DU Class of 2004, check in.

[canetoad]

I notched up 15 years last month but I know an absolute heap of you joined in 2004. Check in now, lurkers especially welcome.

[CottonBear]

1. DU Class of 2004!

I joined DU on October 6, 2004. I’d lurked for a few years before that date.

I can’t quite remember how I found my way to DU. It must have been a link on another site. I came and never left. Time flies.

I finally signed up and joined right before the 2004 elections.

I used to go to our Georgia DU meetups. Mike and Kathy Malloy came to one of our East Atlanta meetups. I met Catwoman at that one! I even hosted a meetup in my town. Good times and great memories.

[FightingIrish]

101. I joined in August of 2004 but contributed before

I wrote articles during Bush’s first term. I was very active protesting the Iraq war during the run up to the invasion.

[CottonBear]

115. I really liked the articles section in DU1.

The run up to the invasion was a frightening time. We all knew it would turn out to be a disaster.

I’m so fortunate to have found DU and so many great DUers like you!

DU keeps me informed, entertained and sane.

[leftstreet]

2. 2005 here. Close

[canetoad]

3. As we say in Oz

Close enough is good enough.

[Polly Hennessey]

4. Before that for me.

2003.

[marlakay]

5. May 25, 2004

I saw a link to the site on Michael Moore’s website. I was volunteering full time for Kerry in between jobs. At the time I thought Bush was the worst no one could be more awful.

I had no clue!

[Hugin]

6. December of aught-four.

It seems like a Brazillian years ago.

I recall fighting the cave trolls with our bare hands. Copy cat threads in GD. The pizza dough was stone ground. Flip phones you could slip in your pocket. Columbo and Star Trek: Enterprise were still new on the satellite television.

:sigh:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. 2003 for me.

[canetoad]

9. Elitist

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Same with me - 2003!

[canetoad]

16. Elitist too!

How the hell are ya?

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Awwww, you know better!

And I'm hanging in there, but I miss my buddies! (Just not AdamR )

[canetoad]

20. Great team this term

And AdamR hasn't let up.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. That's reassuring - and since I know most of them, I have to agree.

As for our mutual "friend," I know! I've seen him around! The only good thing about his persistence is that pretty much everyone knows him by now!

[tishaLA]

17. Me too

I came during the CA recall effort.

[BeyondGeography]

78. Me too

I was a Clarkie. Part of my lifelong patron saint of lost causes routine.

[spooky3]

88. Ditto. Guess we don't follow rules well, eh? :-)

[smirkymonkey]

108. I'm also 2003!

Wow! Can't believe it has been that long!

[VOX]

125. 2003-ers rule the universe!

We’re so awesome, we let everyone play.

Kidding, of course. DUers of all stripes and vintages are THE BEST!


Kind regards,
“2003 before July 6th”

[wryter2000]

126. Same here

My profile says before July of 2003

[A HERETIC I AM]

148. Joined 84 days before you did.

Jesus! I've been a member of DU for longer than I was in school. Longer than I have ever worked for a single company, longer than I have ever lived in one place, longer than any romantic relationship.......

Damn.

[H2O Man]

159. Likewise .....

though it was December 29th of 2003.

[LibinMo]

173. Wed Oct 27, 2004

Longtime lurker before that.

[Codeine]

191. Me too!

I know I read the front page and lurked the forums for a bit before that.

[Bluesaph]

8. Lurked since '03

Iraq war did it for me. Became Dem and never looked back.

[Kali]

10. Feb. 27

pretty sure I had been reading Top Ten Conservative Idiots and Bob Boudelang the year before

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Jeebus. It's been 15 years?

Yeah. Okay. Checking in.

[dchill]

13. Yo.

[quaker bill]

14. September 2003

[Hekate]

15. Congrats, Canetoad

I distinctly remember being much younger in 2002....

Decrepitly,
Hekate

[canetoad]

18. Oh yeah Hekate

So do I.

[Brother Buzz]

22. How come us from 2002 are listed with just a year and not a date?

What's up with that?

[canetoad]

26. Before written record Bro

Ancient history.

[backtoblue]

119. .

[A HERETIC I AM]

149. Back then DU archives were carved into tablets.

[Crunchy Frog]

136. I think people who registered on the original DU didn't

Get the dates listed. Pretty sure that started with DU2. I was lurking during the transition.

[Brother Buzz]

169. Ah, DU1! Boy howdy, my dinosaur computer with a 56 k dial-up didn't do well on DU1

I missed out on a lot of stuff happenings on DU, watching that circle thingy go round and round, trying to download a 600 and 1000 reply threads. Things got better with DU2 when they introduced that view all feature and I was able to download a post at a time to get a flavor of what was going on.

[xmas74]

21. Lurked for over a year

Joined November 2004

[Drunken Irishman]

24. Came in 2001 under my old name...

Saw the sign at Bush's first inauguration. Registered that day.

Changed my name and signed up again in 2007.

[uriel1972]

38. Bush the second became President...

I started lurking, joined later... couldn't say exactly when, but maybe the 2nd term of Shrub.

[bluecollar2]

58. Same here

2001 as Bluecollar.

Had you re-register after the election hack.

[Ernesto]

162. ME TWO!

[Saw the sign at Bush's first inauguration. Registered that day.]

[lindysalsagal]

25. When the idiot shrub stole the 2nd election in 2004 I found DU.

And the world started to make sense, again.

[canetoad]

31. I haven't done it yet

But you posted earlier about a Trump foldover - remember those paper cutout dolls with cutout clothes? I'd love to sketch one of trumps head with folding directions (a la origami) for the hair.

[LostinRed]

27. Yup I joined in 04 as well

[canetoad]

32. Gotta admit, LostinRed

I've been an infrequent poster at times. Stints in the old mods hot tub and MIRT do wonders for your post count!

[alwaysinasnit]

28. Very long time lurker from probably 2003 or 2004.

[PCIntern]

29. I'm here.

Great group. Like family but better.

[canetoad]

34. Yup

You don't have to put up with them at birthdays and Christmas.

[spooky3]

89. And you can kick them out when they start freeping. Nt

[CottonBear]

35. "Like family, but better" is exactly how I feel about DU!

[BigBearJohn]

30. Count me in

[sprinkleeninow]

33. I found ths place in 2001 and joined bc of the mad 'cow'boy.

Curtailed in '06 when mom needed us. I read but no posting. President Obama then gave me peace and calm.

THEN after that dreadful nite in 2016 I joined up again being in need of like minded community for support and commiseration.

[Cattledog]

36. 2004 member!

[canetoad]

44. Love your avatar

Lost him last December age 14 y 9 mo. Still laugh at thought of him escaping into paddock with three bulls and giving them hell. He showed them!

[Cattledog]

177. Our oldest girl just turned 15.

She's a Red also.

[Sancho]

37. August 2004

[TreasonousBastard]

39. Close-- 2003

[shenmue]

40. November '04

[blogslut]

41. whut

[uponit7771]

42. 2003 for me

[Mike Nelson]

43. Yikes!

… Where does the time go?

[democrank]

45. September 2003

is when I became a member of this motley crew.

[sazemisery]

46. August 24, 2004

I was a member of a message board in Oklahoma and saw a link to democraticunderground.com.
Been here since, mostly lurking but adding my 2 cents worth from time to time.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

47. Depression over Kerry/Edward's loss cause of finally joining,

Rather than lurking. Though I still read more than post.

Member since November 10 2004

[mnhtnbb]

48. Officially 2005, but I lurked

for a long time. I had thought I was 2003. Big Dean supporter. He had a blog site where a lot of us posted. Daily Kos was also big. Both places had people mentioning DU and that's how I found my way here.

[Drahthaardogs]

49. Here! But I was Denali Democrat back then

Eom

[TexasBlueDog]

50. I had lurked for years...

...and finally signed up just before the '04 election because if things got crazy (and they did) the admins would restrict access to registered members.

When we had to re-register last year I never got the admins to clear my account after two tries. I think I had 25 posts after 15 years so they probably figured I was a zombie account. Kinda pissed me off.

[quickesst]

51. April of 2004

Can't remember exactly how I got here, but to this day I'm thankful that I did.

[underpants]

52. Congratulations

October of 2001 I think.

[babylonsister]

53. September 6, 2004,

to be exact! I could not believe what I was seeing, needed comfort.

[livetohike]

54. March 2004 here. DU saved me and continues to save me

from losing what is left of my 66 year old mind .

[Tanuki]

55. Me, too! What a fantastic resource DU has been over these many years!

[alittlelark]

56. August 5th, 2003 Bartcop led me here.

[BootinUp]

57. 11-7-03.

[Vinca]

59. I was taken in as a refugee from John Kerry's campaign site in 2004.

DU got me through the Dubya years and now it's getting me through the worst nightmare the country has seen.

[lunatica]

60. I lurked for years then signed up in 2007

It was one of the best things I ever did. It kept me sane.

[woodsprite]

61. Doesn't seem possible it's been that long - 12/2004

And in that time DU has been checked daily and has been my “go to” source for news and info of all kinds — from political news, homework help for kids (science, GoPo, History), cooking questions — you name it.

Even when there was a large amount of police activity at my son’s high school due to a bomb threat, I found out about it on DU before parents had been notified, just as the news helicopters were arriving. Same with a suspected shooting on the campus where I work. We had been told a section of main campus was closed but not told why. A DUers son was here at the time, and was filling me in on what was happening.

DU admins run an awesome show here! It’s been my connection to like-minded people. Because of DU, my entire family is more politically educated, aware, and politically active.

[mindem]

62. 2003

I didn't even realize it has been so long until I looked at my profile.

[ahimsa]

161. I bet I hold the lowest post count since 2003 record

You come pretty close though!

[ck4829]

63. Yo

[tavernier]

64. I was here under the name of

Keysdisease

[MelissaB]

65. Hey there!

Class of 2004 checking in.

[Trailrider1951]

66. Me too

March of 2004. I could not stand Shrub, and had high hopes for his defeat by John Kerry.

I'm more of a lurk-n-learn person. Just because someone has a low post count, please don't count them out.

[flvegan]

67. August 23, 2004

[PA Democrat]

68. January 2004

[Gothmog]

69. I joined in 2004

[Sgent]

70. YO!!!

My first real memory of DU (other than W's election) was of Cindy Sheehan's protest at the ranch.

[mopinko]

71. oct '03

found the place googling around because my button website got turned down for ads. too political.
the guy who did the bush cards had posted here about the same issue.

been here ever since.

[Maven]

72. November 2004 here!

And almost at the 10,000 post mark.

[sinkingfeeling]

73. 2003 for me.

[tblue37]

74. Summer of 2004. I was on smirkingchimp.com, where I saw a link to a post by

H2O Man and followed it here.

[Raine1967]

75. Member since: Fri Nov 12, 2004

I lurked before then. Kerry not winning was what did it for me!

[ginnyinWI]

76. Me!

Kerry Campaign volunteer. Was crushed by the re-election of Dubya. Found this group!

[edhopper]

77. March 2004 for me

over 20,000 post, which is chump change compared to some.

[Fix The Stupid]

79. Here since 2003...

Lost all my credentials when getting a new computer, lost some time between, I think, 2008-2012 where I didn't come here at all...

Anyone old enough to remember the SeventhSon threads?

[Bettie]

80. March, 2004

Keeps me relatively sane.

Less so right now, because sane is relative in Trump World.

[ok_cpu]

81. July 2004 here.

[BlueWI]

82. Joined in 2003 I think.

Still posting occasionally and lurking frequently. The second Gulf War motivated me to find an online progressive community.

[Lefta Dissenter]

83. Nov 2003 for me

Time flies!

[ananda]

84. I joined Oct 24, 2004.

Wow! I didn't realize it was that long ago.

[ismnotwasm]

85. I lurked

But then my daughter got deployed to Afghanistan and I signed up in 2004. DU was great solace to me during that time

[BarbaRosa]

86. 2001

and still not much of a posting count.

[BuddhaGirl]

96. Same for me!

[yardwork]

87. March 3, 2004.

I hung out in the Lounge for a year.

[struggle4progress]

90. I joined in 04 but had been lurking since 01

[themaguffin]

91. I apparently joined on "Star Wars" day in '04

[Fla Dem]

92. Missed by two months...November 2003 for me.

[Roland99]

93. 15 years this Sept. wow. 15 years. daaammmnnn

[rzemanfl]

94. Present. n/t

[AirmensMom]

95. Lurked then.

Finally joined on August 19, 2005.

[Itchinjim]

97. February 2, 2004. Lurked for about a year before I joined.

DU was my lifeline during the Bush years.

[RT Atlanta]

98. Jan 2004 for me

love this site, the forum and the community.

[RockaFowler]

99. WOW - I just looked and I started here in June 2004

Coming up on my 15th anniversary
Crazy 15 years here . . .

[Generic Other]

100. Seems like I have been here forever

I was young when I made my first post! 2001.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

102. Still here ..

Member since Thu Mar 4, 2004.

[SidDithers]

103. Congratulations to ElementaryPenguin

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=100013

The longest-serving active DUer. The 13th user to create an account after DU's creation.

Still active to this day - Most recent post on Monday.



Sid

[dumbcat]

104. I originally joined in June of 2004

under a different name. I was mostly a lurker and didn't post much. I took a long break in 2012 or so and forgot my login password so I joined again anew. Still mostly a lurker. Certain subjects get me riled up enough to post, but not much.

It's been interesting to see the change in moods over the years. It's been subtle mostly, but still interesting to watch.

[importDavid]

105. Nov 29th, 2004 :)

Woot!

[lapfog_1]

106. March 2004

21,372 posts

DU has been my place of refuge during dark times (the darkest have been the last two years).

[lillypaddle]

107. October 2004

[Nevilledog]

109. So close.....Jan 2005.

But I did lurk a bit before.

[PassingFair]

110. Had to look it up!

Says 2003, but I’m pretty sure I was here before that. Definitely here during the run up to the Iraq War.

[demmiblue]

111. I started reading DU in 2004, created an acountant,

couldn't stand the the name (never posted under it... lol), lurked for four more years and joined on Valentine's Day 2008.

[GusBob]

112. This place sure has changed aint it!

Feb 2003 for me under a different handle

This place has changed alot since then

[madinmaryland]

113. May 2004 for me, during the swiftboating of John Kerry. Hence the SN.

[cry baby]

114. Oct 30, 2004 is my 15 yr anniversary.

Been here every day! Many thanks to admin and DUers who have made this my go-to site!

[Liberal In Texas]

116. Nov. 2004. Nothing like a stolen election to get one curious

about wtf is going on and gravitate to like-minded people.

[Crunchy Frog]

117. I joined late in 2003 but had been lurking since the Iraq invasion.

[BeeBee]

118. I don't post a lot but I am here almost every day.

I lurked for quite a while and joined right after the 2004 election.

[backtoblue]

120. I like your sig line

[Blue_Tires]

121. Hell, I'm early '03 which means y'all are all rookies

[VOX]

124. Right there with you!

Class of “2003 before July 6th.”

Let’s chase these dang newbies off our lawn! Cheers!

[budkin]

122. October 2004 here!

I remember when I thought GWB winning a second term would be the absolute worst thing ever...

[VOX]

123. Class of "2003 before July 6th"

Possibly Class of 2002, but I changed my DU handle, back when one could do that (sorry I did); but in doing so, I lost some of my “credits.”

[Ryano42]

127. Don't post often but visit daily...

Had to take a break on occasion due to circular firing squads...

But this is my sanctuary since Bush v. Kerry.

[NewJeffCT]

128. I joined in October 2003 - thanks to Bill O'Reilly

Al Franken's book "Lying Liars..." came out in September of 2003 (just looked it up) and I remember O'Reilly tried to start a campaign to ban the book. So, naturally, I went out and bought it and read it and thought it was awesome.

However, when I tried looking for liberal forums on the internet, I had a distinct lack of luck. I finally found a site called OReilly Sucks or something like that - when I posted a more general question on the forum rather than just anti-O'Reilly, the site owner responded that I could probably found better information on DU, and I signed up right away.

And, now I'm heading towards my 16th anniversary here and have over 50K posts.

[rurallib]

129. you made me look - joined in August 2004

Thanks to a suggestion from a new friend at a county Democratic function.

15 years - woooeee.

[miyazaki]

130. present.

[Initech]

131. I started lurking then, joined in 2005.

Man we've been through a lot in 15 years but nothing like we are seeing currently. Also in that time I went from just reading the Idiots lists to making them!

[hillary]

132. March 5 2004

[Turin_C3PO]

133. Been reading since 2003.

Joined in 2004 under a different handle. Posted for a few years then went back to lurking. Finally rejoined in 2015 in time for the primaries.

[JimGinPA]

134. January 2004 For Me

I was a lurker for a couple years before that though.

[Heddi]

135. October 2001

Newbies. Heh.

[CTyankee]

137. Yep, I had to look it up but I've been here since October 2004.

I remember it was a cool but sunny and beautiful day and I was certain that Kerry would be our next President. It was a nice thought while it lasted. I don't remember my first post but I'm sure it was giddy over John Kerry being our next president.

It was a nice thought, wasn't it?

[JonLP24]

138. I lurked before I joined the Army in 2005

Created an account after I got out in 2008.

My mom has an account here (trueblue) so that's how I know the place.

[BBG]

139. June 22, 2004

Had been lurking for a while. Heck, I’m still lurking most of the time.

[Iwasthere]

140. 2006 but lurked for a few years

Iraq war

[Dale Neiburg]

141. July 2, 2004

at 11:19 a.m.

[shraby]

142. April 2004 here. Love every minute of it.

[KG]

143. damn young whippersnappers.

Member since: 2001

now get off my lawn!

[BootinUp]

145. I've been waiting for someone to call us newbies, lol

[davsand]

147. "Back in MY day, we used to..."

We used to WELCOME the new people back in 2001 when I got here. Now, we call them newbies and suspect them of being infiltrators or bots. So, if I missed you when you got here, HELLO, and Welcome!



Laura

[Greybnk48]

144. I was here in November 2004, Joined in December.

I have popped in her almost daily since then! Hi to all of the Class of 2004!

[aikoaiko]

146. I'm still here. I think I may have the highest ignore count.

[customerserviceguy]

150. Yep, during the Kerry nomination process n/t

[Qanisqineq]

151. January 2004

I'm not much of a poster, more a lurker.

[Doremus]

152. 15 year anniversary is Nov. 17

[Bok_Tukalo]

153. 2002 - I'm a sucker for palindromes.

<OPE>

[Martin Eden]

184. 2002 for me as well; what's a palindrome?

It's not on my RADAR.

I joined DU when GW was making his bogus case for war in Iraq.

[yellerpup]

154. I joined in 2004.

But I lurked a long time before that. Possibly 2001. The first time I came here there were 1,200 members.

[Horse with no Name]

155. November 8, 2004

Gee...wonder what prompted that???lol

[RANDYWILDMAN]

156. Found this website November 2nd 2004

Been lurking ever since, joined the old website but never posted, been posting the last month or so.

I just remember Kerry being robbed by Shrub and being so pissed off. The actual true war hero being shafted by a draft dodging national guard deserter. I was proud of DU for posting truth on that day, like no other.

[Boxerfan]

157. Rhandi Rhoads mentioned DU just after the 2004 "election"

So I joined then I remember that much.

And boy howdy what a post count I've gained. Just cracked 1k a few years back.

[Phentex]

158. November 04 here!

God, I thought Bush was horrible. I still do but a certain orange turd takes the cake.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

160. Me. Was in DC, walking by the White House. It was cloudy and rainy

In a stream of sun broke through the clouds and shown on the White House. I just knew it was a sign. We had seen the exit polls that afternoon at work and they looked really good for Kerry. The rest is horrible history and I took solace at DU. Never forget somebody saying they curled up in a ball and stared at a dust Bunny on the floor for 3 days.

[malaise]

163. Class of 2004

[stillcool]

164. checking in...

made it official in 2004....and what a trip it's been!

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

165. July 2004 here

I read so much of DU, I don’t post much.

[gldstwmn]

166. I've been here since 2003. I got locked out of my old account,

couldn't recover my password and had to create a new one.

[rennaisance man]

167. 2001-2002 timeframe

I joined around 2001-2001 timeframe, was very active in the Kerry campaign, and was here for the great meltdown after the election. I was absent for some time and when I tried logging in again I was unable. I have been lurking and reading posts for years now, then yesterday I signed up again under my same user name.

[Turbineguy]

168. I started lurking a year ealier.

Member since: Tue Apr 20, 2004, 07:45 AM

[CanonRay]

170. I hit 15 on July 23rd

[boguspotus]

171. Since 2001 for me. I by far have the highest lurk count.

I lurk here daily.

[Voltaire]

172. August 2001

I just don't post much

[Poiuyt]

174. Member since: Wed Jul 16, 2003, 02:27 PM

[suffragette]

175. Class of 2004 here. Found DU after the election and lurked for about a month before joining.

[snacker]

176. DU Class of 2004

[Texasgal]

178. Hello!!!

2004 here!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

179. Hello. Joined in '04 but of course lurked before that.

[GOPGoindown]

180. 2002

Lurking for about 17 years.

[Evergreen Emerald]

181. September 2004

I can't believe it has nearly 15 years.

[Cadfael]

182. 2001 for me

[AwakeAtLast]

183. 15 years on Saturday!

I went by WakeMeUp back then.

I have loved every minute being a part of DU. I have learned so much and I believe I'm a better person because of it!

A toast to the founders - Skinner, Elad and EarlG!

[milestogo]

185. I was here, but posted under another name which I cannot reveal.

[canetoad]

188. Is that you, Walt Starr?

[milestogo]

190. No but I have a very clear memory of him!

[Dream Girl]

186. Here!

[ellie]

187. I just checked

and I have been here since 2001!

[Mudcat]

189. 2001 checking in

[Stinky The Clown]

192. October 30, 2004.

I seem to recall it was soon after The Horse (MWO) went away.

Bartcop and MWO were our haunts. And then DU.

Hard to believe we've been here for FIFTEEN years! Wow!

Lotta water under the DU bridge!

[JudyM]

193. October. I had created a webpage pointing folks to specific ways to volunteer for Kerry based on

the amount of time they wanted to put in, and demystifying how to get instantly connected with his campaign. I found DU while looking for useful places to post this info.

[hughee99]

194. March 1st, 2004. Seems like so long ago.

Back when hair still grew on the top of my head.

[Dem_4_Life]

195. July 2004 here!

[wishstar]

196. May 2 2004 after years lurking

DU was a lifesaver during Bush years and again now. I had over 2,000 posts on old handle but couldn't login after ditching old computer so rejoined under current handle. In 20 years online I have never posted on any other political site or social media

[demosincebirth]

197. Jan, 2004.