Tue Jun 28, 2016, 02:05 PM

cali (114,904 posts)

but ah my friends and oh my foes, it shed a lovely light.

Fare thee well, all.

Thanks for the hospitality over these many years, Skinner. You've been a gracious host. I've enjoyed discussions with so many people here, and I've learned a lot.

But sometimes moving on is just the right... move.

That's it, really.

Have a lovely summer, everyone.

(Mods, I understand if you lock this.)

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but ah my friends and oh my foes, it shed a lovely light. (Original post)	cali	Jun 2016	OP
.	Iggo	Jun 2016	#1
Um, hi?	Xyzse	Jun 2016	#2
Wha happened?	NightWatcher	Jun 2016	#3
Nothing happened.	cali	Jun 2016	#5
Same here.	trof	Jun 2016	#49
Actually Edna St. Vincent Millay. N/ T	LisaM	Jun 2016	#102
me2 - take care cali.	840high	Jun 2016	#71
Which is exactly what I warned about when skinner revealed the new rules.	Hissyspit	Jun 2016	#148
I understand your feelings. I've cut ...	11 Bravo	Jul 2016	#185
Trump gave an economic speech.	joshcryer	Jun 2016	#17
have a good summer.. see you in a few weeks Cali..	Peacetrain	Jun 2016	#4
I've found a new political online home, so I really am	cali	Jun 2016	#6
Oh shoot!	Peacetrain	Jun 2016	#7
You will be missed	malaise	Jun 2016	#13
And there are a lot of reasons for that, too.	Aerows	Jun 2016	#26
Ditto	malaise	Jun 2016	#36
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#50
yep	840high	Jun 2016	#66
With every ahem... non-purge DU finds itself in the right company,	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#106
I don't know n/t	malaise	Jun 2016	#110
Your posting of actual facts is not very welcome here anymore.	arcane1	Jun 2016	#20
The posting of actual facts is welcome here, made up ones pushed by the RW is not,	synergie	Jun 2016	#42
It's the Inconvenient Facts that are at issue and the fact that any	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#60
Well, I got several hides on posts that had inconvenient facts that were not RW at all	synergie	Jun 2016	#120
I hear you. I got my very first hide on one of those Inconvenient Facts.	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#165
You're more than welcome to cite these examples...	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#107
You need me to cite the examples of RW sites that were posted here?	synergie	Jun 2016	#118
You're more than welcome to back up your claims...	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#119
You're more than welcome to use the method I described to find your citations to	synergie	Jun 2016	#123
LOL!	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#131
If you missed all the bulkshit links to RW sites- you missed plenty. Never seen such trash here-	bettyellen	Jun 2016	#170
An allegation was made by a poster against another poster inthis thread.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2016	#175
How would you be "sure that the 'new place' welcomes such things"? What the hell do...	ChisolmTrailDem	Jun 2016	#137
I actually find it hilarious how many are secretly lurking	riderinthestorm	Jun 2016	#147
I am more a lurker than a poster.	ChazII	Jun 2016	#58
May I ask what makes you feel unwelcome?	moriah	Jun 2016	#109
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#138
Since, if you replied, it was removed before I saw it, if you do come back to read this thread...	moriah	Jun 2016	#150
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#8
Props for the Edna reference.	Orrex	Jun 2016	#9
Cheers, cali	BeyondGeography	Jun 2016	#10
Your voice will be missed.	demmiblue	Jun 2016	#11
alrightythen ... n/t	cosmicone	Jun 2016	#12
When the going heads in a different direction...	Hortensis	Jun 2016	#31
When that direction is a vault across the center to the right-wing side, it is hard. nt	ChisolmTrailDem	Jun 2016	#139
ebb and flow - n/t	RussBLib	Jun 2016	#14
My neighbors...Ebinezer and Florence Jones.	George II	Jun 2016	#70
Thank you for the work to keep conversation active at DU.	PufPuf23	Jun 2016	#15
Have a beautiful summer. nt.	NCTraveler	Jun 2016	#16
Bummer, but .. well .. it's not really goodbye.	99th_Monkey	Jun 2016	#18
A bunch seem to be changing their names over there.	Hortensis	Jun 2016	#32
Sounds like you're reading the place quite closely, Hortensis.	senz	Jun 2016	#61
Unfortunately, it's no longer entertaining in a	Hortensis	Jun 2016	#68
Well isn't that nice.	senz	Jun 2016	#75
Rioting?	kiva	Jun 2016	#98
Lol. Didn't notice any, but wild accusations	Hortensis	Jun 2016	#99
I usually just visit JPR for the Satanic rituals and human sacrfices.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#114
And in real life you are called Hortensis?	Bluenorthwest	Jun 2016	#113
What is your problem with "over there"? nt	ChisolmTrailDem	Jun 2016	#140
See ya.	joshcryer	Jun 2016	#19
bye josh- with respect and fondness, cali	cali	Jun 2016	#21
DU's loss cali.	bluesbassman	Jun 2016	#22
for you:	surrealAmerican	Jun 2016	#23
I wish you would stay, or at least return after the frustration over the primaries	tblue37	Jun 2016	#24
Sorry to see you go.	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#25
Best wishes to you Cali	Aerows	Jun 2016	#27
Well, hell.	Brickbat	Jun 2016	#28
Do not doubt that you will be missed.	cherokeeprogressive	Jun 2016	#29
I'm new here, and don't know you, but I fail to see how removing oneself from a forum	LongtimeAZDem	Jun 2016	#30
This message was self-deleted by its author	ChisolmTrailDem	Jun 2016	#141
It has already happened to me, and it's not like it doesn't happen elsewhere	LongtimeAZDem	Jun 2016	#144
I guess I'll just have to settle for hearing you on Thom Hartmann. But unfortunately you can't	Guy Whitey Corngood	Jun 2016	#33
Happy Trails, Cali	Amaril	Jun 2016	#34
Bye!	NastyRiffraff	Jun 2016	#35
I'm sorry you're not sticking around.	Crunchy Frog	Jun 2016	#37
We supported different candidates. but I never cared about that.	cwydro	Jun 2016	#38
I always found your posts to be worth reading	The Blue Flower	Jun 2016	#39
I'd tell you how I felt about this but I don't feel comfortable speaking my mind here either	Cary	Jun 2016	#40
cali has never been tombstoned on DU, much less twice.	demmiblue	Jun 2016	#46
Whatever	Cary	Jun 2016	#51
Do you know what being "tombstoned" means?	truebluegreen	Jun 2016	#154
Do you know what demiblue was doing?	Cary	Jun 2016	#168
Do you know what deflection is?	truebluegreen	Jun 2016	#172
You don't know what you stepped into	Cary	Jun 2016	#174
+1000	stonecutter357	Jul 2016	#180
Fare well, cali	truebluegreen	Jun 2016	#41
Bye.	synergie	Jun 2016	#43
I am not sure which camp you feel I fall. Hopefully more friend than foe.	Behind the Aegis	Jun 2016	#44
ah, my friend. hope that settles it.	cali	Jun 2016	#53
We've had some ups and downs, I am sorry to see you decide this place is no longer friendly.	Rex	Jun 2016	#45
I understand the eggshells bit, I think everyone is feeling their way around. It seems like we went	seaglass	Jun 2016	#47
It's pretty sad if civility seems too difficult for some.	KMOD	Jun 2016	#85
What is JPR?	Justice	Jul 2016	#186
Bye, Felicia.	bigwillq	Jun 2016	#48
bye... better luck in another forum	MFM008	Jun 2016	#52
Sorry to see you go Cali.	redstatebluegirl	Jun 2016	#54
Sorry to see you leave.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jun 2016	#55
See you on the other side!	snot	Jun 2016	#56
I am sorry to see	Worried senior	Jun 2016	#57
We don't always see eye to eye, and I will be sorry to see you go because you are a valuable member.	still_one	Jun 2016	#59
Cali and I used to disagree all the time	malaise	Jun 2016	#67
I agree. If she leaves DU shel'l be missed because whether I agreed with the points made or	still_one	Jun 2016	#69
I wrote a few days ago that I pitied any woman who participated in a site	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#72
Of course I agree.	still_one	Jun 2016	#76
+1, and open threads with wishes that Hillary be led away in handcuffs while	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#78
+1	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#82
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#84
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#90
And that's exactly right. I had a post hidden in the AA forum where I referred to the losing	Number23	Jun 2016	#132
We are all going to walk on eggshells until the new site rules smooth out, and	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#95
I'm sad for any man who is okay with that kind of language used against any woman.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#129
It wasn't gender specific with those who utilized that word. That doesn't make it any less	still_one	Jun 2016	#155
IMO, it shows a definite lack of enlightenment, despite all the protests to the contrary.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#156
I agree. On a different note, I am very impressed that you are a great aunt of triplets. WOW!!!	still_one	Jun 2016	#160
Thanks! Of course, I personally had nothing to do with it.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#161
They grow up too quickly	still_one	Jun 2016	#163
They certainly do.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#164
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#134
JPR is much more than a site that calls Hillary the c-word.	Nye Bevan	Jun 2016	#86
JPR is mental masturbation for distinct trolls who haven't changed much since the frat house.	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#94
Seriously? You try and equate JPR with those who hate women yet so many women have decided to move	slipslidingaway	Jun 2016	#145
I equate any person who feels the need to use such vulgarity against any woman, as pathetic and	still_one	Jun 2016	#157
Are women allowed to be called gendered slurs there?	obamanut2012	Jul 2016	#178
Yes. Being a woman, I am well- used to some women	msanthrope	Jul 2016	#183
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#153
I am REALLY glad I have never once looked at that site	obamanut2012	Jul 2016	#177
It's funny how people purport to oppose censorship and then flock to a site	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#101
That ALWAYS happens on any offshoot "protest board"	obamanut2012	Jul 2016	#179
"Some" may have said, she didn't.	truebluegreen	Jun 2016	#152
I haven't read every comment in this thread	still_one	Jun 2016	#158
imho, it would have been better if you had.	truebluegreen	Jun 2016	#173
LOL	Cali_Democrat	Jun 2016	#62
Typical of you! Nt	Logical	Jun 2016	#146
Glad you'll have a place to speak more openly, cali.	senz	Jun 2016	#63
I'm genuinely sorry to see you go.	MH1	Jun 2016	#64
.	MohRokTah	Jun 2016	#65
see you after the election	JI7	Jun 2016	#73
I'm sorry to see you go.	Texasgal	Jun 2016	#74
Thanks for the great insights - best wishes.	rurallib	Jun 2016	#77
Well damn it all anyway Cali. I'm going to miss your posts and insight.	Purveyor	Jun 2016	#79
Be well, cali.	Solly Mack	Jun 2016	#80
You enrich the conversation here.	suffragette	Jun 2016	#81
Via con Dios.	AngryAmish	Jun 2016	#83
..	PowerToThePeople	Jun 2016	#87
Hi Cali - I'm stayin' and fightin'	jpak	Jun 2016	#88
Be well. There will be better days.	Hekate	Jun 2016	#89
I enjoyed our agreements and our disagreements. You will be greatly missed. Diversity	pampango	Jun 2016	#91
Well I'm staying...	Tom Rinaldo	Jun 2016	#92
Bye. nt	hack89	Jun 2016	#93
meh	Buzz Clik	Jun 2016	#96
I'm not going to miss you.	Scuba	Jun 2016	#97
It's a nice site. It's sad that some are unable to	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#122
Meh, I prefer a site where people don't root for Trump to defeat Clinton while calling	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#100
this. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Jun 2016	#115
And Putin and Assad are seen as good guys.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#121
At least they're not doing it here anymore.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#124
If they do come back, the new ToS should take care of that.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#125
brace yourself for an influx of CONCERN	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#126
Yes, I anticipate that.	greatauntoftriplets	Jun 2016	#127
And in November	GulfCoast66	Jul 2016	#196
As opposed to a site where people were actively plotting to PPR DUers?	hobbit709	Jul 2016	#176
I never participated in such a site nt	geek tragedy	Jul 2016	#182
Makes me wonder why?	Loki	Jul 2016	#188
Thankfully, DU is about far more than the presidential election	Blue_Adept	Jun 2016	#103
That's a big loss for this community.	mahina	Jun 2016	#104
We didn't always agree, but I respected your opinions.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jun 2016	#105
I'm sorry you've made this decision and a little	sufrommich	Jun 2016	#108
See you on the other side, cali...	ljm2002	Jun 2016	#111
You have a lovely summer, too.	malthaussen	Jun 2016	#112
Man, I hate that.	reflection	Jun 2016	#116
Tis not farewell...	riderinthestorm	Jun 2016	#117
I know you're committed to leaving, cali, but I hope you'll return	pinboy3niner	Jun 2016	#128
You were one of the voices who convinced me I didn't have to settle and switched to Bernie.	aikoaiko	Jun 2016	#130
I regret that I'm a day late in seeing this - I hope I'm not too late to wish you well.	scarletwoman	Jun 2016	#133
I surely wish you'd hang in.	marble falls	Jun 2016	#135
Oh no! This is getting sad.	nolabear	Jun 2016	#136
I read every single post and I'm sad	mountain grammy	Jun 2016	#142
It's been a long time (years) coming for a GBCW forum/group.	UTUSN	Jun 2016	#143
Really sorry to hear this	LeftishBrit	Jun 2016	#149
Cali nooooo	Silver_Witch	Jun 2016	#151
DU's loss, JPR's gain! All the best and brightest are moving there	Arazi	Jun 2016	#159
I read through some threads there and "best and brightest" definitely weren't the words that came	WhollyHeretic	Jun 2016	#162
LOL	SunSeeker	Jun 2016	#166
At this rate I'll be the longest active member left pretty soon...	Blue_Tires	Jun 2016	#167
This post hidden due to rudeness and incivility	GusBob	Jun 2016	#169
Will miss you and your OPs. Come back after the election.	emulatorloo	Jun 2016	#171
In other words take your ball and go home?	stonecutter357	Jul 2016	#181
Wish you the best. Your viewpoint is important and will be missed.	Mc Mike	Jul 2016	#184
sorry to see you go..best wishes today and always..	Stuart G	Jul 2016	#187
well, i hope, like many, this place continues to pull at you.	mopinko	Jul 2016	#189
Hey cali, I understand. Safe travels.	progressoid	Jul 2016	#190
Let us know when you get tired of dealing with stuff like this...	stevenleser	Jul 2016	#191
Cali, there is no reason for you to deal with non-stop hate that makes you uncomfortable	stevenleser	Jul 2016	#192
This message was self-deleted by its author	LostOne4Ever	Jul 2016	#193
Yeah, I don't get it, either.	randome	Jul 2016	#194
That site is now	Andy823	Jul 2016	#197
I agree with your sentiments in the JPR OP linked above by Steven.	LostOne4Ever	Jul 2016	#195

Response to cali (Original post)

Tue Jun 28, 2016, 02:11 PM

Iggo (45,838 posts)

1. .

but ah my friends and oh my foes, it shed a lovely light.

1. .

2. Um, hi?

3. Wha happened?

5. Nothing happened.

49. Same here.

102. Actually Edna St. Vincent Millay. N/ T

71. me2 - take care cali.

148. Which is exactly what I warned about when skinner revealed the new rules.

185. I understand your feelings. I've cut ...

17. Trump gave an economic speech.

4. have a good summer.. see you in a few weeks Cali..

6. I've found a new political online home, so I really am

7. Oh shoot!

13. You will be missed

26. And there are a lot of reasons for that, too.

36. Ditto

66. yep

106. With every ahem... non-purge DU finds itself in the right company,

110. I don't know n/t

20. Your posting of actual facts is not very welcome here anymore.

42. The posting of actual facts is welcome here, made up ones pushed by the RW is not,

60. It's the Inconvenient Facts that are at issue and the fact that any

120. Well, I got several hides on posts that had inconvenient facts that were not RW at all

165. I hear you. I got my very first hide on one of those Inconvenient Facts.

107. You're more than welcome to cite these examples...

118. You need me to cite the examples of RW sites that were posted here?

119. You're more than welcome to back up your claims...

123. You're more than welcome to use the method I described to find your citations to

131. LOL!

170. If you missed all the bulkshit links to RW sites- you missed plenty. Never seen such trash here-

175. An allegation was made by a poster against another poster inthis thread.

137. How would you be "sure that the 'new place' welcomes such things"? What the hell do...

147. I actually find it hilarious how many are secretly lurking

58. I am more a lurker than a poster.

109. May I ask what makes you feel unwelcome?

150. Since, if you replied, it was removed before I saw it, if you do come back to read this thread...

9. Props for the Edna reference.

10. Cheers, cali

11. Your voice will be missed.

12. alrightythen ... n/t

31. When the going heads in a different direction...

139. When that direction is a vault across the center to the right-wing side, it is hard. nt

14. ebb and flow - n/t

70. My neighbors...Ebinezer and Florence Jones.

15. Thank you for the work to keep conversation active at DU.

16. Have a beautiful summer. nt.

18. Bummer, but .. well .. it's not really goodbye.

32. A bunch seem to be changing their names over there.

61. Sounds like you're reading the place quite closely, Hortensis.

68. Unfortunately, it's no longer entertaining in a

75. Well isn't that nice.

98. Rioting?

99. Lol. Didn't notice any, but wild accusations

114. I usually just visit JPR for the Satanic rituals and human sacrfices.

113. And in real life you are called Hortensis?

140. What is your problem with "over there"? nt

19. See ya.

21. bye josh- with respect and fondness, cali

22. DU's loss cali.

23. for you:

24. I wish you would stay, or at least return after the frustration over the primaries

25. Sorry to see you go.

27. Best wishes to you Cali

28. Well, hell.

29. Do not doubt that you will be missed.

30. I'm new here, and don't know you, but I fail to see how removing oneself from a forum

144. It has already happened to me, and it's not like it doesn't happen elsewhere

33. I guess I'll just have to settle for hearing you on Thom Hartmann. But unfortunately you can't

34. Happy Trails, Cali

35. Bye!

37. I'm sorry you're not sticking around.

38. We supported different candidates. but I never cared about that.

39. I always found your posts to be worth reading

40. I'd tell you how I felt about this but I don't feel comfortable speaking my mind here either

46. cali has never been tombstoned on DU, much less twice.

51. Whatever

154. Do you know what being "tombstoned" means?

168. Do you know what demiblue was doing?

172. Do you know what deflection is?

86. JPR is much more than a site that calls Hillary the c-word.