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LearnedHand

(5,077 posts)
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 09:46 PM Oct 2023

I'm struggling with the forum groupings

I can see how they make loose sense sometimes but a lot of the times I’m sort of scratching my head. Seems it would almost make more sense to group them alphabetically. Just sayin’…

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I'm struggling with the forum groupings (Original Post) LearnedHand Oct 2023 OP
There used to be one page. Accessed from a tab at the top of every page, royable Oct 2023 #1
Page doesn't even format correctly. Mosby Oct 2023 #2
That page is obsolete and shouldn't be there EarlG Oct 2023 #3
Thanks, EarlG LearnedHand Oct 2023 #5
Great find but LearnedHand Oct 2023 #4

royable

(1,426 posts)
1. There used to be one page. Accessed from a tab at the top of every page,
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:48 PM
Oct 2023

that led to a page that listed ALL forums. If I didn’t see the one I was looking for among the groups they were filed under, I could do a “find” with my web browser. I haven’t yet located any page on DU4 that lists ALL forums. Such a thing would be very helpful, I think.

Hmmm....I did a search for “forums” and found this page:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forums&mode=show_all
Which does list all forums but not in a user-friendly format, especially on a phone. And I still can’t find any link that leads to that page or a pretty version of it.

Mosby

(19,132 posts)
2. Page doesn't even format correctly.
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:53 PM
Oct 2023

I have to turn my phone sideways to see the right column.

EarlG

(23,213 posts)
3. That page is obsolete and shouldn't be there
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 11:01 PM
Oct 2023

It will be removed soon. As for the other groupings, it’s pretty straightforward. Here’s how they are described on the feature list:

• Issue Forums: Debate-style forums where people can discuss various political issues (eg. Economy, Environment, Gun Control, Religion, etc.)

• Culture Forums: Forums for people who are interested in discussing the arts and other typically non-political subjects (eg. History, Science, Photography, Sports, etc.)

• Alliance Forums: Safe-space forums for members of various political or cultural groups and their allies to talk about their issues (eg. Asian Group, LGBT, Jewish Group, etc.)

• Region Forums: Forums for people who are interested in discussing subjects connected by geographic area (eg. all the state forums, U.S. Territories, United Kingdom, etc.)

• Support Forums: Safe-space forums for members who want to give or receive assistance with various personal issues (eg. Addiction & Recovery, Cancer Support, Mental Health Support, etc.)

• Help & Search: Site Announcements, DU Community Help, and General Computer Help can be found here. If you are a Main Forum Host or MIRT member, links to those forums also appear here. This page also contains options for searching DU.

When you visit any of those pages the forums are sorted by most-recently-posted thread, but you can alphabetize them by clicking the Forum Name table header.

LearnedHand

(5,077 posts)
4. Great find but
Sat Oct 21, 2023, 12:24 PM
Oct 2023

It doesn't have a mobile layout. Can't see much at all on my phone. Sigh.

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