Ahoy thar!

[PorridgeGun]

Hello everyone,

I'm a Brit who lived in the US on and off for 20 years and have had an active interest in politics since my teens. I've been lurking this place for nearly 6 years and thought it was time to sign up and contribute to the forum.

Cheers,
PG

[petronius]

1. Howdy, PorridgeGun, welcome to DU!

[alan_phillips]

2. Hi!

I am new as well, and can't seem to figure out where the best place to start posting is. I don't want to get too involved in heated discussions right away. Do you or anyone else have any good advice?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. The Lounge is for non-political socializing

And you ought to check out the Groups, as well. There has to be a topic or hobby you're interested in... Welcome to DU!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1018

[alan_phillips]

4. I will do that

thanks you. And do I have to wait 5 minutes between posts every time? That rather sucks.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I'm not aware that you have to wait any amount of time between posts

I'm not sure why you'd think so.

[alan_phillips]

6. Yeah, I get this message

that says "You must wait 5 minutes between posts". I haven't seen that on a site before.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Really?! That was never true before, and I've never seen it, either.

I hope that it goes away for you soon.

[uppityperson]

9. Interesting, I wondered if that was new. Huh.

[BainsBane]

8. I think that is only the case until you hit 20 posts

possibly 10

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Has this always been true and I just never knew?

When I first joined DU, I was pretty hesitant...

[BainsBane]

11. No, I believe it's relatively recent

probably as a way to deter abusive trolls and spammers.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Thanks! I had no idea...

But having been on MIRT, I don't think it's a bad idea...