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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 1896

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Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 2 158

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 6 happybird Tuesday Tuesday 0 311

Imgur and UK accounts 3 r�is�n_dubh Tuesday Tuesday 2 220

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Saturday Saturday 0 289

Trouble signing out 3 DemocracyForever Saturday Saturday 0 233

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 Friday 0 783

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 9 Friday 4 731

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 4 449

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 6 345

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 31 5 584

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 30 Mar 30 9 2696

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 28 Mar 29 1 479

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 25 Mar 26 0 447

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 25 Mar 25 0 421

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 1 634

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A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 8 Mar 23 6 881

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 17 Mar 18 2 1042

I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 17 Mar 17 8 601

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 12 Mar 12 0 348

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 11 Mar 11 2 737

The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 8 Mar 8 3 890

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 5 Mar 5 1 794

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 20 Mar 5 0 891

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Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 5 Mar 5 0 1040

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 0 533

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 2 863

What does it mean when an account is "Flagged for review?" 9 LAS14 Mar 4 Mar 4 1 932

Minor bug report 0 Tasmanian Devil Mar 1 Mar 1 1 458

I would like to apologize for posting something inappropriate. 1 murielm99 Feb 28 Feb 28 10 780

How do I ask the moderators a question 11 MadameButterfly Feb 21 Feb 26 0 965

Ads covering content 5 BunnyMcGee Feb 21 Feb 22 1 848

Another dumb fake quote, this one attributed to Macron, near the top of the Greatest page. 4 highplainsdem Feb 21 Feb 21 18 806

Formatting my cell phone on DU 7 Emile Feb 20 Feb 20 0 757

I can't see my own sig line and I never got any 4 samplegirl Feb 15 Feb 16 0 734

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 8 mysteryowl Feb 14 Feb 15 0 857

Hey gang! I am in need of some aid here. 4 OldBaldy1701E Feb 10 Feb 10 1 750

Link for "about this forum" on LBN's "start a new discussion" page is wrong 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 9 Feb 9 0 500

Time for a new Alert category? 3 BWdem4life Feb 9 Feb 9 5 801

Please Help! I can't Update my Star Membership 12 Cha Feb 8 Feb 9 4 1031

Earl, is it possible to have a donation box that is just for credit/debit cards? 11 WhiteTara Feb 8 Feb 9 4 1007

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I don't use PayPal and cannot purchase hearts 5 question everything Feb 8 Feb 8 0 771

When I go to purchase hearts it takes me to a paypal page. 2 cilla4progress Feb 8 Feb 8 0 613

The left column disappeared. The one that lists the main forums and my subscriptions. How do I bring it back? 14 question everything Feb 7 Feb 8 0 1110

HELP? I have an active Star Membership, but no stars to give! 4 Silver Gaia Feb 7 Feb 7 2 706

What is this? 2 bernieb Feb 7 Feb 7 1 712

Can i buy hearts without using Paypal? 5 Haggard Celine Feb 6 Feb 6 0 741

Could we change the Valentine's heart notification to red? 5 orangecrush Feb 6 Feb 6 0 746

Why won't my cards work for Star Membership? Not Pay Pal. 4 Magoo48 Feb 2 Feb 2 3 809

Are New York Post video popups appearing for other non-star members? 7 muriel_volestrangler Jan 29 Jan 30 0 895

Anyone else having slow to post time & 522 Host Errors? 0 SheltieLover Jan 23 Jan 23 0 509

Looking for a good site for video posting 0 Bayard Jan 22 Jan 22 0 592

Electrical problem. A dedicated line with two receptacles was installed several years ago. 5 3Hotdogs Jan 20 Jan 20 2 1012

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Heads up: If you use Imgur for image and video hosting, people in the UK can't see what you're posting 1 Emrys Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 618

Please follow through on those short attenton spam clickbait social media posts. 1 usonian Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 731

I put someone on full ignore yet I can see their OP. 14 applegrove Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1594

Whois: eoperfops12.qcloudteo.com 11 justaprogressive Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1310

What does "Flagged for Review" mean on someone's profile? 7 AllyCat Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1203

I just noted that the DU editor can now incorporate greek letters. All I can say is "Thank you." 0 NNadir Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 630

Results: Will DU accept JIFF files or should I convert to JPG? 2 Marthe48 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 752

Enable cookies? 4 Munu Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 906

This message was self-deleted by its author 11 mysteryowl Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1288

I can't find a DU Archive (my first time looking in a long while). Did I miss an official change notice for DU 4? 2 ancianita Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 760

Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child." [View all] 74 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 178 15975

I keep getting 403 Forbidden and I can't get rid of it. Help! ...n/t 16 CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1675

Do the TOS rules about copyright infringement still apply? 12 MichMan Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1630

Have "bookmarks" been disabled? (EDIT: NEVER MIND. I SOLVED IT!) 6 QueerDuck Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1085

Lately, I'm seeing advertisements pop up INSIDE my posts. 7 snot Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 1140

Aloha folks. Does anyone have a method in use to catalogue the many articles, videos, DU wisdom...cross-platform know- 0 mahina Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 599

Since some DUers are occasionally resistant to correcting or deleting OPs that are fake even.when 29 highplainsdem Dec 2025 Dec 2025 76 4019

A very deceptive deepfake of President Obama was posted in General Discussion this evening - UPDATE 10 highplainsdem Nov 2025 Dec 2025 27 2191

Where to post? 0 usonian Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 741

Need help - I'll try to explain as best I can. 3 Talitha Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1022

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