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To set the record straight. I am not an AI Bot. as asked of me in the Rain songs thread. I don't know why they would (Original Post) debm55 15 hrs ago OP
I don't know why anyone would think that about you either. Jim__ 15 hrs ago #1
I don't know why either. I am very sad, as I have been here since 2004 and have over 60,000 posts, debm55 14 hrs ago #4
Wait...what? What on earth would cause someone to say that?!? mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #2
I don't what lead to it, But I feel awful. debm55 14 hrs ago #5
No, no, no dear Deb! Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #13
Please don't feel awful MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #14
I had to go look. I can't imagine why that newbie would ask that question. It's as if no one LoisB 14 hrs ago #3
Thank you very much, LoisB. debm55 14 hrs ago #6
I always suspected... OC375 14 hrs ago #7
Go see my response. LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #8
Love you LuckyCharms.and thank you. debm55 14 hrs ago #9
. LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #10
And mine MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #15
Chuckle. The clueless will always be amongst us, it seems, debm55 hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #11
Thank you hlthe2b for your kind words. debm55 14 hrs ago #12
Are those of us who respond to you AI bots, too? LOL. Vinca 12 hrs ago #16
People make mistakes. surrealAmerican 12 hrs ago #17
As my mother used to say some_of_us_are_sane 9 hrs ago #18
What a bizarre question! Was this one of the fake "newbies" who try to return occasionally and are highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #19
That's exactly what I'd expect an AI bot to say. :) Bluetus 8 hrs ago #20
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattt? You're not an AI Bot? Niagara 8 hrs ago #21

debm55

(60,568 posts)
4. I don't know why either. I am very sad, as I have been here since 2004 and have over 60,000 posts,
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:44 PM
14 hrs ago

Grim Chieftain

(1,733 posts)
13. No, no, no dear Deb!
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:36 PM
14 hrs ago

You have no reason to feel awful! Everyone here knows you and knows the kind of topics you post. You are a DU treasure and we are with you.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,387 posts)
14. Please don't feel awful
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:47 PM
12 hrs ago

You've done nothing wrong. I don't know why someone would make such an accusation.

LoisB

(13,025 posts)
3. I had to go look. I can't imagine why that newbie would ask that question. It's as if no one
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:44 PM
14 hrs ago

would not have noticed by the time you reached 60k posts. Ignore it, it was an ignorant comment.

OC375

(934 posts)
7. I always suspected...
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:52 PM
14 hrs ago

Nah, I always tune in to your threads. A little joy in otherwise drab times. Keep it up!

surrealAmerican

(11,879 posts)
17. People make mistakes.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:40 PM
12 hrs ago

They might have posted in the wrong place. There's no reason to assume malice when incompetence is even more common.


Then again, they might be an asshole.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,183 posts)
18. As my mother used to say
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:48 PM
9 hrs ago
"Pay them no mind. They're jealous of you." (And you know.... she was correct 95 percent of the time.)

Just toss remarks like that away like you would a used Kleenex.

highplainsdem

(62,134 posts)
19. What a bizarre question! Was this one of the fake "newbies" who try to return occasionally and are
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:16 PM
9 hrs ago

quickly banished again?

You certainly don't sound like a bot. And even the newest newbie should have seen how many messages you've posted.

I'm so sorry that happened.

Niagara

(11,849 posts)
21. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattt? You're not an AI Bot?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:04 PM
8 hrs ago

I must have gotten some bad information from some other DU Lounger.



I'm only teasing by the way.

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