Let's elect a DU President!

[UrbScotty]

Besides the Moderators and Administrators.

DU is lacking in terms of popularity contests.

Who would make a good President of the Democratic Underground?

There are so many good possibilities:

AWD
god_bush_n_cheney
JohnKleeb
khephra
LeftPeopleFinishFirst
LynneSin
matcom
nothingshocksmeanymore
SoCalDem
WilliamPitt

...and many more...

So... nominate your favorite DUer for DU President! Nominate as many as you like; even yourself!

We will then have an “election” for our President featuring the top few candidates.

PS: No, don't nominate me; I'm not interested in the job.

[La_Serpiente]

1. Skinner

nuff said

[Booberdawg]

2. Let's not

[Kamika]

3. agree

popularity contests should be banned

[trof]

5. yeah, nobody ever picks me anyway

;-)

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. I third that one.

[SiobhanClancy]

8. Totally agree

These popularity contests are "dividers" not "uniters":)

[everythingsxen]

6. I nominate myself

Sure I'm bruatally insane and I make wild, outlandish, sweeping hyperbole like "I wanna have (example group) dragged into the street and set on fire"; however in my lunacy I have crystal clarity on some issues and with the right cabinet behind me, I would turn America into something good. Like a pinko-commie paradise. :D

[Drifter]

12. You got my vote ...

I'll bring the accelerant.

Cheers
Drifter

[Ediacara]

7. DU is lacking in terms of popularity contests?

Are you fucking kidding? :-)

[UrbScotty]

9. Hello?

We haven't had any contests in several hours!

[Kamika]

10. Why should we

Everyone knows that I'm the best person in the whole world and that I'm clearly the most popular person on DU. (atleast the people that hasn't ignored me knows it)

[La_Serpiente]

11. oh puleeezzzz

get over yourself GOODBYE \ joke :-)

[RandomKoolzip]

13. Having a favorite DUer is kind of creepy.

Unless you personally know said DUer. These "who would you like to see in a speedo" type threads just make newbies feel like shit.

[Booberdawg]

14. Really, these popularity contests are getting pretty cheesy

Like, really tacky. Let's knock it off already.

[RandomKoolzip]

15. Hear, hear.

MY personal favorite DUer is RandomKoolzip. Sorry!

It's alays the same people posting in those threads anyways. And I bet reading those posts makes newbies (or DUers ith less than 1000+ posts) feel excluded and unimportant.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

17. ditto

:(

[Booberdawg]

19. Yes, It diminishes the other 35610 of the 35611 registered DUers

and especially those that are newcomers and those that are not in the clique that always get chosen for these things.

It's a cheesy way to pump up a few people. It's tacky.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

16. whoa!

As much as I think it's cool you mentioned my name...

an election of president of DU would be a TOTAL mess :)

[Paragon]

18. I'm planning a hostile invasion, anyway...

...so enjoy your "elections" and "president" while you have them, peasants. :silly:

[Booberdawg]

20. We are gonna rush your ass!

[Moderator]

21. I am locking this thread.

Although I am sure that you had the best of intentions when you started this thread, Lounge history has shown that these threads don't always turn out well. Inevitably someone's name is left off the list and feelings get hurt.

I think it is a much better idea to start a thread that includes everyone, whether they are "popular" or not. When some people see these threads they get the impression that the "popular" people have special rights and advantages which is just not true.


Thanks in advance for understanding why I am locking this thread.


DU Moderator