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hunter

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3. Most of the forums and groups proceed at a fairly leisurely pace.

Reply to Woodswalker (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 10:03 AM

Feb 2023

It's only in General Discussion that the posts fly by, often with a lot of quick replies and not much thoughtful discussion.

Try some of the other forums and groups.

GD races along from one shiny thing to the next, following the lead of twitter or cable television news channels.

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To the owners of DU, just Wondering? [View all] Woodswalker Feb 2023 OP

I hear ya. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #1

Forums such as Foreign Affairs Tetrachloride Feb 2023 #2

Most of the forums and groups proceed at a fairly leisurely pace. hunter Feb 2023 #3

It does seem to be a largely twitter forum these days. BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #7

As A Relative Newbie Ahna KneeMoose Feb 2023 #4

Try looking at popular posts under the "Greatest Threads" tab. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #5

The GP is my favorite "forum." intheflow Feb 2023 #8

That's what the "Bookmark" button at the bottom of the screen is for... Wounded Bear Feb 2023 #6

I rather enjoy the GD forum. I'm in and out many times a day and just keeping up with Firestorm49 Feb 2023 #9

i have to remind myself to visit this forum, and not just latest and greatest. mopinko Feb 2023 #10

We provide many different ways to view discussions EarlG Feb 2023 #11

+1 Emile Feb 2023 #12

+2 Xoan Feb 2023 #21

Hey thanks, alot of good pointers Woodswalker Feb 2023 #22

Not currently EarlG Feb 2023 #23

What you're complaining about is a perfectly normal process in highplainsdem Feb 2023 #13

Google site search does not work well for me. usonian Feb 2023 #14

If you donate even a small amount you become a Star member and highplainsdem Feb 2023 #17

I was gifted a star membership (THANKS Maru Kitteh!) but didn't recall seeing the advanced search usonian Feb 2023 #20

Btw, I just used "Search this forum" to check for all your posts here highplainsdem Feb 2023 #18

You can always kick a post that moved down quickly question everything Feb 2023 #15

Just bookmark hose you like malaise Feb 2023 #16

Bookmark them, you can give them a kick too. nt Raine Feb 2023 #19