Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

5. Relevant to whom? Important, how? Define "relevance" and "importance"... how would it be measured?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2017, 07:09 AM

Sep 2017

It's its own "ecosystem" and it's important primarily to the the people who participate here, but I think it has no (or very little) importance or influence on the outside world. I think it would be fair to say that DU probably has less influence than Kanye West. To put it into perspective, I'd read that Myspace.com gets more visitors than DU (someone had the exact figures, but I can't recall them now.)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Is DU still relevant? [View all] kentuck Sep 2017 OP

Without DU madokie Sep 2017 #1

What's DU? underpants Sep 2017 #2

:-) kentuck Sep 2017 #4

:-) underpants Sep 2017 #7

I dunno.. WHat's DU with you?. . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2017 #31

Dirty Underpants. madinmaryland Sep 2017 #38

Makes scents it's named after me underpants Sep 2017 #39

There shouldn't be a comma in the second "it's." And of course DU is relevant. Glorfindel Sep 2017 #3

Sorry about that. kentuck Sep 2017 #6

Apostrophe zipplewrath Sep 2017 #9

Should there be a question mark? kentuck Sep 2017 #11

That's a statement... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2017 #33

I did, zipplewrath. I should never post before I've had coffee. Glorfindel Sep 2017 #13

Oxford Comma zipplewrath Sep 2017 #15

Relevant to whom? Important, how? Define "relevance" and "importance"... how would it be measured? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #5

MySpace is still a thing???? Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #10

More important than that hamsterjill Sep 2017 #32

Now that you mention it... YES!! :-D NurseJackie Sep 2017 #35

After the election day hack? More than ever uponit7771 Sep 2017 #8

Those are all statements with question marks at the end? Iggo Sep 2017 #12

I see what you did. kentuck Sep 2017 #14

We are preaching to the choir. pwb Sep 2017 #16

In the Big Picture? Not particularly. Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2017 #17

I used to get a lot of info on things like the Wisconsin uprising........ socialist_n_TN Sep 2017 #40

I often get breaking news here before many news outlets pick up the story. GreenEyedLefty Sep 2017 #18

If DU weren't important meow2u3 Sep 2017 #19

True, apparently somebody thought DU was important enough to hack. nt. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #34

We're pretty much the choir and we love preaching to one another. jalan48 Sep 2017 #20

It's a micro chasm of sorts. Relevant? Yes CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #21

If the Grand Canyon is a chasm, then is a crack in the sidewalk a "micro chasm"? nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #30

I'm only here because I was told that refreshments would be served. Orrex Sep 2017 #22

It's the vital epicenter of the Bernie vs Hillary debate! HeartachesNhangovers Sep 2017 #23

lol DU has NOTHING on twitter for that CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #24

It competes with Twitter and Facebook for attention ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #25

DU has been my anchor for a long long time. no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #26

I wasn't here back in the day, but bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #27

No melman Sep 2017 #28

As long as n2doc does TOONS, it's relevant. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #29

Relevance is overrated. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #36

It's where I come to unleash my frustrations over the alt right. Initech Sep 2017 #37