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MineralMan

(146,396 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2013, 02:04 PM Jul 2013

A Shout Out to DUers Who Rarely Post [View all]

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You are the unsung heroes of DU. You read what is posted here to learn more about current events and situations. You recommend posts that you find useful, informative, and reasonable. You may not post often, but you are DUers, nevertheless.

I encourage you to post now and then, particularly when a post stimulates either your approval or disapproval. Your voices need to be heard on DU, not just the voices of DUers who post and reply frequently. You are the bulk of DUers, and represent the vast majority of DUers. You are the audience for what DU has to offer. Let DU hear from you.

If you can't post, or find posting to be uncomfortable, please make good use of DU's DU Rec feature to support posts you find especially useful to you. That input will help, too.

Thanks!

Edit to add: For those who support DU financially, but don't post frequently, a special Shout Out to you, especially. I hope you'll find a way to continue to do that and to feel more welcome to post.

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A Shout Out to DUers Who Rarely Post [View all] MineralMan Jul 2013 OP

Shameless Self-Kick. nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #1

I've always read more than posted, obviously 7962 Jul 2013 #186

Thanks! Been here since the beginning... Left coast liberal Jul 2013 #2

Thanks. I'm sorry you have been called a troll. MineralMan Jul 2013 #5

That's why I normally don't post here.. And the OP is much appreciated! daschess1987 Jul 2013 #153

This old DU'er still comes by to see how the kids are behaving, RavensChick Jul 2013 #190

Thanks MM. mahina Jul 2013 #3

Many long-time DUers are posting less and less, MineralMan Jul 2013 #8

True. I never posted a lot, but now I post (and read) much less. Maybe I'm just an old fart, Nay Jul 2013 #20

Thank you for the posts you do make. I see that you MineralMan Jul 2013 #26

Well, I've been here about 10 years, so just my presence here for so long contributes to Nay Jul 2013 #46

I don't post much anymore cause I'm tired of being put down with false arguments. shraby Jul 2013 #92

Me too. I'd often like to recommend a reply. MineralMan Jul 2013 #96

I agree with this premise Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #4

Shout, shout, let it all out. Whisp Jul 2013 #6

Kicking again. GoCubsGo Jul 2013 #7

Thank you. Sometimes we forget what DU is for. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

Exactly. GoCubsGo Jul 2013 #14

Thanks for your financial contribution, too! MineralMan Jul 2013 #27

You're welcome. GoCubsGo Jul 2013 #33

I think it is divisive because we face such important issues, issues that cross party lines. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #134

I'm one of these folks. susanna Jul 2013 #10

Thank you for sticking with DU! MineralMan Jul 2013 #11

Thank you. I rec and tweet frequently. LiberalLoner Jul 2013 #12

Thank you! MineralMan Jul 2013 #15

A Whisper Out To Them. nt Snotcicles Jul 2013 #13

Thanks Mineral Man tnlurker Jul 2013 #16

I appreciate that, and will continue to post. MineralMan Jul 2013 #28

Thanks. old guy Jul 2013 #17

Here since the beginning. Still read daily. Rec often, post a lot less than I used to. catzies Jul 2013 #18

I basically quit posting when I realized that all I was doing was stroking my own ego. woofless Jul 2013 #19

I usually post when I'm hammered, it's the only way to ensure consistency. nt Snotcicles Jul 2013 #23

LOL! jazzimov Jul 2013 #52

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #88

lol Love it. ctsnowman Jul 2013 #169

Hey woof... JimDandy Jul 2013 #41

It's cool over on this side. woofless Jul 2013 #43

Don't worry if no one answers. People are reading your posts. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #138

Lots of good information here. JEB Jul 2013 #21

K&R ReRe Jul 2013 #22

Yes. We often forget about those who read DU, but aren't registered MineralMan Jul 2013 #30

I used to be one of them... ReRe Jul 2013 #44

Thank you for joining and participating! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #45

Using the Rec button is the most important thing you can do JimDandy Jul 2013 #24

Good point! Rec when you feel it. nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #48

By the way, your journal posting about your 50th reunion JimDandy Jul 2013 #70

Thank you Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2013 #25

There is so much to read on this site, that making a thread seem like a waste of time. Rex Jul 2013 #29

There is, indeed, a lot worth reading on DU. MineralMan Jul 2013 #32

You talkin' to me? Loki Jul 2013 #31

Thank you! I know you're here, and think about all of the people MineralMan Jul 2013 #35

thanks! mrs_p Jul 2013 #34

Thank you for taking the time to reply, MineralMan Jul 2013 #37

Thanks. Been here since 2003 n/t agent46 Jul 2013 #36

I joined much later than you did, and know that MineralMan Jul 2013 #39

Thank you. Glad to be here. N/T actslikeacarrot Jul 2013 #38

"Differences of opinion are what make horseraces." Mark Twain Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #40

That is most definitely true. But, we should disagree agreeably, MineralMan Jul 2013 #42

I tend to agree. But, sometimes passion is is misinterpreted as disagreeable. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #49

good one refrescanos Jul 2013 #74

Thanks for the post. yends21012 Jul 2013 #47

Thanks for reading! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #53

That is me. nevergiveup Jul 2013 #50

almost a year after me and 20 posts apart Demonaut Jul 2013 #54

Wow! nevergiveup Jul 2013 #191

Thank you for continuing to come to DU, MineralMan Jul 2013 #55

a decade and 3000 posts...active lurker Demonaut Jul 2013 #51

Kudos to you! MineralMan Jul 2013 #56

Shameless self shout out, 12years 3,400 posts denbot Jul 2013 #57

Thanks to another loyal star member! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #58

Thanks MM shanine Jul 2013 #59

No. Thank you! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #61

Great post. K&R /nt think Jul 2013 #60

Well, it's time that all of the rest of the DUers get MineralMan Jul 2013 #62

Very true. There are also many who post important information think Jul 2013 #67

Yes. There are many DUers who post information MineralMan Jul 2013 #69

That is me for sure! logosoco Jul 2013 #63

You are far from alone. MineralMan Jul 2013 #64

I don't post a lot unreadierLizard Jul 2013 #65

Thanks for joining the conversation. nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #66

Thanks for making this thread, MM unreadierLizard Jul 2013 #75

This BUD is for you! AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #68

Thanks. I prefer Kirin, though, over Bud. MineralMan Jul 2013 #73

Good beer... but ya know... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #78

I seldom post on controversial threads The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #71

I avoid the trial threads altogether. MineralMan Jul 2013 #76

Kick! Agschmid Jul 2013 #72

Yes! Star members help keep DU going. MineralMan Jul 2013 #79

I'm one of them... oregonjen Jul 2013 #77

Thanks for being here! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #80

I used to post more, but due to roody Jul 2013 #81

I understand that. MineralMan Jul 2013 #82

Hello everyone! I read DU daily, CottonBear Jul 2013 #83

A big thank you... tallahasseedem Jul 2013 #84

You are an important part of DU! MineralMan Jul 2013 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Jul 2013 #85

Thank you! MineralMan Jul 2013 #87

Rec The Link Jul 2013 #86

Thanks for reccing for DU members. nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #91

Thanks lordsummerisle Jul 2013 #89

You help make DU possible. MineralMan Jul 2013 #93

I've got 1k posts in 9 years MirrorAshes Jul 2013 #90

At least it's not transporting crude oil! MineralMan Jul 2013 #94

That's Me BensMom Jul 2013 #95

Been here since the beginning also..but got booted cause I accused angstlessk Jul 2013 #97

this site is going off the deep end southmost Jul 2013 #99

Some people agree with you. MineralMan Jul 2013 #101

Thanks for the shout out Mineral Man! Greybnk48 Jul 2013 #100

Thanks for being a loyal DUer! nt MineralMan Jul 2013 #102

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #103

+100 MineralMan Jul 2013 #104

Little to say creon Jul 2013 #105

I'm glad you're finding useful information here. MineralMan Jul 2013 #106

You have to look creon Jul 2013 #171

I have been coming here for a long time to read redstatebluegirl Jul 2013 #107

The language on DU sometimes is pretty earthy, for sure. MineralMan Jul 2013 #110

Thank you so much for the encouragement Siwsan Jul 2013 #108

If I can influence you to stay, I'm glad to. MineralMan Jul 2013 #112

I read, DU every day, rec often, but post seldom. ColesCountyDem Jul 2013 #109

There are far more members here who rarely post MineralMan Jul 2013 #113

Thanks, MM. Been here since 2004. nt cry baby Jul 2013 #111

Nine years is a long time. MineralMan Jul 2013 #114

Yes...and I've read here almost every day...learned much! nt cry baby Jul 2013 #119

I joined DU 7 years ago, and as you can see from my post count rhiannon55 Jul 2013 #115

I hope you'll continue to read and sometimes participate. MineralMan Jul 2013 #117

:) sibelian Jul 2013 #116

Thanks. MineralMan Jul 2013 #120

Thanks MM..a shameless kick and shout out to You also.. HipChick Jul 2013 #118

Hey! MineralMan Jul 2013 #121

Lurker extreme cprompt Jul 2013 #122

You're not alone. There are many who read regularly MineralMan Jul 2013 #123

WOWzers, I feel honored having read this one. It's like witnessing a rare Panda birth or something. Snotcicles Jul 2013 #135

Ha! cprompt Jul 2013 #174

As someone who lives in a red state A Little Weird Jul 2013 #124

As someone who lives in a blue state, MineralMan Jul 2013 #125

I have to leave my computer for today. MineralMan Jul 2013 #126

Thanks for the thread BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #127

Been here for a while. timdog44 Jul 2013 #128

Thank you MM. Coming up on my 10 year anniversary. Fla Dem Jul 2013 #129

Thank You, MineralMan! Cracklin Charlie Jul 2013 #130

Thanks. I've actually been off and on here and OldHippieChick Jul 2013 #131

I would like to invite some of them to post. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #132

I would, too. MineralMan Jul 2013 #180

Thanks. Long Time Lurker Leith Jul 2013 #133

A big rec...DUers who seldom post contribute much more... HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #136

Thanks Mineral Man Bombero1956 Jul 2013 #137

Rarely Post Polly Hennessey Jul 2013 #139

Thank you for all the support. MineralMan Jul 2013 #182

Thanks! Sognefjord Jul 2013 #140

Mange tusen takk! MineralMan Jul 2013 #183

Thank you MM for the shout, calikid Jul 2013 #141

Nice to be thought of now and then... thank you! stlsaxman Jul 2013 #142

Thanks! johnp3907 Jul 2013 #143

Yay! Texano78704 Jul 2013 #144

Here since 2002 Shrek Jul 2013 #145

Let's see if I can be the last poster again! Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #146

Thanks MM! 'All God's children got a place in DU, some post low and some FailureToCommunicate Jul 2013 #147

Been Here a Year and 4 Days, Mostly Lurking DEMTough Jul 2013 #148

I am definitely a low poster NEOhiodemocrat Jul 2013 #149

Posting,or lack of. earthbone Jul 2013 #150

that's me unionthug777 Jul 2013 #151

Thank you, kind sir. n/m devils chaplain Jul 2013 #152

n/t Alkene Jul 2013 #154

That's me. GentryDixon Jul 2013 #155

Thank you. MineralMan Jul 2013 #184

Thanks. mattclearing Jul 2013 #156

Thank you, Utopian Leftist Jul 2013 #157

Been here over a decade - site has changed, but still follow elfin Jul 2013 #158

you are the bomb. nt Snotcicles Jul 2013 #162

Thanks for the explosive affirmation. Eom elfin Jul 2013 #165

I've been a lurker since 2003. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #159

Thanks, MM beveeheart Jul 2013 #160

Thanks Chakab Jul 2013 #161

Thanks MissV Jul 2013 #163

Thank you , MM... secondwind Jul 2013 #164

I also joined in 2002... but have regularly visited since a little after this maddening day: deurbano Jul 2013 #166

WOOT WOOT! savebigbird Jul 2013 #167

Kicking! Logical Jul 2013 #168

OK then......this will be the first Brooks614 Jul 2013 #170

Somebody gave you your very own shout out thread Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #192

Thanks, MineralMan. Granny M Jul 2013 #172

Thanks for this missingthebigdog Jul 2013 #173

You really have been here for a long time. MineralMan Jul 2013 #185

Rarely post but read often lenegal Jul 2013 #175

Thanks for the nice post! Lurked here since 2003, joined a couple of years ago... DearHeart Jul 2013 #176

Hey, thanks from me and obviously a lot of others here life long demo Jul 2013 #177

Thank-you! vankuria Jul 2013 #178

Thanks, MineralMan. emmadoggy Jul 2013 #179

I think i fit in that category these days NMDemDist2 Jul 2013 #181

Thank you, everyone who posted MineralMan Jul 2013 #187

Thank you so much, MM korak Jul 2013 #188

Merci MineralMan Paka Jul 2013 #189

Feb 24, 2004 phylny Jul 2013 #193

Great thread, MineralMan! Thanks for starting it! calimary Jul 2013 #194

Thanks MineralMan BDavinciNY Jul 2013 #195

Thank You MineralMan lucca18 Jul 2013 #196

A longtime lurker here... longime demolurker Jul 2013 #197

I like to lurk & learn. Pennie109 Jul 2013 #198

You are right: Shiraz Jul 2013 #199

I've been lurking here from about 2004 and I think I have, what, between 200-300 posts. all american girl Jul 2013 #200

The DU has been my Home page since 2004, Bosso 63 Jul 2013 #201

I rarely post Sky Masterson Jul 2013 #202

I'm with you! erinlough Jul 2013 #204

I have been donco Jul 2013 #203

K&R. The quiet ones thank you. txwhitedove Jul 2013 #205

thats prolly me. registered '01..12 years Garion_55 Jul 2013 #206

im on my way to 420! Garion_55 Jul 2013 #207

I read DU daily but rarely post. DU has been invaluable to me. ms.smiler Jul 2013 #208

Thanks for the shout out... virgdem Jul 2013 #209

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #210

Thank you. rwheeler31 Jul 2013 #211