The growth of this group over the last couple of years has been..

[socialist_n_TN]

phenomenal. We don't "advertise" per se in the other forums, yet we continue to gather members. We're up to 280 now. Good job Reds. And Pinks.

[randys1]

1. How do you join a group, what am I missing?

[shenmue]

2. Click on the name of a group

Then click 'Subscribe to this group.'

[randys1]

3. farout, done

[Starry Messenger]

4. Welcome!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

5. 285 now

At this rate we'll be taking over the world within a week or two.

[socialist_n_TN]

7. Yep, today DU, tomorrow.......

THE WORLD!!!!!!! Hey it's a start.

[Demeter]

6. I confess, I didn't know it existed

but somebody mentioned it, so here I am, ready to learn...

[socialist_n_TN]

8. Welcome Demeter.........

There's a resource list of reading materials stickyed above.

[Demeter]

9. I have to warn you all

when I join something, it's usually the Kiss of Death.

[kickysnana]

10. I have been reading a while and nothing bad has happened.

[socialist_n_TN]

11. Well, give it a shot anyway.....

As long as you contribute substantively, we'll take our chances.

[Doctor_J]

15. Well, at least it's a kiss

[Doctor_J]

12. The big forums are pretty useless at this point everyone is now required to be

on board with corporate solutions to everything, especially healthcare. Vanity threads abound. It's awful.

[2banon]

13. it's insane. I can't even browse through the subject lines anymore..

Sometimes, I want to vent about it in this forum (within the confines of the DU rules) but I don't want to derail this forum's objectives either. I may just have to take a "vacation" from DU altogether for mental health reasons, in a manner of speaking.

[TBF]

14. I try to keep focused on how any of the issues are affecting

every day people, and remember that they are systemic problems. And I also find myself needing to take breaks from GD from time to time. I think the more productive discussions are often in the small groups anyway.