Doesnt anybody look to see if its already been posted.

[Renew Deal]

[AZ8theist]

1. From my experience: NO.

[PatSeg]

2. Ha, ha, ha!!!

I'm not sure if that was suppose to be funny, but it cracked me up.

[SunSeeker]

3. Why doesn't the phone version of DU have a search function like the desktop version?

That would take care of a lot of the multiple postings.

[BlueDawn]

6. Wonderful idea!

I do tend to look at DU mostly on my iPhone and think a search function would be a nice addition.

Maybe it is something to think about?

[Make7]

10. I think the function still works—there just is no link to it when viewing the mobile version.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=search

If that works, people can just bookmark it.

[SunSeeker]

14. Thanks! I don't understand why there is no link if the function exists.

[Roland99]

16. If you use Safari on an iPhone

One can search a page by typing in the term at the top, then scrolling down the very bottom of the screen:

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/search-specific-text-safari-iphone-ipad/

[SunSeeker]

20. I have a Samsung, but thanks for posting that for iphone users!

[kimbutgar]

4. No because news is going so fast now you post right away not thinking of looking though

Previous posts. But I will acknowledge if I reposted something already posted.

[Renew Deal]

11. This is true

The main page of GD had around a 11 minute difference from the newest to the oldest thread. Things were flying to the point where I couldn't find the Cam Newton thread not long after it was posted.

[StarryNite]

5. LOL

I see what you did.

[malaise]

7. DUzy

[Silent3]

8. Anybody does, but not nybody. n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. 3 punctuation issues!!!

[cwydro]

21. Yup.

[Leith]

12. It took me a few minutes

but, yeah - very funny.

[miyazaki]

13. Some believe they have eminent domain here.

[Yonnie3]

15. Shirley you mean imminent domain

[Dem2theMax]

17. I have never been able to search using my phone.

It only works when I'm on my computer, and I'm rarely on my computer anymore.

[Reader Rabbit]

18. Many years ago, there was a reminder to do, I think.

I have a vague memory that, back in the day, there would be a reminder before you could post in GD: "Good citizens check for duplicates," or something to that effect.

Maybe we should bring it back?

[cbdo2007]

19. Awww, you must be new here. I have literally had someone reply to my post...

on something, only to then turn around and create their own new post on the same thing with the same headline like 10 minutes later while mine was just a few rows below theirs.

I think DU should have volunteers to filter out duplicates, or have an automatic thing that searches their headline for any in the current top 100 and show any that look similar.

[Frasier Balzov]

22. The post which receives the most comments wins!