An open message to all Newbies who joined in the last few months:

[Richard Steele]

WELCOME TO DU!


That's a phrase I used to see alot more often around here;
there was a time when it seemed like every single thread
in GD had a 'Welcome to DU' addressed to some new member...

So , WELCOME!

[stop the bleeding]

1. K&R - Welcome to DU! n/t

[myrna minx]

2. Welcome to DU!

It's so wonderful to have all of the new voices around here. :hi:

[Mutley]

3. I'll add my welcome.

:hi:

[myrna minx]

4. .

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Great idea. Welcome all newbies!

:toast: :hi: :grouphug:

[Lugnut]

6. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Stand and Fight]

7. Here, Here! Welcome to DU, Newbies!

:toast: Happy to have you here, folks! You'll love it! :toast:

[Left Coast Lynn]

8. Thanks!!

The place is great. I've been between jobs, but I'll kick in when I can. This place is awesome!

[myrna minx]

11. It's great to have you here.

Welcome. :hi:

[faithnotgreed]

12. glad youre here leftcoastlynn

whats most important is that youre here - and involved in whatever way you can be locally or otherwise

best wishes with your job search

[bigwillq]

30. Hello.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

38. Hi, Left Coast Lynn!

Welcome, and good luck with that job searching! :toast:

[Left Coast Lynn]

65. Thanks all !!!

The place rocks. :)

[sonoranleftist]

9. Thanks for the welcome

[myrna minx]

13. Thanks for signing up.

:hi: Welcome.

[faithnotgreed]

15. haha myrna

you and i are making our way at the same time with the welcome wagon

and im glad youre here too~~

[myrna minx]

16. Ha!

I've got to stock up on the gift baskets. :silly: Good to see you faithnotgreed. :hi:

[faithnotgreed]

14. let me add my welcome....

were glad youre here

[bigwillq]

31. Hi!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

39. Thanks for being here, sonoranleftist. The more the merrier!

[Swamp Rat]

10. w-w-welcome t-t-t-to DU!

:hi:

[applegrove]

17. All 8 thousand of ya!!

[catmandu57]

18. Welcome home everyone

If you have any questions please ask, there are many inside terms that you may not understand. By the way moron is spelled moran here's why.

[4_TN_TITANS]

20. I never get tired of the Moran....

If anybody has a link to that post with all the photoshopped moran pics in different places, please pm me!

and WELCOME :hi: (it's a big tent, plenty o room) :D

[robinlynne]

19. Thank-you so much!

That made em smile.
And it is so good to be here.

[bigwillq]

32. Hi robinlynne!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

40. You're very welcome robinlynne. We're glad you found us!

[MelliMel]

21. Thank you!! n/t

[Richard Steele]

41. Yer welcome as well, MelliMel!

[myrna minx]

53. Welcome to the Underground, MelliMel.

ON edit---I forgot my smilie! :hi:

[rep the dems]

22. Thank you!

I'm happy to be a part of DU.

[bigwillq]

33. Hello.

Welcome! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

42. Hi, RPD!

:hi:

[myrna minx]

54. Welcome.

:hi:

[bdamomma]

60. I'm glad to be here too

what a great bunch of progressives!!!!!!!!!!!!!it's nice being around clear thinkers.:grouphug:

[Richard Steele]

63. Ha! I almost missed your post, the way you hid it there...

I can't claim to be one of those 'clear thinkers' you enjoy being around,
but I'm glad you like the place anyway! :grouphug:

[JanusAscending]

23. Step right this way guys and gals! Belly up to the bar and enjoy a cold

one on me!!:toast: It's almost time to "pahtay"!!:party: Here's to you all, and Lord knows the more the merrier. We need all the help we can get to TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!! :grouphug: WELCOME! DC

[ThatsMyBarack]

24. Yes, welcome!

Thanks for joining! :party: :toast: :bounce: :grouphug: :yourock: :pals: :woohoo: :applause: :popcorn:

(I love to play with the smilies a lot!)

[United NorthAmerica]

25. Thanks

Been lurking around for a few months now. I have learned so much about the world. It has kinda been earth shattering to be honest. Thanks to all of you for the best gift that I have ever got. Great laughs and the truth.

[bigwillq]

34. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Richard Steele]

43. Glad you like the place, UNA!

[myrna minx]

55. Aw...We're glad that you're here.

:hi:

[seabeyond]

26. i am not good at that. i am going to start recognizing newbies

when i was new, i got a lot and it made me feel................ welcome. grinnin. thanks for the reminder

[NMDemDist2]

27. after working with NY99 it's something I do reflexively to any one with

less than 50 posts

it's a good feeling too!

[roguevalley]

28. welcome to an oasis in the storm, one and all.

[bigwillq]

29. Welcome newbies!

:hi:

[magellan]

35. Nice idea! Welcome, all you newbies!

:smoke:

[bobalu]

36. Thanks, Dicksteele...It's nice to be welcomed!

[Richard Steele]

37. Glad to have you here, bobalu!

[myrna minx]

56. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[immoderate]

44. Welcome all newbies!

This calls for the cheering section!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:woohoo: :woohoo:

You're gonna love this place!


--IMM

[Control-Z]

45. Thanks!

I feel like I've finally found my way home.

[annabanana]

47. Welcome, Dancing Alone..

You're not dancing alone any more!
I remember when I found DU... I said to myself "So THIS is where America's been hiding!"

[Richard Steele]

49. Hi, dancingAlone! Welcome to DU!

Glad you found us!

[myrna minx]

57. I'm glad that you found us!

:hi:

[Faryn Balyncd]

46. thanks

[annabanana]

48. Thanks for joining us.

DU,
America Coming Home!

[Richard Steele]

50. You're welcome, charles t!

[myrna minx]

58. Welcome to the Underground, charles t.

:hi:

[kpete]

51. Welcome!

We need all the help we can get...

So pull up a chair and stay a while....

[deaniac21]

52. Thanks......

and BTW your name makes me giddy!

[myrna minx]

59. deaniac21, we're so glad that you're here.

:hi: Welcome.

[Richard Steele]

61. Yeah, I hear Nixon used to get that alot too...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Welcome to DU!

Sincerely,
Richard

[newyawker99]

62. Welcome to all newbies!!

I hope you enjoy the DU experience.


:toast:


:hi:

[clixtox]

64. Thanks for the welcome...

I haven't been posting all that much, but each time I do it's a reflection of my own thoughts. I can't imagine how long it might take me to have over a thousand posts on just this site!

One aspect of DU I immediately appreciated was the whole FOLDING AT HOME effort and the DU team. I jumped right into that but I have been a little miffed that more of the veterans of the DU site have not bothered to sign up and show some solidarity with their DU brothers and sisters, while potentially doing some real good for everyone. Please join the DU team, #48,157 and really help out. Thank you

It doesn't hurt at all!!!

[Richard Steele]

66. And thanks for your thanks!

You know, I tried to jump into the FOLDING AT HOME effort
back when it first hit the boards here, but it turned out their
client program just didn't want to work on my little iMac
like it was supposed to...bummer.

And I'm sure alot of other DUers are probably in the same boat,
so try not to be miffed.

Just keep spreading the good word about FOLDING- it's a worthy project,
and a fun thing to be a part of (I assume!)

BTW, for anyone interested, here's the homepage
for the Stanford University 'FOLDING AT HOME' project:
http://folding.stanford.edu/

It lets you use your computer's wasted spare time to do
some serious, groundbreaking medical research;
thousands of PCs are working on this already.
If you decide to try it, make sure to get on the DU team!