Dearest Skinner, Admins, and Mods... This has gone on for too damn long!!!

[paineinthearse]

This is a copy of a post by frictionlessO in ATA - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x32846

Dearest Skinner, Admins, and Mods... This has gone on for too damn long!!!

I have been meaning to post this here for a while and have been greatly remiss in not doing it sooner.

I want to thank you, all of you, for the incredible job you do in maintaining this site.

I know the flames get so high and thick that its all you may be able to see at times. However for every flamewar there is a waterfall here at DU. If GD is going through some high heat then one can usually find a pool of serenity in the Lounge. If the Lounge has gotten silly with copy cats then GD/P has big goofy dogs for the DU'er. No new LBN threads means cruising ATA and the Groups... near endless possibilities.

What this place is and the broad spectrum of people it draws in is invaluable to its thousands of regulars. Despite those that complain, whine, and seek only to further their own agendas... this place is as good as it gets. You have provided us with multiple censoring options, ample opportunity to air complaints and most importantly you all respond to almost all questions and concerns that any member may have.

DU is THE prime prog/dem/lib real estate in the lands of the Internet.

I guess what I'm trying to get across to all of you is that the work you do is not only important to thousands of individuals but that that work is actually so freaking incredibly well done considering the challenges (and I mean that in a multiple level kind of way) you face up to when you have a position of responsibility here at DU.

You don't get it and it probably would be detrimental to your work but all of you deserve a constant stream of high praise from us all and anyone that doesn't think so, can just go start and try to fairly maintain their own 60000+ member site. I could just run on and on (like my sentences!) about DU but I'll close my long winded gratitude now.

Thank you! Thank every single damn one of ya!!

I just have one thing to add...Skinner, EarlG, Elad & Mods, :yourock: Thank you for DU.

[jus_the_facts]

1. You should post this in Ask The Admins forum.....

:hi:

[paineinthearse]

10. The source IS ATA

Re-read the preamble. This is a REPOST FROM ATA.

[donsu]

2. agree

nt

[Bronco69]

3. I'm a little confused by the title of the post.

"This has gone on for too damn long!!!" I don't get it.
:shrug:

[paineinthearse]

11. I think frictionlessO was being a bit coy. nt

[frictionlessO]

21. a'yep.. that and that sort of title usually brings in an extra looker or

two.

Thanks!

[wryter2000]

28. It got me

And I couldn't agree with the content of the post more. Well done!

[slor]

4. Shout out to the MODS...

and all my big beautiful DU family!

[Virginian]

5. Yes, Thank you for creating DU!!!!

We have spent too much time here without properly thanking you for this home within our homes.

[hermetic]

6. Ditto

Thank you for all that you do.
:grouphug:

[mattclearing]

7. Absolutely agree.

This is where people come to know what's really going on in the progressive world.

Thanks for making it possible.

[Just Me]

8. Yes. My warmest gratitude for the work you all do!!!

DU is a very, unique and valuable blog.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[Beam Me Up]

9. DU is a prime example of the NEW MEDIA.

If anything SAVES this totally fucked over country, it will be because of information rich, egalitarian resources such as this.

[catzies]

12. "Big goofy dogs" in the Lounge? It's all about the CATS, baby.

And a hearty :yourock: to our mods past and present, Skinner, EarlG and Elad. :loveya: all!

[frictionlessO]

19. Catz the copy kitties statement does place the cats in the lounge but

I put that in there just for you types!LOL... so glad it found a response even if it was differently intentioned.

[FSogol]

13. I agree, but why post this on April Fool's Day?????

;-)

[frictionlessO]

17. LOL...hehehe.. was originally posted yesterday.

I am a fool year round however!

[WillyT]

20. Not Everybody Takes April Fool's Day Seriously !!!

;)

:evilgrin:

:rofl:

God I loved writing that.

[byronius]

14. Newbie Says: A Thousand Hurrahs! I bask in the glow

of the magnificent Democratic Underground. I shall never leave. I have already learned enormous amounts. This is the last refuge of the Soul of the United States of America. I just get all emotional talking about it. DU for President!

:headbang:

[frictionlessO]

15. Wow Ive never had a post nominated by proxy!! LOL!

It freaked me out to see this here for a second, thought the 'puter and my brain had finally melded into one gigantic DU cyberorganism!

Thanks for liking it and reposting here... I feel all warm and glowy and shit.

:blush:

[paineinthearse]

18. It's a frictionless proxy post

:hug:

thank YOU!

[frictionlessO]

25. Oh damn! I feel the love...

Tell the Black Eyed Peas I found the love ya'all!!

[prairierose]

16. Another big ME TOO.....

thanks to all for a dynamic, informative and thought provoking place.

:woohoo:
:bounce:
:yourock:

[clem_c_rock]

22. DITTO

[Spazito]

23. Agree!!

DU, it's admins and it's moderators are awesome! Thanks for all you do!

[G_j]

24. yup! n/t

[cry baby]

26. my feelings, too...

:loveya: to you Skinner, Elad, EarlG, and mods (past and present)

[Laurab]

27. Ditto - another big THANK YOU here! n/t

[Pharaoh]

29. YO!!! DU ROCKS!

[Swamp Rat]

30. HAHA! Got me!

:D

[bleever]

31. The best place on ALL the internets.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your incredible work and what you've achieved in creating this community.

:yourock:

[karlrschneider]

32. Just noticed, of 30 posts in this thread, 28 have stars.

:evilgrin:

[Kerrytravelers]

33. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone here- admins, mods, fellow DUers (even the ones who occassionally flame me!) are the bestest ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TexasSissy]

34. Me, too! I agree!!!!!! n/t

[north houston dem]

35. This place helps me maintain my sanity

Thanks to all those who make it work.


:loveya: :hug: :pals:

[northamericancitizen]

36. On Du Social Justice is not only promoted, it's respected.

To all the mods: I lift my hat to you guys!

[JNelson6563]

37. Um, ok

:scared: Almost scary.

[Al-CIAda]

38. I concur

This place is fantastic.


...and 9/11 was an inside job.

[More Than A Feeling]

39. Amen, my brothers and my sisters! Testify!

This community is a bulwark in the storm, if we stay together, the clouds will break, and the light of the dawn will shine to make our hearts glad!

see how inspiring you all are?

[fromBrooklyn]

40. Hear Hear!

[Missy Vixen]

41. Thank you for the nice words!

You are all too kind to say such nice things. As a lowly mod ;-), I do it because I love DU as well, and hope to be of assistance. Some of the nicest people I've ever met post and participate on DU, that's for sure.

I am grateful for thoughtful discussions, for those who make the Lounge so much fun, and for those here who make your world a better place on a daily basis.

All thanks to the other mods, Skinner, EarlG and Elad for their hard work. The admins are incredibly dedicated. The other mods are tremendous people, and to quote a corny line I heard in a movie once, it is an honor to share the field of battle with them. I don't know what I would do if it weren't for DU, and I am grateful to serve in any capacity.

Thank you again. I am so touched. :cry: :hug:
Julie

[ebayfool]

42. I'd like to throw my 'Thank You' to admin & the mods, as well!

Without DU's scrappy family, I'd have to resort to talking to myself. Not nearly as informative or fun!

(Saving up to make a more respectable donation, next go-round. Appreciation is always a good thing, but it don't help pay the upkeep for the site. We need to keep DU solvent & online, it's necessary for the public mental health ... well, at least for mine!)

Thanks, all of you.

[Make7]

43. I would just like to add....

...this site has the best user interface of any discussion board I've seen, heard about, or saw advertised on TV.

For example, just the way the responses are listed on the page makes it so easy to find out who is responding to what post. The conversation is so much easier to follow compared to almost every other board out there - I can't even stay on most sites (the names have been omitted to save bandwidth) because when there are too many responses to a thread it becomes almost impossible to figure out what's going on or if the poster you what to talk to is even going to notice a reply.

But here you have made it so easy to use for all of us in so many ways. And it keeps getting better. Perhaps you are spoiling us too much.

Thanks for all your hard work,
Make7

[Hoping4Change]

44. YaHoo for DU and kudos to you all who make it happen. Keep this kicked,

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: