Hats off to (DU) moderators.

[LoZoccolo]

Democratic Underground is a place for Democrats of all stripes; thank you for the work that you do in maintaining a standard of quality and taste that makes it a more welcome place for all of those under the big tent.

[Oregone]

1. Big tents can attract fleas

Just sayin

[sufrommich]

13. I think you're confusing tents with blood. nt

[Oregone]

16. There's plenty of blood in the big tent as of late

Maybe its just splatters from Afghanistan


Or maybe Im confusing oil stains with blood.


Don't mind me.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. What LoZoccolo said.

:thumbsup:

[AnArmyVeteran]

8. I like your tagline BrklynLiberal!

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main"

I believe I wrote you a note about your tagline before, but in case I didn't I agree with it completely. When Hillary wrote her book, "It takes a Village" it was very similar to the context of your tagline. We are all products or beneficiaries of all the people who have touched our lives. Without the collective influence from so many people my life would not be the rich or as meaningful as it is. It truly does 'take a village' to raise a child and that concept is as old as mankind itself. But I remember conservatives savagely attacking Hillary's book calling it socialistic. I suppose none of them had any teachers, mentors, uncles, friends or even strangers who took the time to help them or teach them in some way. If it is 'socialism' for humans to band together to help each other, inspire each other and to be there for others when times are rough, then I choose socialism over the world of selfishness and greed of conservatism...

[BrklynLiberal]

9. Obviously, I agree with your ideas 100%.

:thumbsup: :hi: :pals: :fistbump:

No one can do it alone......

[DrDan]

3. actually - I think it is a place for liberals and progressives . . .

[Maru Kitteh]

4. And yet, curiously enough, it says "Democratic" Underground. Funny.

[DrDan]

7. well . . . I think there are quite a few of us progressive independents that just

tired of the direction of the party

[demosincebirth]

12. +1

[Oregone]

14. Yes, "Underground" is being described with an adjective

dem·o·crat·ic (dm-krtk)
adj.
1. Of, characterized by, or advocating democracy: democratic government; a democratic union.
2. Of or for the people in general; popular: a democratic movement; democratic art forms.
3. Believing in or practicing social equality: "a proper democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords" (George du Maurier).
4. Democratic Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Democratic Party.

Oh, what usage do we see here? :)

And even if its related to the last, its important to note that it is describing an "Underground" (rather than the big stinky tent)

[TwilightGardener]

5. I always click on these, expecting to see who bought the granite.

And then I see it's just a thank-you, and I can't help but feel a little cheated. x(

[LoZoccolo]

6. I like to accentuate the positive.

:)

[BrklynLiberal]

10. My first thought was "Uh-oh. Another troll bit the dust"

[monmouth]

15. Haha, me too. There are three, four I'm so looking forward to....n/t

[whatchamacallit]

17. Lol.

[flvegan]

21. Then feel cheated no longer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=186399

Recent one.

[uppityperson]

22. wow. Edited to add wtf?

WHY? what? whoah.

[Skip Intro]

23. Woah! What was the offense?

I've had a little interaction with that DUer, not all of it cordial. Do you know what happened that resulted in the TS?

[uppityperson]

24. did a search and found nothing. I'd like to know also

however, bet they don't tell us

[TZ]

40. Delete

[Dr. Strange]

44. What makes you think anyone wants to see Dick Cheney naked?

Could you please delete that? Ugh!

[QC]

61. Maybe the four years of constant personal attacks had something to do with it. n/t

[superduperfarleft]

25. I was two seconds away from starting a gravedancing thread for that one today.

But then I thought better of it, which is something that rarely happens. Odd coincidence.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

26. The fuck?

Wasn't he here just a moment ago?

[Codeine]

28. He had his moments,

but he didn't seem pizza-bad. Damn.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

29. I can't remember what his position was with anything.

Usually with disruptors you can remember what their problem was, or at least what sort of stance they took.

With him? No idea.

[Codeine]

30. Mostly just a snarky bastard.

Frankly, I like snark. :shrug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

31. I AM snark.

Snark's a good thing, so that couldn't have been the issue.

[devilgrrl]

33. No! I'm SNARK!

:P

Get off my snark cloud dude!

:silly:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

34. I am the 4th reincarnation of the Buddha of Snark.

Your Sitting Snark style is no match for my Laughing Snark Kick.

[devilgrrl]

35. your laughing snark kick has nothing on my 5 point exploding snark trick

You are PWNED!!!!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

37. Your 5 point exploding snark trick didn't save you from ruining your career...

with a series of really bad decisions when it came to picking scripts, such as really bad romantic snark comedies, or something about a psycho superhero ex-girlfriend.

How do you like the taste of my snark now?

HaHAhahaHAhahahha!

[cliffordu]

38. I am snarkenstein.

[tavalon]

32. I was this close to putting that one back on ignore

I prefer to keep my ignore list very short - under 7 if possible. I was saved the trouble.

[grantcart]

36. huh? what happened?

[Renew Deal]

42. That one didn't disappoint (in shock value)

Bloo had been here a very long time. :wtf:

[QC]

43. (facepalm)

[TwilightGardener]

48. No way! I liked Bloo. What happened there?

[Bluebear]

58. No! Not you! (facepalm)

[QC]

60. (sigh) You know how white folks are. n/t

[arcadian]

54. weird, I just had an exchange with that poster

unpleasant one at that.

[reflection]

56. Oh, thank goodness.

Best news I've heard all day.

[Bluebear]

57. FINALLY!

[Name removed]

27. Deleted message

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Skip Intro]

11. Suck-Up.

:evilgrin:

[Toucano]

18. Nose meet brown.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_82Ls2GyoD-Q/SsVMXR9LKUI/AAAAAAAAehI/xyt7XG0IFVM/s400/HANK+KRAKOWSKI%27S+WORLDVIEW.jpg

[Liberal_in_LA]

45. hee hee n/t

[yowzayowzayowza]

19. Indeed!!!

:bounce:

[Scuba]

20. Civil dialogue encouraged, opinions welcome, name-calling not

That doesn't seem so hard, does it?

[Name removed]

39. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

41. Where'd I put my tiny violin?

Oh, here it is.

:nopity:

[donheld]

46. You wear a hat to post on DU?

I thought most people posted nekkid.:D

[Bluebear]

47. Your fourth mod appreciation thread this year!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8095504
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8060893
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=7571744

Is this what keeps the heat off of you? :hi:

[blindpig]

51. Just imagine...

what he's like in 'real life'.

[Bluebear]

59. No.

[Enrique]

52. now we know his secret

I always wondered how his flame wars are always so successful. :toast:

[Forkboy]

55. LOL

[Name removed]

49. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[LoZoccolo]

50. The law of two feet does not apply to police officers.

In other words, if you do not like how a particular site is run, you can use your two feet to avoid it and go somewhere else. You could even start your own and run it how you would like to run it.

[kentuck]

53. Well said, LoZocolo

The moderators do a great job.

They permit a lot of discussion, conservative to moderate to liberal to beyond to outer space. I feel like I must fit in there somewhere? :-)

[aikoaiko]

62. Technically, this is a mod call out thread.

And I like it. :bounce: