We need to make a really big change to DU.

[Coyotl]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by REP (a host of the General Discussion forum).

1.) No more replying to OPs.
2.) Everyone just starts their own thread and can say anything.
3.) No post can be over one sentence long.

Oh wait, that's already happening

Seriously, remember when DU was a serious place with real discourse.
I'm really getting annoyed with clicking on a thread and finding next to zip.

Sorry this is so short a rant. So I'll add a graphic.

[cilla4progress]

1. I've noticed that too!

Also - guilty as charged.

Great idea.

I thought there was some way to indicate no. (if any) of responses to an OP?

[Coyotl]

6. It is more than the old troll tactic of pushing down the good threads

It seems like everyone is jumping into this trend. I think they know almost no one reads what they post elsewhere. If this keeps up, no one will be reading DU at all.

[barbtries]

2. rec

for the visuals.
DU was busy for the debate.
if you go to "latest" then you can click on "most discussed" and you will probably find there many threads with much to discuss.

[loli phabay]

3. nt

[randome]

4. I blame you.

Ever since you joined, it's been downhill all the way!

[Coyotl]

7. This is not my first avatar on DU.

The system can only count to 1,000,000 posts so I started over

[randome]

19. Ah-ha! A regenerate!

[NightWatcher]

5. Dontcha love it when it a noob tells you how to run things?

Welcome to DU, and hang on for the insanity that will follow in the next 2 weeks

[FSogol]

8. Smells like Meta!

IBTL!

[ohiosmith]

9. I didn't realize DU had changed so much in 3 1/2 months!

[Coyotl]

13. I've been here many years and elections, just a new avatar

Here is what a thread of investigative substance looks like:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2459135

[pintobean]

20. Welcome back.

[WilliamPitt]

10. Um

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021614140

Never mind.

[CreekDog]

11. your wish has been granted

i mean, haven't you noticed?

[tjwash]

12. rofl...you joined DU on June 28th of 2012. You aint been here long enough to remember the NEW days

[Coyotl]

14. No, just my new avatar.

Wow, your post count is really low and you won't need a new avatar for a long time.

[underseasurveyor]

17. Changing a new avatar doesn't change your 'Joined DU' date.

June 2012 is not "years." Soooo are you talking about?

[bowens43]

15. Been here for over10 years

and not much has changed...

[Egalitarian Thug]

16. Now see, you could have made this OP a lot longer by explaining that you were not,

in fact, plopped down here 3.5 months ago.

[hootinholler]

18. We had another one

Where bemoaning the state of DU happens in meta. It's more recent though since the current version of DU.

[REP]

21. Locking - Please repost in Meta

This thread violates the SoP of this Forum; specifically, the 'no whining about DU' part. Thanks!