Where can I find a capsule DU history?

[sfwriter]

Did the website exist before 2002? I seem to remember discussions on here before then. In fact, I have a pre-9/11 screenshot.

[cornermouse]

1. Way Back Machine

Doesn't have everything but

hmmm...

http://web.archive.org

Waybackmachine - upper middle of the page put in

www.democraticunderground.com

and hit "take me back" button

[sfwriter]

3. Yup...

Got that.

I remember being here in March or so...

[NMDemDist2]

2. started the day of Bushco's inagural

someone will pop up with the link to it

[Patsy Stone]

4. I wish I knew where it was

but right after the recent Truthout flame wars, or just about when he returned to DU, Will Pitt wrote a post in a thread which would tell you what you want to know.

I can't remember much more than that, sorry.

[sfwriter]

5. I missed the "truthout flame wars" Do tell... eom

[Patsy Stone]

6. Do you have six hours?

Can I type this much? Okay, Cliff's Notes version:

Fitzmas didn't come this year. Jason Leopold, a Truthout contributor, published an article based on his sources' information claiming that Karl Rove would be indicted imminently -- within 24 hours.

As you can imagine, joyful celebrating ensued, and other members ran around dispelling this as false, claiming Jason was a charlatan, and flame wars ensued. As with most hot button topics at DU, camps formed and it was ugly.

Of course, as you know, Rove was not indicted. This, like other moments of massive in-fighting (see: Bev Harris and Wayne Madsen) was one of the moments DU was at its most volatile.

[sfwriter]

9. I avoid that stuff...

Waste of energy.

[hfojvt]

12. here's his thread, for the history

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1342857

[yewberry]

7. There's this

"slightly embellished" version of the opening days:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/01/01/010127_7days.html

[Trajan]

8. Wow .... SO many names in The Wayback Machine ...

Absynthe ...

Nostamj ...

Youngred ....

Tiniore ...

DAMN time flies ....

Tempus Fugit ....

I want the old logo, with the dropped lower case letters ....

[Radio_Lady]

10. And, with that photo, the query: How DOES Alan Colmes keep his job?

Must be the Casting Couch!!! Har-har-har-de-har-har!

[Trajan]

11. Chuckles ....

Hey there Lady .... I hope you and Al are well and happy ....

I think I have spent perhaps one whole minute of my life watching Alan Colmes ... and half a minute watching his sidekick .....