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So long DU [View all] doc03 Jun 2014 OP
Much of DU is an echo chamber wyldwolf Jun 2014 #1
DU is not like the rest of America Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #39
While I completely understand, I hope you'll return, doc. 1000words Jun 2014 #2
Damn! kentuck Jun 2014 #3
If you change your mind, please come back. If not, all the best to you too. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #4
I hope not. H2O Man Jun 2014 #5
Get a star and join the groups Warpy Jun 2014 #6
you don't need a star to post in groups, the poster is upset they were banned from posting JI7 Jun 2014 #16
Oh, didn't know that Warpy Jun 2014 #25
LOL bettyellen Jun 2014 #59
I second that NJCher Jun 2014 #95
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #7
Are you satire? Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #10
Nah, just bored at the library. nt TBF Jun 2014 #12
there is reason to believe she has acquired a smart phone. mopinko Jun 2014 #67
She has a Chromebook. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #70
bwahaha mopinko Jun 2014 #72
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #90
Hey sweetie. William769 Jun 2014 #93
bwahahaha mopinko Jun 2014 #113
That was a Valentine's Day present from a secret admirer... NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #86
Lately, she's been claiming to have had the same partner for 30 years. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #88
you would, too. mopinko Jun 2014 #114
That's unfortunate TBF Jun 2014 #167
maybe it wont be as much fun mopinko Jun 2014 #172
"Get out while the getting's good!" from someone who has created dozens of accounts arcane1 Jun 2014 #14
Right? That doesn't make any sense unless it is a satire on itself. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #18
Who is more of an expert on leaving, than someone who keeps coming back? Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #163
I hate it when long time DUers leave malaise Jun 2014 #8
It may be exactly what the 'bot posters want... villager Jun 2014 #115
I suspect you are right. zeemike Jun 2014 #132
As a good friend likes to say malaise Jun 2014 #165
Check out pscot Jun 2014 #9
Thanks for the suggestion Boudica the Lyoness Jun 2014 #119
Don't leave. Some days here suck. But some are great! Take a week off and come back! n-t Logical Jun 2014 #11
you don't need a college education to understand there is Climate Change JI7 Jun 2014 #13
You're a climate change denier XemaSab Jun 2014 #15
A person has been a member for 11 yrs rateyes Jun 2014 #78
Groups should be able to block anyone who behaves disruptively. Regardless of the topic. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #122
He can post anywhere else he wants to on DU - just not in E&E hatrack Jun 2014 #138
. XemaSab Jun 2014 #140
So I guess the hide and ignore features rateyes Jun 2014 #168
you're asking a host to ignore disruptive content in the group they host? CreekDog Jun 2014 #207
what hatrack said CreekDog Jun 2014 #206
It was a good block... SidDithers Jun 2014 #85
There is nothing in the SOP about climate denial RobertEarl Jun 2014 #102
Good fucking question. Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #141
Thank you for providing the background information. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #200
I don't get it.. OLDMADAM Jun 2014 #218
So long, man LittleBlue Jun 2014 #17
DU hasn't changed. The members have leftstreet Jun 2014 #19
since when is climate change denial a left leaning position ? JI7 Jun 2014 #22
The OP complained about Obama loyalists, not climate stuff leftstreet Jun 2014 #24
because the OP is purposely leaving out info to get sympathy JI7 Jun 2014 #26
Are you saying I'm a 'certain type?' leftstreet Jun 2014 #28
based on your response to someone that is a climate change denier JI7 Jun 2014 #29
You should have posted this info in GD sooner leftstreet Jun 2014 #31
the op should have posted it in the op and in the original op JI7 Jun 2014 #35
There should be an avatar, truly n/t leftstreet Jun 2014 #38
Truth ^^. Obama again? Thanks Obama lunasun Jun 2014 #109
XemaSab blocked him from Environment/Energy. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #27
Oh, just ask Martin Durkin and the remains of the Revolutionary Communist Party unrepentant progress Jun 2014 #32
i'm guessing these are probably the same ones that question 9/11 and how the buildings came down JI7 Jun 2014 #42
There's good reason to question that. n/t cui bono Jun 2014 #66
i haven't heard any good reason for it JI7 Jun 2014 #68
Well based on your responses to people in this thread cui bono Jun 2014 #75
so why don't you explain why you question how the buildings came down ? JI7 Jun 2014 #76
It's not allowed here. n/t cui bono Jun 2014 #92
Seriously, we need a list of all the things DUers may not believe. zeemike Jun 2014 #137
Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #40
No. The opposition was, and is, to GOP policies leftstreet Jun 2014 #94
So President Obama = Bush/gop policies? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #106
Not Obama personally. The party leftstreet Jun 2014 #120
I'm an Obama supporter .... sunnystarr Jun 2014 #157
Don't you actually have reasons for being a Democrat? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #188
I'm a democrat because sunnystarr Jun 2014 #194
It WAS decidedly and strongly left tkmorris Jun 2014 #118
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #129
You've only been here since 2011, Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2014 #210
Because you was here long before 2011 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #215
Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #49
Why are we sickening, Mr./Ms. Name Caller? IrishAyes Jun 2014 #116
Lack of critical thinking skills is not a virtue Skittles Jun 2014 #121
Question for you Skittles. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #144
The lack of response was telling, huh? Number23 Jun 2014 #160
Yes indeed. eom sheshe2 Jun 2014 #205
I'm sure he does. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #198
Thumbs up Number23 Jun 2014 #159
Thank you. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #201
Don't hold your breath. NealK Jun 2014 #123
yeah I know Skittles Jun 2014 #125
we had rules. we have no rules now. that does lead to chaos. but i like your point seabeyond Jun 2014 #55
Mindless? More insults from our intellectual superiors. Metric System Jun 2014 #162
i didnt realize that climate change denial was a left-wing position. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #184
Maybe you'll be able to find a forum where being a climate-change denialist crank is acceptable. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #20
You mean, pretty much every other online forum ever created? hatrack Jun 2014 #133
Don't Leave... You'll Just Let The Assholes Win... Take A Break, Go To The Beach, The Mountains... WillyT Jun 2014 #21
people who accept climate change are assholes ? JI7 Jun 2014 #23
No... But People That Drive Others Off Of DU Are... WillyT Jun 2014 #33
so you think people should respond to views like no climate change, no evolution equally JI7 Jun 2014 #34
You Discuss... You Agree... Or You Disagree... It Ain't Rocket Science... WillyT Jun 2014 #37
Geez, you act as if everyone has read every thread and knows what's going on with every member. cui bono Jun 2014 #41
and yet people who sympathized with the OP assumed a lot from the original OP JI7 Jun 2014 #43
They responded to what was written. You are expecting them to know something they most cui bono Jun 2014 #44
not all responded just to what was written JI7 Jun 2014 #46
+1 lunasun Jun 2014 #110
Oh now you are trying to imply the OP does not believe in evolution... former9thward Jun 2014 #174
No, the departing poster stomped his feet and held his breath 'till blueness hatrack Jun 2014 #135
And BTW... That DUer Has Been Here Since 2003... YOU... Since 2002... WillyT Jun 2014 #36
always sorry to see an old-timer go nt grasswire Jun 2014 #30
I hear you Doc. 99Forever Jun 2014 #45
Yup, the productive discussions are being held elsewhere ... 1000words Jun 2014 #51
put the swooners on Ignore Skittles Jun 2014 #47
^^^ 1000words Jun 2014 #53
the OP is upset about being banned from an environment group JI7 Jun 2014 #60
pretty funny how Skittles and others make their own assumptions. LOL KittyWampus Jun 2014 #77
Not Funny At All... Some Are Chasing Long Term Members Off This Board... WillyT Jun 2014 #99
So Willy....look here. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #151
I missed that thread. Thanks for posting that epic whine fest aimed at Obama fans and women here Number23 Jun 2014 #161
Ahhhh, so that's what THIS post is about, then! MADem Jun 2014 #186
this is the second deceptively worded thread to make the OP a martyr of the BOG...... bettyellen Jun 2014 #97
Good riddance then Skittles Jun 2014 #101
LOL, I think a lot of people are angry and it is turning inward.... bettyellen Jun 2014 #103
What a gracious reply. redqueen Jun 2014 #176
I try to not harbour any ill feelings toward anyone here because there's no point to it bettyellen Jun 2014 #185
Gee we're so sorry we support Obama treestar Jun 2014 #48
worship is different than support Skittles Jun 2014 #52
Using the label worship does not make support, worship treestar Jun 2014 #57
like I said, I know the difference Skittles Jun 2014 #61
No Skittles. No you don't. Worship: KittyWampus Jun 2014 #82
No but... Egnever Jun 2014 #148
Since you clearly DON'T know the difference, IrishAyes Jun 2014 #211
Lol, I know, huh? Well, at least he got a dig about Obama Supporters before he left. 'cause the Cha Jun 2014 #96
Good point rpannier Jun 2014 #127
i am sorry to hear that doc03. things are definately rougher here. and it is not the same kind seabeyond Jun 2014 #50
GBCW......TTFN....!!! nt MADem Jun 2014 #54
It's definitely a different vibe here now than when I joined in 2001 deutsey Jun 2014 #56
BTW... You Are Missed... And Apparently... I'm An Idiot... WillyT Jun 2014 #64
Thank you for that deutsey Jun 2014 #69
Ha...I did not know that. zeemike Jun 2014 #146
Bookmarking for the inevitable return... SidDithers Jun 2014 #58
Good... And I Will Too... But I...Will Celebrate That Return If It Happens... WillyT Jun 2014 #71
Whatever floats your boat, Willy...nt SidDithers Jun 2014 #73
What Floats YOUR Boat, Sid ??? WillyT Jun 2014 #111
At least no animals were harmed in the making of this GBCW post CreekDog Jun 2014 #89
I don't think the servers have the capacity to store them all BainsBane Jun 2014 #152
Just put them on ignore Marrah_G Jun 2014 #62
Safe travels. Live long and prosper. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #63
I'm not going to be snarky--I HATE losing long-timers hlthe2b Jun 2014 #65
reminder to all of us--there are real people behind those anonymous usernames seabeyond Jun 2014 #84
... hlthe2b Jun 2014 #100
good post - agreed tomm2thumbs Jun 2014 #98
Are you leaving because you are deemed a climate change denier? Raine1967 Jun 2014 #74
DU's loss of a climate change denier is a tragedy indeed geek tragedy Jun 2014 #79
You might want to retire to the Outer Banks. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #80
I'm sorry to hear this, and I hope you'll reconsider. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #81
The entire jury sustem should be removed. Full Stop deathrind Jun 2014 #83
I've long thought the same thing. The ship sailed better when the admins steered it... Mister Ed Jun 2014 #124
I don't blame ya. L0oniX Jun 2014 #87
Sorry to see you go. AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #91
LOL! redqueen Jun 2014 #177
LOL...that was definitely pure comedy gold. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #203
Try Discussionist. Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #104
As a great man once said,... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #105
No, no, no! panader0 Jun 2014 #107
But now who will tell us that fracking is awesome, climate change is fake and the EPA kills jerbs? LeftyMom Jun 2014 #108
Louie Gohmert's Website rpannier Jun 2014 #130
Day-um. Orrex Jun 2014 #134
If you leave, you let the invading election-year concernbot terrorists win. nt valerief Jun 2014 #112
Actually, my experience back in 2008 was just the opposite... Strat54 Jun 2014 #117
You were banned from E/E group but wow did you make a lot of folks look silly the lunasun Jun 2014 #126
Hey, don't leave. Some of us want you to stay. And you know you want to stay. tclambert Jun 2014 #128
In Lak'ech Ala K'in DeSwiss Jun 2014 #131
There is a group here that demand lockstep thought and chior duty. Skip Intro Jun 2014 #136
That's funny. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #147
I hope you never wield real power. n/t Skip Intro Jun 2014 #149
Anthropogenic SQUEE Jun 2014 #191
No, it isn't up for debate. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #192
So sez Spider. I disagree.. causation coreleation and all that silly nonsense. SQUEE Jun 2014 #193
Climate scientists don't disagree. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #196
ooooh a pie chart.. SQUEE Jun 2014 #219
Hear, hear. I think you might've won the thread. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #212
Your hyberbole got out of the yard and it's running up and down the street! FSogol Jun 2014 #166
A group is a group. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #189
LOL!!! Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #204
Hi Cali_Democrat. Skip Intro Jun 2014 #208
Live Long And Prosper G_j Jun 2014 #139
Sad that you are leaving, you have a lot to contribute, please rethink your decision! akbacchus_BC Jun 2014 #142
You're a good egg, doc. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2014 #143
There's a poll up in the E/E: XemaSab Jun 2014 #145
Best wishes to you, wherever you end up petronius Jun 2014 #150
Do what you need to do, but I will miss you and I'm sure others will as well. n/t Cleita Jun 2014 #153
Peace and love. :) nt ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #154
doc03 I hardly knew yee!!!!! mackerel Jun 2014 #155
DU is my comic relief Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #156
Same here. 1000words Jun 2014 #158
Oh there's outrage against DUing at work too. IronLionZion Jun 2014 #170
Climate change deniers need to listen and read more and opine less. Quantess Jun 2014 #164
Who said you had to read it? There is an ignore feature available. rateyes Jun 2014 #181
No, that's not what I meant. Quantess Jun 2014 #199
Hey, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, maybe it is one. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #214
Don't let the door hit you in the ass! IronLionZion Jun 2014 #169
You have been a member here for over 10 years..... NCTraveler Jun 2014 #171
Happy Fracking! tenderfoot Jun 2014 #173
So long, fairwell Rex Jun 2014 #175
. Iggo Jun 2014 #178
did you mark off a square acre? snooper2 Jun 2014 #179
He's tried to scent mark the whole damned site. Didn't work. Boo hoo. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #216
It's shameful how a few have responded here DainBramaged Jun 2014 #180
Hyperbole. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #190
then why don't you start an OP in GD asking whether or not climate change is happening? CreekDog Jun 2014 #220
Just wanted to say best wishes to you doc03. polly7 Jun 2014 #182
11 years ago people were no so dramatic as to exit DU, because one group La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #183
No sense in hanging around a place you're so unhappy with. Adios. Paladin Jun 2014 #187
admins need to create a 'farewell du' section d_b Jun 2014 #195
+1, lol. BootinUp Jun 2014 #221
And this post in a nutshell is why Dems so easily lose the blue-collar Damansarajaya Jun 2014 #197
These type threads are stupid. cwydro Jun 2014 #202
I had coffee with another DUer yesterday and we had the same complaint emsimon33 Jun 2014 #209
Sorry I didn't get a chance to know you. Stellar Jun 2014 #213
2008 - yep DrDan Jun 2014 #217
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