What happened to The Magistrate?

[Skidmore]

I haven't seen him around for ages.

[Coventina]

1. Agreed! Also MIA: Commie Pinko Dirtbag.

[PeaceNikki]

4. he was banned.

He's a good friend of mine.

[Coventina]

7. Aw, bummer!

I hope all is well with him.

We used to have some fun motorsports convos.

[PeaceNikki]

10. He's awesome. I'll be sure to tell him he's missed.

[Warpy]

27. He's very much missed!

He was so unfailingly polite, even to idiots, that I can't believe he was banned!

[RKP5637]

60. He definitly is! I always enjoyed his posts, they were thoughtful and well said,

right to the point, and interesting.

[Skittles]

62. TELL HIM I CAN KICK COMMIE PINKO DIRTBAG ASS

YES INDEED

[madfloridian]

8. That's unbelievable to me.

Gives me the that he was banned. I really am shocked.

[PeaceNikki]

11. He kinda flamed out a few years ago.

[CTyankee]

12. not according to his profile page

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=106770

Is this wrong?

[PeaceNikki]

13. I was referring to CPD

[CTyankee]

16. oops, sorry. thanks for the correction!

[kcr]

51. I thought the same thing at first, too

I think I was reading the thread too fast.

[madfloridian]

23. Okay thanks, glad it was not The Magistrate.

I was misreading.

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Commie Pinko Dirtbag flamed out and was banned, not The Magistrate.

[NYC_SKP]

15. No he was not banned. by

[PeaceNikki]

19. CPD was. by

[KoKo]

18. Not according to his profile. Why would you say that?

if you are a good friend of his?

I've been wondering where he's been and wish him well. We've had some major disagreements at times, but have always found him interesting.

[PeaceNikki]

20. I was referring to CPD

[Sissyk]

48. I have to laugh!

Your post was plain as day since you are responding to post 1.

Don't you just want to yell, "PLEASE READ MY POST AND THE ONE IT'S IN REPLY TO, PEOPLE"?

[PeaceNikki]

50. lol yes. I can see one reply making the mistake, but a few AFTER I clarified.

He was not!! Why would I say that... *IF* I were a friend of his??!??!

[Sissyk]

53. lol!

So many times I want to tell people to read EVERY WORD that is on the screen and make sense of it. Not just skim the damn words. We all get in too big of a hurry all the damn time!

[CTyankee]

57. I plead guilty, yer honor!

I'm just glad I wasn't the only one who made that booboo...

[Sissyk]

58. You've already admitted it. No biggie.

[christx30]

64. I didn't read your whole post,

but I have to agree with you that turkey and avocado sandwiches are delicious.

[Sissyk]

67. haha!

Well done.

[Jim Lane]

59. Hey, wait, I don't think The Magistrate was banned.

Sorry, couldn't resist.



That whole "reading comprehension" thing is probably my biggest gripe about DU.

[progressoid]

24. One of the best DU user names ever.

Hi CPD.

[enlightenment]

32. Hells bells.

I didn't realize that. I thought he was just taking some time off.

Please tell him I said hello.

[Igel]

33. Seriously? Ouch. n/t

[JDPriestly]

44. Surely not. He contributed so much. What happened? I cannot believe that he said anything

that was discourteous or unkind. Why was he banned?

[kelliekat44]

61. Does he say why he was banned? He was a gentleman and very thoughtful.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Last posted October 30, 2014.

I hope he's well.

[malaise]

3. True

Haven't seen him in ages

[PeaceNikki]

5. I miss him, sir

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I was just thinking of him yesterday and wondering about him too. n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. I've been wondering that myself. I remember back some time ago he did undergo a serious surgery

but I gather he had recovered just fine.

[LeftishBrit]

17. I was wondering too

I miss him! I remember that he did have some health problems, and I hope he's OK.

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. I've been wondering that, too.

[juajen]

46. Wondering the same thing myself.

Count me in with the ones that miss him. Such a gentleman.

[Duckhunter935]

22. Yes, I have been wondering also

Miss his posts

[LuvNewcastle]

25. Maybe he's just lurking.

I do that from time to time. You can get a lot out of this site by simply reading the OPs. Since I come online late at night or early in the morning much of the time, there aren't a lot of people to talk to. I'll get caught up on the current events and then I'll be off to other things.

[Skidmore]

26. I have been doing more lurking lately than posting.

Sometimes I start a reply and then just cancel it because I just don't want the hassle of dealing with the nastiness of the parsing and slicing and dicing that has come to be considered civil dialogue.

[amandabeech]

31. This.

I've been wondering about The Magistrate, too.

[LuvNewcastle]

35. Yeah, I know what you mean.

Sometimes I just don't feel like having my post picked apart. Some people go out of their way to make others feel/look stupid.

[Bragi]

38. Links please?

(Joke)

[question everything]

28. I think that after the 2008 elections

after being a moderator for so many years, he decided to take it easy and to retire.

Perhaps he spends the winter in a warm climate.

[RKP5637]

29. I miss him too. A lot of thought went into his posts! n/t

[Renew Deal]

30. Didn't realize it was that long.

I hope he is OK.

[LawDeeDah]

34. He has a real gift for communication.

He could talk about Ketchup for 3 pages and it would be mesmerizing and interesting. And I don't think I've ever seen him lose his cool even under dire pressure from some of the most misinformed here. One of the very best writers here. Or anywhere.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

47. yes, love that gentleman's posts.

Love his intellect and poise.

[freshwest]

36. Some of his last posts said he was spending more time with his grandchildren. I miss him, but real

life beckons and am hoping he is enjoying it to its fullest.

[BlueCaliDem]

41. Thanks for this, freshwest. I miss The Magistrate immensely.

Loved his posts. But spending more time with his grandkids is a good thing, so we'll just have to wait until he decides he has more time to come back. *sigh*

[freshwest]

73. His posts, when not just sparring with someone, showed an analytical mind and depths seldom seen.

He really did think about the world situation from a unique perspective.

[BlueCaliDem]

75. Much like yours and much like you, freshwest. :-) eom

[subterranean]

52. +1

I too have been wondering why he hasn't been around lately, but whatever the reason I hope he's well.

[JI7]

71. hopefully he is enjoying himself

but would still like to see him back here every now and then

[msanthrope]

37. Miss him. nt

[redwitch]

39. I miss him.

[pnwmom]

40. Good question, Skidmore. I miss him, too. n/t

[BlueCaliDem]

42. I miss him, too, Skidmore.

I hope he'll find some time to come back and regale us once again with his incredibly fascinating and informative posts soon.

[Populist_Prole]

45. I miss seeing him here as well sir.....

[Sissyk]

49. Yes, he is missed.

I hope things are good with him and his family.

[Sunlei]

54. don't know, He was posting some good insight about Ukraine and Oct. 30, he stopped posting here.

He also posted on Digg for many years.

[Boomerproud]

55. Next to California Peggy he's my favorite.

I hope he's okay and I hope he posts again when it's time.

[tblue37]

66. I am also quite fond of H2O Man, not just because I love his posts,

but also because it was an H2O Man post that I found on smirkingchimp.com that led me to DU in the early summer of 2004. At the time the Smirking Chimp site was changing--in ways I did not appreciate, and I found DU to be more suited to my taste. And here I am still, halfway to 11 years!

[Denzil_DC]

56. Another one missing an intriguing character. n/t

[Cha]

63. Thank you for posting the question, Skidmore.. I was asking about him a couple of weeks ago

in a thread where I was again reminded of him.

I see he was NOT banned so that makes sense. I also see he may be "spending more time with his grandchildren".. hope he's having fun!

[Hekate]

65. I miss that fine Confucian gentleman, Sir. Didn't realize he'd been MIA so long.

Hopefully someone out there will know how to contact him to ask him how he is.

[cyberswede]

68. I think of him every time a "special little snowflake" shows up

[greatauntoftriplets]

69. And she did just that upthread.

Or did you mean another one?

[cyberswede]

70. I meant all of them...

But she's especially special.

[greatauntoftriplets]

74. She certainly thinks she is.

The Magistrate certainly has a talent for spotting them.

[Violet_Crumble]

72. I was only thinking the other day I hadn't seen him for a while...

I've known the Magistrate since I first joined DU many years ago and I have nothing but absolute respect for that old friend. I really hope all's okay with him...

[ProfessorGAC]

76. I Used To See Him Now And Then

Not for a few years, maybe more than a few. Pleasant fellow to spend a couple hours with in a pub.

Hope he's ok.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

77. He seems to comes and goes at times.

When he's here, he's DU Gold and a hell of a wingman to have on your side in a debate.

So hopefully he'll be back soon.

[Warren DeMontague]

78. Same with Swamp Rat.

In fact, they are actually the same person.