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45. I'm not a member of anyone's fan club

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 06:28 PM

Jul 2015

Well, except for California Peggy, Steve2470 and anyone who liked my book! heh heh!

And Leo Kottke, Howard Dean, and....OK, so I'm a fan of a few people.

But you don't have to be in someone's fan club, or even agree with everything they post (and I probably disagree with Will Pitt's posts over 50% of the time), to appreciate that they articulate their point of view in a manner that makes me want to read it. I'm sure Will Pitt thinks most of what I post, assuming he reads it in the first place, is hogwash. But there's always an easy, secret solution: click on to something else! Works every time, and doesn't cost you a cent or another second of your time. Nothing to it!

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People who post "Farewell" threads often return to DU a few days or months later [View all] oberliner Jul 2015 OP

Ah yes, I too miss the Meta Forum, sometimes.... Electric Monk Jul 2015 #1

I don't get the "announcement" that I'm leaving. brush Jul 2015 #82

I wouldn't know anything about that. Mine was "Please delete my account, somebody hurt my feelings" BlueJazz Jul 2015 #2

Oh those are the best in GD, "I have 5 posts, help me delete my account." Rex Jul 2015 #4

I had no idea the Pitt Fanclub was so large! You guys must really be bored lately. Rex Jul 2015 #3

What's the over/under for the recs on the "I'm back" thread? alcibiades_mystery Jul 2015 #5

Hmmm...dunno but I will put odds on when he comes back. Rex Jul 2015 #6

Maybe in 24 business hours oberliner Jul 2015 #9

Oh my. cwydro Jul 2015 #90

that poster has a long history of short-lived departures from DU geek tragedy Jul 2015 #16

Yeah I know been around as long as Pitt and seen them all. Rex Jul 2015 #17

He's a character and gives the place some personality. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #24

True and the smiley thingy ain't even original. Rex Jul 2015 #26

Just razzin' ya . . . nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #31

hehe Rex Jul 2015 #32

Neither are returning trolls. zappaman Jul 2015 #70

I doubt you wonder any such thing. Rex Jul 2015 #71

Really? zappaman Jul 2015 #72

Like I said I have no doubt you and your little gang of friends know exactly why. Rex Jul 2015 #75

Awwww. zappaman Jul 2015 #84

word nt Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Jul 2015 #34

Oh, it was Will Pitt? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #40

I'm not a member of anyone's fan club DFW Jul 2015 #45

I guess some people are never wrong in this world. Rex Jul 2015 #65

I actually never paid those threads much attention. cwydro Jul 2015 #7

Unless you're dying, I don't get the point of them. CrispyQ Jul 2015 #8

To get people to tell you how much they like you and will miss you? oberliner Jul 2015 #10

Exactly Andy823 Jul 2015 #25

Yep. AngryOldDem Jul 2015 #50

That was partially what motivated me, yes. sibelian Jul 2015 #93

Great photos! oberliner Jul 2015 #96

You're welcome. sibelian Jul 2015 #97

YAGE was a term used in another forum I know lunamagica Jul 2015 #11

That one made Urban Dictionary oberliner Jul 2015 #12

Oh, I didn't know the term was so well know. Thanks! lunamagica Jul 2015 #13

I've never heard of this term, and I think it's apt. phylny Jul 2015 #14

ICAM. I've left several forums, and the way I did it it was that I just sopped posting lunamagica Jul 2015 #29

never heard that before fizzgig Jul 2015 #88

I like how someone laughed and laughed at a mistake from long, long ago. Octafish Jul 2015 #15

I've noticed that epic threads get resurrected from time to time when the news is slow, LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #18

Yeah the shit stirrers have nothing going on so they brought up a 9 year old article of Pitts. Rex Jul 2015 #20

What happened on Twitter? oberliner Jul 2015 #19

Let em stew. Rex Jul 2015 #22

And many times, they don't come back. bvar22 Jul 2015 #21

+1 CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #44

But sometimes it's a win. pintobean Jul 2015 #52

That is not the way I see it. bvar22 Jul 2015 #55

Yep. And, those posts always sound like... Left coast liberal Jul 2015 #23

While I didnt do a GBCW I did abruptly stop my Friday Afternoon Challenges CTyankee Jul 2015 #27

I consider you my art education and must tell you how I enjoyed this past Friday's essay...TYVM..n/t monmouth4 Jul 2015 #33

oh, monmouth, how I love you... CTyankee Jul 2015 #35

I find that incredibly sad. Texasgal Jul 2015 #49

It was sad to me. What a stupid stunt! CTyankee Jul 2015 #51

I don't find it too sad hfojvt Jul 2015 #86

hmm...I thought I had always posted the answers... CTyankee Jul 2015 #87

People have bad days... peace13 Jul 2015 #28

Agreed. DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #30

I would be embarressed to quit and come back over and over. I can see once, but half a dozen patricia92243 Jul 2015 #36

The wrong posters are leaving. eom JEB Jul 2015 #37

Yes. +1 840high Jul 2015 #38

The posters who are wrong are leaving? MineralMan Jul 2015 #74

Hmm....indeed. JEB Jul 2015 #77

People that make threads about people that post "Farewell" threads need Rex Jul 2015 #39

If only I could sing like Barbra! oberliner Jul 2015 #41

Was just thinking that listening to here right now on Youtube. Rex Jul 2015 #42

You can't read or post on the Disscussionist unles you pay to have doc03 Jul 2015 #43

That's wrong. pintobean Jul 2015 #53

I would try to read a thread there and while reading the screen would keep scrolling down to ads. doc03 Jul 2015 #56

If you don't already madokie Jul 2015 #46

Where's the fun in that? oberliner Jul 2015 #47

Too much me'ism for me madokie Jul 2015 #48

True (mad) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #54

I remember that one too. NaturalHigh Jul 2015 #57

Help me out here. What did I miss? NaturalHigh Jul 2015 #58

Here you go oberliner Jul 2015 #59

Thanks Oberliner. NaturalHigh Jul 2015 #62

Will he be back?? greytdemocrat Jul 2015 #60

What a fail. nt elias49 Jul 2015 #61

The best I'm leaving DU thread was the one that started out "I'm leaving DU" mackerel Jul 2015 #63

This is the third or fourth time for the poster in question Egnever Jul 2015 #64

I don't know, if one is going to leave - the 'delete my account you cruel bastards' Rex Jul 2015 #66

Well let's then rejoice Aerows Jul 2015 #67

+1000 Katashi_itto Jul 2015 #68

The situation can be somewhat amusing oberliner Jul 2015 #69

The shit stirrers are desperate people, GD-P made GD kinda benign Rex Jul 2015 #73

Their interest in politics is entirely subsidiary to their interest in DU. sibelian Jul 2015 #89

I agree and it is obvious they don't give two shits about politics. Rex Jul 2015 #92

I actually took a whole load of them off the ignore list some time ago, just to see what they were sibelian Jul 2015 #95

Unless they pull a Walt Starr, which was hilarious. -nt Liberal Veteran Jul 2015 #76

I've noticed that.. whathehell Jul 2015 #78

Reference to drinking, sheepish expression of bro-level affection, quote from famous writer Brickbat Jul 2015 #79

yup, including me several years back. still_one Jul 2015 #80

Unless they don't tularetom Jul 2015 #81

Been there and done that myself... Peacetrain Jul 2015 #83

With the exception of Walt Starr....though he might have returned under another name... MADem Jul 2015 #85

Yes.... including me. sibelian Jul 2015 #91

So true. treestar Jul 2015 #94

"Farewell" threads have one purpose only philosslayer Jul 2015 #98

Mission accomplished then oberliner Jul 2015 #99

^^ this ^^ Myrina Jul 2015 #101

Several times, in some cases. Myrina Jul 2015 #100

We should have 'I'm taking a coffee break' threads HFRN Jul 2015 #102

I think this is the point of them HFRN Jul 2015 #103