1) RECOMMEND ERD threads for "Greatest"...don't just read them and say, wow. RECOMMEND THEM! If you've got something really hot, ask your DU buddies to Recommend. Nothing wrong with that. Greatest gets a lot of visibility and it is so easy to do this.
2) Cross post to GD and/or GD Politics. You just do the same post once or twice. Also consider cross posting to the "Groups." I'm a Clarkie, so, in addition to GD and ERD, I posted this here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=235x71333) When you post to GD of GD: Politics realize that you must "grab' their attention. You are competing against many, many more posts than appear in ERD. Here are thread
Subject field: Headlines I used that did extremely well. They must be provocative, thoughtful doesn't work.Here are Subject field/Headlines that did extremely well in GD:
Let’s Get Ready to RUMBLE!!! DEAN to Focus on Election Fraud: OH & FL WAKE the F*CK UP: **Stop Election Fraud** Advice--Rep. John Conyers,D,M (Note: this one was picked up by a European blog)
End Game: *BUSH is FINISHED. The Script from "Management"(Note: This was an off-beat post but GDers checked it because it "looked" interesting/appealing from the Subject field/Headline.)
3) Post to GD and then let ERD know with a separate post. And when you post to GD, include ERD materials and references. Here is a post I did on "The Conyers Report" to GD.
Note the links to ERD threads at the bottomhttp://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=37229544)
Put an election fraud/ERD tag line at the bottom of your messages when you post. This does wonders. I used to have this
http://www.democrats.org/page/s/contact">Contact the DNC and tell them to do something about Election FraudIt appeared on all my messages for about six weeks. I received a lot of thank you's in GD and GD Politics for the link. It was heavily used.
Or this, my current tag line:
Great Election Fraud ToolPick your favorite ERD link or rotate them and insert at the bottom of every post. I check these on other users and generally find something of use or amusement. (just put this in a minimized word document and insert it into your posts as needed)
5) Recruit "newbies" (just put this in a minimized word document and insert it into your posts as needed)
For GREAT Election Fraud information, GO TO this link...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=204
...then click on "(Add to My Forums)" just next to the forum name
2004 Election Results and Discussion Forum. This will display Election Results and Discussion on the "Latest" page whenever you log on and make checking in easier.
I see less and less "Welcome to DU" for newbies. I think it's a great idea and they'll follow the link and instructions.
6) Learn how to do "Text Links"...it's easy:The links above are all text based, except the one for newbies. It's easy to do. Here's how.
(I can't show open/closed square brackets, they disappear. They arelocated to the right of the letter "P" on your keyboard.)
a) type ... no spaces, ignore the quotes "open square bracket"link:"
b) insert the link right after the ":"
c) then strip this information from the link -- "http://www." and leave "democraticunderground.com" etc., with all the numbers.
d) at the end of the link, insert one of these "|" (an uppercase "/" not a lowercase "l"
e) type any text you want after the "|"
f) a closed square bracket "]"
No spaces at all in any of the above.It looks like this. Ignore the quotes and assume no spaces at all (if I use the plain brackets, it will disappear.
"open square bracket"link:democraticunderground.com|World's Best Political Forum"closed square bracket"
You can bold or italicize this on the outside of the brackets in the way you'd normally do text.