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In reply to the discussion: Why is DU's popularity waning? (Title edited, explanation within.) [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)I came here from there, after a front pager (the people who have their columns in the main body of the front page, selected for one year terms of 'office') went on a rant equating posters who talked about corporate influence on some Democrats as being corrosive with people who 'hate the troops', people who are 'anti-voting rights', etc, etc. And had some massive number of site users recommend that rant, including the owner.
As one of the handful of vocal folks on site who kept pointing out how 'bought' many of the Blue Dog types were, I decided I didn't want to be lumped in with idiots, racists, sexists, and the like and pretty much left. I think I've posted something like 3 or 4 comments in the last 8.5 months, when I used to post dozens of times a day.
But when I came here, I found the format on DU hard, and the search functionality weak. It took quite a while to get used to the navigation, and I imagine there are still things I'm missing or can't find because of how things are set up.