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Skinner

(63,645 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2012, 12:46 PM Mar 2012

We have made some changes to the DU Homepage [View all]

It's been three months since we launched our comprehensive overhaul of the site. One of the things that we changed was our homepage. But over time the admins decided that we needed to revisit the homepage and make some changes in order to make it fresher and more compelling. The updated homepage is now online:

http://www.democraticunderground.com

One of the driving principles of our comprehensive overhaul has been to give greater control of the site (including its content and its standards) to our members. But the homepage we created last December went in the opposite direction, giving greater control to the administrators to determine what appears there. This was a mistake which did not leverage our community's greatest strength: Our members. Our new homepage is an attempt to remedy this error. We believe this new homepage will much more interesting and useful than before.

The DU Administrators are working hard behind the scenes to make this community the best it can be. The next items on our agenda: Polls, Advanced Search, Spell Check, and improvements to the DU Journals.

Thank you for being a part of this community.

Skinner
DU Admin

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We have made some changes to the DU Homepage [View all] Skinner Mar 2012 OP

And the Homepage looks great! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #1

Pleeze poot speal chezk att te topp ov tha liest! OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #2

IESpell tridim Mar 2012 #9

Firefox and Chrome have spell check built in (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #58

I loved the DU2 spell check since it was so easy to use. freshwest Mar 2012 #29

+100! Me, too! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 #60

Hi right back at you! One day, it will return! freshwest Mar 2012 #61

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Looks great! TBF Mar 2012 #4

My only complaint is that it's expansive. I kind of liked the more sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #5

Much better. I like LBN at the top. Good work! tridim Mar 2012 #6

Excellent!!! quispquake Mar 2012 #7

Skinner it looks great, especially the red headlines. It stands out. Thanks it is helpful. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #8

jonesing for a better search, myself Kali Mar 2012 #10

I'm seeing pictures and ads overlapping text rox63 Mar 2012 #11

Hmm. What browser are you using? (nt) Skinner Mar 2012 #13

IE 9.0.8112.whatever... n/t rox63 Mar 2012 #20

I think I know what the problem is. Skinner Mar 2012 #15

Much better! rox63 Mar 2012 #21

Great. Skinner Mar 2012 #22

I was having the same problem NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #33

I like it! gademocrat7 Mar 2012 #12

Yay! longislandAnnie Mar 2012 #14

Gawh..! My eyes!!! denbot Mar 2012 #16

Much better. Hollywood Hills Mar 2012 #17

I like this better. Glad you got rid of the "Enter the bestest discussion forums on the internets" Maven Mar 2012 #18

looks a hell of a lot better but.... madrchsod Mar 2012 #19

The new one? William769 Mar 2012 #25

Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious....... MindMover Mar 2012 #23

Well done! bluedigger Mar 2012 #24

I love it, nice improvement. ~nt 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #26

Awww...I donate and and a day later you get to redecorate. MissMarple Mar 2012 #27

I like it ca3799 Mar 2012 #28

thank you for planting the seed that created this community BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #30

Love the new look! Thanks! highplainsdem Mar 2012 #31

My eye loves this. Robb Mar 2012 #32

It looks great! one_voice Mar 2012 #34

Love the colors!! proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #35

Wow! Lugnut Mar 2012 #36

I know! It's all quite nice, too! Every day, in every way, you are getting better and better! nt MADem Mar 2012 #37

Wow!!!! My eyes like this, very much. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #38

I haven't participated since the change was made louis c Mar 2012 #39

I like it. It pops! montanto Mar 2012 #40

Fresh !! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #41

Yup, the DU3 homepage kinda sucked. Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #42

There seems to be a glitch in my view of the home page. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #43

Did you refresh the page after you resized the window? Skinner Mar 2012 #44

What I did was navigate away from the Home Page to a different page, and then back again. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #46

LOL. Skinner Mar 2012 #47

Yes, I will. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #48

Attractive and convenient siligut Mar 2012 #45

Yay!! All of those were my top priority wishes! Thanks for listening - guess I wasn't the only one Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #49

Great! OneAngryDemocrat Mar 2012 #50

awesome job guys. mopinko Mar 2012 #51

thanks for all oldhippydude Mar 2012 #52

Love it -- excellent change! Auggie Mar 2012 #53

Thanks for the much needed adjustments! n/t Paper Roses Mar 2012 #54

I like it. tclambert Mar 2012 #55

Once again we have been "sucked into" a Skinner test Botany Mar 2012 #56

It looks AWESOME! Nice job DU Admins! GOPonziconz Mar 2012 #57

Much easier to scan and read, thanks. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2012 #59

It looks great! But I'll miss the Cool topic... Little Star Mar 2012 #62

Funny you mention that. Skinner Mar 2012 #63

Oh! Please bring back the cool! I love the new-old home page. Thank you for the changes! CottonBear Mar 2012 #69

can group hosts submit possibilites to the forum and Group hosts group? Celebration Mar 2012 #77

Love the new look. It is concise and easily maneuverable though I miss the COOL page as well. Mira Mar 2012 #80

Bring it back under the heading, "Cool - Admin picks" scarletwoman Mar 2012 #81

Huge improvement! Daemonaquila Mar 2012 #64

Thanks. I am so looking forward to a better search engine. Thanks guys. uppityperson Mar 2012 #65

I like the set up, but the colors are identical Tumbulu Mar 2012 #66

Looks good to me NICO9000 Mar 2012 #67

Looks Great Speed8098 Mar 2012 #68

Looks good davidthegnome Mar 2012 #70

Why can't we have nice things? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #71

Big improvement. Thanks. Hoyt Mar 2012 #72

How about Jury remediation being placed on the list? Gore1FL Mar 2012 #73

It's a start........... Pharaoh Mar 2012 #74

Thank you Looks so much better ! NM april Mar 2012 #75

I miss "cool" stories Celebration Mar 2012 #76

Looks great, any chance to give us an easy way MicaelS Mar 2012 #78

Good butterfly77 Mar 2012 #79

What is your precise meaning of "Advanced Search"? scarletwoman Mar 2012 #82

The search function on DU3 will be as functional as the DU2 search. Skinner Mar 2012 #83

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! That's so good to know! scarletwoman Mar 2012 #84