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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 2579

How to close your DU account 0 EarlG Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 3881

How to DU 10 EarlG Nov 2023 Nov 2024 63 7834

Posting on DU: Shortcuts, Tips, and Codes 4 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2024 12 7874

DU4 Feature List 0 EarlG Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3872

Had to verify through the verification page to login. Then after crafting a post reply and 7 Wonder Why 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 4 210

From GD, error saying DU is not a secure website. 7 irisblue 20 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 0 218

Anyone else experiencing extremely laggy responses and 504s? Updated - Running fine now. 9 SheltieLover Sunday Sunday 2 159

Anyone else getting 504s & having very slow response time? 5 SheltieLover Sunday Sunday 2 172

Anyone else experiencing DU being exceptionally slow? 15 SheltieLover Friday Friday 2 305

Anyone else experiencing DU being exceptionally slow? 6 SheltieLover Friday Friday 2 140

Anyone else experiencing DU being exceptionally slow? 1 SheltieLover Friday Friday 2 102

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 SheltieLover Friday Friday 0 59

What forum would be appropriate to post facts relating to the JFK assassination? 2 red dog 1 Jul 5 Jul 6 2 310

Getting messages that DU is not secure 2 Marthe48 Jul 6 Jul 6 7 432

Should it be or is "baiting" members a violation of Terms of Service? 3 orangecrush Jul 5 Jul 5 7 418

403 error 1 Ms. Toad Jul 4 Jul 4 0 278

Anyone else get booted off the DU 20 minutes ago? 3 applegrove Jul 1 Jul 4 1 357

Still getting 504s 3 SheltieLover Jul 1 Jul 2 2 359

Getting a lot of 504s 4 SheltieLover Jul 1 Jul 1 1 324

Getting some slow page-loads and 504 timeouts on DU today. Anyone else? 3 Drum Jul 1 Jul 1 1 250

Help with donation and star? 5 Grey5 Jun 28 Jun 29 1 432

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 2 498

My Subs stays lit. I unsubscribe from everything and get re-subscribed behind my back. 6 usonian Jun 25 Jun 25 1 544

DU went down for me at 8:50, ET Jun 17, 2026. Anybody else? 17 applegrove Jun 17 Jun 18 10 1070

Issue with "Share" option to Facebook. Please help 10 h2ebits Jun 9 Jun 15 1 807

Hi all you smart DU computer folk 5 wolfie001 Jun 13 Jun 14 0 673

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 1 645

Does anyone know how to embed YouTube shorts? 4 scipan Jun 12 Jun 13 0 600

Notifications Box not going away 8 Tommy Carcetti Jun 8 Jun 8 1 752

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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 8 866

Star membership renewed in May,2026. Computer says I am not a star member. HELP! 3 patricia92243 Jun 2 Jun 2 1 624

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 1020

I paid the old way on Saturday 1 dsc May 27 May 27 3 679

My fat finger actually hit alert rather than recommend a post 4 WheelWalker May 27 May 27 4 747

So, even as a 'member', I guess I have to expect malware from the DU now. 3 OldBaldy1701E May 25 May 26 6 959

What do people typically put in toward a star membership? NT 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 0 938

DU slowing up my browser. 1 El Supremo May 8 May 21 1 654

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 1 623

This isn't a bug, just a very annoying feature for those of us who use smilies. 3 CrispyQ Apr 21 May 18 5 962

Why do I get bad request on democraticunderground? 3 Orrin_73 May 17 May 17 0 836

Dennis Donovan 17 dewsgirl May 4 May 11 61 3330

How do I get rid of this annoying video pop? 4 debsy May 7 May 10 1 1084

What is this download box that pops up every once in a while? 9 happybird Apr 2026 May 6 0 1626

Can I post a great anti-trump Facebook reel on DU 4 radical noodle May 4 May 4 0 934

Postimages.org has changed. There is an alternative. 7 BWdem4life May 2 May 3 21 1455

Star membership 9 Timewas May 1 May 1 4 1279

There's another fake quote near the top of the Greatest page. (UPDATE: See replies 3 & 4.) 6 highplainsdem May 1 May 1 17 1448

The sea lion is seen on Firefox but not on Safari 2 question everything Apr 29 Apr 30 0 765

fwiw - upload.democraticunderground.com 5 dweller Apr 28 Apr 28 1 1017

Imgur and UK accounts 5 r�is�n_dubh Apr 2026 Apr 26 3 1039

Could the rules for LBN thread starting mention "no live update pages"? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 26 Apr 26 1 642

Trouble signing out 4 DemocracyForever Apr 2026 Apr 22 0 1076

Site just started running slow 7 orangecrush Apr 20 Apr 20 6 1211

Do FFR'd types still show up in member searches in "My DU?" 4 NNadir Apr 18 Apr 18 1 1062

Hi, when is the next time our posting history is deleted? 10 mysteryowl Feb 2026 Apr 18 0 2009

Anyone else getting intermittent 504 errors? eom 6 littlemissmartypants Apr 16 Apr 16 2 1044

I'm getting 403 Forbidden error messages with both board posts and email. 10 highplainsdem Apr 2026 Apr 2026 0 1433

I hate smilies. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Apr 2026 0 1897

I would like to gift a membership. I would prefer to do it anonymously if possible? 6 Maru Kitteh Feb 2026 Apr 2026 4 1650

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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 1321

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 6 923

Reliable sources for developments in Iran. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1328

Need advice on coping with single-issue flamers spammers. [View all] 53 UTUSN Mar 2026 Mar 2026 9 6977

Can this video be posted ..............Pink Floyd - Childhood's End (Official Music Video) 5 turbinetree Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1335

Have to complete a security check to access the archives? 1 question everything Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1010

Yellow highlighting 3 XanaDUer2 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1218

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 1585

What does the blue triangle on the left of a post title mean? 7 CurtEastPoint Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1627

A fundraising suggestion to the owners/administrators of DU. 10 artemisia1 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 2013

Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function? 15 orangecrush Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 2666

I wish people would stop referencing politics in the lounge 3 Marthe48 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 1231

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 948

Quotes being trashed. New for me, and quite the nuisance. � 8 usonian Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1641

The time stamp on my computer is different from DU's. 8 CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1884

Bluesky links not working? 8 Takket Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1760

What is up with the pop up ads?!!!! 4 roscoeroscoe Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 1726

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 mysteryowl Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1832

Need HELP! With Posting Images! Please! 10 Silver Gaia Feb 2026 Mar 2026 0 2196

What does it mean when a message is autoremoved? nt 2 LAS14 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 1110

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