Some DUers seem to be missing...

[2naSalit]

I hope they are just on vacation or something.

Two I can think of immediately are Sheltielover and KS Toronado. Anybody know anything about them or are there others who haven't been on for a time and seem to have disappeared?

[XanaDUer2]

1. Worrisome nt

[tblue37]

2. Also packman. I miss his Dis and Dat posts.

[2naSalit]

3. I miss those too.

I also miss the TOONS contributions. With all the comedians/writers on strike we don't have much levity in our daily lives.

I'm beginning to wonder if there will be fresh comedy going forward.

[Kali]

26. got 5 hides fighting in video and multimedia over cop videos

it was weird

[nocoincidences]

4. Atticus.

Hasn't posted since the end of April.

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[malaise]

12. I did notice his absense

Hope they are all OK

[bronxiteforever]

6. And SheltieLover hasn't posted since March.

I miss all of those folks too.

[GP6971]

13. I heard awhile back

(probably late April) that Sheltie Lover is on Twitter.

[bronxiteforever]

17. Thank you. A bunch of us dm'd her

with no response. I just hope she is ok. She is a very uplifting person

[Irish_Dem]

18. I miss SheltieLover.

[mitch96]

30. +1 good people

[multigraincracker]

34. I always thought she was a

sweetheart. I really mis her.

[Irish_Dem]

35. Yes a real sweetie and sharp/astute as well.

She could jab the GOP SOBs along with the best.

A very nice personality combination in my book.

[GP6971]

19. I also dm'd her

and received the same results.

[Irish_Dem]

27. I did too and never got a response.

[BlackSkimmer]

46. Were you in contact before?

I dm with several DUers, and though I'd never post a GBCW, I'd probably let them know I was leaving.

[Irish_Dem]

49. Not in pms but in the discussion forums.

We often chatted back and forth on the site.

Yes I agree, perhaps long time posters should post a good by or
that they were taking a break, etc.

Then at least we would know what happened.

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

[cilla4progress]

8. Miss 'em, too.

How to contact them??

[TomSlick]

9. There is a direct message app in DU.

Click on "My Inbox" at the top right of the DU page.

[UpInArms]

11. I dm'd SheltieLover months ago

No response

[malaise]

10. K & R

KS’ last post
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1036&pid=116633

[2naSalit]

14. I'm hoping he's just on vacation.

It's only been a couple weeks. Some of the others, it's been longer.

[MineralMan]

15. Some are just posting less on DU for various reasons.

[BlackSkimmer]

25. Absolutely.

This.

[kentuck]

16. It would be nice to have a feature that would show names of people...

...who haven't posted for 2 weeks, for example.

People they know might try to contact them. There are so many people here that some folks could just fade away and it not be known.

[LuvLoogie]

21. It would make more sense to track last login of members

Maybe DUers could get an option of adding a well being check email that could kick in with a six month hiatus. An email a spouse or close friend would receive but it would be auto-generated. Something the member could toggle on or off.

[BlackSkimmer]

47. You can easily see the last post of any member.

Lol, I wouldn't want DU contacting my family members.

Imagine being contacted by a website..."hello, so-and-so has not posted on our site for six months, please respond".

People come and go from here all the time.

[Celerity]

65. Absolutely agree. Far too many 🧌 here for that type of function to even be considered.

[BlackSkimmer]

66. Lol, that's an excellent point!

"Hello, this is DU, and we have a member here known by 's------, b----, n----, et. al., and we've not heard from ANY of them in MONTHS! Please let us know what action to take."

Hilarious.

[yardwork]

67. Ok, that cracked me up!

My family already thinks I spend way too much time here.

[erronis]

22. Perhaps better if optional with some variable length of time.

Some may not want any contact if something happened. Or some may have planned down time.

Maybe an automated reply message to DMs sort of like the out-of-office ones.

[kentuck]

23. Makes sense.

[Bluethroughu]

20. I miss all the above mentioned.

They had great posts and were very supportive. I really hope they come back here.

[BlackSkimmer]

24. Atticus. I was never a fan, but I noticed he's been gone for awhile.

Nurse Jackie disappeared some time ago.

[Kali]

28. seem to recall she took her ball and went home in a snit

[BlackSkimmer]

43. Lol, was there a GBCW?

I must have missed it.

[Nixie]

70. A snit?? Not hardly. Many are just tired of the

sore losers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. I can report that SheltieLover had a quarrel with another DU'er on March 21st.

It seems that it was bad enough that she decided to leave us. She was NOT banned; she left under her own power.

I thought all of you would like to know.

And I'm sorry. My interactions with her were always good and friendly.

[SouthernDem4ever]

31. People have to remember they can block others

who don't get along with them.

[Joinfortmill]

36. Yup, and I've used it.

[CatWoman]

38. exactly

saves/saved me a lot of headaches.

[BlackSkimmer]

44. Good lord, if I quit every time someone had a "quarrel" with me, I'd be long gone.

Dearie me.

Exactly, blocking or ignoring works for many.

[roamer65]

50. +1000

[NNadir]

32. I can certainly understand that. It is difficult to imagine that she could "get into it" with...

...anyone, but again, although she was a valued member here, sometimes one just has enough.

I liked her very much and was always appreciative of her remarks when we served together on the Malicious Intruder Group.

[2naSalit]

40. Thank you for letting us know...

I think I saw some of that but didn't realize it was that serious. Sorry she left but people do what they need to when such times are upon them.

[LuckyCharms]

45. I'm glad to hear it's nothing worse than that, Peggy.

Thanks for posting this.

[roamer65]

51. Thank you, CApeggy.

I’m glad to hear she’s alive and hopefully well.

I miss her.

[Torchlight]

52. Sometimes walking away is a good thing.

The negativity from one or another direction can often get so consistent and tiresome that leaving can the most rational, most effective, and (most importantly) most cleansing course of action to our own personal well-being.

Thanks for the info!

[RussBLib]

62. I had a front-row seat to that quarrel

I was on MIRT when it happened, in MIRT. I figured there had to be some DM's exchanged because what was "public" (in MIRT) didn't seem that caustic to me. I have not gained any understanding of it.

[niyad]

68. Thank you, Peggy. I have been very worried about her.

[ancianita]

33. And much as we miss them, probably out of necessity.

It could be personal single events or situations, along with the very hard past six years we've had to deal with.

I feel how their absence has changed this place. I hope they're well and happy.

[calimary]

37. I hope they're okay. AND still around in some tangible form.

They add light.

[Martin68]

39. OMG! Have they been abducted by aliens or rendered by the CIA?

[DFW]

41. I noticed Atticus has been MIA for a while

He was around to see the video I made with his lyrics, but not much longer after that.

I hope nothing evil has befallen him.

Or maybe he had a serious falling out with someone? I would have thought not, as I found him quite even-tempered. In 2016, when DU was temporarily dominated by a certain faction with whom I had serious differences, and certain actions were taken against me, I just took a six month leave of absence. I found them extremely unpleasant, and DU was fine with it. So I left. No fanfare, just stopped posting. After all, this ain't my board. I'm just a guest here like everyone else. Eventually, somebody must have gotten tired of somebody, because they left. So, I came back. Didn't hurt a bit.

[BlackSkimmer]

60. Yes, I left for a time either 2015 or 2016 for the same reason.

People always seem to think the worst here.

I remember a few years ago when Rachel Maddow went on a holiday, there are numerous panicky posts about her wellness or lack thereof, a possible beef with the network, various conspiracy theories...it was pretty funny.

Never a fan of Atticus, but I did notice he was gone.

[DFW]

61. If I remember correctly

He is a retired physician in his mid-seventies. If he lived alone and had a medical issue, it's conceivable we'd never know. I hope not. That set of lyrics he wrote was pretty popular when we recorded it, got a couple of dozen thousand views so far.

[BlackSkimmer]

63. I know, and I have to admit that I was surprised he suddenly disappeared.

I hope he's ok and I understand he lived alone.

Hopefully, he has someone to check on him.

[DFW]

64. Even if so

Unless he told that someone about DU, we'd never hear of it until/unless he returns to tell the tale.

[bif]

42. Lunatica in the Artists Forum

She was a wonderful mentor to many of us. She always had insightful and encouraging comments for everyone who posted there. She's been missing for at least six months. Don't know what became of her.

[Niagara]

53. I took a few weeks hiatus if anyone noticed.

Today is my 1st day back to DU.



There was an abundance of disgusting behavior on display with the grave dancing pertaining to the Oceangate sub and there were several members defending Rosanne Barr.

[LuckyCharms]

54. I noticed.

[Niagara]

58. Hugs to you, Lucky!

[debm55]

56. I noticed too and I missed you.

[Niagara]

59. Hugs to you, Debbie!

[bif]

55. K&R

[BeckyDem]

57. Yes, I hope so too.

K&R

[niyad]

69. abqtommy. I miss the weekly Scotland pics.