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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShout out to our DU administrators
We really have a lovely modern message board - just saying.
Arkansas Granny
(31,523 posts)malaise
(269,144 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,678 posts)This is THE first rate message board!
Pobeka
(4,999 posts)Stuart G
(38,439 posts)irisblue
(33,018 posts)Thanks for starting this Malaise
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,389 posts)Thank you all!
SWBTATTReg
(22,156 posts)Moostache
(9,897 posts)MontanaMama
(23,334 posts)Thankful for the super heroes behind the scenes.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)marble falls
(57,144 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)Enough lovely people, in fact, to ignore the crappy ones.
lastlib
(23,265 posts)Great user name, too!
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)Actually Ive been around since nearly the beginning. Dont post that much though. A few years back I decided to adopt this new name, not realizing I would lose my old one, which was WatchWhatISay ( as in Ari Fleischers comment that People should watch what they say). Its ok, I prefer this one anyway.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,747 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)rocktivity
(44,577 posts)of what happened when Hillary won
rocktvity
malaise
(269,144 posts)having the election stolen was one thing but losing DU made it significantly worse
Aristus
(66,436 posts)Who gets a considerable portion of my estate when I'm gone for getting the routine maintenance done so quickly.
malaise
(269,144 posts)cp
(6,649 posts)Thank you, administrators!
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,767 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)They are brilliant to have even thought of creating this site! I remember being in a terrible emotional state during Dubbyas Administration and 911. In desperation I typed democratic and one of the finds was DU. I lurked for years and years getting emotional sustenance and then joined. I hope Ive been able to give back even partially of what Ive received!
malaise
(269,144 posts)I lurked for a while then joined before the election in 2004
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Totally agree! I don't know where I would be without DU. I think I would have gone mad years ago.
It's so wonderful to have a sanctuary of like-minded people to come to when the insanity of the world comes crashing down all around you. And I have learned so much from all of you. You are all like a family to me now.
Thank you DU admins and everyone who participates here to make this place such a wonderful, safe community for all of us.
niyad
(113,505 posts)have left. My dearest friend introduced me here through the Top 10 Conservative Idiots, and it used to be a race to see which of us got to it first. She has been gone for many years now, but I feel we still share this amazing place.
So, thank you, admins, on behalf of my friend and myself.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Hekate
(90,768 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)crickets
(25,982 posts)Niagara
(7,646 posts)Skittles
(153,174 posts)it's one of the reasons I keep donating
TNNurse
(6,929 posts)Soph0571
(9,685 posts)IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)This is what keeps me sane, discussing the strange person in the WH, right here on DU. I check in several times a day, and really appreciate this site.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)IcyPeas
(21,899 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And the best emojis anywhere - right here!
Donkeys hi-hoofing! 🤣👍
argyl
(3,064 posts)I remember way back in the early days of DU. Even when it started out it was the best.
We used to laugh at the Free Republic site and how primitive it was. And at the time their subscribers dwarfed us.
Hell, is that creaking pile of shit still around?
applegrove
(118,744 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,765 posts)And for those of us who have been here since DU.1, each and every "change" we've seen over the years has added to the ease of use and been an improvement! Kudos to the admins and don't forget Elad who is always working behind-the-scenes to head off problems!
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)immediately assumed that DU had been hacked. "Here it goes!" was my reaction. I dread to think if something happens in these months leading up to the election.
DU -- great newsfeed, opinion and discussion board, and even the best of political cartoons! Add in some incredible writing and very witty folks, and it's a must for staying current and sane.
Thank you, admins!
love_katz
(2,583 posts)This place keeps me sane. Thank you, DU admins!
Maeve
(42,287 posts)If not for great posters (looking at many of you in this thread) and those who have helped since 2001, DU would not be the lovely board it is!
Jeorge IX
(69 posts)Fuzzy bunnies, too!