Leaving. Not Leaving. Whatever.

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166. That's true Myrna Minx

When I signed up here in 2002, there did seem to be much more of a community atmosphere to the forum. That’s not to say that we didn’t have our share of flare-ups and periods of divisiveness but there seemed to be much more of a camaraderie and feeling of mutual goodwill among members than is evident today. I wonder if that’s because DU has now become so big or whether it’s because the political environment has changed or both.

When I came to the United States in 2003, I will never forget the friendship and kindness that so many members of DU showed to me by opening their homes and their hearts to me (not least of all you, who gave me such a wonderful time and many fond and cherished memories of my time spent with you when I stayed with you and visited your city during that trip, for which I will be eternally grateful). I will also never forget the wonderful members of DU I met during the various meet-ups in San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and elsewhere and my eternal regret is that I’ve lost touch with most of them and don’t even know whether a lot of them still visit DU. I think a lot of the success that I had in forming the bonds and friendships that allowed me to experience all that back then would be much more difficult on DU today. It’s just not the same place, although I do acknowledge that the many new and wonderful members that have signed up since that time and this is no way intended to denigrate them. I miss those days