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Jan 29, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Admin
Facebook bans our entire ad account! After spending about $200k in ads to promote this site, Facebook abruptly terminated our entire ad account without recourse. While we could try to setup a new account, it is likely that they ...
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Site & Customer Service
Dec 21, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by JesseBraaten
I don’t spend much time on this page and I’ve been trying to figure out why it doesn’t appeal to me, I am extremely politically engaged, love intellectual debate, and feel a strong need to push back against the SJW culture, by all rights this ...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 22, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
Acceptable posts and comments on this site. Let’s talk through an issue that needs a clear policy decision - how we should handle "over-the-line" posts/comments/groups. As you may know, we just launched in mid-February and have ...
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 17, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Admin
Just want to let you know that we're tweaking the design of several pages but may be returning things pending your feedback. I know that any change has a stress component and few like to relearn where things are. Hang in there... hopefully, we'll all...
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Site & Customer Service
Aug 28, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Admin
Per many member requests, we're returning the "General Forum" where you can make a post that's visible to the entire community (for those who have not unchecked categories under the "gear" icon on the main page). For the new members, we had the ...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 4, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
Just wanted to let you know that I deleted a member with the username 'richardspencer' today as it appeared to be setup as a fake account (email flagged). I don't know yet know what our policy should be regarding statements and opinions of Richard...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
We're excited to announce our "IDW Coin Program" Its goal is to let members become fans (dare I say "patrons") of their favorite members as well as raise money for charities. Note: there is NO COST for members to participate! ...
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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Admin
Wanted to get your feedback on our updated mission statement on the about us page (see ). I updated it today to reflect a refinement to what I think is the overarching goal of this website - that is, to make real ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
Community Project! Would love to get your help in organizing tags for posts so that they can be a dictionary of ideas and discussions. Tags are just relevant keywords that you can add to your posts to let people find them more ...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 10, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
Main page layout evolution You'll now see a gold button if you have new group posts since the last time you went to the "my group posts" page. This is preparation of us toggling off the "my group posts" feed on the main page ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
Hey, want to get your thoughts on civility "censorship". When we first launched this site, we were most concerned about mean-spirited personal attacks that are common in other communities and results in escalation/etc. So, we came up some ...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 13, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by jneedler
The "level" system on IDW is broken - change my mind: What is the intended purpose of having "levels" on a free speech forum? Do we need "levels" in order to participate in free speech? Does the current system achieve the ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 15, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by BFrydell
How many of you (the community, not just the admins) would like a debating section of this social media platform? I'm not talking about the "debating strategies" category of posts. I'm talking about an actual function of the sight which allows users ...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 15, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
POLLOne downside of social media is it's propensity to create echo chambers - that is, grouping people with similar views together so they re-enforce each other and create a "group think" dogma. This has the unwanted effect of rewarding those with the ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
What message should we put on our website's cover page?
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MarPep
Posts that are just 4-5 words or less and a link should be discouraged. People who post links should be encouraged to have a general description of what the link is about, and how long the link is, whether video or written.
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Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by InternetDorkWeb
POLLAre Left-Wingers Welcome Here?
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 13, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
New feature for level 4+ members We heard from several members that they wanted some more control as to when and where their posts appear. If you're a level 4+ member, you'll see a "3 horizontal line" button where you make posts ...
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Site & Customer Service
May 27, 2020May 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
For the newer members on here and anyone who wasn't aware of this yet, you can now see how someone voted on a post once a post receives at least one vote. At the bottom of the emoji list click on the four bars icon and the votes will show up. Thank ...
1 comment
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Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Kay_Shoemaker
Hitting the thumbs up button
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Feb 18, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by BikerPetehall70
Who thinks this modified format is a pain in the arse, why has the next post tab gone,
4 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by alenjose710
Really happy having an IDW app. Now I can get rid of Facebook. Same interface as the website Yay. Thanks
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
Update on our apps: We've submitted apps for review by Apple and Google early last week and they both were rejected with very vague reasons (e.g., meta tag). We are trying to get them to tell us more specifics but they've not replied yet (been 3...
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Apr 2, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by pbuck0145
On posts to a group , the reaction ("like") button is not working for me. The number momentarily increments, then immediately reverts back.
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Dec 30, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by FuzzyMarineVet
Hey @admin, please get someone to send an invitation to Dr. Robert W. Malone to join us on Slug. He's brilliant and outspoken. He would make a great addition to the conversation on this platform.
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SpikeTalon
Think there might be a glitch with the following others option. When I go to view certain profiles, it automatically adds me as a follower. Other times when I actually want to follow someone, when I check back later it shows I'm not following anyone.
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 10, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by rodneyblue
I am really enjoying this site. Finally I can ask the questions Ive been wanting to ask without fear of hatred and accusations. Conversations here are real and amazing with some interesting thoughts and ideas coming out of the woodwork like it ...
3 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 11, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
POLLHelp design a T-shirt for our community! We're about ready to launch a new project where we will be giving out some swag. We're obviously going to need a design. Here's what I came up with in 5 minutes... and no, that's not me. Designers, help!?...
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 10, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Admin
POLLWant to get your feedback on two simple designs for our swag (T-shirts, mugs, etc). We're almost ready to go live with coins for swag. Which of these two do you prefer.
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
What charities do you think are doing work that supports the IDW movement?
7 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CuriousFury
IDW. Can there be a recycle bin for posts you type out but decided were imature at the time? Hate to just throw thoughts away that may just need some ponderance. Hey y'all, how many of out there type up a post or a question and then after a bit, ...
5 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Markss76118
I think it would be helpful if there was a readily available description we could copy and share (especially in emails), telling people what the IDW is and what IDW.community is. Am I overlooking something? Also, the preview I see for sharing on ...
3 comments
Site & Customer Service
Feb 19, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by JohnBurke
Be Positive
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Bay0Wulf
I think there should be a “category” aside from politics for perhaps “The Constitution, Bill of Rights & the Law” None of the other categories are really suitable for such an important set of topics. Of course, that’s just my opinion ...
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Apr 2, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by DMcCreery1956
Platform navigation
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May 27, 2023May 2023

Posted by FrankZeleniuk
Not much time left here. Is the site still scheduled to go offline on June 3 or did someone renew the certificate?
5 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by JMiller
I am seeing a movement on this board that is disturbing. I have been a way for a bit due to work. I am seeing comments and postings moving further and further right. It is becoming antagonistic. How is that any better than Twitter and Facebook being ...
14 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
Android App Update We're currently having some issues getting Google to approve our Android app for the app store so we want to give you access to it here as a sideloaded app. If you've not side loaded an Android app before, here's a website ...
5 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 20, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by LeftySinister
Has anyone else read the comments on the IDW Facebook posts? So much hate and vitriol against the community. It's startling and a bit unsettling.
14 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
Update on the Android app". We were live with an Android app for a few days before they sent us a rejection letter stating that we had pornography/etc. We've emailed them for clarification and they say 2-3 days. We'll see and keep you posted. ...
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Site & Customer Service
Jul 12, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by EnlightBacon
Anyone else unable to receive confirmation emails? I've clicked the resend button once a day for like two weeks now and I never get the email. I don't really want to start posting here only to have my account locked or something because I don't ...
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 5, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Admin
My friend and user-interface designer who helped with this site has emerged from his hibernation and has some time to "modernize" some pages/features. Where should we work first? That is, is there a specific page or feature that you think is too ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 20, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Paisley_Pirate
Hey, just wanted to pass on an experience I had with my Oreo Android phone. I loaded the IDW.community app up on google, and it didn't work corrrectly. It didn't want to work with my physical keyboard (yay! BlackBerry KeyOne) and wasn't responsive ...
2 comments
Site & Customer Service
Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by AndyGheimer
IDW Coins and what to do with them
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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by OneGodlessWoman
Reposting
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Mar 13, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by JohnBurke
Cows produce more milk
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 28, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Biggvs_Richardvs
What's with the personality test - is this Scientology?
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 16, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by REParker
Is there the equivalent of a “Back Button” feature here? I find I have to work my way all the way back to the Home page to start again to search for things. I saw where I can “Scroll Right” on my iPhone — but I don’t use an iPhone. ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by gigandgeo
Is there a way to block someone on here. I keep seeing one person, who is spouting nonsense, in my opinion.
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 17, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
New UI a bit glitchy, cannot see how others had voted on posts but seeing such on comments is okay. Messaged you Admin.
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 15, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by alenjose710
POLL I got a suggestion for this site. I know this community is called intellectual dark web. It's way to Dark, bring some brighter background please, so that it would look very less Emoish. Thanks.
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Admin
I'm working on our first newsletter and would love to get your ideas on what to put in it. A promo for our new apps is in it already. What would you like to know?
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 15, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Beachslim
38 points to level 8?
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 8, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Garsco
I’m happy that Slug/IDW seems to be working properly now but there could be a possible downside I’ve observed. On my older, un-updatable (IOS-wise) iPad, Slug now crashes the Brave browser. It’s not the first issue I’ve seen with the old ...
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Site & Customer Service
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
The new comment format is okay, but I cannot see the text very well as it is dark now instead of white. Please go back to white text.
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Site & Customer Service
Jun 25, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Darkhorse48
Here's an idea, how about a feature allowing you to create a post that you can send only two followers or only two fans? What do you think? Basically the category or group being just your fans.
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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by jondspen
POLLColor Scheme option to have Black background
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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by johnlocke
The admins are trying to shut down my free speech!!!
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Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Jaycee2010
I am new on here and would like to know if censorship on here is anywhere near as bad as it is on facebook, I am tired of being put in FB jail for making honest factual comments that get you put in jail for hate speech, I am no racist and do not hate...
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Apr 18, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by UtterTwaddle
Where is the Douglas Murray Fan Group?
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Aug 16, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Weltansicht
Well, well, well our @Krunoslav doppleganger has moved up to level 7 & apparently did some gender reassignment surgery also hmmmmm
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Mar 19, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ilija
How are new groups created?
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Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JamesTipping
Does anyone else believe that the homeoffice know exactly how many migrants will be coming to this country
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Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Makaleka
Like button
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Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
I find it disturbing that in a year where we've seen censorship run rampant from authoritarians on a variety of social media platforms, that once one opens up with the autonomy that we've been asking for within a month are willing to hand control ...
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Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by MrSubtle
I would love to see an iPhone app. I found it odd that with all of the weird questions in the profile setup there wasn’t one about Android vs. iPhone. Was that questions for advertisers?
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Site & Customer Service
Nov 26, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by CANADIANIMAL
This site would be 100% more useful if it didn't make sharing articles to other sites hard by making them an IDW advert...people would use it more if they could actually see the information being shared rather than a shamelessly self promoting ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VonO
Shared posts... aren't very shared. I really like the idea of 'shared posts', but the implementation is really bad. Currently when you share a post to a group all that happens is that the number of 'shared posts' at the top of the group increments up...
2 comments
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May 12, 2021May 2021

Posted by Bendingo
How do I get my feed to go back to recent it is stuck on trending? Amy help would be appreciated
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Site & Customer Service
Oct 24, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Biosphere
Anyone else having problems with sending private messages to friends and members? I've sent multiple private messages to friends here on IDW lately and when I backtrack and try to reread and confirm that it's solidified and on record, my messages are...
2 comments
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Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CautiousDreamer
How do the tags work? how many times can I upvote or downvote on a tag? over9000
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Nov 27, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by rightalign
Is there an HTML snippet for a "Share to Slug" button? I see the post page on here, but are there URL parameters that can pre-populate the title/link/text ? I'm sure you'd get a lot more content posted on here if you had that, and it's simple to add.
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Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Minuteman5874
Ok trying to level up. So what's a man got to do around here to get to level 3 ? LMAO
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Apr 4, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by OneGodlessWoman
My referral link doesn't work. Anyone else having this issue? @admin
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Jun 13, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Darkhorse48
I would love to see a feature on here where you can start an ongoing Journal.
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 2, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by GiGi-Suzie
What are the IDW coins and how do I use them ... or not?
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Nov 8, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by disruptrepair
🔧 Your Local Computer Repair Specialists! 🔧 At Disrupt Repair, we're your go-to destination for all your tech needs. Whether your computer needs an upgrade, data recovery, or a fresh software install, we've got you covered! ...
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Mar 8, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by JohnBurke
Vegan Lobster
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Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by tomashea
My plea to anyone interested in starting a social media site (yes you too @slug): If the search bar is not clearly visible and working flawlessly, your site will never get off the ground
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Jul 2, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by RubyFord
POLLSlug, we need a “back button” on iOS
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Feb 20, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by johnlocke
Why can't I create groups? Are the admins trying to supress my free speech?
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Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by JohnBurke
'People are confused': Survey suggests Canadians need education on Charter rights 🇨🇦 resigntrudeau 🇨🇦 NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP via @villagereportca
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Jan 1, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by PunisherRebel
My Bio keeps deleting and tells me to update it, but when I do it just deletes again.. Anyone else have this issue?
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Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by psalm9114
Can't use slug.com on my cell phone on Brave browser. Wont accept my password or sign in credentials. Anyone else use Brave and ecounter this problem?
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Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by 1tcushy
Is this a conservative community?
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Apr 6, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by paparotzzi
Level 4 member unable to create a new group.
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Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by OneGodlessWoman
I don't like blocking is there a way to add a mute function?
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Aug 1, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by WisdomWarrior9
Adjusting ones own post.
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 6, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Lexpd1145
So I am on my 3rd day where I can still post, but can't like, reply, or comment on anything. I have seen others post they are having issues as well. Is there an issue, a work around, have some of us been bad and are being punished without any kind ...
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Site & Customer Service
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SpikeTalon
For some reason I'm getting push notifications (using Android app) despite having the option to receive audible alerts toggled off. Just thought you'd want to know that.
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Apr 5, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Truckln
I don’t avree with this man. I have seen others drop him like a hot potato. I know other social networks and hosting services have blocked him. Does he have a place here at IDW. ?? Richard Spencer
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Feb 26, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by PhillipRoy
Motorcycles
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Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by OneGodlessWoman
So I still can't seem to like any comments as the like button isn't working and I now can't send any pictures in DMS as well as emojis appear as question marks. Lol
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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by RealAlexJones
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Feb 17, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by ReallyGoodOptics
I see weight lifting on the "sports" choices on the profile options. I DONT see calisthenics which is pretty messed up. Please add a calistenics option.
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Site & Customer Service
Nov 3, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Systemlord
In "Community Standards" the first item: "Remember that people come to their own truth differently." This should be changed to: Remember that people have different opinions. There is only one truth, not 7.6B. EDIT: That was pretty crappy of me ...
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Apr 5, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by FBIRN
What are coins?
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Site & Customer Service
Apr 8, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by AJElicits
POLLThis site desperately needs a retweet feature.
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Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Shivnyathakur
LINKBuilding digital history: The Potential of Cryptocurrency Development
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Site & Customer Service
Feb 17, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Admin
Congrats on becoming a Level 7 member! The perk for level members is access to the private, level 7+ member "IDW.Community Senate Group" where we discuss issues related to our community. While we don't have secret handshakes or rituals, we do share the goal of making ...
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