Is there a DUer who just disappeared that you miss?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

Today, two longtime members announced that they are stepping away, and this has led to some discussion about the so-called "GBCW" threads. Some have suggested that the threads serve, if nothing else, the purpose of letting DUers know that the poster has left the group, and relieves any anxiety over whether they are sick or dead. OTOH, some DUers have just fallen away. "Prosense" is a name that came up in another thread. I'm sure there are others.

If you are wondering where a DUer went, post the name here. Perhaps some posters know "...the rest of the story." Perhaps others are as mystified as you are.

[polly7]

1. I really, really miss Catherina and her brilliant posts.

Also, Go West Young Man.

And those of you who have something nasty to say can just ............ you know.

[Cleita]

2. I worry about Catherina particularly since she was living in

Central America in Guatemala a dangerous place.

[polly7]

7. I do, too.

But she's very, very smart and knows those areas well. I also hope she's well.

[Dems to Win]

131. I also miss Catherina, a lot

Her posts were always informative

[hifiguy]

279. She is one of my favorite DUers.

Whip-smart, funny as hell and a joy to communicate with. I DU mailed her when I came back a few weeks ago and heard nothing. Hope she is OK.

[Cleita]

281. Apparently she's been on Twitter.

Scroll down this thread a bit and there are some links. I'm relieved that she's okay.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. I'm hoping to avoid nastiness

Unless they are Red Wings or Blackhawks fans. Then I can't help you. (It's a reference to your avatar)

[polly7]

8. lol. Sorry, I'm a life-long fan. Maybe no-one will notice it. nt.

[sabrina 1]

12. I absolutely miss Catherina's extremely interesting posts also. DU is less interesting

each time people like her disappear.

[KoKo]

310. Catherina and Bvar!

Great Posters..

Always something interesting..

[Cleita]

319. What happened to Bvar?

[sabrina 1]

338. Bvar is no longer here? That is sad!

[scarletwoman]

384. Bvar22 is still here, his last post was on Monday.

I suspect that like many of us, he just doesn't bother posting much anymore.

[sabrina 1]

389. Thank you. I think you are probably correct.

[octoberlib]

23. Shes on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Catherina_News

[polly7]

25. I don't do twitter, but thanks for that. It must mean she's ok. nt.

[octoberlib]

30. She's tweeting up a storm over there, So I think she's fine.

[polly7]

45. Thank you, octoberlib .... I really appreciate knowing she's alright. nt.

[LittleBlue]

52. Thanks

Her posts were nice to read.

[hifiguy]

280. Whew! Good to hear!

[Purveyor]

28. I too miss Catherina. Godspeed where ever you are. eom

[woo me with science]

68. Me, too.

I love Catherina and miss her contributions here!

[bobduca]

81. +1000

[polly7]

124. She doesn't like foreign policies that kill small children - no matter which gov't does it.

That's her opinion, and she's free to express it.

I don't care what you think of her. I know her, and she's got more compassion and empathy in her little finger than some here could even hope to develop during a lifetime.

Don't you have some 'Pootie-poot lovers' to hate on and harrass?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

127. She has no problem using the "Novorossian" Stars and Bars as her Twitter picture....

....combined with the Hammer and Sickle that symbolized a brutal bastardized regime that killed millions over the decades.

Neither of those regimes had or have the slightest bit of compassion for innocent life, yet she seems quite proud of them.

She's a hypocrite.

[MADem]

142. WOW--that was a bad hide upthread.

You provided FACTS to support your assertions and you were silenced for it.

No wonder Prosense left.

I hope the admins have a look at that--it doesn't make sense to me.

[leftstreet]

156. Some things on DU are sacred

Agree, bad hide

[flamingdem]

193. +1

[KittyWampus]

205. Guaranteed, the DU'ers most likely to call others "Authoritarian" are the most likely

to squelch any dissent from their narrow ideology.

Good to see those posts revealing Catherina's true nature.

No wonder some DU'ers are trying to hide it.

[MADem]

211. Well, it's just as well she's no longer with us, given

the news of the day. I imagine this business will result in some rather spirited conversation in the hours and days ahead:

http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-president-russian-forces-20140828-story.html

[CherokeeDem]

237. Agreed...

A horrible hide...

Once again, if you disagree with someone's opinion... you are not allowed to express it.

[MADem]

247. Happening far too often of late.

I mean, if someone advocates the election of Mitt Romney here, then they deserve hides and a pizza, but so long as the view expressed is one that is found under the Big Tent of the Democratic Party, there's just no justification for shutting people up.

The ToS tells us pretty much what we need to know, but I think some of these hides have little to nothing to do with being civil to one another, not calling each other names or disparaging them in other ways, and everything to do with "I don't like THAT opinion, so shut the hell up!"

[CherokeeDem]

267. Could agree more....

So many times, I will see a thread just starting and I wait, knowing the players who are going to start posting. Then I watch the taunting start like a group of six year old bullies.

The internet is rife with people who under cover of their usernames, believe their opinions are more important than any other Democrat certainly and anyone in general.

You see in all kinds of forums, groups, pages on Facebook, anywhere on the internet where more than two people posting at the time.

It's very discouraging.

[Number23]

313. That was an absolute bullshit hide. No amount of hiding posts is going to change

the nature and purpose of that woman's posts. If her posts on DU didn't make it bleedingly obvious that she was clueless than those Tweets sure as hell do.

Not only did she post nonsense (which certainly explains the quality of her fan base) but I just remember her bragging on and on about how many HUNDREDS of DUers that she had on ignore. She seemed to be genuinely proud of that. Considering that most of DU is only populated by a couple of hundred individual posters I just thought that was demented.

[Logical]

330. No shit. Unbelievable. Would love to see the idiotic results! nt

[SidDithers]

379. Sometimes, the hide is worth it, to get the information into the public realm...

I'm disappointed in the jury that chose to hide factual information, but I'm glad Tommy made the post.

Thank you, Tommy.

Sid

[MADem]

382. Fair point, certainly, but it is a shame that Tommy had to take it on the chin

for the rest of us here assembled. Shutting people up via the alert system is a two-edged sword--if the HIDE is a bogus one, like this one was, it makes them more fearful of speaking honestly, and it reduces their voices on juries.

I do hope the jurors who voted to HIDE are a bit embarrassed. I suspect they may have bought a mischaracterization by an alerter without checking out the material themselves.

[SidDithers]

383. Agreed. On all points...

Sid

[Sheepshank]

388. completely agree...all that language was quotes with substantiated documentation

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I'd like to see why the hide!!!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE OPEN THE HIDE AND READ THE LINKS!!

[The Magistrate]

161. Ghastly Bad Hide, Sir

Your characterization was not only more than fair in its sampling, it was accurate.

"Truth is an absolute defense against a charge of libel."

[trumad]

333. I always click on posts that are hidden..

Same for this one.... unreal how bad the hide was.

[Violet_Crumble]

373. Yep, it was certainly a bad hide, imo n/t

[msanthrope]

212. Nasty hide, Tommy---but I will be using your links. Much appreciated. nt

[zappaman]

217. Awful hide.

The truth hurts some here I guess...

[MADem]

248. I hope the person who hit the alert button is embarrassed...

because, really, they should be. That was blatant censorship.

[GP6971]

293. You have to wonder

how much time and effort the jurors took to review the post objectively. In this case I don't think 18 minutes from start to finish was enough time.

[MADem]

298. In my years here I've learned that ya need to click on those links.

Anyone who did would have been appalled. That's not how we talk, here--at least that's not how we're SUPPOSED to talk here.

[GP6971]

307. Agree

just now had the time to view the tweets....disgusting

[seabeyond]

341. i am going to have to chime in. a hide, with facts and links. wow. facts and links

get a hide, on good ole du.

sorry dude.

[sabrina 1]

344. You are correct Polly, she cares deeply about the lives of human beings, everywhere. It's shameful

to see how the 'left' is so willing to rush to war these days. Catherina sees through the BS and as is obvious, that is a huge threat to the status quo. Got to silence anyone who sees things clearly. Which is becoming more and more difficult as more and more people are waking up to what is really going on in this world.

[GusBob]

3. oneeighty he died

This other drama is bullshit

[Algernon Moncrieff]

10. I pulled up this post about oneeighty

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5707272

[Skittles]

71. oneighty was like a second father to me

[MuseRider]

243. His book sits on my piano in my office.

I look at it now and again and the photos he sent me from his Navy days. He was a wonderful, kind man with many experiences that he loved to share. His life was limited for quite a while before he passed. What a dear, sweet and kind man.

[Mojorabbit]

356. +100 nt

[bunnies]

5. Prosense is gone?

I miss so much when I only get to check in once a week!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

9. Prosense last posted July 9th

I can't tell what the thread was about (the OP self deleted) but part of the topic of discussion at that time seems to have been "where is Prosense?".

[bunnies]

11. Guess she got tired of being mocked.

wow. Thats sad.

[Egnever]

226. Hopefully not

Despite the long break.

She had another break recently as well, and came back. I Hope all is well with her and she is just on vacation or something.

[kelliekat44]

6. Prosense.

[Andy823]

275. +1,000,000 nt

[tularetom]

13. I miss Prosense as well

I rarely agreed with her and I used to get a laugh out of the blue linky posts and her habit of quoting parts of your post back to you in response.

But you know what? She handled all kinds of nasty responses with grace and dignity and never got personal even when people piled on her. Something that would be good for all of us to emulate.

Prosense could disagree without being disagreeable.

[Cha]

65. Mahalo for that, tularetom.

[flamingdem]

194. Me three. Hope Prosense returns

especially as we ramp up to elections.

[tblue37]

199. +1. nt

[Cha]

297. I know huh?!

And, if that doesn't happen.. I hope she's doing great!

[Reter]

415. Couldn't agree more

n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. ohiosmith

[Algernon Moncrieff]

15. Last post was in June of 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=421882

[Tuesday Afternoon]

135. interesting little ole thread, right there. thanks

[hifiguy]

283. Bummer. I liked him a lot.

[Kali]

16. are you someone who went away?

Member since: Sat Apr 19, 2014, 09:49 PM

[Algernon Moncrieff]

17. Congratulations on 39,000 posts.

In answer to your question....not exactly. I changed names. That pesky Skinner won't do name change amnesty.

No ... I'm not a sockpuppet.

[Kali]

19. ha! thanks, I hadn't noticed.

you seemed pretty familiar with things around here for a new poster.

[pinboy3niner]

21. 39K! And you don't look a day over 29K!

Congratulations!

[Ms. Toad]

111. You are aware that even if he was a new poster,

He could have been familiar with things from lurking for years. (I lurked for about 2 years before I became a member, and knew all the personalities from day 1 of posting,]. So I find the suspicion directed at new people who have a clue that they must be zombies or socks highly annoying.)

[SixString]

143. +1

[ChisolmTrailDem]

160. It's VERY annoying. I took a break during a difficult time in my life and a couple of years later

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when all was well again, I attempted to log in to my old account and found that I had lost/forgotten my password. I had a slight mistrust of NSA-type activity here so at the time I first signed on to DU back in 2005, I used a throwaway email address that I could no longer access when I decided to come back. So, I abandoned my old account and created a new one. No sock, no zombie, just a lost email address.

[Ms. Toad]

164. And the suspicion you see out here is nothing compared to what you see in MIRT land.

Whenever anyone showed up who seemed to know more than they could have uncovered during the days since they formally joined was immediately suspect. Drove me nuts.

The forum is wide open to the public - anyone can (and many do) read for quite a while before joining. It is no harder to figure out the personalities that way than to actually log in. (Not to mention the innocent reasons for having actually been a member and changed names.)

[ChisolmTrailDem]

169. Before joining DU in 2005 I lurked for about 18 months. I was convinced some of the DUers I

liked would disappear, victims of their own openness and abducted by the spooks because of it. When I realized no one was being abducted and renditioned to Romania, I felt comfortable enough to join the discourse. Even then I worried a little at every knock on the door, for while. Then it was fear of landing on the no-fly list.

Of course none of that happened.

[Kali]

176. having served a number of times on MIRT I can assure you suspicion is often VERY justified.

however, my question was just observational and not accusatory.

along with the long time lurkers, admins have been clear that some people are allowed back from bans if they behave. others have needed to change usernames for various reasons.

[Ms. Toad]

187. More often than not, it isn't - and often the justification is that

new posters are banned by MIRT for "offenses" which would not even get a post hidden by a long time member - and since they were banned, then the suspicions were justified. I'd suggest it is the other way around. In many cases, rather than the ultimate banning justifying the initial suspicion, newer members who seem to know too much are banned because they were subjected to unreasonable suspicion and scrutiny.

Not to mention that your observational phrasing is the exact same way I have seen the question asked in a thread AFTER an observation has been made in MIRT that "so-and-so" sure knows a lot for someone who just joined - often accompanied by someone volunteering to check them out, popping into a thread, and "observing" that they seem to know an awful lot.

I find such observations get in the way of new people feeling welcome here, particularly because they are rarely just observations.

[Kali]

224. well, since neither one of can actually pull the stats

we will have to leave it as a disagreement.

[Ms. Toad]

238. My point is that the stats are influenced by the suspicion.

When MIRT starts out out from the first day of membership suspecting someone is a troll or a zombie, it isn't hard for MIRT to find an excuse to PPR the poster - even when (as happened several times when I was on MIRT), individual MIRT members state their opposition to a hasty PPR. There were a number of times when I specifically opposed banning someone, and asked to be given time to review the posts, and the member was banned almost immediately. Sometimes by MIRT members who deliberately ignored my (and others') requests to wait - and other times because the person doing the banning never checked for open discussion threads before unilaterally issuing a PPR.

So looking at the stats of who ended up being banned would prove nothing more than that those who were suspicious got their way.

I find the practice of assuming that someone is a troll until proven otherwise offensive - so my goal is raising the issue whenever I see the assumption is to remind people that this is an open forum - anyone who is not a member can still see nearly everything general members can see (ATA and hidden posts being the exception). There are no secrets - so it should be no surprise (or cause for suspicion) if someone who joined yesterday happens to know things that happened last year.

[winter is coming]

241. We must have served at different times. I don't remember much unilateral banning, unless

it was blatant racism or a threat of violence. I do recall that people occasionally jumped the gun and I always supported the option of asking the admins for reinstatement, even when I personally believed it was a good ban.

[Ms. Toad]

277. It wasn't a lot of people who were acting unilaterally -

but there were a few who did it regularly enough - who were doing it just because they could (based on their comments when called on it) to annoy the crap out of me.

There are particularly blatant situations, in which case prompt - and even unilateral - action was appropriate. What I'm talking about are the borderline cases where the decision to PPR someone was primarily based on the suspicion that someone was a troll or zombie.

[Capt. Obvious]

318. Thanks for this post

FTR - I alert on people making those accusations against new members.* It's roughly 50-50 on hides vs leaves. Seems to depend on who is making the accusation.

*Although I've never alerted on someone making the accusation against me which I still get.

[winter is coming]

240. Having served on MIRT also, I lean more towards your point of view.

And I will say that I sometimes read posts from DUers that some MIRTers wanted to ban, but we didn't, for lack of consensus. In hindsight, oh yeah, they were in fact trolls.

That said, I do alert on people who are nasty to DUers with low post counts and/or short longevity. Not everyone who's new or reticent is a troll and some oldtimers are extremely hostile to noobs.

[undergroundpanther]

336. yes

I can't write write posts and links references etc. on a cell phone.Most I can post is a short paragraph.There is so much I wish I could say.My computer is all unhooked my laptop is full of errors and won't go online. I miss pounding out my thoughts and heart on DU.I miss plaid adder the doctor,mopinko,swampy,kestrel,too many to list.I've been here for a long time.Many people here were just incredible people,good writers,good thinkers innovative with kind hearts.

[MADem]

18. I miss Prosense. She was cool. A nice person. Took more crap from

bullies than anyone should have to endure.

[Cha]

74. I was just thinking about her yesterday, MADem.. The bullies were always out

to try and kill the messenger because they couldn't abide her prolific posting of the reality of President Obama and other Dems they hated.

Bullying 101 on DU.. PS is a strong person as well as kind.. I keep thinking maybe she got a job and it isn't the bully bullshit that's keeping her away.

[MADem]

115. I hope that it's work or fun keeping her away, but I have to say, the

level of abuse she took was of epic proportions--and way too many people let it happen.

I really do think some people got pissed at her because she never returned their nastiness in kind.

[Cha]

126. I know I kept busy

when I saw that on her threads.. I would call it out.. especially those who never failed to whine and accuse her of getting paid for posting. Poor things couldn't understand actual activism.

[MADem]

129. Yep.

I couldn't understand why Democrats would "accuse" a Democrat of saying something "favorable" about a Democrat on a Democratic site.

A real "My head hurts" conundrum!

[Cha]

132. Libertarians?

[Peacetrain]

134. ^^^^^^^

You can almost take that one to the bank Cha..

[MADem]

136. Ha!

What it is!

[mcar]

140. I miss Prosense too

Amazing what she put up with here, being constantly criticized for citing facts that others didn't agree with.

[sheshe2]

270. I miss her too, Cha~

I loved all her posts....and her use of It drove people nuts. LOL.

[Cha]

299. PS would just laugh at their insults, she.. they'd be all hurling personal attacks at her and

she'd be .. they didn't like that.

[sheshe2]

301. yes she did...their heads would just spin~~

i read someplace, from someone that knows her that she is fine and is lurking. goddess knows she needs some time off from this place, Cha.

[treestar]

174. +1

she could always get the facts to counter the latest absurd "criticism" of President Obama or any Democrats.

[leftstreet]

276. She argues shite policies without attacking members

Where is she anyway?

I can't stomach any of the policies she supports, but she comes prepared with links and talking points and doesn't resort to bullying her way out of a dilemma

[jberryhill]

20. Grovelbot

[polly7]

24. Not sure what part of the world this was taken in, but he seems fine ...

[URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[jberryhill]

38. so that's where all the money went

[polly7]

41. But, ....

he might have been despondent and homeless and this nice young woman picked him up. It's a mystery!

[bluedigger]

216. His WD-40 budget is through the roof!

Okay, he doesn't need a roof. Still...

[Adsos Letter]

39. Ha! So THAT's where all the money from those fundraisers went.

Grovelbot absconded with the goods...

[polly7]

43. Or, he wandered aimlessly, sad and depressed and was rescued to live out

his days in a life of leisure.

[hifiguy]

284. That explains a few things.

[mahina]

22. I'd love to know what happed to TruthIsAll.

TIA was a great DUer

[Kip Humphrey]

29. agree!

[Blue_In_AK]

62. I see him on Facebook.

Alive and well.

[Ms. Toad]

112. Served pizza at least twice. n/t

[mahina]

233. I never knew why.

He was all about data and the stolen election.

[Samantha]

26. SaltPoint (originally posted as Old Crusoe)

One of those posters one never forgets. Anybody know anything about him?

Sam

[Adsos Letter]

33. I agree! I think he may have passed away.

Seems like I remember something like that.

[Blue_In_AK]

63. I spoke to him here not too long ago.

He wasn't posting in GD.

It was in May.

[madfloridian]

66. One of my favorites.

[saltpoint]

89. Dear god, everyone -- I saw the corpse blink!!

Samantha, Blue-In-AK, Adsos Letter & madfloridian...

Hey you all.

Still kicking around and very appreciative of your comments.

Thank you.

Furiously preoccupied trying to get the next Congress as blue as possible.

All good wishes.

[lamp_shade]

93. Sonofagun....

Hey... Old Crusoe...

[saltpoint]

397. You, too, dammit, and I hope things are hunky dory your way. eom

[LeftishBrit]

146. Good to see you!

And to hear that reports of your death were greatly exaggerated!

[saltpoint]

398. Somewhere along the fourth or fifth Bush-Cheney

years, I kind of wished I HAD been dead.

But I snapped out of it.

Good to bump into you hereabouts, LeftishBrit.

[treestar]

175. thank goodness!

[saltpoint]

399. treestar. Fond tidings. And good wishes thrown in,

too, also.

!

[MuseRider]

218. :-)

So glad I stopped in today and checked out this thread!

I have missed you.

[saltpoint]

400. And I you, MuseRider. Last comment of your

I read you were headed to New York City for a big visit and a play or two.

I hope that went well and I hope you plan another pretty soon.

Pretty fine town, New York. Plenty of stuff to do!

[Samantha]

348. What a haunting message!

from a corpse that not only blinks but posts while doing so.

So wonderful to learn, to purloin a wonderful phrase, the rumors of your early demise were greatly exaggerated. I hope to see more of your posts when your time allows. You have been missed!

Sam

[saltpoint]

401. Hey Sam. Of course, it occurs to me that

I really could be dead and that my hands are typing as a post-death nerve reaction of some kind.

If there's lots of bad spelling and typos, you'll know it's me!

[Samantha]

403. I see no misspelled words or typos in this text

I don't care if you are the ghost of saltpoint passed, while I might not be able to see you, hearing from you from time to time will make life on my DU earth more worthwhile. Gives that DU term "tombstoned" a whole new meaning, doesn't it....

Sam

[saltpoint]

407. Sam, very good to see you here, and I hope

to be reading more posts in the coming weeks.

[BeyondGeography]

353. ...

Great to hear from you.

[saltpoint]

402. Same right back atcha, Beyond Geography.

I hope all's well your way.

[Adsos Letter]

361. Ha! Glad I was wrong about your demise!

[saltpoint]

396. Hey. Good to see you, Adsos Letter. eom

[karynnj]

406. I am so happy to see this post!

Best wishes and hope all is well - like others I also appreciated all your wonderful comments.

[joshcryer]

27. grantcart

[jberryhill]

36. Grantcart left?

That sucks.

[joshcryer]

40. Last post in Jan.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=212547

Hope they're well in any case. Easily one of the top political analyzers DU has ever had.

[mahina]

98. boy, no kidding.

That's a real loss. Hoping one day he'll return. A great DUer.

[kentauros]

197. I agree.

He is also one of my fellow hosts in the Interfaith group. I wish I'd gotten an email address from him...

[tblue37]

203. I have wondered about that, since I always enjoyed grantcart's posts--and then

suddenly there were not any more of them.

[Number23]

320. I agree. Grantcart and Prosense were exceptionally good eggs

[Adsos Letter]

31. TahitiNut

He was ill, iirc. Don't know if he passed away.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

55. TahitiNut's website is still out there

Www.tahitinut.com

[salin]

154. Thanks

I am going to check that out!

[BlueCaliDem]

32. Prosense. Hands down. eom

[sheshe2]

61. Oh yes!

I miss her, BlueCaliDem. She was the best and the brightest DU had, all else paled.

Hands down. She wins...



TOD

I heard she is lurking here and is well. She will be back.

[BlueCaliDem]

70. I've learned so much from Prosense. I've bookmarked links and read her posts with

great joy. For me, she is by far the most informed DUer whose posts have always been enlightening, to-the-point, and factual for me.

I miss her presence. She definitely raised the var here by several notches!

I hope she returns soon. Thanks for the head's up, sheshe!

[sheshe2]

75. It's what I heard, BlueCaliDem.

I don't remember who said it.

I want her back, I have not been here as long as some, however I have learned that if you post facts and get a rash of shit and OMG the hair on fire brigade erupts.... Then you know you are doing something right.

[Sheepshank]

394. I miss Prosense....her information was valuable

her patience with very rude people was immesurable.
Her respectful responses could always be counted on.

[Tsiyu]

34. Swamp Rat n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

37. +1

[Adsos Letter]

42. Didn't he stop posting after a big hurricane hit his area?

I recall people being worried about him.

[salin]

48. after Katrina.

I seem to recall that someone had been in touch just after the storm and he survived it. Don't remember anything after that.

[Tsiyu]

53. No, he was here after katrina

he just got sick of the BS I think. I was offline for a while when he disappeared.

There were some very cruel people here at the time he left who gave him grief for his wonderful "illustrations." Don't know if that was the impetus for his leaving, but I sure do miss him.

He's probably in Brazil not worried about us at all.

But I will always love him.

[Justitia]

60. I loved his illustrations! -eom

[cui bono]

222. Those illustrations were great! I saved a number of them. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

79. Yep.

Swampy's work was something to behold.

[HooptieWagon]

84. +1

What fantastic art!

[sakabatou]

85. Agreed

[Heidi]

88. YES!

, Swamp Rat, wherever you are!

[adirondacker]

133. +!

[Call Me Wesley]

249. Absolutely.

Hope he's well and thriving.

[reflection]

260. I was hoping someone said it before me.

Dude was a treasure.

[Generic Other]

414. Pining for Swampy!

[Purveyor]

35. Cali, even though we had a few 'dust ups' Cali often said what needed to

be said regardless of the 'goose-step' mentality around this joint.

I do sense Cali's pending return, however.

[adirondacker]

54. That is the first name I thought of as well.

Looks like she's in a time out... or enjoying what little is left of summer

[salin]

44. way back machine: oilwellian, jitterbug perfume, (more below)

NMSA, Paco (gave great accounts from Venezuala during the attempted Chavez coup), ProudPatriot and her bouncy sig, Indiana Green, Swamprat, Forest Gump, and a myriad of others.

I don't post like I used to (I think I scored 452-43K of my posts in the first 4 years - and have barely climbed to 46K in the following 7 years) so I may have just missed some news - or postings (Jitterbug and PP may still post).

NMSA made a move to force herself to moveon (not quite a Walt Starr), and is well. I heard - long after the fact - that Indiana Green (who could get pretty heated), got tombstoned way back when. I have no idea what happened to oilwellian, swamprat, or Paco.

Ironically, I think when I stopped posting so much (super long work weeks will do that), I think initially some noticed and wondered/worried. Now most folks save the oldtimers don't know/recognize me. But were I to leave, I would give a tip of the hat so folks would know.

[Adsos Letter]

47. Oilwellian is still around.

Last post was on the 22nd.

I really like some of her video productions.

[salin]

49. thanks... will do a search in the am.

[Oilwellian]

76. Boo!

LOL...I've been in lurk mode and haven't posted very much lately. Going through some tough times and just don't have the energy to participate like I used to. I doubt I'll ever leave DU. There are too many wonderful people like you, salin. We go a long way back, eh? Thank you for thinking of me...and you too Adsos! Good to see both of you.

[salin]

125. Yea!

So glad to see you! I will be on better lookout.

[Adsos Letter]

364. You always produced the best videos!

May I a ask what happened to two of my favorites? One you did on the 2008 presidential race, and another using Paul Simon's "Boy in the Bubble?"

Two great meldings of images and music!

On Edit: sorry to hear things are on the rough side right now. PM me if I can be of any help.

[loyalsister]

173. Do you remember John Kleeb?

I remember his posts in 2004 when he was a Kucinich supporter. I was never a supporter, but I admired John Kleeb's commitment and non-confrontational style.

[salin]

177. He was a great kid. I was thinking about him

when I wrote this post - but I couldn't pull his name to the fore of my memory.

I don't know that we heard much from him after he went to college. He was a very articulate, very well informed high schooler when he was active with us.

Would love to know how he is doing today.

[loyalsister]

202. Definitely

He took a lot of shit over his support of Kucinich and responded with facts and zero nastiness.

[Jokerman]

180. I still see Indiana Green on Facebook.

She seems to be doing well.

[salin]

181. does she

go by the same name? If not, could you pm me her fb name? I would love to reach out to her.

Thanks for the update!

[MuseRider]

232. Ya know what salin?

I had wondered where you were. I don't know what that was, more me being gone more and more or you being gone a lot. It is good to see you! I miss the same people. I do see Walt on FB now and again but I would LOVE to know where NSMA is and Swampy. Both I considered friends. I do miss them.

[salin]

234. I have a few more for you (and anyone else) ... Newton

this exercise is bringing back great memories. And there was a witty poster from NYC whose name is escaping me but I think it had a double b and a double o. Shortly after he had a child, I stopped seeing him (same with Newton.)

I read alot - but now is a rare moment in time, when I have time to post.

NSMA is well - but stays out of discussion boards and social media like FB. I have no idea about swamp rat, nor another New Orleans poster whose same is close but far from the tip of my tongue (or fingertips) who posted post-Katrina about challenges with the trailors/getting reports, etc. Her name started with a d and like blm had three letters (IRCC)

It is very good to see you!

[MuseRider]

236. It is very good to see you too!

Did you mean "meh"? I remember she had trouble with trailors and all kinds of messes after Katrina.

You must know NSMA then? Good, if you ever think of it tell her I say hello and wish her well.

For some reason I am not recalling Newton. There have been so many come and go.

I am thinking Swampy eventually made it to Brazil. I think he had a girlfriend there and had spent quite a bit of time there himself. I know the last time I talked with him here that he was still living with his Dad (I am pretty sure that is correct) and they still, several years after the hurricane, had no hot water and barely cold. I so hope he is well.

[yewberry]

322. That was merh. nt

[salin]

340. when I saw your post - memory flooded back.

Thanks. Yewberry, I appreciated your list below. While I have pulled in bits and pieces of memories across numerous posts - you consolidated a list of folks that I enjoyed reading and interacting with, and whose memories of the impressions they left upon me (as I read their names) was on of gratitude for having the opportunity for those interactions.

I view Du, today, as a place for news - and a pulse of responses to that news. For me it is no longer a community of which I am an active part (though this thread has let me relive a little of that through interactions with other old Duers who are not terribly active but have responded on this thread.)

I venture to guess that for many current active posters this venue gives a similar sense of community as it did to us in earlier years. However due to the volume of posters - I would also venture to guess that only the most confident in voice, and those willing to move beyond snark as means of communication - find that same type of community.

Wow - your later post pushed me into some philosophical musings that I should probably just keep to myself. Regardless - I thank you for giving me the impetus for the musings.

Peace,

salin

[Mojorabbit]

358. +100 nt

[Jesus Malverde]

46. RAINDOG.....nt

[salin]

50. +2000

I suspect she left a little residual spirit of spunk, fight, and compassion (even for those with other views), for us to draw upon.

[joshcryer]

57. Them too.

[Warren DeMontague]

78. Yeah.

Now THERE is an actual, real gaping hole on DU.

But then, that was someone who never went in for self-congratulatory bs or the like... Who simply showed up and fought the good fight, and defended her right to make up her own mind on her own terms.

The word "loss" is tossed around too easily, when anyone can post a GBCW thread in GD, drum up 100 "please don't go" responses, and then make a dramatic exit, only to show up six months later "I'm back!!!! miss me?"



And we're talking about screen names, fake nom de plumes by people who, for all we know, have 20 socks in the drawer. Raindog was a real loss, an actual loss.

The good ones don't announce their leaving. The great ones, like raindog- man, I sure wish I could have at least said goodbye.

[Sissyk]

355. At least 1000 +'s

I miss her tremendously!

[MADem]

219. She left us recently.

I miss Redstone, too. He left this world before we transitioned to DU3, I think.

[Ruby the Liberal]

286. Was just going to add this

[Omaha Steve]

327. I had talked to RainDog just before she left so suddenly

[StevieM]

405. ITA. Raindog was wonderful. May she rest in peace. (eom)

[TheNutcracker]

51. Flyarm and OmmmSweetOmmm

[hrmjustin]

56. Nadin.

I also miss prosense and grantcart.

[grasswire]

59. I just realized that Nadin is missing.

What's up with that?

[Adsos Letter]

64. I think she just got tired of her detractors.

The last few times she posted she sounded like she'd had about enough of it.

Could be wrong.

[Warpy]

69. I hope she's just taking a break

Her posts were great and often packed with information you just don't get anywhere else.

Come back, Nadin!

[Liberty Belle]

83. She's still around, but doesn't post often due to the harassment she received by some here.

I've had the same issue. Post the truth and people accuse you of everything under the sun.

[Kali]

228. or post bullshit and get called on it

that can be a problem too.

[Brother Buzz]

246. Like coyotes climbing trees and screaming in pain to escape stray voltage.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022859950#post147

[hrmjustin]

117. Just before she left she said there were a few things said that was over thd top.

She never said exactly what.

I think she had enough and to be frank I think once she got 5 hides and got out of tgd habit of posting everyday, she was able to divert her attention to other things.

She felt she no longer needed to put up with a few things here and elswhere. She never claimed to be perfect but too many people had an unhealthy fixation and she took like by thd horns and said I am not putting up with it.

[Gothmog]

162. She was posting on Discussionist for a while

She had some good posts there

[tblue37]

204. I was on a jury for one of her posts once that proved to me beyond a

shadow of a doubt that she was being alert stalked. Fortunately, on that jury we voted to leave her post, but I have seen way too many of her posts hidden for no good reason.

Although I do not know her personally, I even sent her a PM after serving on that jury to tell her that I could see that she really was being alert stalked, and I was sorry that she was constantly being hounded like that.

I would not be surprised if she finally decided that she has had enough of being hounded and bullied on DU.

[cui bono]

223. That doesn't surprise me in the least.

People were really mean to her. Talk about internet bullying. If the people who bullied her here on DU read a thread about bullying I bet they would be appalled and yet...

[Tree-Hugger]

122. I realized she was gone a little while ago

I expected to see her posting with earthquake news.

[hifiguy]

285. I really enjoyed her posts.

Disappear for a year and all sorts of people aren't around any longer. My bad.

[hrmjustin]

287. She is ok but has her reasons for not posting anymore.

[Violet_Crumble]

58. DuctapeFatwa - he may have been renditioned

I always feared being tombstoned was the first step.

As for some GBCW announcements, some people do that on a semi regular basis and then return a few months later when it dawns on them that they aren't the glue that keeps DU going and it hasn't crashed and burned without them. One day they'll learn that noones indispensable.

[LWolf]

109. YES.

I thought about him this summer, and checked his old blog, but it hadn't seen any action in years.

[Violet_Crumble]

113. I remember that blog. We started that as a joint venture...

I got bored of blogging after a post or two, but Ductape took to it like a duck to water and turned it into something awesome. I really do miss him even after all this time. He was a great loss for DU...

[The Magistrate]

153. He Was A Good Fellow, Ma'am

One helluva good writer, which cuts a lot of ice with me.

[scarletwoman]

393. His blog still remains, although his last entry was made in September 2006.

http://ductapefatwa.blogspot.com/

[scarletwoman]

188. Sadly, Ductape Fatwa died a few years ago.

I don't remember exactly what year.

His name came up a while back on a "who do you miss?" thread like this, and that's when I discovered he had passed away.

He was a treasure, and I've always considered it a huge injustice that he was tombstoned.

[Violet_Crumble]

375. That's sad to hear. A few of us from the I/P forum used to wonder where he vanished to...

Someone mentioned that they thought he may have been a fair bit older than the rest of us, so I always kind of suspected he may have passed away. I don't think DU will ever see anyone like him again, coz he was awesome and I was so jealous of how he could write...

[scarletwoman]

391. I found a post I made earlier this year when another discussion brought up DF's name.

I had done some extensive searching at the time, and found a couple links that referenced his passing:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4801449

[Behind the Aegis]

67. I still miss bliss_eternal, but I know why she left.

I miss Hill_William. I really wish I knew how he was doing. Lone_Star_Dem just vanished. I am worried about her.

[Skittles]

72. Matcom

yes indeed

[Oilwellian]

77. Love Matcom

Had the pleasure of meeting him in DC at a protest. He was gorgeous.

[Heidi]

87. Yes, yes, yes!

[ProfessorGAC]

102. Good One Skittles!

He got made at me when i was in Boston and didn't tell him i was there so we can have dinner. He even thought i should have stayed at his place instead of a hotel.

That's a good kind of Mad.

[Coventina]

144. Yes! And GOPisEvil. Whatever happened to them?!?!?

I miss their banter in the Lounge.

[Skittles]

182. aw heck yeah GOPisEvil

I dunno where he went

[Call Me Wesley]

257. I miss me some rhinobutt wiggling up and down.

Yes, indeed!

[hifiguy]

288. Yes, indeed.

matcom was one of the best. His sigline was the funniest ever.

[kwassa]

339. miss the Matcom.

[GCP]

386. Matcom's alive and well and on Facebook from time to time.

[patricia92243]

73. Concerned Canuck (sp)??

[BainsBane]

90. He's over on Discussionist

with a very similar name. You'll be able to spot him.

[femmocrat]

179. He lost his posting privileges here.

He has written about it on Discussionist. I think he took it hard. I wish he could come back here. I miss him.

[Art_from_Ark]

80. Opihimoimoi

HubertFlottz, Farmboxer, Q

[salin]

155. I miss all three

and the sometimes contentious Pepperbelly.

[grasswire]

167. come, we go hukilau

I loved Opi. I hope he is okay.

[Liberty Belle]

82. Larisa Alexandrovna, former RawStory editor and HuffPo contributor. She worked on dangerous stories

that were high profile internationally. I haven't seen any sign of her now in several years. I used to write for her at RawStory and had great admiration for her courage and her amazing investigative talents. Does anyone know if she's okay? More on her here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larisa_Alexandrovna

[riversedge]

104. I have seen her on twitter recently.

[stevenleser]

108. She seems to be on Linked In. I just sent her a request to connect.

I'll let you know what happens.

[babylonsister]

302. Shes okay; I see her on FB. nt

[cpwm17]

86. Odin2005: last post on Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:21 PM n/t

[LeftishBrit]

244. Yes, I hope all is well with him!

[hifiguy]

289. Same here. We used to regularly discuss Asperger's issues.

Super nice guy.

[BainsBane]

91. Robb hasn't posted in nearly a year

I thought of him when I saw the Robb is a dingbat option on a poll. I miss his good fight against the merchants of death.

[JI7]

253. i was wondering if he was posting in the guns forum

but i rarely check that out. but that's what i assumed when i stopped seeing his posts just around the time gun threads were no longer allowed in GD .

[BainsBane]

262. I heard he had a baby

and was devoting time to that. I don't think it had anything to do with GD.

[GeorgeGist]

92. Swede

[lamp_shade]

94. YES!! Prosense.

[kelliekat44]

96. Did Prosense leave? Alerted away? Revoked? What happened? nt

[DesMoinesDem]

191. She got a new job.

[Inkfreak]

95. There was this poster, Patrice, that I enjoyed when I first joined.

She (I'm fairly certain) always posted such interesting things. I remember liking and commenting on a few of her posts. She also had a huge picture of the Prez looking at a piece of pie that just cracked me up. I loved it. I dunno what happened to that poster.

[AverageJoe90]

97. There's a few.

ProSense, for one. I hope she's okay. And there's a couple others whose names I can't think of at the moment.

[livetohike]

99. RamboLiberal

Last PM with her was Oct 2011

[madokie]

100. Tahitinut, MoPaul

Last edited Thu Aug 28, 2014, 08:15 AM - Edit history (1)

Bob Boudalang. I really miss Bob
In fact it was he that got my attention and convinced me that I gotta check this place out to begin with

[MuseRider]

239. MoPaul is still kicking around

KC playing the blues

[madokie]

269. He still visit* here too sometimes

One of my dreams is to make it to KC just so I can look him up. I don't think it would be that hard to find him, in the blues clubs

*I can't tell you why I know this

[MuseRider]

271. Good to know.

He is a good guy.

I live close to KC, both of my sons live there but I have never run into MoPaul. I should try sometime.

[Hosnon]

101. BlooInBloo. nt.

[salin]

332. I remember Bloo...

hope BlooInBloo is doing well.

[PeaceNikki]

103. Today is the anniversary of the passing of my dear friend Dookus/MonkeyFunk

So I have him and his fiance on my mind.

Miss you something awful, buddy.

[QC]

110. He was wonderful.

We have lost some good people over the years.

[ScreamingMeemie]

137. .

[PeaceNikki]

159. ,

right back atcha, sister.

[Call Me Wesley]

251. Two years already?

Damn.

[PeaceNikki]

282. just one.

Yeah...

[Call Me Wesley]

291. Feels like two,

I'm probably not good at math. But still ... damn.

[seveneyes]

105. I can hear hoofbeats ahead

[Starry Messenger]

106. Several.

Including one who stopped posting here because a currently active DUer PMd her with a rape threat and nothing happened to him.

[QC]

107. jonnyblitz and touchdown

They flamed out years ago after being relentlessly stalked and bullied by a couple of nasty homophobes who are still here but now pretending to be LGBT allies.

Seems like the stalkers and bullies and trolls never go away. It's always the decent people we lose.

[Puglover]

116. They sure don't.

Don't forget Sapphocrat and Buffy. And Sui Generis. I miss them all.

[QC]

120. Our community here is a shadow of what it once was.

But hey, we still have plenty of stalkers, bullies, and trolls, and that is surely worth something.

[PeaceNikki]

178. and sundog.

Miss him, too.

The Window of Joy™ is closed.

[QC]

183. Yep. He was one of the best of the best. n/t

[Lifelong Protester]

225. I miss you when you aren't around!

[PeaceNikki]

231. Awww, thanks!!

I take this place in doses. It's like saltwater taffy. I eat one.... then I eat a whole bag and I make myself want to throw up so I don't eat any again for a while. Rinse and repeat.

[RiffRandell]

114. HappyMe.

She's a great person. If you see this, please come back!

[pintobean]

118. +1

[polly7]

121. I miss HappyMe too.

She was a bright light here. Even in the worst of threads, when she posted she could make you smile and take a minute to think things through. I hope she comes back too ..... one of DU's best.

[In_The_Wind]

172. She sent me a PM saying that she would be back after the summer is over.

:fingers crossed for her return:

[SidDithers]

119. ProSense, Robb and Bolo Boffin...nt

Sid

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

128. Nope, haven't been here long enough.

There are a small number of folks I've built up enough respect for in interactions (whether in agreement or disagreement) and posts to recognize and remember them, but none of them strike me as being near to simply giving up on the site.

[HERVEPA]

130. I am due beer and travel money. When I receive it I will give you my answer.

[RagAss]

150. +100.Randomthoughts... a DU cult figure....with the Burgess Meredith sigline photo... n/m

[HERVEPA]

158. Thanks. Somehow I forgot his screen name.

[grasswire]

166. ^^^ nt

[sabrina 1]

346. I miss Randomthoughts also. So many others also, too many to list.

[Mojorabbit]

360. I loved the weirdness of that wonderful poster! nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

138. newyawker99--miss her community posts... BigMcLargeHuge

I wonder if he sold that book, got super famous, and forgot about us little people?

[G_j]

141. Swamp Rat

[malaise]

145. + 1,000

I also miss Nadin, Catherina and Cali even though we disagreed on several issues.

[RagAss]

147. Peekaloo - king of the one-liners.

[LeftishBrit]

148. Taxloss; Demoleft; Varkam

Three of my favourites from DU2.

[Glassunion]

149. MFM

RIP...

[GoCubsGo]

303. Yep.

Nobody could make me laugh as hard as he and his posts did.

[Glassunion]

306. I wish I could help... But this did remind me of him when I saw it...

[GoCubsGo]

309. Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaha!!!

That's something he just might have posted. Only he would've photoshopped his own head on it.

[Glassunion]

326. I think it's a hybrid.

[RKP5637]

151. I miss Nadinbrzezinski. n/t

[RKP5637]

152. I also miss Prosense. n/t

[Bandit]

157. New Yawker...Never missed an opportunity to welcome new members

Too many to list..

[Gothmog]

163. Her posts were great

[Adsos Letter]

365. She was the first to welcome me when I got here

A kind hearted person if ever there was one.

[Dawgs]

165. I still think ProSense is actually Skinner.

[grasswire]

168. leveymg

one of my most-respected posters.

Disappeared without a trace.

[grasswire]

170. and Daveparts, a homeless fellow...

...who was a thoughtful essayist. Tombstoned for speaking too freely about society.

He posts elsewhere on the Internet now.

[fob]

171. Bob Boudelang,

who isn't angry so don't say he is!

[salin]

184. Thank you for starting this thread.

I know it was in response to the sad day of departure - and then the somewhat mocking following thread per goodbye threads.

But, I don't post much - but have been here since January 2002 (lurked since nov 2001). I have gotten news of folks I miss, seen folks I haven't seen in far too long, and with old friends remembered others who were dear to us as part of the community. Thank you for this opportunity.

Regards,

salin

[RFKHumphreyObama]

185. Great to see you Salin

Yes, I remember you (you knew me under my old username of SocialDemocrat1981) and have thought about you and wondered what became of you. I still remember what a pleasure it was to meet you all those years ago. Great to see you are still lurking here and I hope you are well

[salin]

210. Peace, and thanks for reintroducing yourself (per name)

I remember our visit vividly, as well as our exchanges on the board.

How are you these days? I imagine you have finished multiple degrees by now and are in a completely different phase of life from when I saw you last.

Peace - and I am going to keep my eyes open for you on the DU.

salin

[RFKHumphreyObama]

245. Thanks Salin!

It's great that you remember me and yes, I do remember with fondness our exchanges on the board as well as our e-mail communications in addition to our meeting. Your friendship and support meant a lot to me at that time and still does

I wish I could say that I had multiple degrees to my name -and I'm deeply touched by your faith in my intelligence! -but life doesn't always work out the way you'd planned/hoped. The last decade has been a huge rollercoaster ride for me, full of some great highs and some deeply depressing lows, and I guess I'm still kind of searching for my purpose and direction.

I remember how busy you were with work and your commitments and hope the last decade has been good to you and that you are now in a happy place in life and enjoying it.

I hope to see more of you on here -you are one of those posters who made DU such a great place to be and a much lesser place for your absence

Peace

[Lydia Leftcoast]

311. I remember you, too, as well as SocialDemocrat1981 who visited us in Minneapolis one summer

I don't post much either, but I can't say why. I got warned by a mod and had my post deleted when I complained about it.

[salin]

321. Well hello Lydia Leftcoast!

I always enjoy seeing you. If I recall our life paths had many similarities (per areas of living and work; as well as some academic experiences.) I am glad you are still around, albeit like me, not posting much.

The first year with the jury system on DU3, and its sympathetic support to appologists for sexual assault - in the days (and then weeks, and then months) after Steubanville - left me less likely to participate. It's odd, though. I stepped even further back (dropped the star membership, posted even less) - but in the ensuing time the tone on current similar topic threads is significantly different. Maybe currents were changing and minds were opening - and it just took a lot of time and conversations for those currents to take hold.

See, I still try to hold onto positive hope. Like that the ripples and currents started 3 summers ago in the summer/fall of Occupy - have changed the nature of many political conversations. Indeed the younger generation in my family (all college students or recent graduates) - have a much broader sense of social responsibility mixed with cynicism towards the way things are now. They (and the students I work with) keep giving me glimmers of hope. As does (despite how frustrating and cantankerous it can be) this forum. It's why I sill read it - even if I don't participate much.

Said way to much - sorry. It is good to see you Lydia. Hope life is treating you well.

regards,

salin

[RFKHumphreyObama]

369. Yes, I remember that get-together well

Back in the summer of 2003. A great evening that!

I'm glad to see you still on here, Lydia. You were another of my all-time favourites from the old days and I'm glad to see you haven't gone

[blm]

186. nsma, prosense, proud patriot

for starters

[NCTraveler]

189. AVA

I lurked here for a while before joining. Spent plenty of time in the lounge and found her to be inspirational. So young yet so smart and centered. Some of her videos were excellent. Haven't seen her around but I also don't click on the lounge much anymore.

[adirondacker]

192. Wasn't she in high school when she first posted?

She was brilliant and politically savvy.

[NCTraveler]

195. I believe she was in 10th grade when I first started reading her posts.

I am guessing but I believe I read her posts for about three years before she went to college.

[tblue37]

207. I was just doing a search to try to remember her name. She was very young and quite

impressive. I was sorry when she disappeared from DU.

I was also sorry when Lala Rawa (Larissa Alexandrova) stopped posting here, but as I understand it, she was one of the founders of The Raw Story, so I assume she just got too busy to continue here.

[Smarmie Doofus]

221. Met her at a DU meetup in NYC.

She was in town, I think, w. her mom.

She's even smarter in real life.... as I recall.

[Exposethefrauds]

190. I think the poster was called Random Thoughts

Used to lurk and read them all the time

Personally some of the people mentioned in the tread I am glad are gone but to each their own

[randome]

196. InvisibleMan. At least I think he's gone. Not really sure.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[tblue37]

198. Bobbolink used to post prolifically, but then stopped all of a sudden.

Since she was homeless and had many other difficulties, I have often wondered if she was OK.

She posted about the problems of the very poor and the homeless, and her posts were often quite angry, even unreasonably so. She also had a hair-trigger temper, so she would get into angry exchanges with people who were actually on her side, so she ended up alienating a lot of people who were potential allies in her cause.

When she suddenly disappeared from DU, without a final GBCW post, I thought perhaps she had just gotten so angry that she decided to write off DU altogether.

But since she was homeless and very poor, I have always worried that she might have come to some harm. I even started a thread once some time ago asking if anyone knew whether she was OK. I had no personal connection or interaction with her--but I did hope she was as safe as possible, considering her circumstances.

[jwirr]

334. Yes I have often wondered what happened to her. I always read her. Also I miss Nadin. They were

my friends. There are so many of the ones listed on this post that I miss. I am honored to have had the chance to read them.

[aikoaiko]

352. miss her.

"Have a heart" still resonates with me.

[tblue37]

200. Swamp Rat and Plaid Adder. nt

[Generic Brad]

201. Yes. She knows who she is

Miss our PMs. I have not gone anywhere. If she ever wants to chat again, she knows where I am.

[msanthrope]

208. Robb and Prosense. nt

[opiate69]

209. For some reason, I can't recall her DU name, but..

The teenage girl who used to make the really cool anti Bush videos. I think her real name was Anna.

[tblue37]

213. Ava. nt

[salin]

214. Ava

she is remembered just a bit up thread.

She shared some great talent with us.

[opiate69]

215. That's right. I see that now, thanks!

And yeah, immense talent there.

[randome]

220. USGovtOwesUsThreeTrillion.

Can I get an 'Alleluia'?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[JI7]

258. HAHAHHA, but i'm sure he is back or has been back multiple times

[Lifelong Protester]

227. I miss Frenchy Cat

(at least I think that was her name...)

[hifiguy]

290. Yup, that was her name.

Always enjoyed her posts immensely.

[GoCubsGo]

304. I miss her and Prosense. n/t

[AverageJoe90]

411. She was definitely a nice person from what I can recall of her.

I'll miss her a lot, too.

[XemaSab]

229. lsk

[Aristus]

230. NewWaveChick1981.

Haven't seen her since 2007 or so.

She was the go-to Lounger for fun and happenin' stuff...

[salin]

235. How about some infamy?

bev harris... wonder what she is up to (grifting), now.... (Clinton cigars - anyone?)

...and the guy who posted far left fringe (lots of woo) who on either election night (or perhaps it was New Years Eve?) outed himself as a freeper who had been trolling for fun. Back in GBnC's early posting days they had a lot of exchanges. Anyone remember his name?

[MuseRider]

256. Seventh Son? n/t

[salin]

295. that's the name!

good memory!

[MuseRider]

242. Boss Hog and Gumbo YaYa.

I saw Gumbo sometime in the last few years post something but I don't see him much. We talked music a lot.

I figured Boss changed his name and still posts but I never knew about it and am not around enough myself to ever pick him out. I can't imagine he is not here. He was a big Kathleen Sebelius fan and had in-laws that lived fairly close to me in Kansas. Was hoping to meet up with him one day.

[LeftishBrit]

250. Two from I/P; opposite sides; I miss them both and hope they're OK

Eyl and ProgressiveMuslim.

[Violet_Crumble]

376. I miss those two as well...

I saw PM pop back in for a quick visit last year sometime and I think she's okay, though I did think of her during the past month because her in-laws are elderly and in Gaza and I hoped they came through unscathed...

Last time I heard from eyl he and his partner had just had a baby boy and I suspect their new addition is keeping them busy. I miss him, though. I enjoyed arguing with him, and enjoying it even more when we agreed on something, which happened more than I expected it would

[RFKHumphreyObama]

252. Oh dear

Too many to name and I'm going to be embarrassed because I'm going to leave so many names out (to those I do, please know you are still have a special place in my heart, it's just hard being put on the spot). But here goes

NY99 (Roni)
Curse10
ZombyWoof
Youngred
Matcom
Ava
WillPitt
NYYFan
MrJinx
CrewLeader
Proud Patriot
Flamingyouth
Fenris
SarahBelle
FinnFann
Maeve
Rasputin (my former mod friend)
Proud Patriot
Tinoire
MrSmokesTooMuch
Cally
Cluedin
Kimchi
Nothingshocksmeanymore (yes, I know what happened with her but she was a friend and I miss her)
DoveTurnedHawk
JackRabbit
Call Me Wesley
Heidi
Lizziegrace
Lelapin
Underground Railroad
Underpants
Supernova (still see her on Facebook)
NewWaveChick1981 (?-not sure if I'm got the year right)
Crim Son
Also another one as well whose name I can't remember properly but whom I really liked -Reyd Reid Reed or something similar
GOPIsEvil
Belladonna


And the list goes on

[LeftishBrit]

259. Heidi and Call Me Wesley both still post; I've seen posts from both very recently

[Call Me Wesley]

264. Is it me you're looking for? :)

Hello! I'm still here. So is Heidi.

And I just gave my regards to newyawker99, too.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

368. Good to see you Wes!

Glad you and Heidi are still with us and hope you are both well. I miss our days modding together!

[Kali]

272. CrewLeader posts in the Lounge fairly regularly

Call Me Wesley just replied to you and posts every now an then
Heidi too

[Maeve]

273. Bless your heart, I thought folks had forgotten me!

I'm still around although my real-life has gotten busy and I seldom post now (just enough to get on lots of juries).

[KoKo]

308. You and Ozymandius...The Best of Wall Street Reporting on DU...

54aNickle (I don't have name spelling right...but, you know who I'm talking about)...Ozy's site was invaluable to those of us just testing feet in Stock Market at that time. I learned so much from his posts and the people there posting.

That was a good time. I hung out there when John Kerry lost in 2004 because I couldn't bear to read the DU Stuff I was so devastated. But, I had been reading and posting a bit on there before then...so it was a haven/hide out for me to lick my wounds.

I remember you!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

370. How could we ever forget you?

You were the Lounge mod when I joined. You made me feel so welcome! Good to see you are still on here

[hifiguy]

292. underpants is still around.

Think I've seen him in the last couple of days.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

371. Good to know!

Thanks

[Liberal_in_LA]

254. redqueen

[LeftishBrit]

255. One of the most tragic losses was AlienGirl.

[Skittles]

317. Tucker

[reflection]

261. Asher Heimermann

[Call Me Wesley]

266. Conference call coming up in 23 minutes.

Don't miss it again!

[reflection]

268. .

[Marrah_G]

300. lmao

[Call Me Wesley]

263. newyawker99.

Besides many others (too many,) who aren't posting here anymore for some reasons I understand but still am in touch with, here's to one cool and caring members I've encountered when I first signed up.

No matter what, she did greet you, she remembered your birthday and post-count and made DU a community. The community, as it was, may not have survived, but here's to newyawker99, wherever you are.

[Maeve]

274. She was a gem

We worked together in the Lounge and later in LBN as mods--she was one of the great hearts of DU.

[egduj]

265. barakmyworld.

[pokerfan]

278. elshiva

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8921332

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8293726

http://election.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6719093

[hifiguy]

294. LeftisWrite

from my old days in the Lounge when my handle was MN_ChimpH8r. She was a sweetie nad it turned out we went to the same junior high school, though about ten years apart.

Plaid Adder, Nance Greggs.

There was a cat-oriented guy from California who was often in the Lounge back in the old days whose handle I just can't remember who was a real prince, too.

FrenchyCat, Nadin, Matcom as noted above.

Hope everyone is doin' well out there in the nasty ol' real world.

[Pisces]

296. jefferson_dem

[Texasgal]

305. I never knew what happened

to Newyawker99. She was awesome.

[bettyellen]

312. Swag (of Kudzu fame), Progmom, Sniffa, YvrGirl and John Kleeb- all wonderful people

that I have shared some incredible RL times with too.

[NOLALady]

314. Swampy!

Swamp Rat. I really miss him.

Frenchie Cat.

Effie Black.

[Number23]

323. Remember Empowerer? She was fabulous. I miss Brewman_Jaxx too but you couldn't pay him

to post here again. Kind of Blue and Firedupdem were my GIRLS and just walked away from this place, they were so sick of the hate and silliness.

Nat Burner was the man and SemiCharmed Quark was gorgeous and funny. I miss all of these guys.

[libodem]

315. Summer Hathaway

She walked where angles fear to tread.

[GP6971]

316. Who I don't miss

is grahamforanything

[JanMichael]

324. Thtwudbeme, Zombiewoof, Matcom, Nothingshocksmeanymore

Levinson, Salin (who I see above) Bluejay, Prolesunited, TexasWitch-

I know where some of these folks are "IRL"

[salin]

331. I know you know how to find Thtwudbeme. :D

And if don't know how to get in touch with NSMA - send me a pm. I met Bluejay and Proles at the same time, I believe, that they met (and later married) - would love to be able to reach them. I can't believe how long it has been since I have seen Zombie, Matcom and Levinson (I don't remember TexasWitch). If you see are in contact with any of them please pass on my greetings.

And tell Thatwudbeme - she is one of my all time favorite Duers.

Best to you both,

salin

[GreenPartyVoter]

325. Tons, really.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

328. Catherina, TahitiNut and EFerarri.

[sabrina 1]

347. EFerrari, yes, she was a great DUer.

[kas125]

359. EFerrari is on facebook all the time.

And still posting great stuff.

[DinahMoeHum]

329. Whatever happened to BOSSHOG? Elementary Penguin?

[yewberry]

335. Lots of them

NNNOLHI (RIP)
Redstone (RIP)
livinginphotographs
jgraz and idgiehkt and fortyfeetunder (who helped so much when my husband found that cockatiel on the street!)
progmom
nsma
merh
troubleinwinter (RIP)
sfexpat2000
Kheph (RIP)

Former loungers...
AlienGirl (RIP)
yvrgirl
HEyHEY
WannaJumpMyScooter
RetroLounge
Rabrrrr
Dookus (who cracked me up but ticked me off as MonkeyFunk... I know, strange, right?)
billyskank
GOPisevil
GBnC (RIP)
MrsGrumpy


Lots more... preserve your memories; they're all that's left you.

[salin]

337. what a great list

though it is fresh I would add Raindog (RIP)

I was trying to recall mehr's name earlier today.

If you haven't done so already, read through the thread. Might spark some memories to preserve.

Here is a take away if any younger to the board DUers are still reading.

Snark doesn't get you remembered. Snark can be okay in its place. However, commitment to a particular cause - and educating others in the course of many discussions; readiness to discuss even through disagreement to find points of agreement - per civil discourse; Responding to other posters as individuals (and getting to know a little about them and their context) such that there is human communication; these are the characteristics of the posters who haven't posted - in some cases for six or more years - who are still repeatedly mentioned and remembered on this thread. The spirit of how and what you post - is the face you give to others and the face that is either remembered (or not), and the face that is missed per the contribution to the greater community - even when the voice was not always in agreement with others.

Wow - I feel like an old crone (and I am not yet *that* old) to feel able to distill what I think is wisdom (I could be all wet) about this board.

Sorry for the long response. Given your list (similar to mine done in parts - per commonalities of names) - and how long some of our favorites have been gone - yet those are who we recall... I felt compelled to reflect and share the reflection. Sue me.

Peace,

salin

[Lydia Leftcoast]

342. Some of us Minnesotans met Rabrrrrrr when he had a layover at MSP a few years ago

and I spoke to merh on the phone when I was volunteering in Mississippi after Katrina. I had a horrible cold, so I had to delay the phone call until I had an audible voice.

[yewberry]

343. Yes, add Raindog and oneeighty and K8-TEE and nostamj

They keep coming back to me, one by one.

I've read through the thread... dang, makes me feel old too. We were different once, and I do miss that. We really felt like family once; do you remember that?

We got through 9/11 together. We got through the 2004 nightmare election together. We got through Katrina, aggregating info from all across the net and finding all of our DUers. We supported and then mourned Andy. We were once a community.
i do miss that


Best to you and yours, salin.

[salin]

349. K8-TEE to?

add Saphire Blue. I weep for these losses - but I celebrate that for the internet and DU - we would have missed being touched by these (and those on your original list - marked by the RIP).

I absolutely remember the feeling of family. I hope that more active, current posters, find that as well - though I would guess that it would be easier to find in subforums than in the big forums. However the subforums that I follow are pretty inactive so it would be hard to forge the sense of family and community. I hope, but have no idea, if such a feeling is found among current active posters.

I can say, that this thread has been amazing for me, to reconnecting with that feeling, per reconnecting with names and voices that I have long valued (from long ago discussions) - but who like me - are not terribly active.

As I write this I think of another name who I periodically see, and have always valued, who I didn't mention. Armstead. Like me - he has wavered between optimism for the future and cynicism of our reality. Every time I see him post - I read it. Always thoughtful. Makes me think.

Thinking of him makes me realize while we have lost our sense of community (at least for us oldtimers) there are a good number of us still here. How do we reconnect and rebuild that sense of connectedness?

With that thought - after several days of a lot of time on my hands - I won't have much time until Tuesday. So if you suddenly find responses several days from now - forgive me, but let's continue the conversation and bring others on this thread into that conversation.

Peace and great appreciation for the food for thought,

salin

[yewberry]

362. I think K8-TEE passed last year.

Gosh, there are so many.

I honestly don't think that newcomers in the big forums can really experience the 'old' community. Maybe I'm wrong-- I'd really like to be wrong on this-- but I don't know that we can get that back.

There have been so many people that have been a piece of my day or my life here. Certainly too many to remember and too many to list. But DU has been part of my life for a very long time. I confess I don't love the current incarnation of DU-- but I surely don't want to lose my connection to the wonderful people that have come into my through DU. You, salin, are one of those. So many like you.

I don't know how to fix this. This has been home for so long-- but I do find myself feeling completely alone here these days.

I'll be here, low poster as ever, but here nevertheless. My schedule is horrifying also. so no need to apologize for delayed responses.

Thank you so much for talking to me. I may have been here forever, but I have lost too many of my friends here. I hate how alone I feel here these days.

Best to you and yours, and many thanks for reminding me of the best of times here.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

345. monkeyfunk passed away too.

[yewberry]

351. Yes, true.

Thanks. I gotta remember him as Dookus. RIP, Dookus.

[Behind the Aegis]

357. MrsGrumpy is still here, just under a different name.

[RogueTrooper]

378. Keph - I was thinking about him the other day; it brought me back here

It's been nearly 10 years.

I am glad that there are so many of the old faces still around (looking at some of the posters in this thread).

I would like to talk to Buddhamamma again.

[PeaceNikki]

381. There were a number of old timers who showed up to pay respect to Dookus last year

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023552428

A few on your list are good friends of mine IRL. Hung out last weekend with one, on fact.

[GCP]

387. Thank you for remembering Khephra

His was a very sad loss for DU

[MisterP]

350. Q always had great analyses

[aikoaiko]

354. OMC

OperationMindCrime.

He ticked off a few people, sometimes me, but I liked his energy on DU.

[Grey]

363. Too many to name,

So many have have come here for a time and left for very good reasons.
I miss them all.......

[Adsos Letter]

366. WannaJumpMyScooter

One of the greats of the Photo group. So many talented, generous people have come through there over the years.

Blue_In_AK would remember another one. I'm blanking on his screen name, but his real name was Terry. He lived in Washington state, and had at least one son. Another very skilled and generous photographer, whose life ended way too soon.

[Adsos Letter]

367. JeffR and the Duzy's!

I know he didn't exactly "disappear suddenly" and NanceGreggs still posts an occasional piece.

Sure do miss me some DUzy's!

[Jeff Rosenzweig]

374. Nice of you to say so.

Thanks.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

395. Nance Greggs posted in one of my threads the other day.

And the Nance Rants site is out there.

[Ecumenist]

372. I miss OLDLEFTY LAWYER sooooo much. I LOVED her and looked forward to reading ALL

her posts, each and everyday. Does ANYONE know where she went or what happened to her?

[PeaceNikki]

380. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7344299

[Rhiannon12866]

377. Tx4Obama

She was my fellow host, in all the same forums, was a prolific and interesting poster, and we became friends. She hasn't posted since April and I can't help but worry. She's also on Twitter and stopped participating at around the same time.

[Reter]

385. I deeply miss MiddleFingerMom

Even before I posted here, I loved reading his posts in The DU Lounge. He sadly passed away earlier this year.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

390. Thomcat who rarely posts anymore. khashka (RIP).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

404. I miss both of them so much. Khashka was a personal favorite and I actually got to meet Thomcat.

[MrMickeysMom]

392. Her name was...SLaD

Seems Like A Dream... I think she was one of the more well informed and fearless (over what has only gotten worse on DU)

I must have a rotten memory, because I recall lurking a lot, but not consistently enough to recall as many as have been called out on this thread!

Some other folks I'll really miss, or certainly haven't seen lately -

SwampRat
TahitiNut
MiddleFingerMom

[Reter]

408. Spooked911 was the greatest conspiracy theorist to ever post on DU

Yes, he believe that everything was a conspiracy. But his arguments were always highly intelligent and went into great detail to the point where his rivals were at loss for words. His two biggest nemesis' were a guy with a Frank Zappa avatar (name possibly Zappaman) and another with a Ted Kennedy avatar (totally forget his name). I used to love watching them fight.

[Awsi Dooger]

409. Sorry to hear about Dookus

I haven't been here in quite a while and hadn't heard about his death. Very sad. He couldn't have been too old.

Maybe a decade ago I was in a sarcastic little spat with Dookus. I can't remember the topic but we were having a good time. Lots of off the wall zig zag responses, eventually veering quite far from the original topic. For some reason I assumed Dookus was a girl. I remember backing off in that thread, not wanting to get too abusive with a woman, even if obviously none of it was serious.

Then a few days later I saw someone refer to Dookus as a he. I felt like an idiot.

Anyway, regarding the theme of the thread, in my early months on this site I appreciated Dolstein. He had a good balanced view of the party and the prospects of certain candidates. He insisted that Kerry simply wasn't special enough and would fall short. It wasn't popular to agree, and Dolstein suffered plenty of critics, but I respected his perspective.

Dolstein and Carlos Jiacinto would often counter TruthIsAll in some of the conspiracy threads and 99.99% certainty threads. Later that task fell upon febble and OnTheOtherHand in the original Election Reform forum. I have no idea if any of them still post here but they deserve mention.

Jiacinto went on tilt and was banished. He surfaced at DailyKos, at least for a couple of years. I've been out of the loop and lack updates. But Jiacinto was very helpful in my early months on this site. I'd post numbers related analysis and he pointed me to some relevant books, ones I still have.

[fizzgig]

410. i was thinking about LaraMN this morning

she was a riot.

[AverageJoe90]

412. Also, anybody remember Duchess St. Rollins? nt

[JanMichael]

413. She's hilarious- and on FB

nt