is it possible to follow someone?

[marym625]

I did look through many posts and didn't see this question. New here so haven't posted enough to search yet.
Thanks for any help
Peace

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Actually, you need a star to do searches, not lots of posts...

And to have a star, you can contribute whatever amount you wish.

The star also gets rid of the ads, allows you to post polls, and so on.

I recommend having one!

[orleans]

2. when did du get a "welcome & help" forum? n/t

[marym625]

3. sorry

I don't know what you mean. I don't know what n/t means either. I see it everywhere but haven't figured it out
Thank you for your reply

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. n/t means no text. There is nothing written in the message part of the post. I'm doing it here. n/t

[marym625]

12. got it! good to know! Thank you. n/t eom

[orleans]

10. hi marym

sorry--i was attempting to ask CaliforniaPeggy about the welcome & help forum. i didn't know we had one. although i never knew we had a bereavement group either until my mom died and i went looking for a place of solace.

(i've only been around here since 2004 so... )

so, welcome to du i guess.

n/t means "no text" so you don't have to bother clicking on the link to see if there is more of a message. it's like if someone writes eom on the subject line after commenting. eom means end of message.

[marym625]

11. hi orleans

Thanks for the information. I'm sorry about your mom.

[marym625]

4. I haven't been here long

I pretty much signed up to read a friend's posts. Just very recently started looking around and commenting. So I guess I don't have enough posts for a star.
Thank you for your reply!

[cyberswede]

5. How to get a star

You can find information on star membership here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=star

As for following people, there's not really a way to do that at present, but you can find posts by specific members via the Advanced search, as CaliforniaPeggy mentioned above (star required).

Also, if the person you want to follow has a DU Journal, you can see all their Journal posts in one place and even subscribe to an RSS Feed of their journal. For example, here's a journal of one of our particularly erudite members - see the RSS button near the top? You access a link to a member's journals by clicking the little View DU Journal icon next to the username in any post.

[marym625]

6. Thank you

Very much! I appreciate your time and the information!

Mary

[cyberswede]

7. I forgot: Welcome to DU! nt

[marym625]

8. awe! how sweet

Thank you! I hope I can be a valuable contributor

[marym625]

13. I thought I replied to you, Californiapeggy. thank you! I will check it out. n/t

[Aristus]

14. Welcome to DU, mary!

If you're a Shakespeare fan, I hope you will check out my regular weekly feature 'William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day", posted in the Lounge on Saturdays. I think you'll like it.