used, 3 Wonder Why Yesterday Yesterday 2 259

My Subs stays lit. I unsubscribe from everything and get re-subscribed behind my back. 6 usonian Thursday Thursday 1 280

DU went down for me at 8:50, ET Jun 17, 2026. Anybody else? 17 applegrove Jun 17 Jun 18 10 546

Issue with "Share" option to Facebook. Please help 10 h2ebits Jun 9 Jun 15 1 482

Hi all you smart DU computer folk 5 wolfie001 Jun 13 Jun 14 0 476

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 1 474

Does anyone know how to embed YouTube shorts? 4 scipan Jun 12 Jun 13 0 389

Notifications Box not going away 8 Tommy Carcetti Jun 8 Jun 8 1 501

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 8 667

Star membership renewed in May,2026. Computer says I am not a star member. HELP! 3 patricia92243 Jun 2 Jun 2 1 439

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 0 771

I paid the old way on Saturday 1 dsc May 27 May 27 3 547

My fat finger actually hit alert rather than recommend a post 4 WheelWalker May 27 May 27 4 574

So, even as a 'member', I guess I have to expect malware from the DU now. 3 OldBaldy1701E May 25 May 26 6 812

What do people typically put in toward a star membership? NT 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 0 714

DU slowing up my browser. 1 El Supremo May 8 May 21 1 533

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 1 507

This isn't a bug, just a very annoying feature for those of us who use smilies. 3 CrispyQ Apr 21 May 18 5 793

Why do I get bad request on democraticunderground? 3 Orrin_73 May 17 May 17 0 651

Dennis Donovan 17 dewsgirl May 4 May 11 61 2836

How do I get rid of this annoying video pop? 4 debsy May 7 May 10 1 883

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 9 happybird Apr 14 May 6 0 1318

Can I post a great anti-trump Facebook reel on DU 4 radical noodle May 4 May 4 0 751

Postimages.org has changed. There is an alternative. 7 BWdem4life May 2 May 3 21 1225

Star membership 9 Timewas May 1 May 1 4 975

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There's another fake quote near the top of the Greatest page. (UPDATE: See replies 3 & 4.) 6 highplainsdem May 1 May 1 17 1218

The sea lion is seen on Firefox but not on Safari 2 question everything Apr 29 Apr 30 0 627

fwiw - upload.democraticunderground.com 5 dweller Apr 28 Apr 28 1 795

Imgur and UK accounts 5 r�is�n_dubh Apr 14 Apr 26 3 837

Could the rules for LBN thread starting mention "no live update pages"? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 26 Apr 26 1 532

Trouble signing out 4 DemocracyForever Apr 11 Apr 22 0 902

Site just started running slow 7 orangecrush Apr 20 Apr 20 6 981

Do FFR'd types still show up in member searches in "My DU?" 4 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 18 1 869

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 10 mysteryowl Feb 2026 Apr 18 0 1733

Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants Apr 16 Apr 16 2 834

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Apr 11 Apr 11 0 1159

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Apr 10 0 1607

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 2026 Apr 10 4 1456

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 1096

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 6 794

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 31 5 1143

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 30 Mar 30 9 5832

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 2026 Mar 29 1 1128

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 875

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1068

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 1350

What does the blue triangle on the left of a post title mean? 7 CurtEastPoint Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1391

A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1715

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 2221

I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 1084

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 823

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1415

The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1653

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1520

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 1532

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This message was self-deleted by its author 8 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1583

Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 1913

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 974

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 1587

What does it mean when an account is "Flagged for review?" 9 LAS14 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1741

Minor bug report 0 Tasmanian Devil Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 840

I would like to apologize for posting something inappropriate. 1 murielm99 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 10 1227

How do I ask the moderators a question 11 MadameButterfly Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1912

Ads covering content 5 BunnyMcGee Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1465

Another dumb fake quote, this one attributed to Macron, near the top of the Greatest page. 4 highplainsdem Feb 2026 Feb 2026 18 1338

Formatting my cell phone on DU 7 Emile Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1403

I can't see my own sig line and I never got any 4 samplegirl Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1298

Hey gang! I am in need of some aid here. 4 OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 1254

Link for "about this forum" on LBN's "start a new discussion" page is wrong 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 902

Time for a new Alert category? 3 BWdem4life Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 1319

Please Help! I can't Update my Star Membership 12 Cha Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1905

Earl, is it possible to have a donation box that is just for credit/debit cards? 11 WhiteTara Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1826

Who do I talk to about 0 sagetea Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 991

I don't use PayPal and cannot purchase hearts 5 question everything Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1343

When I go to purchase hearts it takes me to a paypal page. 2 cilla4progress Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 1081

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