To the finest and most dedicated on DU...THANKS!

[sellitman]

I have been a lurker here for years and a poster for a much shorter time but I would like to take a minute and thank all of the tireless contributors who make this the webs best resource for Democrats. Below are just a small sample of who are the most prominent. If I left off anyone please add your suggestion because it is just an omission.

I do not have the writing talents as these fine folk but most of the time they mirror my feelings and hopes and they should know how important they are to our cause and our country. These are the true Patriots. Patriotism with no flag waving needed either...imagine that!

Thanks everyone!

Autonomy
Autorank
Barrett808
Bob Geiger
BobcatJH
Bradblog
Ben Burch
BurtWorm
Bush_Eats_Beef
Career Prole
displacedtexan
EarlG
Elad
Hissyspit
H20 Man
IsIt1984Yet
Kadie
KoKo01
kpete
Lefty48197
leveymg
LisaLynne
Liveoaktx
LynnTheDem
me b zola
Mythsaje
mzmolly
nancegreggs
NNNOLHI
Octafish
Plaid Adder
Ralps
RedEarth
Rose Siding
salvorhardin
Skinner
Stephanie
Swamp Rat
The Witch
WCGreen
wyldwolf
Williampitt
Heiderheld
Indyop
sabra
understandinglife

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. You can add NNNOLHI in there if you like.... n't

[Swamp Rat]

40. I regularly read NNNOLHI's posts

:hi:

[shugh514]

2. Also add H2O Man nt

[sellitman]

6. I did

Thanks! he is one of our best!

[Swamp Rat]

3. H2O Man

[TacticalPeek]

4. :)

:patriot:

[rosesaylavee]

5. I would also add

H2O Man, NanceGreggs, Understanding Life, Sabra, IndyOp and Heiderheld.

And then there are the many, many, many who post extremely funny items and relieve the tension for all of us: Swamp Rat, Distressed American are two that come to mind right away.

But you are very right - what a great resource DU is!

Thank you to ALL of you!

[sellitman]

8. Updated..thanks!

:toast:

[CrispyQ]

7. DU is my virtual home!

I love it here. A huge thanks to Skinner, Elad & EarlG!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

12. DU has helped me get crazy and sane all at once.... where else can

you go and hang out with the type of minds that grace this place???

[annabanana]

9. Octafish!

Always a must read.

[sellitman]

10. Yep...updtaed...thanks...n/t

[lonestarnot]

16. Absodamnlutely!

[Swamp Rat]

37. Octafish is the staple of my diet!

:D

[sellitman]

52. I agree.

Too late for changes ....sorry.

[lpbk2713]

11. I concur with your list. I always enjoy reading what they have to say.

Not a cull among them.

[lonestarnot]

13. Incomplete list! Applause removed

[lonestarnot]

14. Update with DISTRESSED AMERICAN!

He spends many sleepless nights creating artwork for our enjoyment! Add him or I take off my applause post.

[understandinglife]

18. Land Shark, Time for change (and a 2nd for H2O Man and DA)

Never forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[fooj]

25. Hi UL! Nice to see you...

:hi:

[understandinglife]

59. Hey fooj ....

:hi:


Peace.

[lonestarnot]

27. Thanks understandinglife!

[Swamp Rat]

42. Hell yeah!!!

As he might say!

:yourock:

[sellitman]

54. Your are correct.

A huge ommission.

My bad.

[shadowknows69]

67. Definitely second that DA nom.

n/t

[helderheid]

15. *giggle* Thanks but it's helderheid! I would also like to see

(though he's not with us) TruthIsAll as well as Kevin Spidel, flyarm, and every damned one who helped with the Roses for Helen project!

:cheers:

[Vidar]

19. Second for TruthIsAll.

[Swamp Rat]

38. TIA!!!

[lonestarnot]

17. time's up! deleting my applause.

[Gregorian]

20. Please forgive me for what I'm about to say.

It feels like you've just reduced DU to a beauty pageant.

I just want democracy and justice in America. I know there are some here who contribute in different ways than others. Some have fact. Some have feelings. Everyone here has something to contribute.

It's not about us. It's about America. To me, DU is a tool.

[TahitiNut]

21. (Hmmm...) Yep.

Agreed. :dunce:

[kentuck]

22. We've had these type of posts since I came here early in 2001...

and they serve absolutely no purpose.

[SoCalDem]

33. heh-heh-heh

from another oldtimer:)

[kentuck]

35. I love your little plane with the message...

Sums it up nicely. :)

[SoCalDem]

43. someone animated it a while back, but the "limits" are too small

these days to have a very interesting sig pic... I have tons of goodies, but I don;t know how to "legalize" them so I don't get narcked on and get a curt message in my inbox telling me to remove my sig file :(

[JNelson6563]

68. They used to be posted in the lounge

Now vanity posts and popularity crap is freely posted in GD and allowed to remain. It reminds me a lot of what's happened to broadcast "news". *sigh*

Julie

[lonestarnot]

28. Yes!

[lala_rawraw]

29. i second that, sorry to say:(

we all have our faves, but i would think we would tell one another in private as collectively is how our faves get to be heard to begin with.

[sellitman]

55. To a degree but...

Even a carpenter appreciates a fine tool.

[uppityperson]

23. To ALL the fine and dedicated on DU, thanks.

I cannot list you all by name because there are too many of you, all of you. But thank you for being on DU, whether you are Prominent or Not So Prominent, Thank You!

I think it is best to thank individuals personally, either by pm or on their own. Thank you.

[Lerkfish]

24. this list is appreciated, but so is everyone not on the list.

:)

[Swamp Rat]

49. Certainly!!!

:grouphug:

[Breeze54]

26. I've learned something from every poster here at DU!

Thank You EVERYBODY!!!! ;)

:applause: :applause:

[senseandsensibility]

30. I just noticed that one of my old faves on the list, mzmolly,

is now tombstoned. :wow: I never saw a post from her that was anything but professional and courteous. What happened?

[blm]

39. WHAT????? How the heck did that happen?

She was always someone who showed real honest concern for the Dem party.

[senseandsensibility]

57. Exactly.

She's the last poster I would expect this to happen to. And it seems like no one knows anything about it.:shrug:

[oasis]

47. This cannot be.

:wow:

[Hissyspit]

64. An accident maybe?

[Hissyspit]

31. Nice to be appreciated.

We're ALL on the list. I was a lurker for a while, too. Mainly read the home page and the Top 10 Conservative Idiots. Wish I had started posting earlier.

For ALL DUer's who contribute each in their own way:

:patriot:

:toast:

[helderheid]

36. I second that! We're all on this list!

Here's to you, DU!
:grouphug:

[readmoreoften]

32. Bluebear /nt

[Swamp Rat]

41. I live Bluebear!

:hug:

[Cha]

34. I just realized from

your growing list that I haven't seen bush_eats_beef in a while.

Hope you're doin' okay, Mike, out there in California land :)

[Swamp Rat]

44. I miss him

and mopaul

[Cha]

46. Yeah! B_E_B

wasn't tombed, was he? :(

[Swamp Rat]

45. heiderheld

:hug: :yourock:

edit: I missed your name on the list, so therefore I reiterate it here. :)

OOOPS!!!

[helderheid]

53. awww... actually the name on the list is "heiderheld" ;)

:yourock:

[Swamp Rat]

56. That's what I get for cutting and pasting!

:spank:

[helderheid]

60. helderheid means clarity in Dutch - heiderheld, if you pushed it, could

mean being there hero! Hehehehhe!

[Swamp Rat]

48. Gregorian ... TahitiNut ... kentuck ... SoCalDem

Since they were left out. :grouphug:

Even though you guys (edit: 'hardly') respond to me/ignore me, I still read your posts. :hi:

[SoCalDem]

50. Swampy......Darlin'... I KNOW I have responded to you

OOPS.. I did it again:)

I don't spend much time online these days, so I often miss out on stuff :) I followed your Katrina nightmare right along with you...:hug:

[Swamp Rat]

51. Well, I like y'all a lot

I get quite a few responses to my posts, so I probably missed yours. Perhaps I get distracted by the negative responses to my pix... which I tend to enjoy! ;)

I remember your comforting words during Katrina, as well as the others mentioned in my post above. It helped me cope with this ongoing disaster. :hug:

[kentuck]

61. Can I steal your neat peace sign for my wallpaper ?

you do good work! :)

[Reckon]

58. I nominate Swamp Rat

for his contribution of great pics!

[readmoreoften]

62. Tahini Nut, Behind the Aegis, SFexpat to name a few.

[readmoreoften]

63. I also love DanCa, so many.. IanDB... ruggerson

[sellitman]

65. I missed many good ones it seems.

Not on purpose. No slight intended. Your additions are righteous.

[BeFree]

66. Thats fine and dandy

But please take note that just a few of those listed actually post anything about the stolen elections.

Its a shame that the reason we are in such deep shit - the stolen elections - is not a topic that the elite of DU much consider or write about.

But hey, even the listing of the election reform forum is kept off the front pages... almost as if DU is embarassed by the discussions?

[Toots]

69. Poor little Toots..always left out..

:hurts:

[BelgianMadCow]

70. An exhaustive list is dangerous but you're right

While it may be dangerous to "forget" people who may post less but whose contributions are equally valuable, I agree with you that DU has an excellent crop of talented / inspiring / thorough... posters that make DU feel like home to all of us.

:toast: to all of them !