A few stupid newbie posting questions...

[amyrose2712]

1. How do you utilize "mark"? It seem whenever I click it, it "marks" everything.

2. What does "..." mean? Is it just a symbol for "I concur"(OSTTE)

3. Do my "bookmarks" expire? If so, how long do I keep them?

4. What is the best way to keep track of my older posts? How long do posts remain active? How do I know if I receive replies to posts older than 48 hrs?

5. Are there any unwritten rules/etiquette that I should know about?(This is the only forum I post in.)

Thanks in advance for any help directed my way.

:toast:

[wryter2000]

1. Kick

This is awkward, but I've been around for over 10,000 posts, and I don't know the answer to your questions. Looks as if you're doing okay if you've been around for 515 posts and haven't ticked anyone off.

Be nice, welcome newbies, when in doubt use spell check, and nominate wryter2000's posts for DUzy's. :evilgrin:

[amyrose2712]

8. Where did you get a crazy idea like that??

I got the shit kicked out of me my first original post. Thanks for the kick, now I don't feel quite as stupid.

[bobbolink]

50. Please don't talk about my friends that way...

You're not "stupid". :hug:

And anyone who says that to you is not only breaking rules, but being a bully.

So there. :) :hi:

[gateley]

2. Kicking and I'm with Wryter - don't know the answers to these questions either. nt

[Lasher]

3. What do "Mark" and "Mark All" do?

From the DU help feature, which you can access by clicking the question mark thingy at the top of the screen.

The "Mark" function helps you keep track of which posts are new. When you click "Mark" in a particular forum, all of the posts in that forum will get marked with a white icon, like this: . Any messages that are posted in that forum after you click "Mark" will be marked with a gold icon, like this: .

The "Mark All" icon marks messages in every forum.

Note: In order to use the "Mark" function you need to have the function turned on in your preferences. Click on "Options" then click "Edit your preferences" (or just click here). Under the section "Use MARK time stamp feature?" Select "yes" and then click the "Update" button.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/faq.html#mark

[amyrose2712]

16. Thanks. I read that. And was still a little confused...

got it now. Thanks for the help.:hi:

[Mandate My Ass]

4. Welcome aboard

I must be the dumb one because I can't answer any of your questions and I've been here since 2002.

Go Phillies!! :hi:

[tjwash]

5. WTF are you doing here? Get the hell outta here and CELEBRATE THE PHILLIES GOING TO THE BIG SHOW!

:hi:

[amyrose2712]

17. I know right. What the hell happened to me...

10 years ago I would have STILL been partyin' in Philly! No, instead I was flipping between the debate and the game. I kept getting engrossed in the debate and forgetting to put the game back on. What has age done to me??!!?:shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[annabanana]

6. hmmm

1) no idea..I have never figured out a use for this function
2) . . sometimes it's an oblique reference to a previous conversation.. or a long running joke... sometimes it's just a kick..
3) If they DO, I haven't hit the vanishing point yet. .
4) This option isn't available... I WISH IT WAS

5) There are so many that the only way to learn them is to run afoul of them.. but don't worry, most are not hanging offenses..

[NMDemDist2]

7. use Mark on threads or forums, not at the "Latest" page

.... is just something you put in the subject line so your response is in the message box. you can't have a blank subject line

I don't think the bookmarks expire

older posts are only available in the search area. As I respond I can't see if you have a star, but do the DU advanced search with your user name and choose "Big Forums-Conference" at the top of the pull down list, I don't like the Google search

you may find our DU Glossary both handy and entertaining

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190


Hope that helps :hi:

[RoyGBiv]

9. Unwritten rules ...

There are lots of unwritten rules, but if I wrote them, then they wouldn't be unwritten and would change, so that's out. Just kinda got learn that part by observation.

1) "Mark" from the Latest Threads page will mark all groups read. From inside individual groups, it will mark just that group read. I use it for small forums. It's mostly useless to me in the large ones because they move so fast.

2) Do you mean what is an ellipsis? Three dots? People use it in different ways on discussion groups. Its intended use is to indicate words removed in a quotation, e.g. "Four score years ago . . . ." People use it in other ways ... to indicate a pause in thought or pacing or ... something. I use it in my subject lines to indicate something comes after the words in the subject.

3) I don't know that there is a "best" way. In order to keep track of posts older than 48 hours, you either have to keep track of the threads or search for your username in advanced searches. It's easier to keep track in smaller groups. After 48 hours, forget it in the Big Forums.

4) I have no idea. I have bookmarks going back four years though.

5) Don't touch the butt.

[amyrose2712]

20. Thanks for the tips....

And, for the record, I know what an ellipsis is in grammar, but I was lookin' for DUspeak. Thanks!:hi:

[Holly_Hobby]

38. I use (........) to show an article has been snipped

to comply with copyright rules.

[islandmkl]

10. why don't you go back where you came from and quit trying to stir up crap like this?

we can see your type a mile away...

go back into your hole, troll....
















oh, wait a minute...involuntary-response mechanism got the better of me...

let me know if you get the answers...i have no idea, myself

...welcome to DU...and keep posting :toast:

[SmokingJacket]

11. I know a couple unwritten rules for ya:

moron is spelled "Moran."

pizza = Tombstone = kicked off of DU, usually for trolling

[amyrose2712]

14. WTF? n/t

[SmokingJacket]

21. No, no - - I didn't mean YOU'RE trolling.

Just relating some of the lingo...

[amyrose2712]

24. Ok. Sorry a bit gun shy here. Got my ass REAMED for my low post number. ..

Which really upset me(at first), because I am extremely liberal. I am just not a very good writer, nor am I an eloquent speaker. It is just annoying to be on such a liberal site, but to be judged on such trivial things.

[hootinholler]

40. Right before an election is a suboptimal time for newbies...

The troll traffic goes up exponentially. I joined around the 2004 election and got the same thing ;)

-Hoot

[RebelOne]

22. Someone please post the photo of the "Moran" for the newbie so she

will know why we mispelI it. I don't know where it is.

[amyrose2712]

25. I've seen it. Not new to DU. Just new to posting. Thanks, though. nt

[66 dmhlt]

43. As a newbie (to a newbie) I only hope it's the right one AND

it actually shows up in the post:

[wryter2000]

44. Well great.

Now, you've written them down and we'll have to move them from the unwritten rules forum to the written one. Of course, I just made up a rule, so we'll have to write that one down, too.

You see how much work you've caused me? :evilgrin:

[SmokingJacket]

51. That's why I only did two...

;)

[Solly Mack]

12. 5a - All checks payable to Solly Mack?

Yes - just do it.

:)

4 - I don't have a good way for checking replies older than 48 hours old. I either bookmark a thread to begin with...or put it in my journal & check back. I also do a simple search for older replies. I will also put threads in my DU "favorites" folder...(and check back later)

3 - I believe I still have bookmarks stored under the old DU-Archives link. Haven't checked in a long while though. So I'm guessing bookmarks don't expire...the older ones are just stored differently. Course, they could all be gone and I just don't know it.

2 - I always take it to mean "I concur" (but I could be wrong)

1 - Mark scares me so I leave Mark alone.

[mainegreen]

13. dont use mark! It's a trap!

[unhappycamper]

15. There ain't no such thing as a stupid newbie.

1. The mark function marks everything in the forum you are in. I use it to keep track of activity in forums I am interested in. Should you click the mark function from the latest or greatest page, everything on DU is marked as 'read'.

on edit to add: When you are in a forum, take a look at that little thingie to the left of the thread title ( ). When you hit the mark button, it changes gray --> . Any new activity in a thread changes the thread icon to . If you look inside the thread, new replies will also have the same icon.

2. No clue.

3. Bookmarks do not expire.

4. The easiest way to keep track of your older posts is to bookmark them. Unfortunately, if you post a lot you will have a LOT of bookmarks which will rapidly become unusable. Once you hit 48 hours, posts will drop off your 'My DU'. One other possibility is to post things to your journal.

5. Probably the most useful 'rule' is to be nice to others. If you look in the detailed rules, there is only one highlighted sentence in the entire detailed rules. Find - heed it - we take it pretty seriously here.

[amyrose2712]

19. Thanks. I appreciate the reply. n/t

[Greyhound]

18. Here's an entry for #5; n/t nt eom nm are all used to indicate there

is nothing else in the reply, everything is in the subject line. This is mostly a courtesy for people that have dial-up access so they don't waste time opening replies with no content.

Many people don't know (care?) this and put the abbreviation in the message body.

Unwritten rule; if you use this, put it in the subject line.

BTW, it stands variously for "no text" "no message" "end of message"

[seemunkee]

23. Never yell Olive Garden, pit bull, or brazillion in the lounge

If you do offer drinks as quickly as possible.

[SoCalDem]

37. and never cook chicken using corn flakes as a coating agent

:evilgrin:

[DeeDeeNY]

26. I didn't know all this, so thanks for asking. Here are my questions:

1. How do you get a post to print in extra large type?

2. Why does this poll keep getting posted? It goes around more than a fruitcake.

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html

[unhappycamper]

31. You use tags such as

[h3]hi there[/h3]

[h2]hi there[/h2]

[h1]hi there[/h1]

[unhappycamper]

32. That looks like

hi there

hi there

hi there

[DeeDeeNY]

35. Thanks!

[Arkansas Granny]

27. I can answer one part of questions # 4. I once received an answer to a post

that was over 6 months old. It showed up in "My DU" the same as other remarks that had been made during the past 48 hours.

[amyrose2712]

29. It is hard to keep track of how many replies. How do I know if the reply is new?nt

[grammysandie]

28. What about embedding videos?

Excuse me for jumping in with another newbie question.

Whenever I try to embed a video in a post, I check it on Preview and only see the code that I just cut and pasted. Does the actual video show up after I hit Post, or am I doing something wrong?

[unhappycamper]

33. If you're trying to post a video, post it in the video forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=385

The video forum formats the youtube video for viewing. I you include the video URL in a post, a URL is all you will see.

[grammysandie]

34. Ah, I see

Thanks!

[amyrose2712]

30. testing nt

[Lochloosa]

36. Answer to #4

If you want to keep up with a post just add it to your journal. You can look it up in there whenever you want.

[Mz Pip]

39. Bookmarks last forever

I know this because I have some threads I bookmarked years ago.

As far a #5 goes, just don't call any DUer a freeper or a troll. That really pisses people off.

[hootinholler]

41. You trolling freeper

:hi:

:evilgrin:

-Hoot

[amyrose2712]

46. I can relate. Thanks nt

[MiniMe]

42. Welcome to DU

:hi:

I have no idea of the answer either.

[Nye Bevan]

45. The most important unwritten rule

Do not post anything that is in any way negative regarding Obama's campaign until you have over 1000 posts. And do not post any polls that do not show a healthy lead for Obama. Technically, constructive criticism is permitted, but there is a rabid cadre of DUers wielding virtual pitchforks who absolutely revel in confronting posters who they see as trolls, in some cases literally reducing newbies to tears.

[amyrose2712]

48. So , kiss a little ass first. Ahhh, thats a tough one.

As for posting negative things about Obama. I'll wait until he is president to do that. (all fingers crossed)

[WilliamPitt]

47. Rule #1. Your candidate sucks.

:P

;)

:toast:

[amyrose2712]

49. ???? nt

[FlyingSquirrel]

52. Rule #1: Develop a thick skin

Rule#2: See rule#1

:D

Here's a link to the http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190">DU Glossary

Rule #3: Re-read your entire post several times before clicking "Post message"

Rule #4: Don't post while drunk!