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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-26-09 05:45 PM
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109. I remember getting bashed by the 9/11 and JFK conspiracy nuts, constantly.
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  -Do you remember how difficult it was to be accepted on DU when you first joined? Raven  Jul-25-09 01:05 PM   #0 
  - My experience has been the opposite.  stopbush   Jul-25-09 01:09 PM   #1 
  - My instinctive distrust of the media response to 9/11 led me here  rocktivity   Jul-25-09 01:11 PM   #2 
  - You were braver than me! :-)  Raven   Jul-25-09 01:13 PM   #5 
  - When you brought that smiley, I was staring at it for HOURS  Hawkeye-X   Jul-25-09 02:49 PM   #39 
  - I'm proud to say that DU has incorporated more than one of my smileys  rocktivity   Jul-25-09 03:22 PM   #49 
  - Same here (as in distrust of MSM)  madamesilverspurs   Jul-25-09 06:41 PM   #83 
  - My posts still sink like a stone.  Blue_In_AK   Jul-25-09 01:12 PM   #3 
  - But you are our "Go To Gal" on all things Alaskan  Catshrink   Jul-25-09 02:06 PM   #28 
  - As I posted last night,  Blue_In_AK   Jul-25-09 02:42 PM   #35 
     - I don't think the  TheCentepedeShoes   Jul-25-09 06:55 PM   #86 
  - But I'm sure you were a hit after Palin entered the scene..  Hawkeye-X   Jul-25-09 02:50 PM   #40 
  - When I joined (6-01), we were very small, so I was accepted into the clubhouse quite readily  SoCalDem   Jul-25-09 02:58 PM   #44 
  - A Day in the Lounge was cool!  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-25-09 04:58 PM   #60 
  - Yep, I guess we're in the same class...but I lurked for a long time before that!  Flying Dream Blues   Jul-25-09 04:53 PM   #58 
  - those were great times!  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-26-09 05:30 PM   #106 
  - I joined just before the 2004 elections  malaise   Jul-25-09 06:23 PM   #74 
  - Thank you, Malaise.  Blue_In_AK   Jul-26-09 12:29 AM   #92 
  - Don't think of it as sinking like a stone, think of it as the ballast that holds the ship upright.  ThomWV   Jul-26-09 08:29 AM   #97 
  - Yes. That's why I try to welcome all the new posters I see  livetohike   Jul-25-09 01:12 PM   #4 
  - You know, I always liked to do that too ,but lately with all the talk  Raven   Jul-25-09 01:16 PM   #8 
     - I know what you mean. I have "gotten into it" with a couple  livetohike   Jul-25-09 01:33 PM   #18 
  - Yes, I do. I was even called a freeper. Now I'm called a purist.  mmonk   Jul-25-09 01:14 PM   #6 
  - I never thought you were either...go figure is right!  Raven   Jul-25-09 01:17 PM   #9 
     - Thanks Raven. That's good to know.  mmonk   Jul-25-09 01:23 PM   #13 
  - No ...... no problem at all!  Ernesto   Jul-25-09 01:15 PM   #7 
  - I was quite timid after finally signing on.  tekisui   Jul-25-09 01:18 PM   #10 
  - I have loved your posts! n/t  Raven   Jul-25-09 01:22 PM   #11 
  - Thank you, very much!  tekisui   Jul-25-09 01:24 PM   #16 
  - Same here. I think I lurked for about 6 months before I joined  enlightenment   Jul-25-09 01:42 PM   #20 
  - I came in early 2002 I believe. I didn't have many problems other than  alfredo   Jul-25-09 01:23 PM   #12 
  - I lurked since 2003 but did not join until 2006  Jennicut   Jul-25-09 01:23 PM   #14 
  - I know I'm past 15,000 - but I don't know how much closer I am to 20,000 posts!  Hawkeye-X   Jul-25-09 02:52 PM   #42 
     - You're at 15738!  Jennicut   Jul-25-09 03:00 PM   #45 
  - All posts sink like stones, it's a busy place. That's good.  timeforpeace   Jul-25-09 01:24 PM   #15 
  - Yes.  Still Blue in PDX   Jul-25-09 01:28 PM   #17 
  - How do I know if I've been accepted?  Demoiselle   Jul-25-09 01:39 PM   #19 
  - I still don't feel accepted...  Grey   Jul-25-09 01:46 PM   #21 
  - Nor do I  Individualist   Jul-25-09 01:54 PM   #24 
  - "member number"?  JNelson6563   Jul-25-09 08:02 PM   #87 
     - Hi Julie,  Grey   Jul-25-09 09:37 PM   #91 
        - Thank you Grey!  JNelson6563   Jul-26-09 08:22 AM   #95 
  - It is still is difficult for me  Texasgal   Jul-25-09 01:50 PM   #22 
  - I have enjoyed your posts, we just can't  Grey   Jul-25-09 02:14 PM   #30 
     - That's very nice!  Texasgal   Jul-25-09 02:18 PM   #32 
  - I've been ragged on a few times, but not much.  rrneck   Jul-25-09 01:53 PM   #23 
  - On one of my first days here I asked in a thread why John Edwards wasn't getting better  grantcart   Jul-25-09 01:55 PM   #25 
  - Mostly indifference. Only later, did I ascend to the cherished "ignore" lists.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Jul-25-09 01:56 PM   #26 
  - Yes, I was viewed with a skeptical eye, like so many others.  Quantess   Jul-25-09 02:00 PM   #27 
  - I don't remember, to tell you the truth.  Catshrink   Jul-25-09 02:12 PM   #29 
  - Haven't had that problem. Everyone loves me here.  Better Believe It   Jul-25-09 02:14 PM   #31 
  - frankly, the membership here is too vast and diverse for me to feel accepted  eShirl   Jul-25-09 02:21 PM   #33 
  - I remember when you joined  Capn Sunshine   Jul-25-09 02:26 PM   #34 
  - Hi Cap'n!  JNelson6563   Jul-25-09 08:04 PM   #88 
  - newyawker99 welcomed everyone - yes post sank or they became  2Design   Jul-25-09 02:43 PM   #36 
  - Still dunno what happened to her  Hippo_Tron   Jul-25-09 04:48 PM   #57 
  - Who is Will Pitt ?  UndertheOcean   Jul-25-09 02:45 PM   #37 
  - If THAT doesn't pull him out of the woodwork, nothing will.  annabanana   Jul-25-09 03:09 PM   #46 
  - Hah! He must be comotose if he hasn't checked in after your question! :-)  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:17 PM   #68 
     - Wow, this has been a neat walk down memory lane and a nice  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:22 PM   #71 
  - Difficult?  prolesunited   Jul-25-09 02:49 PM   #38 
  - Sometimes still. :D  Fuzz   Jul-25-09 02:51 PM   #41 
  - Yes, the attempts at humor are often misinterpreted,  Quantess   Jul-25-09 03:12 PM   #47 
  - Depends on what they  Cha   Jul-25-09 02:54 PM   #43 
  - I must have joined at a rather boring time, because I seriously don't remember. Although my  madmom   Jul-25-09 03:20 PM   #48 
  - DU has been very welcoming.  Sigh Sister   Jul-25-09 03:26 PM   #50 
  - Unless you practically live here AND are well liked, people here are vicious if ...  chaska   Jul-25-09 03:33 PM   #51 
  - This post is funny. It's all about critcizing DUers for not "being civil" followed by a stream of  rvablue   Jul-25-09 03:57 PM   #54 
  - I lurked for quite a while  tammywammy   Jul-25-09 03:35 PM   #52 
  - Honey, I am such an old-timer, I wasn't welcomed--I was dragged in by a caveman.  davsand   Jul-25-09 03:43 PM   #53 
  - Hi Laura!  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-25-09 05:07 PM   #61 
     - Hey, JB! Good to see you!  davsand   Jul-26-09 09:32 AM   #99 
  - yes...  wuvuj   Jul-25-09 04:16 PM   #55 
  - It's not that bad.....  gleaner   Jul-25-09 04:45 PM   #56 
  - actually your son WillPitt  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-25-09 04:55 PM   #59 
  - Damn, you're making me cry! What great memories.  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:14 PM   #66 
  - I miss it  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-25-09 06:53 PM   #85 
  - You pretty much summed it for me, JitterbugPerfume  David Zephyr   Jul-26-09 12:37 PM   #103 
     - Hi David like Laura said  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-26-09 05:33 PM   #108 
  - Feel invisible but DU is a big place  PufPuf23   Jul-25-09 05:23 PM   #62 
  - I think most people only get a response if they piss someone off  Lorien   Jul-25-09 05:37 PM   #65 
  - I was attacked from my very first post in 2002  Lorien   Jul-25-09 05:35 PM   #63 
  - quite honestly, whether or not I'd be accepted by DU, never entered my mind.  cali   Jul-25-09 05:36 PM   #64 
  - it wasn;t difficult at all  mdmc   Jul-25-09 06:16 PM   #67 
  - I had a hard time until I hit 1000 posts  Raine   Jul-25-09 06:19 PM   #69 
  - Everybody Loved Me Immediately And Everyone STILL Does!  Beetwasher   Jul-25-09 06:21 PM   #70 
  - For the most part, if you don't try to draw any heat, there won't be any.  LostInAnomie   Jul-25-09 06:22 PM   #72 
  - I started by playing games and applying my well known sense of humor  MrScorpio   Jul-25-09 06:22 PM   #73 
  - Hello you...you won't just go away eveh will ya! Love seeing you here!  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:24 PM   #75 
  - You know, Mr. S. I think you were here before DU.....?  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:25 PM   #76 
     - I've been here for a long time, yeppers  MrScorpio   Jul-25-09 06:26 PM   #77 
  - I was flamed for my post count regardless of content for awhile  Posteritatis   Jul-25-09 06:27 PM   #78 
  - Good word. I think we are but with good reason some times.  Raven   Jul-25-09 06:29 PM   #80 
     - True, but I prefer to rag on newbies for their content, not their existence. (nt)  Posteritatis   Jul-25-09 06:30 PM   #81 
  - Not really. Frankly this site is a little boring because everybody agrees with one another.  Shagbark Hickory   Jul-25-09 06:28 PM   #79 
  - E-yeah...  bridgit   Jul-25-09 06:33 PM   #82 
  - Yep. My posts usually dropped like rocks until yesterday.  Naturyl   Jul-25-09 06:48 PM   #84 
  - I signed on in June, 2001  hyphenate   Jul-25-09 08:29 PM   #89 
  - Is one notified when they are accepted?  Kaleva   Jul-25-09 09:27 PM   #90 
  - Nah. Will and I joined in May 2001,  DemoTex   Jul-26-09 12:31 AM   #93 
  - I'm still waiting for it.  TahitiNut   Jul-26-09 12:33 AM   #94 
  - Welcome to DU!!!!!  Heidi   Jul-26-09 08:27 AM   #96 
  - you  maddezmom   Jul-26-09 08:34 AM   #98 
  - I've been here many years and still feel like an outsider.  Libby2   Jul-26-09 10:34 AM   #100 
  - I came in via the Stock Watch Thread......  AnneD   Jul-26-09 10:41 AM   #101 
  - I didn't really feel it was hard at all.  Forkboy   Jul-26-09 12:32 PM   #102 
  - Great post! And something that needed to be said.  David Zephyr   Jul-26-09 12:47 PM   #104 
  - I didn't notice, to be honest  pipi_k   Jul-26-09 01:18 PM   #105 
  - Accepted by whom?  Orsino   Jul-26-09 05:32 PM   #107 
  - I remember getting bashed by the 9/11 and JFK conspiracy nuts, constantly.  Odin2005   Jul-26-09 05:45 PM   #109 
 

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