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dballance

(5,756 posts) Mon Apr 1, 2013, 02:53 PM Apr 2013

Can we Have a Happy Day?

i am just as guilty as the next person who has posted snarky replies to other posts here on DU.

Recently, I've tried to take a different tact. I've been trying to say "thank you" and "good going" to other members who post positive posts.

So, can we have a day, or two, where we support our fellow members for their great posts? Can we not be approving by our silence and post a well deserved "thank you" or other positive messages to them?

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Can we Have a Happy Day? (Original Post) dballance Apr 2013 OP

Way to go upaloopa Apr 2013 #1

Check out the new Good News group The Straight Story Apr 2013 #2

What a wonderful idea! Thank you. LiberalLoner Apr 2013 #3

Great idea! NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #4

lol, I'm already doing that right now, on a different forum (its not a political forum, for one) quinnox Apr 2013 #5

I've Totally Been a Grouch and Miserable SOB. dballance Apr 2013 #6

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

1. Way to go

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 02:57 PM

Apr 2013

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

2. Check out the new Good News group

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 02:59 PM

Apr 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1267

Have posted there some (need to do so more, thanks for the reminder jackhole....

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LiberalLoner

(11,467 posts)

3. What a wonderful idea! Thank you.

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 03:00 PM

Apr 2013

Life is hard enough already without being mean to one another.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

4. Great idea!

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 03:14 PM

Apr 2013

More like this and we might be a lot let likely to slip into miserable moods!

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

5. lol, I'm already doing that right now, on a different forum (its not a political forum, for one)

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 03:17 PM

Apr 2013

The mood is a lot lighter and positive than DU typically is, though. We got too many serious grouches here! I'm kidding. Kind of.

Anyway,I try and do that here sometimes, even at "cynical" DU... And you are right, we should do more of it!

dballance

(5,756 posts)

6. I've Totally Been a Grouch and Miserable SOB.

Reply to quinnox (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:12 PM

Apr 2013

I have been so guilty of posting comments that are just nasty and snarky.

So maybe, just maybe, I can start to find the good and wonderful in people.

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