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Warpy

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21. I remember what a disaster voting posts up and down was

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #15)

Tue Aug 29, 2023, 05:58 PM

Aug 2023

The alert/jury system is a lot better at getting rid of objectionable stuff and MIRT is fantastic at defenestrating trolls before they can do any damage.

I'm still in the "Who moved my food dish?" stage at DU4, mostly due to my wretched eyesight, but I do find it much easier to read than earlier versions.

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The new DU4 [View all] AwakeAtLast Aug 2023 OP

DISCUSSIONIST.COM for as bad as the "content" was... WarGamer Aug 2023 #1

I get what you are saying but what Discussionist became-- with its ultimate combative audience... hlthe2b Aug 2023 #3

It turned into Twitter, lmao... WarGamer Aug 2023 #5

I only registered at Discussionist so no one else would take my user name. Aristus Aug 2023 #7

Some of us tried to keeps things factual... but there were a handful of hardcore RW'ers WarGamer Aug 2023 #10

Yeah, that seems to be their thing, doesn't it? Aristus Aug 2023 #12

And you can find them on Quora GoneOffShore Aug 2023 #37

i love how nope is now a verb. mopinko Aug 2023 #38

Change is hard. I beta tested it many months ago and see that a lot of the issues have been hlthe2b Aug 2023 #2

I would be happy if Disaffected Aug 2023 #17

Latest should help you in that regard. boston bean Aug 2023 #19

Ex-x-x-cellent! Disaffected Aug 2023 #20

I use bookmarks to save the time-sorted page URL. BadgerKid Aug 2023 #25

I miss it too! DU3 is hurting my eyes right now, lol! Maru Kitteh Aug 2023 #4

Soooo easy on the eyes! n/t AwakeAtLast Aug 2023 #32

How do you access it? JHB Aug 2023 #6

Watch at the top of the page that now says "The DU4 beta is currently offline for maintenance" hlthe2b Aug 2023 #8

You can't anymore, they have taken it down to work out bugs. William769 Aug 2023 #9

Only Star members who donated during the Summer Fund Drive had access highplainsdem Aug 2023 #16

When will it be back? Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 #11

pssst. See this link: hlthe2b Aug 2023 #13

It's fabulous malaise Aug 2023 #14

In some ways DU was ahead of the times... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #15

I remember what a disaster voting posts up and down was Warpy Aug 2023 #21

If by that you mean the "Unrec" escapade..... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #23

I think it cost DU some of the decent but emotionally sensitive posters Warpy Aug 2023 #27

Meh.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #30

I miss the old meta group. Mosby Aug 2023 #34

LOL! A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #35

Love it too!! AllyCat Aug 2023 #18

Everyone keeps raving about DU4... Hugin Aug 2023 #22

That's because.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #24

Thanks! Hugin Aug 2023 #29

HaHaHaHa! MuseRider Aug 2023 #31

I had to take a nap.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2023 #33

I like the night screen, it is easy on my eyes. Emile Aug 2023 #26

I am a star member why didn't I see it? Demsrule86 Aug 2023 #28

Did you donate during the summer fund drive? Emile Aug 2023 #36