*******MILESTONES*******

[Strong Atheist]

In Honor of newyawker99



Thank you to everyone who helps! :yourock:


Speaking of which, the thing I consistently need the most help with is locating new members.
About 30-45 people join a day, and I find 1 or 2 at most. If you could all PM me new
members that you see in your travels, that would be a big, big help (and GREATLY
appreciated)!



As always, if you don't see yourself here, and think I missed you for
a milestone, or the elders, or prayers/thoughts/vibes, or Good News,
let me know here or in a PM.




Please join me in congratulating
the following DUer's who achieved
milestones recently! :D



New Members!

wand94nard

100 :bounce:

cullen2382
FlaDem83
inkool
tdavis

200 :bounce:

bluevoter4life
Liberation Angel

300 :bounce:

realitythink
subcomhd
t0dd
troubledamerican

400 :bounce:

Ardent15
kjackson227
Lilyeye
Richd506

500 :bounce:

Iterate
pkdu
Prism
tainted_chimp
Tx4obama

600 :bounce:

EndersDame
SkyDaddy7
timeforpeace

The 700 club! :bounce:

theNotoriousP.I.G.
walkaway

800 :bounce:

caraher
MicaelS
travelingtypist

900 :bounce:

MrsMatt
That Is Quite Enough
whopis01

1000 :bounce:

masuki bance
Moondog

2000 :bounce:

armyowalgreens
Betsy Ross

3000 :bounce:

Blaze Diem
denem

4000 :bounce:

mwooldri
Winterblues

5000 :bounce:

bertman
doublethink
lunatica
Meshuga
UndertheOcean

6000 :bounce:

drm604
ZombieHorde

9000 :bounce:

Moochy

10000 :bounce:

Hannah Bell
SoxFan

11000 :bounce:

Perky

12000 :bounce:

Odin2005

13000 :bounce:

Drunken Irishman

15000 :bounce:

donheld

17000 :bounce:

Mz Pip

18000 :bounce:

alcibiades_mystery

19000 :bounce:

Tuesday Afternoon

20000 :bounce:

omega minimo

21000 :bounce:

The_Casual_Observer

23000 :bounce:

Haole Girl

27000 :bounce:

iverglas

29000 :bounce:

Debi

32000 :bounce:

cbayer

43000 :bounce:

muriel_volestrangler

52000 :bounce:

malaise

54000 :bounce:

nadinbrzezinski

89000 :bounce:

Cha

109000 :bounce:

EFerrari

146000 :bounce:

newyawker99




Prayers/Thoughts/Vibes:




Steve




Good News: :woohoo:

arbusto_baboso got a commendation! :toast:

Ava is going to college! :toast:

ccharles000 is passing all his tests with flying colors! :toast:

Mythsaje quit smoking! :toast:

Shine's son is taking driving courses! :toast:


Honored Elders (members from 2002 or before!): :yourock:

0007			0rganism		11 Bravo		1monster		
4dsc			5thGenDemocrat		790			Adenoid_Hynkel		
alfredo			aljones			alphafemale		americanstranger	
Angel			aquamarina		aquart			Archae			
arikara			Aristus			Art_from_Ark		Arugula Latte		
arwalden		ashling			asjr			atreides1		
Atticus			Awsi Dooger		B Calm			Bake			
baldguy			Bandit			BarbaRosa		Barrett808		
bearfan454		Beausoir		Beetwasher		BeFree			
bemildred		bgolden			bif			bikebloke		
Billy Burnett		billyskank		bloom			BlueJazz		
bmbmd			bobthedrummer		Bolo Boffin		Bombero1956		
bookworm65t		breadandwine		BridgeTheGap		Brother Buzz		
Bucky			BuddhaGirl		buddhamama		Buns_of_Fire		
Bunny			ButterflyBlood		bvar22			CarbonDate		
carolinayellowdog	carrowsboy		catmandu57		CatWoman		
catzies			CBGLuthier		cboy4			cdsilv			
Cha			charlie			chascarrillo		chemenger		
ChickMagic		Chico Man		chihuahua_mama		Chilly_Willy		
chookie			Chovexani		CJCRANE			commander bunnypants	
Coventina		Craig3410		Creideiki		Crewleader		
Cronus Protagonist	Cush			cyclezealot		DainBramaged		
darkstar		Darth_Kitten		DarthDem		David__77		
DavidDvorkin		Davis_X_Machina		davsand			DebbieCDC 		
demobabe		Demoiselle		DemoTex			DemBones DemBones	
denbot			depakid			derby378		DerekG			
dflprincess		DinahMoeHum		dionysus		Doctor_J		
donco6 			Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel	Dover			dpbrown			
DrDan			dsc			Dukkha			dwc77			
dweller			EarlG			edc			eddiebosox		
EdGy			Ediacara		eek			efhmc			
Elad			Ellen Forradalom	ellie			EOTE			
expatriot		ezgoingrl		FarLeftRage		farmboxer		
Faygo Kid		fishwax			fjc			Flaxbee			
flpoljunkie		Fluffdaddy		Forkboy			fortyfeetunder		
Fovea			FreakinDJ		frebrd			Freddie Stubbs		
frogbison		frylock			Fuzz			gauguin57		
GCP			Generic Other		geniph			geomon666		
GinaMaria		glitch			Gman 			GoddessOfGuinness	
Gogi			GoneOffShore		GOPisEvil		grasswire		
gratuitous		graywarrior		greatauntoftriplets	GreenArrow		
GreenPartyVoter		Greyskye		groovedaddy		hatrack			
hayu_lol		Heddi			Hekate			hellbound-liberal	
HERVEPA			hewitt			hiphopnation		hlthe2b			
Howardx			htuttle			hunter			hyphenate		
iam			ieoeja			ikojo			IndianaGreen		
Individualist		Iris			iverglas		Jack Rabbit		
JackRiddler		Jane Eyre		Jade Fox		JanMichael		
jaysunb			JCMach1			JHB			JI7			
Jim Sagle 		JitterbugPerfume	Jivenwail		jmm			
jmowreader		JNelson6563		Joanne98		jobycom			
jody			Johnyawl		Jokerman		joshcryer		
Journeyman		jpak			Judi Lynn		JuniperLea		
jus_the_facts		Kalun D			KamaAina		Karenina		
KBlagburn		KCDem			kcr			KG			
KoKo			kskiska			kur1ousoranj		kutastha		
laconicsax		LAGC			lanlady			LARED 			
Lars39			latebloomer		laylah			LeftHander		
LeftPeopleFinishFirst	Le Taz			Lex			Liberal Christian	
lins the liberal	Lithos			lizerdbits		ljm2002			
Lydia Leftcoast		LynneSin		madrchsod		Madrone			
man4allcats		marzipanni		MasonJar		matcom			
maveric			maxsolomon		meegbear		midnight armadillo	
MidwestTransplant	mike_c 			MikeE			mikeytherat		
MilesColtrane		Mikimouse		Missy Vixen		MisterP			
mitchtv			mntleo2			moondust		MountainLaurel		
MrScorpio		MsLeopard		mth44sc			MUAD_DIB		
mvd			mwdem			myrna minx		Mz Pip			
nannah			NashVegas		Nay			Nederland		
Neecy			neverforget		Nevernose		newyawker99		
NickB79			nini			NJCher			noiretextatique		
nolabels		northofdenali		npk			OffWithTheirHeads	
OKNancy			Old and In the Way	On the Road		onehandle		
opihimoimoi		orwell			otohara			ozymandius		
Pale Blue Dot		panzerfaust		Pastiche423		patrice			
pdx_prog		peekaloo		Penndems		Perky			
Pithlet			placton			plcdude			pmbryant		
pnorman			polmaven		PRETZEL			primavera		
Prisoner_Number_Six	proud patriot		ps1074			pscot			
pstokely		psychopomp		PurityOfEssence		PVnRT			
qb			QC			qnr			queerart		
Qutzupalotl		Rabrrrrrr		Rainbowreflect		RainDog			
rasputin1952		Raven			RC			Ready4Change		
Redbear			RedCloud		Red State Rebel		regnaD kciN		
REP			reprobate		ret5hd			RetroLounge		
Rex			rfranklin		Richardo		RFKHumphreyObama	
Robb			rocktivity 		roguevalley		ronnykmarshall		
rooboy			Roon 			Rowdyboy		Runcible Spoon		
RushIsRot		rusty charly		rustydog		S_B_Jackson		
Sal316			Salviati		SammyWinstonJack	SCantiGOP		
scarletwoman		Scout			ScreamingMeemie		Senator			
sendero			Sequoia			Serial Mom		Sinistrous		
Skinner			Skip Intro		Skittles		SmileyBoy		
SoCalDem		soleft			Solly Mack		Solon			
soothsayer		SOteric			southpaw		spanone			
Spirochete		starroute		Stephanie		stevedeshazer		
stlsaxman		Submariner		supernova		susanna			
symbolman		Systematic Chaos	T_i_B			T Wolf			
Tabasco_Dave		TahitiNut		tainted_chimp		Tansy_Gold		
targetpractice		Teaser			Tempest			terryg11		
The Magistrate		theHandpuppet		Tierra_y_Libertad	Tikki			
TlalocW			Tabasco_Dave		tomp			tomreedtoon		
Trajan			Triana			tridim			trof			
TrogL			trotsky			truebrit71		truthisfreedom		
TruthTeller		TygrBright		Uben			ulysses			
unblock			undergroundrailroad	underpants		UpInArms		
UrbScotty		UTUSN			Uzybone			Vadem			
Vanje			Violet_Crumble		virgdem			vixengrl		
w13rd0			w4rma			Wapsie B		warrior1		
WatchWhatISay		webDude			Wednesdays		wellstone dem		
WillBowden		WilliamPitt		WillyT			WoodrowFan		
wyldwolf		xchrom			Xithras			xxqqqzme		
Yavin4			yewberry		yorgatron		Yupster			
zeemike			Zomby Woof

Congratulations everyone! :toast: :thumbsup:

Remember, if you see a newbie today,
please give him/her a big DU welcome.
It really does mean a lot! :D




Day two of... 3 or 4...


Ok, so here is the deal. There have been comments (complaints?) about posting birthday threads
for people related to but not actually DUers. Now, this is an issue that I honestly do not care
about one way or the other. I will be happy to post the birthday of your favorite relative/bestest
friend ever/politician that is SO good (s)he HAS to be recognized. I will be happy to NOT post
the birthday of your favorite relative/bestest friend ever/politician that is SO good (s)he
HAS to be recognized. HOWEVER...

...I am an all-or-nothing kind of guy, which just so happens to be the fair way to run this
kind of thing. If the popular vote decides that no one except REGISTERED DUers should be included
in the birthday/anniversary threads that I post, then there will be NO EXCEPTIONS to that rule,
EVER. Not your father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter/favorite uncle/aunt. Not your bestest
friend ever. Not your favorite politician. Someone else will have to do that, because I will
purge my birthday/anniversary databases of everyone except REGISTERED DUers. Got it?


Good.


Now, having stipulated all that, I would like to run this poll the way I ran the last one in the
MILESTONES; that is to say it will run over several consecutive MILESTONES but I would like each
person to PLEASE only vote ONCE. This is supposed to be a popular democratic vote; not a *like
attempt to stuff the ballot.

Thank you.

[mvd]

1. Let me clarify my vote

I voted to celebrate non-registered users' birthdays, but only those celebrating with the registered user on the same day. :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

2. Sigh.

:hi:

[mvd]

3. It might be a good compromise - what do you think?

:hi:

And congrats to all! :toast:

[Strong Atheist]

4. My reply to that yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8907812#8909400


As I said, I am an all-or-nothing kind of guy. One or the other, to be decided by total majority vote in the next poll or two... it was 16:4 last time, plus the 6:1 so far today is 22:5. Looks like we have a winnah, but I will run it for another MILESTONES or two to give everyone a shot at voting...

I really am happy either way...

[mvd]

5. I'm fine with what you decide, but..

I can't imagine this compromise getting anyone upset. It would apply for everyone the same way. :hi:

[suninvited]

6. DU only allows people to vote once in polls

so you don't have to worry about that

[Strong Atheist]

7. Ah, true, BUT...

the poll is being repeated over several MILESTONES, like the last one where it started:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8907812


and I am going to add them all for a grand total, so if people took the poll each time, they could vote more than once...

[mvd]

8. Oh, I wish you had made that clear

I voted twice then, so you can subtract one from this total.

[Strong Atheist]

9. !

that is to say it will run over several consecutive MILESTONES but I would like each
person to PLEASE only vote ONCE. This is supposed to be a popular democratic vote; not a *like attempt to stuff the ballot.

x(

:spank:

[mvd]

12. I thought you meant voting twice in the same poll

Which it probably isn't impossible to do.

I'm just trying to be helpful. I told you about the mixup so you could make a note of it. :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

13. Ok.

:pals:

[mvd]

14. Again, thanks for all you do!

Just doing these topics is special - do them how you want.

[Strong Atheist]

15. Nope. Gonna follow the poll on this one. Gotta go. TTFN!

:pals:

[Call Me Wesley]

10. Congrats, Milestoners!

:toast:

[Strong Atheist]

11. .

:hi:

[orleans]

16. OMG--what an undertaking!

OMG:

109000

EFerrari

OMG!

[Strong Atheist]

17. .

:hi:

[Forkboy]

18. Congrats everyone!!!!!

:woohoo:

I voted for just registered DUers, but I'd allow exceptions for their kids because I know in some cases the kids actually see all the wishes and it makes them happy.

Adults can fuck right off though. :evilgrin:

[Strong Atheist]

19. Sorry. Someone else is going to have to do the kids, the way the poll is going.

No exceptions means no exceptions. You make exceptions, pretty soon you are doing everything, which is what started the (complaints?) in the first place...