Welcome to the NEW Democratic Underground Message Board

[Skinner]

The wait is over! After months of preparation, we are pleased to welcome you to the new and improved Democratic Underground message board.

This new message board is much more powerful than our old message board, and should better handle the high traffic on our site. We have also added a number of great new features!

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Your username and password for the new message board are the same as they were on our old message board.
If you know your username and password, you shouldn't have any difficulty logging in to post. You can login here.

If you lost your password, you can get a new one using our password retrieval function.
The password retrieval function is available here.

If you can't use the password retrieval function, you can get a new password by emailing the administrators.
If all else fails and you still can't login to the new DU, we hope you will email us to let us know. We are going to be swamped with requests so it may take a while for us to respond. Our email address is [e-mail].

I would like to extend my special thanks to Elad, our programming wizard, who has been spending his free time for the last six months working on this upgrade. He was the driving force and the brains behind this.

We are glad to have you as a member of our community! If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know.

Enjoy the new message board!

Skinner
DU Admin

[EarlG]

1. Welcome everyone!

Hats off to Elad for his superb work getting the new board set up. :)

We hope you enjoy all the new features. Now get posting!

EG

[Elad]

Don't forget to thank Lithos

who pitched in crucial and life-saving help at the last minute to make this possible.

Elad

[mandyky]

18. Thanx Lithos!!

You all are the bestest!!

[Lithos]

59. Thanks

Glad to be of help.

[Rowdyboy]

15. Exceptionallly smooth job...

You guys deserve an enormous pat on the back!
:toast: :toast: :toast:

[Rowdyboy]

16. Exceptionallly smooth job...

You guys deserve an enormous pat on the back!
:toast: :toast: :toast:

[Skinner]

20. It ain't over yet.

We're experiencing some strange new bugs. If they don't shake out soon, we might be back to square one.

[karlschneider]

23. So far, looks okay...time stamp on posts is a bit futuristic....not a complaint!

youse guys is the greatest

Edit: OOPS, fixed it in -Options-!!!!!

[desi826]

49. I love that pic, Skinner

The board seems to work fine too. There are so many new options now I don't know where to begin. Congrats to all.
Des

[Kellanved]

2. Seems to work fine - great job

Thanks for your effort.

[Skinner]

5. Keep those fingers crossed.

This transition has been a little more difficult than we were expecting.

[DemoTex]

3. Well done!

Welcome DU-2

[Salviati]

4. Congrats!

[proud patriot]

6. Great Job Elad ...You The Man

:hi:

[DemExpat]

7. Congratulations!

This is SUPER!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

DemEx

[reprobate]

8. Hey, guys, this looks great.

You people are the bestest.....was that a bushism?

Anyhow, the new software looks fantastic. Great job.

[DancingBear]

9. Hot Dog!

I made it here! - who'd a thunk it...

BIG thanks to all who made it happen.

[kentuck]

10. Welcome all !

:)

[MGKrebs]

11. Not bad at all. Well done!

I guess I'll alert on something just to check it.

[Droopy]

12. Where's our little stars

signifying that we are donors? An the time signature on the posts seems to be out of whack.

[MaineDem]

13. Bravo!

"Good job" to all involved!
:toast:

[dusty64]

14. Like it so far.

How do you get into the archives to read stuff you missed earlier?

[Democat]

68. Really fast, great work!

I also wonder how we can access the arhive of old posts for research?

Thank you again!

[sujan]

17. checking in

[KeepHopeAlive]

19. Thanks! This is great.

Thanks for all your work and dedication.

I can't wait to look around and play. Oh, a new smilie. :+

[buddhamama]

55. woo hoo, you made it

good to see you.

[FreedomReload]

21. Hope Things Get back To Normal Soon

Transitions are never easy.

[newyawker99]

26. Three cheers for Admin and Lithos!!

Well done guys!! May we have nothing but clear sailing ahead!!


:toast::toast::toast::toast:

[Fredda Weinberg]

28. I'll second that

:toast:

[cosmicdot]

22. great ... what a great feeling ...

now, about ridding ourselves of that smirktator ...

[blueseas]

24. WOO HOO

Thanks MGKrebs
I found the new DU

[CMT]

25. great job

thanks for all the good work.

[ParanoidPat]

27. So far so good!

Thanks for all your efforts! When you get this 'debugged' do you want to take on developing new voting software? :shrug:

If anyone can DU it right you guys can! :evilgrin: You ROCK!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

29. lets have a house warming party....

:scared: and teach this old dog some new tricks :7

[janx]

30. Avatars? Do I detect the use of them?

?

[kathee]

31. What a seemless transition!

looks great.

[Name removed]

32. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Mandate My Ass]

33. Thanks, admins

for your hard work and for our new message board. Keeping fingers and toes crossed for an easy transition. :hi:

[DoYouEverWonder]

34. Toto, this isn't Kansas anymore!

Very cool. I can't wait to play with the new stuff.

Thanks for all your hard work making DU and the world a better place.

[John555]

35. When can new people start a new topic?

Hi, I'm new on here and want to start posting funny links to comedy sites about George Bush and others. I cann't do that now because I must reply instead of posting new threads.


Thanks, John555

[LiberalLibra]

36. This is looking good........

....I miss the old forum but I also know this is going to be much better in the long run. Welcome everyone to the new and improved DU!!!

[FarLeftRage]

37. A great job done all the way around!

Many thanks... :thumbsup:

[Pastiche423]

38. I lost the ability

(using IE 5.0) to enlarge fonts. Is there a way to do that w/i DU2?

My old eyes need help.

[Pastiche423]

42. Found it!

Thanks for the great job!

[rasputin1952]

39. Well Now....

This is good for an, "OOOOHHHHH-----AAHHHHHHH".

Thanks to all who brought this minor miracle about.

Now, if I can just roam around for awhile and figure out how to use this new stuff, I'll feel right at home.:hi:

[graphixtech]

40. why do I see double

threads in GD,
(and I haven't been drinking).

[tjdee]

41. Thanks mods/owners/programmers!!

It was painless and easy...for us, anyway!

[i have issues]

43. Woo Hoo!

:beer:

[angka]

44. chicka chicka wow wow

i like. can you use HTML in the signatures?

[angka]

46. it would appear so

oh my god this is cool. this is a big step.

[angka]

47. however...

it appears that donor status is not showing up. not that i'm fishing for recognition or anything... :)

[truth2power]

45. Thanks, all you guys!!!!

I don't know what I'd do without DU. :-)

[Nicholas_J]

48. LookingGood

n/t

[oldliberal]

50. Congrats

Really nice...and fast. :)

[Cassandra]

51. Thanks all!

So far, so good!

[Orrin_73]

52. Looks good, congrats Skinner and the team

n/t

[buddhamama]

53. Thank You

Skinner EarlG and Elad,Lithos too.
so far so good. you guys deserve a toast :toast:

[Kat45]

54. Looks good!

Now all I have to do is figure out what's what. :-)

[redeye]

56. Nice new forum...

...thanks Skinner, thanks EarlG, thanks elad, and thanks lithos :).

[sonias]

57. Beautiful DU crew!

It looks great and works great. Thank you for all your hard work.

Sonia

[_Wayne_]

58. YEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAWWWWWW

.

[dmr]

60. Skinner, EarlG, Elad and Lithos

Thank you! Wish I could send you boys some pizza and beer. :beer:

We've come a long way, baby! :)

[DemDogs]

61. Good time to join in

Been reading for a while, so this is a good time to join in the fun.

[warrior1]

62. well done

nt

[AlinPA]

63. Thank you all for everything you do.

I am sincerely grateful for being able to read the ideas of others who share my views (and some who don't always do so) and the chance to express my views here.

[Cascadian]

64. Great job!

<eom>

John

[annagull]

65. Fantastic!! Love the new board--Thanks All!

I especially love the new avitars--so many cool new toys to play with! :toast:

[joshcryer]

66. I love it. :)

You guys are freaking awesome! MAJOR PROPS TO ELAD. Good going dude. :)

[jbm]

67. looks great!

thanks for the new toys. :)

[KalicoKitty]

69. A GREAT BIG Thanks from me, too!

Even tho' I don't post often, I am a true fan of Democrat Underground! It is my favorite site, and I learn more here than anywhere else. Thanks again! :toast: :)

[darkstar]

70. Dig it!

Thnks for the hard work from all.

I especially dig the expand thread option.

Thanks again to all involved.

[Lostnote03]

71. Thanks For The Positive Efforts....

......Get some rest now!!!

[xchrom]

72. this is so cool

thank you.

[indigo32]

73. Congrats

looks great so far!

[Gringo]

74. Thanks for the great work

Looking forward to bumping around in here.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

75. I can't post anything....

(Great job, peoples!)

[Vitruvius]

76. Thanks!!! And congratulations --

any major shift in software that goes off with as few hitches as this one is a minor miracle. GOOD JOB!!!

Vitruvius

[Generic Other]

77. Whooo Hooo Let's Party!

Nice job guys!

[Gopens]

78. Yes!!!!

I got me a avatar now!!!!

[MuseRider]

79. You all did a great job!

I really like it. Thanks for the new software and thanks for my special place that keeps me outta the loony bin.

[travisleit01]

80. Great Job Admins!!

Thanks for all your hard work - DU2 seems much faster!

[UrbScotty]

81. YES! Happy to be here!

It does look a little strange, doesn't it? But hey, I'll get
used to it!

[Iverson]

82. Many thanks!

n/t

[seventhson]

83. Phew, I made it!!!

I really was not sure if y'all would let me in here.

[NNN0LHI]

84. I used to log in and eat my cookie and then turn the cookies off for...

...use when I am surfing for news. Now I have to leave the cookies turned on all the time to be able to post. Is that the way its going to be now? Just curious.

Don

[aquart]

85. I hate change.

Why am I supposed to like this new board? Smilies? Smilies are for teenagers.

The notification when a new message is submitted, is that because I'll never be able to find the thread again any other way?

This is the same board my soap opera group uses. I don't love it there either. Are we going cutesy gooey?

It wasn't broken and you fixed it.

[govegan]

86. Much thanks, Skinner, Elad and all who worked hard on this

Looks just great so far!

Hang in there. I think it is all going to shake out okay.

Thanks, again.

[TruthIsAll]

87. Great job! It's fast as hell, smooth, a precursor of Internet2

...

[salmonhorse]

88. Kew'l ~

[kayell]

89. Congratulations on a great job!

[Hokie]

90. Love the new board

I was out of town this weekend and just returned home tonight. I forgot that the new software was being installed. I really like it. It is easier to navigate and the added features are useful. It will take a while to figure out all the new gadgets to use.

[GCP]

91. I LOVE IT !!

I love the avatars and signature. It's great.

[Aristus]

92. Beautiful job, everyone!

You deserve a cold one! :beer: :toast:

[bobthedrummer]

93. WOW!

Skinner, Elad, lithos, just don't know how to say it, all the dedication and devotion to this has far exceeded what my small cranium
anticipated-it is like hearing a healthy new baby's first cry, a family thing. Beautiful job by all!
:toast::thumbsup:

[SoCalDem]

94. Looks good..

Thanks so much for a smooth transition..:)

[Submariner]

95. Glad to be aboard

it looks good.

[stilpist]

96. This is great!!

Thanks for all your hard work! :toast:

- stil

[59millionmorons]

97. Good job

I love this site :)

[Narraback]

98. Looks Great

Thanks

[inthecorneroverhere]

99. Successful!

This went very successfully! No problems here!

[opihimoimoi]

100. Mahalo, mahalo mahalo nui loa.

Opihimoimoi,

sending beer and chips

[zekeson]

101. Looks Great!! Thanks for all the hard work!

Like all the new features!

[NastyRiffraff]

102. Nicely done!

Still poking around, but all seems to be working well!

Thanks everyone for the hard work. I know there are "gotchas" in updating a board.

[Kazak]

103. WhooHoo!!!

Wasn.t expecting that...big ups!!

[phishhead]

104. Thanks DU Admins.

Great job!

[Must_B_Free]

105. Cool!

I like "sort by" column headers! Sort by # of replies!

[Lastgasp]

106. Wowza! Great new look . . . n/t

[Rex]

107. Wow

This looks great! I'm impressed with all the new features. Good job to you all! :toast:

[CWebster]

108. Like,

what is the rating the thread thing all about? I don't get it.

[chefgirl]

109. DU!! Still the best message board around...

I honestly expected to see some real problems with the new software.
Haven't run into one yet!

Very, very well done, and thanks!

-chef-:hi: