Fred M appreciation thread.

[rug]

Where would this place be without him?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Pass the popcorn, will you, my dear rug?

[rug]

2. Of course, my dear. And have a Raisinet.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Why, thank you.......don't mind if I do!

[m-lekktor]

3. fred is now *name removed*!

yikes!

[rug]

5. Well, hell. This place will never be the same.

[Electric Monk]

8. Ah Fred, we hardly knew ya...

[Renew Deal]

10. lol

[m-lekktor]

11. somebody posted in his thread

"you will soon find out how petty this place can be, In before the hide!" rofl

[Tetris_Iguana]

6. He lived his life

Like a moth to a flame!

[rug]

12. A tribute to Fred.

[bravenak]

26. Tearing up over here.

That was so classy of you to dedicate my favorite song to him. Thank you.

[rug]

27. Be strong, bravenak.

[bravenak]

28. I'm trying.

Like Queen Anne Romney said, " It's hard!"

[betsuni]

32. What a touching tribute, he would've liked that.

Someone should post clips of Designing Women, we know how much Fred enjoyed that show.

[rug]

36. He took the news hard.

[Bluenorthwest]

55. Just so you know, Meshach was a great guy and very close to people I know well

I met him a few times myself. Disrespecting a good man to make a point about a bad poster is not something I'd do myself. It is not an action I respect much.

[rug]

61. Disrespect is in the eye of the beholder.

[bobduca]

13. Like a moth to a bug zapper?

[Tetris_Iguana]

20. I guess if you want to be blunt about it.

[CreekDog]

38. and about that long

and with as much grace.

[betsuni]

7. I, for one, would appreciate some good cheap lines.

Are you following me? Well, stop following me or I'll call the police!

[bravenak]

9. He left us.

He's with us in spirit.

[BainsBane]

14. So he did

I just served on a jury for him but never got the results. I guess he was a newbie, huh?

[bravenak]

16. Under 100 posts.

He seemed very upset at the end.

[BainsBane]

19. He joined on July 8

Hardly time for a beginning, middle, and end.

[bravenak]

24. But he knew us so well.

It just seems like it was longer than that.
I wonder who he was, and who he will be. I'll look for him, he was fun.

[cyberswede]

33. He joined before that whole episode. nt

[bravenak]

35. Took me a minute, but yeah i get it.

If he comes back i hope he maintains his composure and stays awhile. I found him very interesting.

[rug]

18. Results

On Thu Jul 10, 2014, 10:03 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Appreciation Threads? Really?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025224982

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

why do I hear Elvis and Suspicious Minds?

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Jul 10, 2014, 10:12 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Hell if we are leaving everything else, why not this? Not CS issue, IMO.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Troll, sexist, nuke.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I was just about to look at this thread. And now I see what a waste of time it would be. Read the appreciation threads, Fred. You might learn something about our longtime members.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Pop ups.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Fred M
July 8, 2014 - July 10, 2014

[BainsBane]

22. Mine was for a different post

where he referred to DU as the DUmp.

[rug]

23. Ah. If I wasn't on this jury I would have missed him completely.

[CreekDog]

39. Radio Lady refers to DU as the Dump

oh my.

did he ask about wood carvings?

[cyberswede]

49. I think a lot of cavers refer to DU that way, too. nt

[kentauros]

44. I was on that jury, too.

#5, and disappointed the hide didn't happen. Oil well. I guess it happened ultimately

[lpbk2713]

21. He was probably canned before the voting was done.

If so, you won't be advised.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. And he may attempt a return visit...

[bravenak]

17. No doubt.

He just wanted to be heard. We are so mean.

[CreekDog]

52. visit(s)

we're long past the singular on this one!

[Cha]

25. He was hilarious.. probably still is.. out there in the ether

zone!

[daleanime]

29. Who?

Guess I haven't been paying enough attention lately.

[rug]

30. He was a brief sprite in the night.

Nuked before he hit his prime.

[pinboy3niner]

63. Poor Fred was like the proverbial ship pissing in the night

[Hekate]

34. You people are too funny!I don't even know who the guy was (or will be) but I'm about to shed a tear

...of laughter.

Don't worry dearly beloved, he'll be back before you know it!

[Spazito]

37. LOL, Where indeed!

[CreekDog]

40. I think pretty much the same place it is now

But where would we be *with* him?

Anywhere he could take us!

[Behind the Aegis]

41. I appreciate his ass is gone.

Last edited Fri Jul 11, 2014, 02:59 AM - Edit history (1)

Does that count?

[Warren DeMontague]

42. Fred L was better, but of course Fred K was a massive disappointment.

i'm expecting great things from Fred N.

[minivan2]

43. Can somebody please tell me what this is about

I want to get the whole gist of what happened.

[steve2470]

45. a troll named Fred M who got zapped nt

[kentauros]

46. A former member by the name of "Fred M"

started a thread just to complain about all of the appreciation threads for other members. As he's been PPRed, the body of his OP is gone, but here's the thread for reference

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025224982

[Tommy_Carcetti]

51. But...wait....what was the Designing Women reference all about?

Damn you, Name Removed!!!! Now I'll never know!

[bravenak]

53. He said DU was like designing women.

He did not appreciate the appreciation threads.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

54. We are not like Designing Women!

We're more like Full House!

[bravenak]

56. I was thinking Saved by the Bell.

The college years of course.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

57. Oh, how I wish my college experience was like Saved by the Bell: The College Years!

[betsuni]

47. Our dear friend Fred

did not care for these appreciation threads at all. They are nothing but opportunities for cheap (emoticon of clapping hands) lines. We may as well go ahead and declare DU as the best (f-word) group evaaaar. And we are all ridiculous like the characters of the TV show Designing Women (I've never seen it so I don't know, but I assume there is some sort of feminism and supportive niceness involved). The post quickly disappeared before I even had the popcorn popped. The the rug was pulled out from under him and here we are.

[In_The_Wind]

48. Fred's dead ...

[rug]

62. +1

[egduj]

50. Way to go Fred M!

[Autumn]

58. At last, An appreciation thread that I can appreciate.

[hrmjustin]

59. Oh that one. I was not on mirt last night when it happened but he was obvious.

Obviously back. And no it is not a troll any of you know likely.

Poor old fellow. It is always poor old me with him.

[HERVEPA]

60. J Fred Muggs?

[sufrommich]

64. How did this OP get to 63 posts without Curtis Mayfield?

[rug]

65. +1