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Shankapotomus

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145. What injustice?

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 08:21 AM

Aug 2014

We're talking about exiting a message board gracefully.

It seems a bit self serving when a person decides to leave DU, suddenly the board is condemned as beneath their presence almost every time.

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Leaving. Not Leaving. Whatever. [View all] shireen Aug 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #1

The ones who are leaving today are not moaning. The are exhausted after a long seige. There is no jwirr Aug 2014 #16

DU was a place to survive the first term of W and the depression due to his second term, to rally, xocet Aug 2014 #59

Thank you. Many of us have been at this a since the 60s and it is indeed a struggle against the jwirr Aug 2014 #68

You probably never will understand.... FarPoint Aug 2014 #22

Yes. You nailed it. nt frogmarch Aug 2014 #95

^this^ Iris Aug 2014 #113

I think, sometimes, the good old days seem better than they were Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #119

It still is. Also....the elections of 2004 and 2008 were msanthrope Aug 2014 #175

Oh yes...we were vicious during election cycles... FarPoint Aug 2014 #176

In my experience, it's narcissism. Iron Man Aug 2014 #2

It's done on every type of forum Bonx Aug 2014 #9

Yes it is. Iron Man Aug 2014 #10

Sad but true. hifiguy Aug 2014 #25

some people hate the idea that DU is a "comic book discussion forum" as you put it... CTyankee Aug 2014 #42

I didn't call DU a comic book discussion forum. Iron Man Aug 2014 #71

You are one of my favorites. panader0 Aug 2014 #91

oh, thanks, but that was not my purpose here. I was talking about insightful CTyankee Aug 2014 #98

Yes LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #72

Sometimes people just stop posting... cyberswede Aug 2014 #3

This is IMO the main reason why most long-time DUers who are leaving post ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #11

Exactly ChazII Aug 2014 #14

struggle4progress too. Cleita Aug 2014 #21

struggle4progress will be back. octoberlib Aug 2014 #80

I see. Job comes first for all of us. n/t Cleita Aug 2014 #82

struggle also announced it in a few other groups. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #97

I think that member posted he/she had a work schedule change that would prevent deurbano Aug 2014 #83

Send her a email. I did the last time see was away and she replied back that she was just taking a FSogol Aug 2014 #23

Perhaps DU could add a selection Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #32

Now you're talking! A worth DU upgrade. Great idea, Shank! nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #35

OMG! CTyankee Aug 2014 #49

Lol Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #56

LOL, oh god, this is getting a little strange... CTyankee Aug 2014 #99

I won't say anything more either except Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #103

There kind of is something like that pipi_k Aug 2014 #151

^^^ this^^^ Mods? Admin? You listening?? Do this! Nt riderinthestorm Aug 2014 #111

another +1, for a great idea even if, it was meant as a joke. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #130

I agree n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #12

as time passes by salin Aug 2014 #4

always the best, salin A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #6

Thanks A-S! salin Aug 2014 #18

:thumbsup: Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #28

I know snark - even when I don't know what it means. salin Aug 2014 #31

My last paragraph was addressing the OP. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #38

we are on the same page salin Aug 2014 #41

:) (nt) Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #43

It's good to see you salin. myrna minx Aug 2014 #36

Hi myrna minx salin Aug 2014 #45

My heart broke when I learned of Raindog. myrna minx Aug 2014 #47

That's true Myrna Minx RFKHumphreyObama Aug 2014 #166

I agree redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #53

Please don't do this leftstreet Aug 2014 #5

I agree. madfloridian Aug 2014 #126

and all the recs, too. What is that about? I don't get it. Long time DUers saying to not take Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #127

Does that not also apply to the responses, both direct and indirect? LanternWaste Aug 2014 #7

Ah crap ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #8

It's just as narcissistic as the OP claims writing a goodbye post is justiceischeap Aug 2014 #15

... ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #19

you're right shireen Aug 2014 #108

Or perhaps some of us just like to say goodbye to old friends. progressoid Aug 2014 #13

You got it. Funny, how complex this seems ballyhoo Aug 2014 #65

Actually, cwydro Aug 2014 #17

Lmao! RiffRandell Aug 2014 #20

They always come back. Iron Man Aug 2014 #24

How long were you gone? n/t Autumn Aug 2014 #117

Gone from where? Iron Man Aug 2014 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #26

Pro wrestlers, boxers, classic rock bands, and DUers hifiguy Aug 2014 #27

LOL...exactly what I was thinking. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #62

So true! n-t Logical Aug 2014 #96

Agreed. LittleBlue Aug 2014 #120

I hope you are right, cwydro. I hope they both come back and sooner than that. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #124

What a wasted thread. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #29

Oh who died and made you the arbiter of peoples' reality? nolabear Aug 2014 #30

++ agreed. salin Aug 2014 #33

+1 freshwest Aug 2014 #105

No one died. We had a vote while you were in the can. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #39

... nolabear Aug 2014 #86

I agree, nolabear Skittles Aug 2014 #79

Or to come back, or to stay, or to try to decide. nolabear Aug 2014 #87

Lol cwydro Aug 2014 #141

If you want to leave, just leave, Msg the ones you need to tell. We don't need a long post! nt Logical Aug 2014 #94

You don't. Fine. Who's all the rest of "We?" nolabear Aug 2014 #100

exactly Iris Aug 2014 #116

OK ... shireen Aug 2014 #109

Well said, nolabear Oilwellian Aug 2014 #169

I am sorry to see people go. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #34

You signed up on DU3 in 2012. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #46

I did sign up in 2001. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #50

Fine with me. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #51

Being in mirt I understand what you mean. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #54

You sent what to Skinner? Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #66

My reply to you letting him know about my old account. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #67

Oh, okay. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #69

Good night my friend! Rest well! hrmjustin Aug 2014 #70

I care.. :) That was an interesting story, justin. 2001.. wow! Cha Aug 2014 #143

Thanks. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #147

So you went from Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #58

lol. Yes I chose it for a continuity. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #60

why shouldn't people who've spent a long time somewhere say farewell? fishwax Aug 2014 #37

Because it usually winds up being Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #44

well, sometimes they're that way, but often they aren't fishwax Aug 2014 #118

And what is so terrible about that? BainsBane Aug 2014 #135

What injustice? Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #145

DU is not the same forum as when I started posting 10 years ago. edhopper Aug 2014 #40

and we used to have to walk six miles in the snow salin Aug 2014 #48

lol sunnystarr Aug 2014 #75

Shrug. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #52

I'm going to be leafing soon - what's the big deal? packman Aug 2014 #55

Sadly, our trees have been dropping leaves for a month or two. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #61

I think it's sad that people are leaving. Maybe they need to take a rest because they're burned Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #57

right on. nt dionysus Aug 2014 #63

HELP! yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #64

Sorry, but you MUST have your reception catered by Olive Garden. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #73

I can do that ... really! yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #77

Yes on the kitty! Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #78

What? No cornflake covered chicken? From The Ashes Aug 2014 #92

Skinner banned it. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #121

Hear, hear! Daemonaquila Aug 2014 #74

Cause most posters are Baby Boomers roaminronin Aug 2014 #76

are you for real? Skittles Aug 2014 #81

Isn't he cute? nolabear Aug 2014 #101

I also dislike people who don't know the difference between BECAUSE and CAUSE Skittles Aug 2014 #131

Hey that's not Cha Aug 2014 #102

The Big Chill called and wants its stereotype back steve2470 Aug 2014 #140

I fuckin' love it here! N.Y. to Paris Aug 2014 #84

you want I should kick your rarely-posting ass, N.Y. to Paris? Skittles Aug 2014 #88

Rarely-posting ass! N.Y. to Paris Aug 2014 #148

I find it pretty egotistical for people to say "HEY LOOK AT ME, I'M LEAVINGGGG!" As if no one riseabove Aug 2014 #85

Actually, I appreciate when people announce their departures . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #89

armchair psychoanalysis ... shireen Aug 2014 #137

Can't imagine.... MaggieD Aug 2014 #90

+1000, the drama here is way over the top. If you want to leave, just leave! n-t Logical Aug 2014 #93

Maybe people have a final thought they want to express. What's wrong with that? CTyankee Aug 2014 #104

this OP may have started as a snark, BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #106

K and R bigwillq Aug 2014 #107

Some people care about politics and society BainsBane Aug 2014 #110

If anyone has any question about why Le Taz Hot Aug 2014 #112

ugh. spoken like a true neoliberal. woolldog Aug 2014 #114

interesting responses shireen Aug 2014 #115

Yes, kittens are cute. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #168

Politics of the Internetz daredtowork Aug 2014 #122

Let me get this straight ... people post all sorts of things about their personal lives on here. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #123

i've not sold myself short shireen Aug 2014 #133

"I just dont have the same level of involvement in DU as you." Yes, perhaps but, from now Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #136

i will not delete this OP shireen Aug 2014 #138

fyi, self deleting the OP does nothing to all the replies. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #139

Another list. pintobean Aug 2014 #144

I know. It's amusing. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #150

ain't it sweet? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #154

No, you're much more than that to me! NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #157

oh honey, you are always at the top of my list. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #153

I promise there are no pictures of you circulating via pm by me. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #156

Whomever sent them (? multiple pics of me?)to you I would not trust for them to even be of me. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #158

Jeez, sorry for trying to be nice and reassure you that I RiffRandell Aug 2014 #159

NO. you just want to TRY and be subtle about the dog thing. FAIL. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #160

It's really sad that you believe that. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #161

I so disagree. We should wonder why instead of being unkind. madfloridian Aug 2014 #125

Sad and true... daleanime Aug 2014 #132

Are you leaving? Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #129

does it matter? nt shireen Aug 2014 #134

About you? No. You've shown your worth. About others, yes. Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #167

The DU "termination notice" Depaysement Aug 2014 #142

What Depaysement said. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #152

You just proved the point a lot of us have tried to make. madfloridian Aug 2014 #164

Maybe you're right Depaysement Aug 2014 #170

Your having been here only 14 days, I can see how saying goodbye might seem unnecessary to you. cyberswede Aug 2014 #165

I didn't Depaysement Aug 2014 #171

"Some of these erstwhile posters need to get a life." cyberswede Aug 2014 #172

Ok Depaysement Aug 2014 #174

Hard to tell sometimes. Orrex Aug 2014 #146

Theads like this and its many smartass flippant uncaring replies are WHY people are leaving CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #149

and Hell, Maybe I will join ya! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #155

There are no mods. Rex Aug 2014 #162

DU is like life: it's not always perfect. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #163

Someone really wants to go, they should do it like Walt Starr. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #173

LOL - yeah, that made for a grand exit. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #177