We are going to be deleting some DU Groups. And WE NEED YOUR HELP to figure out which ones.

[Skinner]

You may have heard that the DU Administrators are working on a complete redesign of our discussion forum software. This week we are having a brief public preview so you all can try out the software and see the future of Democratic Underground. We call it DU3, because it will be the third version of our website. The preview website is here:

http://www.du3preview.com

As part of the redesign, one of our primary goals is to make the smaller forums and groups more active, easier to find, and easier to use. To help achieve this goal, we want to clear out some the "dead wood" -- unused and under-used groups that clutter up the site and make it harder to find the more active groups.

We need your help to figure out which groups to save, and which groups to delete.

There are 142 groups listed (by category) under Topics: http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1004

There are another 56 groups listed (by category) under Places: http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1239

You can list all of them on one page by viewing the "Forums & Groups" tab in "Show All" mode:

http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forums&mode=show_all

Here's what we need you to do. If you are an active DU member who registered before January 19, 2011, then you can log in to DU3. We need you to go to DU3, http://www.du3preview.com/?com=login">log in using your DU username, and then subscribe to all your favorite groups. (Note: DU2 "small forums" are now designated as groups on DU3, so you can subscribe to those, too.) Just find each group you like, and then click the orange button on that page which says "Subscribe to this group." It looks like this:



You can also help by posting in your favorite groups on DU3. And if you like, you can post announcements in your favorite groups here on DU2 to encourage people to subscribe over on DU3.

You can check the number of subscribers in any group by visiting that group's "About this Group" page. Just visit any group and click the button that says "About this Group," then look for the words "Number of subscribers".

Thank you for your help.

David Allen
DU Admin

[hlthe2b]

1. Might want to include a deadline...

;)

[Skinner]

2. Deadline is now.

:)

Not sure exactly when we will be deleting groups. It depends on the response. But we aren't going to do any deleting for at least a week.

[KC]

236. Can't

you just delete groups on here and keep everything the same? The new site looks so retro
and it's harder to use and find things. Maybe it will just take time to get used to
it but this one is so much easier !

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. I was just thinking this morning how much more visible the groups are on the new DU3

Which will hopefully lead to more users finding them. I've always thought they were such a cool feature on DU. Then I went and subscribed to a few and saw how truly wonderfully the new DU3 manages them. I'm very impressed and grateful to you all! :D

[Ian David]

4. I'll suggest that the DU Marketplace is probably something to keep, even if nobody subscribes.

I don't imagine many people need to seek-out another channel of stuff being marketed to them.

However, we do still need a place where people can post these things, and others can look for it, when they want it.

Also, I just did my subscriptions.

Thanks!

[Le Taz Hot]

157. I couldn't find the DU Marketplace on DU3.

Could you offer some direction? Personally, I think the DU marketplace should be tweaked so people can sell stuff they actually make -- sort of like a craft fair -- made in the U.S.A. sort of thing. There could be a separate one for stuff that's being resold.

[steve2470]

166. here it is:

http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1120

[Le Taz Hot]

173. Cool!

Thanks! :hi:

[PeaceNikki]

5. In today-world we have "Choice" and "Pro-choice". On DU3, I only see "Pro-choice"

am I missing one or are you?

[Skinner]

7. Looks like I'm missing one.

Not sure what happened there. I'll see what I can do.

[PeaceNikki]

32. I am ok with just one....

But if I had to pick just one it would be the one where anti-choicers are not welcome. O8)

[Lyric]

116. +1 brazillion

[uppityperson]

96. Choice is a forum, Pro-choice a group on DU whatever we have now

[Lyric]

114. And here I was hoping that was intentional.

*sigh*

[Skinner]

150. I have no great need to bring the other one back.

If nobody wants it, then I'm not going to create it.

[dana_b]

6. thanks! just did it. n/t

[FSogol]

8. Why not just delete the ones with the least traffic or combine the obvious ones (like Books:

non-fiction and Books: Fiction)

[fadedrose]

74. PLease don't touch my "Books: fiction" forum.....

there's quite a few of us who love this forum....

[marions ghost]

80. second that

fiction and non-fiction = totally different

[FSogol]

84. All of the fiction and non-fiction books are in the same library building. There is not 2 separate

libraries. Why not one forum?

PS. I like those book forums also, but wouldn't mind if they were combined.

[Little Star]

216. I don't think they should be combined.

[ZombieHorde]

9. Do we really need a seperate place for classic movies, tv, and music?

If I saw This is Spinal Tap on TV, and I wanted to post about it, where would I put my post? Classic movies? TV? Music?

How about just an Entertainment forum for movies, tv, music, and cartoons?

edit to add: OK, I added a whole bunch of groups I think look interesting. The large number of groups is not as bad as I thought, because we can subscribe to a large number of them.

[Atman]

10. Get rid of the Dungeon.

Is that a group? It's time to get rid of it, either way.

[Skinner]

13. Which one? (nt)

[Ian David]

15. Why not just merge all the dungeons together into one group called "Crazy Shit?" n/t

[Gormy Cuss]

104. +1

Crazy Shit would be an awesome name for a group.

[Renew Deal]

17. The 9/11 forum should be renamed or deleted outright

It's a trainwreck.

[Ian David]

30. I propose renaming it, "Batshittery." n/t

[Renew Deal]

40. Should it be changed to 18 years old and up?

Put a wall up in front of it? :evilgrin:

[onehandle]

73. Agreed. nt

[Mist]

36. Why delete it? It's the only place the events of 9/11 can be discussed, even though there's so much

dissention and thread-hijacking going on I don't blame people for staying away.

Personally I'd be OK with a "Conspiracy Forum." Call it what it is.

[Renew Deal]

38. You're probably right

It's just such a mess. It should probably be renamed.

[greyl]

137. "It's the only place the events of 9/11 can be discussed" - False

It's pretty much the non-evidenced based, 9/11 Truth Industry propaganda and conspiracy theory nonsense that gets moved there. There are plenty of no-bullshit threads about the events of 9/11 that you can find in GD, LBN, and other forums.

[Skip Intro]

125. .

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

127. only because trolls live there to push the "corporate conspiracy" line.

Anything from 9/11 truth gets stuck there from other forums by moderators.....

9/11 was an inside job and the need for a real investigation of what happened that day is the only thing that can bring sanity back to politics.

[TheManInTheMac]

149. But it provides a place for the truthers to go while the grownups talk.

[BobbyBoring]

26. NO NO NO NO NO

NO!

[Rex]

77. No thanks.

[Incitatus]

118. Why? If you don't like it don't go there.

I don't post there, but there seems to be a number of Duers who do.

[Skip Intro]

126. Nope.

[greyl]

138. If not removed, it should at least be given a more accurate name. nt

[Lance_Boyle]

11. deleted by poster

Thanks Skinner - haven't checked since the last letdown. Good to see progress!

[Skinner]

12. Perhaps you should look a little closer. (nt)

[wickerwoman]

14. Love the new software.

But was wondering if we could expand the Australia forum to include New Zealand? We get some pretty cool news too ;-)

[Skinner]

18. Should Australia and New Zealand share one group?

Or should they each have their own group?

[wickerwoman]

23. I'm happy to share. Can't speak for the Ozzies.

Not sure how much traffic a New Zealand forum would get on its own, since I've only seen two or three other Kiwis around but every once in a while we get some big news and the national elections are this fall. It would be cool to have a place to discuss them.

:hi:

[Bucky]

61. You can call it the "Antipodean" board, which sounds classier than AusNZ

[Renew Deal]

16. This is a very good idea.

I'm glad you're doing this. I will probably post something about this too. I think some groups need to be merged/deleted.

[MattBaggins]

19. Latest Breaking News

What use is that group anyway

[H2O Man]

20. That's easy.

I use DU:GD, DU Sports, and the DU: Religion & Angry Adolescent Atheist forums. The rest can go.

[blondeatlast]

60. Ouch, but...

:rofl:

[MorningGlow]

70. !

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :thumbsup: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Rex]

78. No way...I only use the Lounge, LBN and GD...everything else should go!

[madinmaryland]

119. There is an "Angry Atheist Forum" What the Fuck???

[Lyric]

122. I think your response was rude and uncalled for.

I honestly thought better of you. If any other minority group were angry at the majority, we'd offer them understanding and sympathy. They've been hurt--sometimes terribly--and concessions to that hurt ought to be made for the sake of compassion. But not atheists, it seems.

I've said it before and I'll stand by it--atheists are the most hated and the least sympathized-with group of people in this country. Only overweight people come close to suffering the same level of social rejection, ridicule, and bullying.

Your words were cruel and hurtful--deliberately so. When you speak of a minority group this way, don't be surprised or pretend to be offended when they treat you the same way in return.

[CBGLuthier]

241. I am an atheist and I find the posts embarrassing, childish, and insulting

adolescent is perhaps ranking them too highly. Childish. Plain and simple.

[Evoman]

144. Wow, That isn't very nice. I'm not sure what to think of you after a comment like that.

[Arugula Latte]

168. You know, if anything, the Atheist forum has more humor than almost any part of DU.

[Ninjaneer]

172. Oh! so funnyyy! hahaha...

No.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

221. LOL. i assume the narcissism was meant to be ironic. nt

[Little Star]

21. Hi Skinner. I have a question.....

I use "my forums" now to keep up with and participate in the things that interest me. Will these DU groups replace those or are they for another purpose?

[laruemtt]

22. where's the 9/11 forum? n/t

[Renew Deal]

39. Foreign affairs and national security

That's not the best place to put it. Maybe put it behind an 18+ porn wall. lol

[laruemtt]

50. thanks!

[krispos42]

128. 3rd sub-basement. Behind the furnace.

Look for the sign that says "Beware of the leopard"

:hi:

[Left coast liberal]

24. uh oh! This will be interesting...

[TZ]

25. I trust you aren't going to be influenced by opinions of what

people who aren't members of groups think. I'd hate to see groups like the Skeptics group deleted because some others don't like it.

[SpiralHawk]

31. I doubt the skeptics are worth keeping. I doubt that anyone cares.

[Codeine]

33. I doubt that cat is as skeptical as he pretends. nt

[Renew Deal]

42. It's got almost 32,000 posts in 2+ years.

It should stay.

[sudopod]

109. What parent poster really meant to say

[Incitatus]

123. +1

Some people don't understand that the point of this is to make navigation easier and not to eliminate subject discussions that they do not like.

[Bucky]

63. It's blatently unfair to have a Skeptics group and not have a Gullible group

Unless you count the 9/11 Conspiracy Discussion board :hide:

[Iggo]

113. 9/11 group counts as both.

And ye, I go there daily.

[snooper2]

180. skeptics should be combined with Race/ethnicity & gaming

:)

[madrchsod]

27. gee...this new design is so easy even I can figure it out !

[seabeyond]

28. . nt

[EFerrari]

29. .

[rug]

34. Whatever you do, don't mess with Wyoming.

[Bucky]

55. Is Wyoming a state?

[rug]

75. I'm not sure. Doesn't a state need people?

[Arugula Latte]

106. It's been stripped of state status

Dick Cheney association, dontcha know.

[lumberjack_jeff]

135. Not really. It's kind of like Pluto. n/t

[AngryAmish]

35. that damn Lounge....

[Eddie Haskell]

43. Agreed

Hey Angry,know any good Amish jokes? Did you hear the one about Becky and Sara shopping in Lancaster's Central Market?

[Renew Deal]

37. Here is the answer to what should be deleted, renamed, and combined

Get rid of:

Economic Activism and Prog. Living
Peacemaking and Community
Propoganda Debunking
Sibel Edmonds to “WhistleBlowers” (only 201 posts in 6 years on DU 2)
Group Francophone (no new posts in 2 years)
Bloggers
DFA
Kucinich
Precinct Level Politics
Democrats
Consumer Advice
Personal Finance
Homeschooling
Classical Music
Netflix
Public Transport and Smart Growth
Campaigns
Single Payer health systems (208 posts in 2 years. 1 this year)
Household Hints

Rename:

Humor to Comedy
Americans Abroad to Democrats Abroad
Pro-Choice to Abortion or something similar

Rename or delete September 11. Move it out of “Foreign Affairs” category.

Keep Computer Help and Support, but get rid of Mac Users, Open Source, and Web Developers. Create new group called “Computing and Technology.”

Combine Womens Rights with Womens World

[glinda]

167. Do not get rid of Mac users!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JonLP24]

223. Strongly disagree with some of your choices

Especially the Netflix group. Now up to 44 subscribers which is more than most groups have.

I'm waiting for DU3 to come out before I start posting over there so I hope admins don't pay too much attention to how many posts there are over there now.

[gratuitous]

41. The Lounge

Shhh! Don't anyone tell them.

[Bucky]

53. We are everywhere. Like those terrorists in V for Vendetta. Except w/ different masks

[provis99]

44. delete the Mens group.

Most singularly useless group on DU.

[Renew Deal]

47. Apparently the sexists group is still going.

:shrug:

[lumberjack_jeff]

136. Disagree.

Perhaps it would be better to consolidate the three women's groups into one.

The irony of demanding the ostracism of men because we shouldn't tolerate sexism is pretty overwhelming.

[marions ghost]

156. Well

One mens' group, one womens' group makes sense...

But ?? Is there a need for a separate feminists group is the question that existing group should answer. (I seriously doubt the feminist group could ever attract men, maybe a couple. So it really is a womens group).

[lumberjack_jeff]

197. I'm being facetious.

Groups for which an interested membership exists should not be deleted.

I don't care if there are twenty groups of primary interest to women. I think its great. I do care that anyone feels empowered to decide which groups can be of interest to me.

It is one thing to say; "this group should stay" It is another thing to say "that group should go" particularly when that view is motivated by stereotype and bias.

[marions ghost]

217. ok thanks for explanation

your post seemed serious. We're on the same page obviously. Right outsiders should not decide if a group goes or stays. We have such a bad tendency in this country to erase what we don't want to see or be associated with. It's partly because people feel so powerless in general that they get into micro-managing. There's actually no need to take responsibility for any forum one has issues with.

On the other hand there MAY be some groups that would benefit from being combined with a group of similar concerns. (Certainly preferable to disappearing but also they might find they have more traffic). Eliminates redundancy and confusion that may keep the numbers down. Just saying. I have no dog in any of it.

[bobbolink]

45. So, things in the minority will go. :(

Not surprising, but.... kinda against what this country *used* to stand for.

I understand the problem, "clutter" and all that... but sometimes the minority view is very important to the balance of the community.

[Joe Fields]

95. ROFLMAO!!!

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

205. What's so funny?

[Joe Fields]

229. If I need to explain, then forget it.

:eyes:

[Bragi]

46. Hands off the Canada Group!

Don't make us go get a globally-enforceable Canadian court injunction against any attempted closure.

- B

[catabryna]

48. X-Posted to Ask the Administrators...

DU3 preview is not accepting my password... (And, yes, I know my password) :P

[Ninjaneer]

175. Did you sign up on DU prior to January 19, 2011?

I couldn't sign in either, found out it was because of that. :hi:

[catabryna]

178. I've been here since 2005...

I'm sure it will be straightened out, sooner rather than later, hopefully! :)

[trud]

49. heck

Why don't you just look at usage? Who has time to rummage around.

[blondeatlast]

62. Because they care what WE think, perhaps? nt

[Ohio Joe]

51. K&R - nt

[Bucky]

52. The World History Group is dead as a dried turnip. Only one post since January

[jp11]

57. Not my precious history!

[Bucky]

58. Another unused forum is "Congress". Don't all Congress threads belong in GD?

Unless it's a discussion about sexual congress. Those belong in the Lounge, where they can get locked more effectively.

[IDemo]

54. Idaho - gotta go

Place is deader than an Owyhee desert winter.

[Bucky]

56. Idapimp - I'll give you a lift to your work corner

[Orrex]

59. I think that you should merge the "Virginia" and "West Virginia" groups.

Ditto for the Carolinas and Dakotas.

[Bucky]

64. Also New Hampshire & Vermont, Arizona & New Mexico, and Oregon & Delaware

think about it.

[PeaceNikki]

65. Part of the Newt Gingrich redistrict America 2012 plan, no doubt.

I think he wants to make Chicago, Los Angeles and New York one state called "Liberaleliteville" with like 2 electoral votes, too.

[marions ghost]

76. You have GOT to be kidding....

states should stay states

Unless you want to make it regions:

Northeast
Southeast
South
Midwest
Rockies
Pacific

[Lyric]

115. Thanks but no thanks.

We forcibly split away from Virginia for a good reason.

[Orrex]

190. I thought it was because they decided to go with the metric system.

No?

[Arugula Latte]

186. Don't forget "New Mexico" and "Mexico"

:evilgrin:

[Renew Deal]

189. lol

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

66. Can we have the name of the KO group changed back?

Since the new show is also called Countdown, it makes sense.

Thanks!

[Renew Deal]

67. Can we get our own Rapture Ready forum?

The end times talk could be hilarious.

[onehandle]

68. Delete or at least let us hide the one chock full of right-wing links and support from Latest.

You know which one I mean.

[eqfan592]

86. Whats wrong, onehandle??

Can't stand your ignorance being challenged by reality?

[Horse with no Name]

69. I think you should combine the gungeon and the Israeli-Palestine forum

and call it "Enter at your own Risk"

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

170. .

+1 :hide:

[Sky Masterson]

71. You can get rid of the "SKY MASTERSON IS AWESOME" group

Nobody even goes there anymore :cry:

[rug]

82. I tried to go in but I was thrown out because I wasn't wearing suspenders.

[Sky Masterson]

89. Or pants either!

I don't need the competition!!Only I get to not wear pants in my group!

[Rhiannon12866]

72. Two that I feel strongly that we should keep:

Addiction/Recovery and Ancestry/Genealogy. I think the first one is very helpful here and the second remains fairly active and folks here enjoy it. Thanks for asking for input on this! :hi:

[steve2470]

79. Please be sure to keep Computer Help and Support

I'm pretty sure you will anyway, but my $0.02 :) Thanks.


Steve

[Motown_Johnny]

81. can't you just condense some of them, we don't need 6 sports groups

just one example

[petronius]

83. That 'My Subscriptions' tab is awesome! If it turns out that it was here all along and

I just missed it, I'm gonna be seriously pissed...

[Iggo]

111. You and me, both.

That sucker is some kinda handy.

[Shagbark Hickory]

85. Get rid of "GUNS", add "IMMIGRATION". Thanks for your consideration. nt

[eqfan592]

87. Yes, because firearms is clearly an issue that is no longer in need of discussion....

...riiiiiiight.

[baldguy]

88. Because the gungeon has been hijacked by RW mouthpieces.

[eqfan592]

91. Just because we don't agree with you...

...doesn't make us a "RW mouthpiece" baldguy. We are progressives who have a different view point on a particular issue than you. Just because we are progressives does not mean we are going to be lock step on every issue. This particular issue is a very important one for us to discuss because it IS so divisive and it has cost us SO MUCH political capital it's not even funny.

[Upton]

99. RW mouthpieces?

Millions of your fellow Democrats own guns....are theY all "RW mouthpieces" too?

[Shagbark Hickory]

101. Just the ones in the guns forum.

:crazy:

[Upton]

102. Everyone in the guns forum?

It appears your real beef is with those of us who support the RKBA...and you just don't disagree with us, you actually want to shut us up.

How progressive and tolerant of you..

[Shagbark Hickory]

103. I'll take that as a compliment.

:silly:

[Shagbark Hickory]

100. Exactamundo. n/t

[krispos42]

129. But if it was full of anti-gun mouthpieces you'd fully support keeping it?

And why is pro-gun=right wing mouthpiece? The RW trolls that hand out there get nuked on a fairly regular basis.

[jpak]

228. Then they would call it the Spam-geon

Oh wait - they do!

:D

[Renew Deal]

130. The gungeon is probably the most popular left wing gun forum on the web.

It's so popular that it should get it's own domain name.

[Lyric]

112. +1

[eqfan592]

174. If you can't beat 'em...

..ban em, eh Lyric? How very progressive....

[Incitatus]

120. So should discussions about guns be in GD

Or should any topic involving guns be banned from DU?

[LAGC]

142. I think that's why Skinner created that group in the first place.

As a way to keep GD uncluttered from all the firearms-related current events "concern" spam.

[snooper2]

183. Immigration should be combined with Crafts & Consumer Advice

[marions ghost]

90. suggestion for 9-11 group

Move it out of Foreign Affairs & rename it something neutral-- How about Political Skepticism

Then everything that gets labeled "conspiracy" can go there with dignity instead of ridicule.

[Orrex]

94. But what if those conspiracies are undignified and ridiculous?

Chuck Norris wants to know.

[marions ghost]

158. Lots of things may be undignified and ridiculous

HOWEVER speculation has it's place. And it's place is in a separate forum that is not ridiculed in its title.

Maybe you consider astrology ridiculous. Yet that forum is very popular. So who are you to say?

Whatever the 9-11 forum becomes should not reflect the wishes of the whole of DU. The 9-11 & similar issues are not allowed in the big forums. That is enough to suggest that it doesn't reflect DU as a whole. You need not take responsibility for its existence.

I'm not that interested in the forum and have no dog in the race, but I know a slippery slope when I see it. :eyes:

[steve2470]

92. kick nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

93. ..and adding new ones? Get rid of the individual states groups.

[Renew Deal]

134. Combine the Dakotas, Carolinas, and Virginias

:evilgrin:

[Liberal_in_LA]

198. Combine Texas and Florida

[eppur_se_muova]

97. Shouldn't this be pinned or announced by email? nt

[NNN0LHI]

98. Just one question? Do I have to do anything right now?

When the site switches over to DU3 will I be able to just log on like normal or will I need to do something different?

Thanks in advance.

Don

[Renew Deal]

132. Yes, please send a small donation of $50 to me via paypal.

Thanks!

[Maat]

105. I enjoy the homeschooling group,

and am going to support it remaining.

[SheilaT]

107. If the process I just went through

to resubcribe to my favorite groups is going to be what the new DU will be like then, oh, crap! It was terribly unwieldy.

Oh and even though I like one of the low-interest groups named, you really should delete anything that hasn't had any real activity in six months. If someone wants to post something on that topic, it can simply be done in General Discussion.

Actually what I like about the different forums is that most of them don't move very fast, and so it's possible to go and find a thread that was started some time back and bring it up to date with a new post.

[Odin2005]

108. The Asperger's Group MUST STAY!!!

[marions ghost]

159. I think all the individual support groups should stay

:thumbsup:

[Lyric]

110. Done.

Subscribed to the ones I want, although I didn't post in all of them yet.

[madinmaryland]

117. The "Guns Forum" Or at least rename it the "Ted Nugent Forum" nt

[eqfan592]

176. Ted Nugent is an idiot...

..and that you can't see the different between him and the rest of us doesn't say a lot for you.

[Canuckistanian]

121. The Sports group

Lord knows, there are enough sports websites already. We don't need one here.

[Renew Deal]

131. Then don't visit.

Do you wants sports pouring into the Lounge?

[Canuckistanian]

147. Hmm, good point

OK, forget it.

[Renew Deal]

188. I should have said something different.

It's dopey of me to say we should delete 20 forums and tell you not to visit sports. The reason Sports should stay is that it's one of the most active small forums on the site. If you compare it to some of the forums on the chopping block you'll see that they get a handful (or less) posts ever YEAR.

[Canuckistanian]

191. I think the cutting should be done scientifically

Just cut the LEAST ACTIVE groups or fold them into existing groups. If Sports is active as you say (I rarely visit), it'll stay.

[Kurovski]

124. Get rid of that silly old

GLBT forum that no one seems to pay any attention to. :rofl:

[Logical]

133. What if I registered after Jan 2011

[Ninjaneer]

181. I think in that case we sit tight and let the

"grown ups" take care of bidness :P

[BoWanZi]

139. Where is the guns subforum?

[LAGC]

143. You mean here? Or on DU3?

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=118

On DU3, its currently nested under the "Justice and Public Safety" area: http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1172

[BoWanZi]

145. Thank you!!! I couldn't find it...

[Rhythm]

140. Done and done...

:hi:

[rpannier]

141. The George Bush Support Group should probably be eliminated nt

[Kurovski]

164. But he's so dreamy.

I'm supposed to have a beer with him any day now...

[Behind the Aegis]

146. Suggestions

Eliminate the states groups. Combine them into regions. There are several other groups that should be combined, if not deleted.

[Kurovski]

165. But I like checking out the state's forums during election times

Very very helpful.

[PeaceNikki]

171. You'll have to pry Wisconsin from my cold, dead hands.

Or something.

[catabryna]

148. Password still not working in DU3preview...x-posted in Ask the Admins. nt

[TrogL]

151. Whatever happened to...

pets

open source

computer help and support - I particularly need this one to justify DU-ing at work

comic book

addiction/recovery

asperger's

mental health

[steve2470]

152. computer help is there

http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1095

[TrogL]

153. saw that, came back to edit but you beat me to it

[Iggo]

154. I went through all the groups at DU3 last night...

...and I'm pretty sure all those groups were there.

I don't specifically remember seeing the Pets group, but this is DU. It had to be there.

[Skinner]

155. They are all there.

Just go to the Forums & Groups (Show All) page:

http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forums&mode=show_all

And then use your browser's "Find on this page" function to search for the names of the groups you are looking for.

[Hun Joro]

160. Is there no more greatest page?

The greatest page helps me to see important or interesting things from forums I might not normally visit. I'd hate to lose it.

Or am I just missing it?

[glinda]

169. Greatest and latest pages help me time wise. I would overlook stuff without them.

[RedEarth]

195. +1

[itsrobert]

161. Can someone point to me where the Veterans forum is at?

I am having trouble finding it.

[steve2470]

162. here:

http://www.du3preview.com/?com=forum&id=1179

[itsrobert]

163. thanks

thanks

[blondeatlast]

177. Skinner, there's a t least one group that may not have a lot of subscribers: the

"Coping with Divorce/Separation Group". we all like to think we won't ever need it (I did) but when it happened to me, I was so glad I could find some friends online to talk to. Posting the pain in the Lounge just didn't appeal even though I knoew I could have.

I don't know if there's a possibility to save it, but I do think it is a "special" situation.

Thanks.

[snooper2]

179. combine guns with gardening & for sale/wanted

combine religion with health&disablity & sports

combine gender orientation with reading/writing & environment and energy...


That should make them a little more interesting :rofl:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

182. due to the lower tolerance of homophobia in the lgbt forum

the lgbt activism forum is really unnecessary at this point

[Bubba Kush]

184. Hey, how come I can't see those groups?

Sounds like a billion of groups to go through.. wonder if there's one for discussion of MMJ?

[blondeatlast]

185. Only donors can see them. nt

[Bubba Kush]

187. Damn...and me with no credit card...

Oh well...

[blondeatlast]

192. You should actually check out the donations page; they've got you covered.

I don't have credit either--and I'm a monthly subscriber.

a one ime donation of--even $1--gets you into this "exclusive" club. If you can't afford that, DUers are known to donate in other's names.

:hi:

[Bubba Kush]

196. Great. Where can I find such donors?

I mean, it's already tough enough living with limited funds.

[blondeatlast]

199. Many will offer, watch for the posts, especially closer to the end of the fund drive.

I'm a newly-single mom so am not in a position to do so, but I'm fairly certain someone will.

[Skinner]

194. You should be able to see them.

Did you click any of the links in my OP?

[steve2470]

193. kick nt

[Raffi Ella]

200. Subscribing now-

DU3 looks good!

Question: Is there going to be a Greatest Page? Recs & UnRecs?

[Skinner]

201. Not in their current form.

But we will ultimately have features that serve a similar purpose.

[Raffi Ella]

202. oh wow, ok.

It'll be interesting to see what you guys come up with to replace it.

[Hotler]

203. kicking! n/t

[fadedrose]

204. Kick

[DainBramaged]

206. So, the obscure groups are going to get 'Raptured' in DU3?

:rofl:

[Jack Sprat]

207. I would think a Consumer Protection Board

would be a good thing.
There are so many ripoffs nowadays.
We could discuss our bad and good experiences.

[BrendaBrick]

208. For what it is worth..........

I said it before...and I'll (sigh) say it again...I think that there should be some consideration given to a STRICTLY positive forum: "General Discussions - Victories Great & Small" or something there abouts..(you decide)...but the response I got (or rather - the lack there of) would seem to suggest that none such forum is needed because...well, you know...so much easier to just bitch about crap over and over again ad nausea than to actually - well - you know - celebrate and shine a little light on ALL THE STUFF that happens which is...ummm, you know.....POSITIVE????????????

DU might be a great place to exchange information and that is all well and good...(or at least...it's original intentions?) but when I look at the THOUSANDS of hits recently for the crap about Governor Arnold and his personal stuff versus other topics...well, it just makes me think that DU is sort of turning into one huge gossip, crude, base massive forum where the leaders of this forum really need to set a precedent or at the very least offer up something or other which allow a venue for sharing the *good stuff* that happens everyday as well across this great country of ours.

But I digress.....

Easier to just keep on bitching for popularity than to actually try and set a positive precedence...somewhere....somehow!!!!

Until then - I'll be holding back my $$$ on my quarterly contribution...........

For what its worth ~ ~ ~ ~

[MadBadger]

209. I would get rid of the lounge...

:shrug:











































































:sarcasm:

[akbacchus_BC]

211. Come on, the lounge is important, if that is got ridden of, then DU will

no longer exist. The Lounge has changed quite a bit but it is still interesting. Keep the lounge!

[akbacchus_BC]

210. You may wish to get rid of the BOG group, we no longer post in there!

[boston bean]

222. I joined the BOG at DU3, why would DU want to remove our Presidents group?

There are 26 others who joined as well.

[Norrin Radd]

212. We need

an "I like groups" group.

[orleans]

213. please, skinner, keep the bereavement group

i saw there are only 19 subscribers on du3 and i would hate to see it go.

that little group has helped me get through the most difficult time of my life--for the past year and a half. i have gone there and read the posts, posted quite a bit myself, sobbed while posting and reading what other had written--it has been an amazing place with amazing people that have seen me at my lowest of lows, and their caring, sympathetic voices have been a source of tremendous support and encouragement

it might not be that "popular" of a group--and, in a sense that's a good thing--but for some of us it has been a source of comfort in our darkest hours, weeks, months, and years after experiencing the passing of a cherished and loved one.

i was so glad to have found it when i needed it. i'm grateful there is such a place and please don't let it disappear.

[Rhiannon12866]

214. Beautifully stated.

I'll subscribe. I may not need it today, but I'd like to know that it's there if I do. Thank you. :pals:

[auntAgonist]

218. We need to keep this group! Thanks for posting Orleans

:hug:

I think of you often and hope you're well.

aA
kesha

[orleans]

235. i'm doing okay--sometimes--i guess

a million ups and downs. you know.

hope you're doing well also.

take good care,
:hug:

[Heidi]

219. Absolutely agree.

Thank you, orleans. :hug:

[blondeatlast]

230. Indeed--the Admins should find a way to keep these support groups

that DUers wouldn't necessarily "subscribe" to.

No one anticipates a death or divorce/separation--but knowing support is htere when you need it most is so helpful.

[JDPriestly]

215. Love the way the groups are arranged on my page.

I have signed up for over 20 groups. Sounds like a bit much doesn't it. But they are all groups that I am really interested in.

Thanks.

[Little Star]

244. I think DU3 is a lot more user friendly for finding and using groups...

I found a bunch of new groups over there that I didn't know existed here and I joined them because they interest me. I am excited about the switch. This place is one of the most user friendly places on the net imho, but I think DU3 will be even better.

[fadedrose]

220. K

[astral]

224. The Health Group Breakdowns....

It seems to me a more general "Health" topic could be in there. I would have to break down what I want to read or post about to very specific things: Health/Fitness, Health & Health Policy (which is a vague combination of topics to me), Mental Health, Losing Weight, Chronic Conditions --- I may be missing it because I am taking my first quick look through here and want to get off the computer after that. (I just now found this subject matter.)

The things I am thinking about would mostly fit into more than one category at a time here. My observations in the Health forum is that, unlike GD or DU, it is a very slow moving forum and doesn't really need to have a buncho of walls built around it. I don't mind sub-categories, now, but don't want to have to have a very narrow pigeonhole for everything I post nor do I want to have this many forums to click on if I am interested in what people are saying about health today.

I'm going to miss alot in giving input b/c I simply have to go after I figure out how to subscribe to a few topics.

I guess revisions to topics can be made as we live and learn in this new world we are moving to... (?)

Thanks, Skinner ~~!

___________________________________
wow it's not too late to edit.... I looked at the new categories and got too cross-eyed to know what to subscribe to with those sub-sub topic choices. I am going to wait and see what happens. I am intereted in some topics I have seldom, or possibly never, posted in, will see what comes out in the wash here, first! This is interesting.

[Little Star]

225. kick

[KewlKat]

226. I love the groups but since

I've not been able to donate this past year I can't post in them but I do enjoy reading them. I guess I'll just have to see what's left on the new forum.

[auntAgonist]

239. according to the info in the DU3 website you won't have to be a donor

to join or post.

:)
That's a welcome change for a lot of people.

aA

[Radical Activist]

227. Yes, it's time to close the Barack Obama Group.

Frankly, it's misleading to have the group, as it suggests that DU will be in some way welcoming of those who believe Obama is not the devil. Most DU Obama supporters, myself included, have moved on.

[Union Scribe]

232. Moved on have you?

Odd, 'cause I'm pretty sure I'm on DU reading your post. Do you also drive by your exes' houses screaming, "I don't need you! I've moved on! Moved on I tell you!"

[QC]

243. Don't forget the tearful twenty-minute answering machine tirades. n/t

[steve2470]

231. kick nt

[Hekate]

233. Skinner, it's time to end the BOG. The necessity to "hide out" in order to support Obama was painful

It hasn't gotten better, but if this community and its Admins have chosen to join the GOP in the continuous bashing of a Democratic President, then so be it. Just admit there's no place for Democrats who don't agree with said bashing and move on.

Those of us who founded the BOG have.

Hekate
DU member since 2002

[Bluebear]

237. Fail.

[QC]

234. Some groups have been used as places where members could freely trash-talk the rest of DU.

I hope that will not be an issue with the new group setup, as it was always a serious problem with the old one and bred more than its share of ugliness.

(Ironically, it is one of the sets of posters who were given a secret clubhouse in which they could attack the rest of us that is now trying their damnedest to sabotage the fund raiser. I guess there really is no use in trying to appease the unappeasable.)

[Hannah Bell]

238. +100.

[Maeve]

240. "Irish Affairs Group" can go--there's only about three of us who ever post there

And most of that is during March...:beer:

[Enthusiast]

242. Question

None of the above links work for me.

I have never been able to see the du3 preview for this reason.

Why would that be?

[steve2470]

245. kick nt

[regnaD kciN]

246. Are sigs going to be text-only now...?

As you can see below, I use formatting, images, and links in my signature. In the current version of the new board, all I get is text with a lot of html codes. Is that going to be the way it will work in the future, or has that feature just not been implemented yet?