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SlogginThroughIt

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43. Cuz anyone looking to take down a site won't pay a couple bucks.

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Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:54 PM

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Are DU Administrators Ready for Next Week? In 2016 you were shut down by outside attack [View all] KatyBR Oct 2020 OP

Did they ever find out who did it? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #1

Is good. Now you have glass of best vodka. NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #6

'wodka' pleessss say it right CurtEastPoint Oct 2020 #8

wodka NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #9

da...ees beddur CurtEastPoint Oct 2020 #22

WODKA! WODKA! Amishman Oct 2020 #42

No. I studied Russian for several years, and that's not how it's pronounced. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #55

That's What I Thought ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #63

It's been a long time, but I'm pretty sure that's right. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #64

There's one thing here I always read. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #10

Yes indeed. cwydro Oct 2020 #16

They should do hourly backups NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #2

I think they know what they are doing! Nt USALiberal Oct 2020 #11

They didn't 4 years ago NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #14

LOL, nice try! Nt USALiberal Oct 2020 #15

Since you appear to have come here after 2016, MineralMan Oct 2020 #18

I have been on DU since 2004 KatyBR Oct 2020 #31

Been here since 2004, under a different username NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #50

And now, GWB's reign of terror seems almost quaint. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #51

There's one thing here I always read. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #3

Well, for one thing, they have disabled grumpyduck Oct 2020 #4

That's news to me. MIRT must be pleased. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #7

That seems to be a smart move. LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #57

Wow, really? cwydro Oct 2020 #17

I just found out when I went to log in. grumpyduck Oct 2020 #19

Good. cwydro Oct 2020 #24

Perhaps they will close the site to non-star members on election day. MineralMan Oct 2020 #21

I think they usually do that, if I remember correctly? cwydro Oct 2020 #25

Your memory is not faulty, although the damage was already done. MineralMan Oct 2020 #30

Cuz anyone looking to take down a site won't pay a couple bucks. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #43

Hard to say, actually. MineralMan Oct 2020 #46

Yeah I sometimes forget to renew SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #49

They may not use our currency. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2020 #60

That is why they make 'zombie' accounts RandiFan1290 Oct 2020 #37

Interesting...good. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #39

Well, They Never Did Come Clean About What Happened sfstaxprep Oct 2020 #5

Why do you think the owners of this site have any responsibility to MineralMan Oct 2020 #33

yep! SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #45

TY for saying this Hekate Oct 2020 #52

Yes. I'm tired of it, too, MineralMan Oct 2020 #53

Totally agree LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #58

Do not be concerned. I can see that you are concerned. MineralMan Oct 2020 #12

Well I understand your concern about that person's concern, but I've been here awhile. cwydro Oct 2020 #20

Actually, I followed the changes made following the MineralMan Oct 2020 #29

Thanks MM, I have no idea about website design, so I appreciate your reassurance. cwydro Oct 2020 #32

Thanks for reassuring -- KatyBR Oct 2020 #48

I can vouch for that. A few months back hotlinking outside images was turned off... JHB Oct 2020 #59

Hell, even Susan Collins is concerned! CurtEastPoint Oct 2020 #23

Wrong forum, post in ask the admins forum! Nt USALiberal Oct 2020 #13

Use #DemUnderground on your tweets if you're a twitterer NightWatcher Oct 2020 #26

Ask the Admins Hekate Oct 2020 #27

Not to worry. grumpyduck Oct 2020 #28

Maybe the Admins should make a Democratic Underground Discord dustyscamp Oct 2020 #34

Here's an old thread from Skinner about it. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #35

Thanks, Buckeye. crickets Oct 2020 #62

It would be nice if all the little gifs were turned off to save bandwidth Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #36

You can turn them off. Ptah Oct 2020 #38

Thank you, dearest Ptah! Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #40

Oh, thank you! Sogo Oct 2020 #47

All Of Them, Katy (nt) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2020 #41

We were all startled when that 🍊 effer tRUmp pointed a gun at us before DU went down. GentryDixon Oct 2020 #44

It was down for two effing weeks. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #54

I think the site also got shutdown briefly in 2019 dustyscamp Oct 2020 #56

Where on Twitter and why didn't you stick to legit outlets like the NYT, WaPo, or Guardian? SMC22307 Oct 2020 #61

I went to trending Twitter feeds at the time KatyBR Oct 2020 #65