Damnit.

[Tobin S.]

4. There is something about this place that's very addictive.

I can't really put my finger on the exact reason. There are probably many reasons.

Even people who hate Democrats and lefties get addicted to DU.

I've been a member for over 10 years. I ditched an older account with the approval of admin. I used to be on here posting every day. I don't have as much free time as I used to, but I still manage to at least log on most mornings before work and check things out for a bit. I quit posting here several years ago over some bullshit that I really should not have let get to me, and I was gone for 6 months. But I came back like so many others have done here.

We just can't stay away. I don't know all of the reasons why, but I think one is that despite the squabbles that go on in more contentious forums, this is still one of the most friendly message boards on the Web I've run across.