New here with questions

[Sunny Daze]

Is there a place I can go that shows what abbreviations and numbers mean...such as nt, +1, +1000? I figured out K&R means kick and recommend or actually I saw where someone wrote it out.

Also, I saw where someone mentioned donating to this site but can’t find where to do that.

[unblock]

1. link for donating:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=star


+1 is just a mark of approval for the post it's replying to. there's no formal feature on du to approve of a reply, only an original post. so we just say "+1".

sometimes if we're being cute or really like a replay, we'll say "+1000" or "[phone]" or something like that.

[Sunny Daze]

2. Great, thanks for your help and the link!

[Solly Mack]

3. Hi

+ followed by a number is agreement with the comment above (the one being replied to by a poster)

The bigger the number the stronger the agreement being expressed.


nt - no text follows (nt in the subject followed by no comments in the comments space)

Under "My Account" you will find a heading labeled "Star Membership" - from there you can make a donation to gain a star, which allows you some perks - no ads, can make polls.

There used to be a thread explaining most of our shorthand but I long ago lost the link. Sorry.

[Sunny Daze]

5. Hi

Thanks so much for your help! Im slowly learning and you guys cleared up all my questions. Much appreciated!

[Make7]

7. Links to old DU Glossaries:

From DU2:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=358x190

(Same thread from the Wayback Machine in case DU2 threads stop loading:
https://web.archive.org/web/20121102205043/http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=358x190 )

[NOTE: We're currently on DU3 - the third major version of the underlying forum software.]


An unofficial version by DUer AmyStrange:
http://dug.amystrange.org/

May or may not be more up to date...
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A lot of the info in those glossaries is probably outdated, but it is still a useful place to check and see if there are definitions for some of the terminology you see around here.

[Sunny Daze]

8. Wow!

Thanks so much!!!

[Phentex]

9. I appreciate you, Make7!

I'm not new but I like that you keep up with this info. It's helpful for all of us.

[DoBotherMe]

4. Welcome to DU

[Sunny Daze]

6. Thank you!

[marble falls]

10. You're way too modest. You get around here better than most old timers. Sure you haven't ...

been here before? I bet you know exactly where to donate.

[Sunny Daze]

11. Lol, I just found out yesterday

and went straight there to donate. Had no idea where to go until I asked. Love that everyone is so helpful here.

[Sunny Daze]

12. Oh

And other than lurking I’ve never been here before.