Goodbye DU

[theredpen]

I've logged a lot of hours on DU and I've enjoyed most of them, but now it is time to leave this community, maybe for good.

I expect give and take on Internet forums. I expect conflict. I realize that tempers can flare and that even when the moderators do a great job, people get away with saying some pretty fucked up shit.

Nevertheless I read something today on GD-P — something that remains unlocked — that made me realize that I can't, in good conscience, continue to post here. Today, a DUer called on supporters of one of the Democratic candidates to storm the Denver convention and bully the delegates into supporting that candidate. Not only did this utterly reprehensible and undemocratic call to action fail to incite universal disdain, but several people — prominent "Lounge Lizards" openly endorsed the plan. You can read the details here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5002649

I'm not associating myself with a forum where this kind of bullshit is given any quarter.

I know... "don't let the screen door hit me on the way out." I've seen all the snide responses to these posts before, but I still felt I had to let everyone know why I'm leaving. Will I be back? I don't know yet.

[theredpen]

1. I'm back

What did I miss?

[Sugar Smack]

2. You SUCK!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :patriot:

[ThomCat]

4. LOL!

That was awesome! :applause:

Welcome back. :P

[Sugar Smack]

5. Maybe theredpen would like a little drama & mystery--

Maybe a windswept young lady named Ariel; cold, tired and hungry from her journey through the moors on foot



And her discovery of a haunted-looking cabin in the nearby woods



A secret key in her pocket



Which unlocks the door to a strangely familiar parlour



Wherein lie some cats, privy to the horrifying truth about GDP but who will not utter a peep. (That's a whole nother key).



I have to lay off the cocoa & go to bed, I suspect. With a good novel.

[ThomCat]

8. Either a good novel or a good friend.

Either way, you should go to bed and gradually fall asleep happy and entertained. :)

[theredpen]

9. Or do something novel in bed with a good friend

I don't see a losing scenario here. :D

[JVS]

11. Oh thank GOD!

[Lex]

22. delete

[KitchenWitch]

3. I am calling the Vatican and getting your antics listed as one of the deadly sins.

:rofl:

[Fox Mulder]

6. ...

:rofl:

[texanwitch]

7. Good one.

I was thinking what the hell is this person posting this in the Lounge for.

[Zorra]

10. K&R...you're naughty. n/t

[Common Sense Party]

12. Damn, that was better than a RickRoll.

That was a MercerRoll.

Well played, sir. Well played.

[Jamastiene]

13. Wow, I just got LeeRolled.

That's a first. :rofl:

Perhaps not a last...Sounds like a new plan to me.

[chknltl]

14. I still have not used my DU vote today....

...you just earned it. Thanks for this post theredpen. :rofl:
(on edit: looks like I may have given the lucky number 5 vote!

[sazemisery]

15. Well played, red

Your jest amuses me.:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

16. Fine. You go right ahead.

Bail on Lee while the rest of us stay here to fight the good fight.

Looser.

[DarkTirade]

17. ...

:spray:

[madinmaryland]

18. Here you go, one final time....

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, three Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

:hi:

[TZ]

19. Ah Ha! Theory validated...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7555224#7555558

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :P

[Lady Freedom]

20. you are evil.

[applegrove]

21. Don't give up on the DU. The anger will all be forgotten in a few months.

[Lex]

23. see post #1

nt

[DS1]

24. who left that big hole in the screen door?

:grr:

[SOteric]

25. That guy's a dweeb.

Oh yeah, and