Due to the many posts accusing newbies of being possible freepers . . .

[frankly_fedup2]

the newbies are planning a coup.

Why are we that have the 1000+ so quick to accuse a newbie? We were a newbie at one time.

I "think" I was accused at one time or another. However, over time, I do not remember being accused so much.

I think others, including myself, that may find a newbie suspicious, may research their posts. You can get a feel or not if that person is a freeper or a newbie wanting to contribute.

Don't tell me to get a life because I know I don't have one when I can sit and research previous posts of a suspicious newbie.

Any other "seasoned" members remember their newbie days? Were you ever accused of being a freeper?

I was thinking that maybe if the newbies saw that it is a "right of passage" for lack of a better term, that most of us have gotten accused at one time or another of being a freeper, it would help them to just ignore the posts that accuse them and move on.

One day when you make the 1000+, and you may even start contributing, you may find a newbie's post suspicious yourself!!! Will you ignore it or call them on it? Think about it?

[Shell Beau]

1. It is kind of a hazing process. We have to toughen

them up in order to prepare them!! J/K! I've never accused anyone although I have been suspicious.

[frankly_fedup2]

11. What kind of critter is your avatar? (nt)

[Shell Beau]

14. It is a hampster!!

:D

[frankly_fedup2]

20. Do you have a hamster as a pet or have you had a hamster as

a pet? Just wondering because my friend had one (I don't like them because they have paws that are only 3 claws and that creeps me out). Anything with only 3 digits (birds too), I cannot handle them touching me. Maybe I need to go on Fear Factor :sarcasm:

[Shell Beau]

25. No I just thought it was cute.

I used to have one when I was in high school and it got out of its cage. I was never able to find it. I left for college the next year and I had long forgotten about my little hampster. Well my dad heard some scratching in the attic so he assumed we had some very large mice (b/c the scratching was so loud and we don't generally get rats here) so he left out some rat poison. Well a week later he found my very very large dead hampster. That hampster lived a year in my house. I figured he probably had a good last year eating whatever he could get his little hands on!!!!

[frankly_fedup2]

31. OMG! That is so sad and surprising as well because the average

lifespan of a hamster is only two years. That is why I asked if you had one because if you did, I wasn't going to tell you the lifespan. She called hers Oscar. I bet your Hamster was the size of a guinea pig and to think of it, that is what my friend had, she had a Guinea pig not a hamster. I'm brain dead by I'm not a newbie or a freeper.

[Shell Beau]

39. Yeah my dad said it was about the size of a guinea pig.

They weren't going to tell me, but it slipped one day. Looking back, it is a funny story b/c even if my hampster was murdered (ha!), he lived his last year eating candy, bread, and whatever else was in our pantry. He looked like that hampster on the Nutty Professor!!!! :P

[frankly_fedup2]

49. So his last year was complete freedom for him and he lived it

to the hilt. Good for him. Sad he got poisoned.

I had a rabbit named, Pinky, when I was a kid. I bought it for one dollar and it cost my dad $30 to build it a cage. We kept moving the cage all over the backyard because it would eat all the grass and leave all those little pellets everywhere.

One morning I got up and pinky was gone. My dad said he must have gotten out but I found no evidence of that. I think it was a planned hit.

Also (this makes me feel terrible when I think about it now). I have always had cats. One time my cat had gotten a baby rabbit and brought it to the porch. It was scared but not dead. It was wounded from bites. I got it away from the cat and tried to clean it up some. My dad had a workshop shed so after that I put it in the shed, gave it water and food, and thought my mother was checking on it but she wasn't. I wasn't either. I guess it suffocated from the heat because it was such a hot summer. I felt so terrible and still do. I hate when I remember this stuff. (bummer).

[Shell Beau]

52. Yeah I know. I used to have a bunny to named Bugsy.

He "supposedly" ran away. I don't know how, but he did. I also had a gliding squirrel that was in a large cage in the back yard. He froze to death. I was too little to know better and my dad should've provided some type of covering for the cage. I also had 6 chicks when I was in high school and when they started getting too big, my dad took them out to this pond on the golf course (he was the Park Commsioner and over the golf course)with the other ducks out there. Well a fox came and ate my ducks. So my dad was never ever able to be in charge of one of my pets again. He never intentionally hurt them, but bad luck always seemed to ensue.

[johnnie]

2. I have never been accused of being a freeper

I don't see all these "accusations" you are talking about. Am I missing something?

[northzax]

15. hell, i'm employee number 4,000 something

and I still get accused of trolling. From what I can tell there are about 10 active or semi active posters on this board with more seniority than I have, doesn't stop the accusations.

But then, maybe I need to start accusing other people...

[frankly_fedup2]

22. Wow. I find that odd. Maybe you are a little more conservative in

your posts then you realize. (I do not mean to offend you by asking that, but was just wondering?).

What kind of critter is your avatar. With the black and white, is it a skunk???

[northzax]

26. well I do like to stir up trouble

sometimes...

[frankly_fedup2]

36. A little disagreement in the ranks is a good thing sometimes. It makes

people think and get new Ideas . . . or want to kill you :spank:

[northzax]

46. true dat

and it's not a skunk, it's a wwII era pinup girl.

[frankly_fedup2]

19. A long time ago, on a bulletin board far, far away . . .

known as DU, every newbie (less than 100 or 1000 posts) were constantly being accused of such.

Some of the people who accused too much were told by our leader of this here board, Skinner, the guy that owns this place, that he would figure out who was or was not a freeper, and that by some of the accussations that were being posted, new members would leave and never come play with us anymore because we hurt their feelings.

As some are really scared of this board leader/owner, Skinner, many people just clammed up and no longer accuse ANYBODY of being a freeper. Then there are those that want this board leader/owner, Skinner, to ban them forever for breaking his rules.

This is not a Democracy . . . this is a bulletin board and voting doesn't mean anything. Just like when we vote for president.

The End.

[johnnie]

30. I only remember a few times

During elections this place gets swamped with trolls. They come and go now, but obviously not as many as when something "big" is going on.
I still get a kick out of seeing trolls that come here and spend hours/days/months/years on DU and build up thousands of posts so they can come out one day and say "Ha, I fooled all of you idiots". I always ask myself..."Who is the idiot?".
Then there are the ones that come here from other forums who call themselves "moles". What a bunch of whack-jobs. Yeah, they are going to get some heavy duty inside information. They are just another bunch of morons that need to get off their asses and do something more important than spending hours trying to get the "inside scoop" of a place that the whole world can check out if they are hooked up to the internet.
To be honest, I have no idea what your reply was supposed to mean. All I can say is, you are right..this is a bulletin board and if people don't like the way the owners run things, they can split. If people want to come here and play "secret spy" then who gives a shit? Let them have their mindless fun and when they are banned..fuck 'em.

[frankly_fedup2]

41. I guess I should have put the little sarcasm sign dripping after

my post. Most of it was tongue and cheek; however, some of it was fact. The rules pretty much say this is a board but it doesn't mean it's a Democracy or something. What is it that the freepers like to say . . . oh yeah . . . Love it or leave it. That's their answer to everything.

[bushisanidiot]

3. Calls 'em as I sees them..

freeptards are easy to spot

[GiovanniC]

4. I Agree

Some people jump the gun, but when someone comes on and has nine posts and they are all talking about how they agree with Bush's social security policy or they are all attacking Howard Dean, a pattern begins to emerge.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

5. I was a newbie just over a year ago...I actually posted lots of

"That's right!", Yes! and "ROFLMAO' posts, just because I was so elated to find this site and finally see that there were other rational (and very funny) people out there.

I haven't been accused of being a freeper, however, I must confess, I alerted on someone before researching their posts.

It turns out, this person was a grouchy curmudgeon, but he/she was definitely not a freeper. I actually posted in the "ask the Admin" forum, asking if there was a way to "take back" an alert. (there's not.)


So..newbies, sometimes, if your post is sounding sour or a little mean, it may get alerted. But, unless you openly tout the neocon evil agenda, you shouldn't be "called out" on the thread.

Welcome to all newbies, the more the merrier! MKJ


:loveya: :patriot:

[frankly_fedup2]

27. Great post. Couldn't have said it better myself. I just need to add

that researching someone's posts really, in a way, let you see just exactly what type of person they might be. Like that one you alerted was just a hateful ass but not a freeper. I love searching up peoples posts and I start with the first one and work my way up. Yep, I have no life. (I say that because I know someone else will so I just get it out of the way).

[mongo]

87. It wasn't me was it?

I'm a proud member of the DU grouchy curmudgeon committee.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

98. LOL, sorry to disappoint you...

one of the committee members out-curmudgeoned you.

Ultimately, mongo, I believe you are an alpha curmudgeon on DU and I am flattered that my post garnered a comment from you. I'd be proud to alert on you anytime! MKJ

:7

[MercutioATC]

6. Only 1561 posts? Shut up, newbie freeper!

...it had to be said...


:evilgrin:

[Maddy McCall]

105. LOL! You beat me to it.

I have 17,000+ and I still consider myself a n00b up beside the likes of NSMA, Zombywoof, and some of the old-time regulars. :D

[Hugin]

7. I'm constantly being accused of being a freeper.

Which is absolutely hilarious... Due to the fact I won't
even give freepland the traffic to look at posts pointed out
by others.

*GACK*... That place gives me instant projectile
vomiting.

Now, I do continually spray my monitor with beverages
here at DU. That's entirely different. :)

[frankly_fedup2]

10. I'm so glad you didn't use that little avatar that projectile vomits . . .

I hate that thing.

[Hugin]

24. No problem.

I tend to only use smilie and winkie.

[kick-ass-bob]

59. which one? this one?

:puke:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

71. I only used that once...

It was in response to the recent posting of the WP article in which the "reporter" gushes about the flight harness hugging gwb's crotch...oh no, here it comes,:puke: sorry. MKJ








edited because I'm not completely certain of the reporter's name.

[sniffa]

8. i think you don't go far enough

i try to singLe out newbies and make them feeL weLcome - if they're LocaLs i meet up with them for a drink and a smoke.

of course, i don't do that for freepers though.

[Trigger Hippie]

9. ahhhh

:loveya:

[sniffa]

13. case in point

:hi:

:loveya:

[northzax]

18. yeah, but we know you

you're just using this as a low rent dating service.

[sniffa]

29. i appreciate the barb at me

but that's not nice to them..... and besides, i'm just buiLding my cuLt.

[northzax]

32. I am certain you love each and every one of them

equally the same...mmm, is that cherry kool aid?

[sniffa]

34. just Like my chiLdren

i'm sorry i never showed you the same Love. pLease, don't Let hurt your seLf esteem.

[Jamastiene]

90. I wanna be in

your cuLt... :pals:

[sniffa]

104. woot!

there's a space for you. :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

33. lovely avatar

[northzax]

47. thanks

it's not night time over Arles, but I likes it.

[In_The_Wind]

54. hot hot hot

>there's beauty in many things

[northzax]

55. indeed

my last avatar was a tree in winter, next week there'll be something else...

[In_The_Wind]

56. I haven't learned how to do that yet

I was trying to reduce the size of pictures I'm scanning into my computer ... but I haven't been able to figure it out...

[northzax]

57. which software are you using?

in almost everything, you can reduce the size to 1X1 inches, which is good enough.

As a reminder, most images are rectangular and will look squashed when turned into squares, I recommend cutting a square out (paint will do this is nothing else, although I fully recommend Picasa for that and cleaning it up, wbut I don't think you can resize there)

[In_The_Wind]

95. me thinks that it's time

for me to spend time learning about computers instead of just playing with them. I added Picasa but I don't think I need it because it seems to duplicate my new hp photosmart scanner.

[Maddy McCall]

106. You little fucker.

You never invited me for a drink and a smoke. (I do live in Mississippi, so that could be an obstacle. :D ) But, dammit, if you're ever down Mississippi way (god forbid), you'd better let me know so that I can treat you to a drink and a smoke. :D

[sniffa]

122. sounds Like a pLan

:D

y'know i Love it when you taLk dirty to me.

[Maddy McCall]

123. LOL

:evilgrin:

[Lannes]

12. My lord Jesus Bush tells me to forgive those

Who accuse me of being a freeper.

[aeolian]

16. You pray to Jesus' bush?

Man, and I thought the Mormons were weird...


:hide:

[Lannes]

35. Forgive them lord they know not what they do....

[frankly_fedup2]

45. lol. That is so true. You were talking about the Republicans . . .

right?

[Lannes]

48. Who else is there?

[I Have A Dream]

110. Now that is just so very wrong...

:rofl:

[Felix Mala]

43. A Bush that smokes but never catches fire?

[Felix Mala]

44. Didn't I just say God bless Howard Dean and God bless FDR?

What kind of self-respecting freeper would ever write such a thing?

I've had posts deleted...

[Texasgal]

17. When I first started

I was accused of being freeper because I agreed that Martha Stewart was guilty of a crime. Dem or not, she still committed a crime.

Man... I was JUMPED all over and told that I shouldn't post controversial posts until I've been around a while.

At first it kinda soured my experience here, but then I was ready to prove that I wasn't a freeper.

I've met wonderful people here, this is really a great group. But I do agree that some folks should be a little more reasonable before accusing someone of being a freeper.

[BooScout]

28. Not all newbies.....

......are newbies. I have less than a 100 posts but I am not new to DU. I have been reading here on the Breaking News mostly for 2 years. I finally joined up recently to speak my mind on a few things. I can assure you I'm no Freeper......nor have I been accused of being one....and I doubt I ever will....but if I am....I'm sure I can handle it.

[flvegan]

21. You don't have to be a newbie to be a Freeper

as we've found out. There are posters here with 1000+ posts that are Freepers. They're just a little better at it than the idiots that get the big pizza after 20 posts.

[billyskank]

23. When I was a newbie

people were less quick with the accusation; I have never been accused of being a freeper that I recall. Ah those were kinder, gentler days...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

37. It depends on what they are posting in their early posts.

I'm not saying that any new poster has to be 100 percent sucking up to regulars or just agreeing/LOL etc., but if someone with few posts posts exclusively things that are provocative, hotbutton, or highly critical of popular Dems, then naturally most DU regulars would have their spidey sense tingling. Especially if the tone of the posts is borderline hostile or very aggressive.

A very common scenario is for lowpost freeptrolls to post in military or Iraq War related threads, to try and present some kind of half assed history or military strategic thinking to show how the bulk of DU opinion on the Iraq War is all wrong. This doesn't necessarily mean they are a Bushbot, but the odds are high that they are.

One would expect a new member, new poster to be somewhat cautious in the things they post. Not to not speak their mind, but just like anyone new in any social group, to be conscious of how they might be perceived by others especially as a new member.

It's just human nature that suspicions are aroused if new posters behave otherwise.

[stanwyck]

111. Funny you should post this

since that just happened. We're discussing the 60 Minutes segment on the Marines and a low poster checks in with a totally vile post. Sure to be repeated on hate-radio tomorrow as more evidence of our hatred of the military and the troops.

[Misunderestimator]

38. I was never once accused of being a freeper...

when I was a newbie or since. Maybe it's because I didn't come in with all guns blazing. As for being suspicious of newbies... only when they site RW sources or exhibit any other freeperish views or qualities. There've been plenty of disruptors here, as you know, and many, many great new members too.

[gardenista]

86. yeah, neither was I

:eyes:

[Finder]

102. Maybe the paranoia started after you joined...

just saying.

I think the election year and the obvious infiltrations put everyone on edge for a while.

[Dora]

40. I wasn't accused until...

...just this week when I passed 1000+ posts. It really cracked me up.

:party:

[GreenPartyVoter]

42. Accused of being a freeper? Heck, I was accused of giving

UnCurious George the presidency.

[philosophie_en_rose]

50. That was YOU???

I knew it!


:P :P :P

[GreenPartyVoter]

51. Yeah.. that was me. Bet you never knew I owned Diebold. *l*

[DS1]

53. I am the head freeper - knock me out and the system collapses

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

62. If we kill you, all the other freepers revert to normal humans, right?

Where's my stake! :D

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

58. Post COUNT means nothing. Post CONTENT means everything

[Kenneth ken]

97. LOL

she says in a post which has no content in the message area.

:rofl:

:pals:

[toey]

60. is that why no one responds...

to any of my posts? Poor newbie me. hehe

[toey]

61. looks that way n/t

[billyskank]

63. There's a filter setting that lets us ignore anyone

with less than 1000 posts!

:evilgrin:

[toey]

64. well crap

i have a looooooooong way to go then

[billyskank]

65. Just start 990 inane copycat threads

It's what everyone else does! :)

[toey]

66. ummmm

how do i do that?

[billyskank]

67. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you

:P

Actually, you probably can't start a thread yet. You need a certain number of posts first, and I can't remember how many it is. Not so many. Once you have the required number, an icon "Post" will appear at the top of the forum view page.

[evlbstrd]

89. Welcome to DU, toey!

[Phentex]

99. Welcome to DU! I was never accused of being a freeper....

I also don't ignore newbies.

[TOhioLiberal]

109. Welcome to DU...

:hi::hi::hi:

[TK421]

68. This is too funny....reminds me of high school

Back then it was jocks,metalheads,nerds etc....but it was never newbs (even when I moved to a new school);-) I have to remind myself that there are people here who joined with 1000+ posts. Oh, hell...they had 1000+ posts IN THE FRIGGING WOMB.:puke: Give me a fucking break,please.

[billyskank]

69. What if you got reincarnated

and somehow managed to remember your DU username and password? :evilgrin:

[TK421]

70. Hmmmm....never thought of it that way, wait...what?

I'm not sure I follow you

[skygazer]

72. Actually, it's "rite" of passage

I don't accuse people of being freepers - I just correct their grammar and spelling. :eyes:

[redqueen]

73. Butbutbut... that's against the rules!

Surely no one does that, right?

[billyoc]

74. Freeper, no, for I am the

Thread killa!

(crickets)

[fleabert]

75. I got accused...

so i hit the lounge in the wee hours for a few days straight and took care of my newbie status, unless one chose to check my posts and saw they were mostly fluff, and had all come very quickly. but it made it easier for me to hit GD without the suspicion and accusations. I understood the reasoning behind it, and also saw donating as a way to get legit in the eyes of many 'oldies'. I put my money where my mouth/fingers were, LOL!

I have some substance in my history now, at least I think so.

[BikeWriter]

78. Say what? Who are you? Oh, hello, Sweet Lady. :-)

[fleabert]

79. *smooch*

Hello to you, my kitty saver extraordinaire!

[BikeWriter]

81. Thank you, Dear. They were all doing well, the last I checked...

They're doing better than I am. My Wednesday group sessions for PTSD at the Veterans Administration Clinic always leave me depressed, and I did not ask to be responsible for these critters. I am trying, though.

[fleabert]

83. I am sure you are doing a fine job.

I have never asked for many of the gifts I have been given either, and often did not know they were gifts when they were first received.

I am sorry you are feeling down, know always that your DU family is here for you if you need us. :hug: Grief and trauma and terribly hard to deal with, and I applaud you for being on top of it. just going to meetings is something many don't do, you are very brave and courageous.

:loveya:

[BikeWriter]

84. Nope, neither brave nor courageous. I'm living like a hermit...

and my Parents would never have understood it. :(

I am doing the best I can for the kitties, though.

[fleabert]

91. even hermit crabs come out of their shells when they are ready to.

your time will come when it's right for you. Trust in life, and in yourself, just cause someone might not understand where you are in life, doesn't mean it's bad or wrong. Your time will come. :hug:

[BikeWriter]

92. Thank you, Sweety, for being so understanding.

[fleabert]

93. anytime, darlin'...anytime!

pm me any day, I am here.

[BikeWriter]

76. WTF? You have 1603 posts? You're not above suspicion yet!

:wtf:

[Chichiri]

77. I was once accused of being a freeper.

I don't remember the context, but it was rather unpleasant. I fired something back, and the accuser apologized.

[salin]

80. I was once accused

and I had over 25K posts... so unless blatently obvious, I keep my words to myself. On occaision when i am suspicious I hit alert and explain why and let the mods take over.

[gardenista]

85. So was I. And I agree with you. It's up to the mods to handle trolls. nt

[BikeWriter]

82. I was once accused...

of being an asshole. They were right. :(

[Orangepeel]

88. I don't understand it. What good does it do to accuse someone of trolling

If they are really trolling, calling them on it won't do any good. Do people think that calling out a troll for trolling is going to shame them into stopping? :shrug:

Is it just the need to be right (even at a risk of being wrong) that drives DUers to call others trolls, make remarks about pizza, post *sniff, sniff*, etc.?

Is saying "ha, ha! didn't fool me!" part of the game? Personally, I think it just gives them satisfaction. Ignoring them would be much more effective and much more annoying to the trolls.

[NMMNG]

94. I've never been accused of being a Freeper

Nor have I accused anyone of being a Freeper

[Skittles]

96. LOL no one EVER accused me of being a troll

but frankly_ I do follow your advice of searching and reading a bit of a history on soemone's post before I hit the panic button.

[JVS]

100. Fucking noob freepers!

Nothing ever changes!

[Guaranteed]

118. I know. Every time you turn around there's some new person who

has obviously only been watching Fox News for the past three years, spewing garbage.

[Robb]

101. Hell, I was accused of being a freeper troll.

Yup. By some who have become my bestest DU pals.

I believe it was during the beginning of the whole "support the troops" meme.

Or maybe it was during the meme meme. Or the meme meme meme. Or perhaps it was some sort of paradigm. :P

[Finder]

103. I have over 1000+ posts and still get accused...

But the mods know when it is a clique alert or paranoia. I think even if someone comes here with the intention of disrupting/spying it is obvious in due time--they rarely get out of the 700 club. I personally would never accuse anyone though--or alert--since I think if they are not truly progressive they will be after a few months of reading posts here.

I don't remember it being so distrustful when I first joined though. Even now, it seems like only a few individuals who freak out for the most part.

[Sanity Claws]

107. NOt sure what I was accused of but it was ugly

Some jerk lit in on me because I had a different opinion regarding Dean. This was like late last year. The jerk has since been tombstoned because he was a rude obnoxious ...
So if someone gets accused, remind them there are some obnoxious people on the site and it has nothing to do with them personally. Also, some discussion forums are uglier than others. One I avoid is general discussion - politics.

[zinndependence]

108. what?

OK, I'm showing my ignorance...what the hell is a "freeper"? From what I can gather by reading a few of these posts, it is something quite evil and sinister!

love,
one of the "newbies"

[TOhioLiberal]

113. Hi 'newbie'

Welcome aboard! :hi:

A freeper is a poster on the website freerepublic, who generally come over here, all full of themselves and try to start trouble.

[zinndependence]

115. thanks

I was doing more "research" and checked out the post "freeper" on a rant - or something like that....anyway, I read the rant....talk about a lot of pent up anger and hate...scary stuff!

[TOhioLiberal]

116. No problem...n/t

[ismnotwasm]

114. someone who follows the right wing doctrine

And/or is a member of this horrible rw message board named 'free republic' or some such nonsense. They like to come over here sometimes and cause trouble. So the ones who have been around a long time get a tab paranoid at times when there is a difference of opinion. But it is very surprising how many folks of the right wing persuasion do come over here, start a nasty little thread or enter sly inflammatory comments on a thread.

[I Have A Dream]

112. I encountered one situation where a poster said something...

that really sounded like something that a freeper would post. However, it turned out that the person was really a 14 year old boy who had just been fed bad information. (I was able to tell that what he was saying was true by his past posts and due to the fact that his mother was an high count poster.) He really was so cute, and I'm really glad that people didn't start jumping down his throat too fast. (They were definitely crouching and ready to go for the jugular though...)

[Guaranteed]

117. Newbies shouldn't worry about it.

We have great mods, and the admin are more than reasonable. I've reported a couple of pretty damned obvious freepers (not because they were shilling for the RWers- they were doing the opposite), and they didn't even get banned.

Myself, people have accused me just for NAILING the right-wingers so hard that they take notice and publish it. Go figure.

[usedtobesick]

119. I've never been accused of being a freeper

but have to admit it is tough getting involved in some of these discussions at times. But I've never felt unwelcome or attacked so of course I feel left out :mad:

all in all it's been a hell of a lot of fun getting to know the personalities and their causes. Scary, but it seems to be a sane place compared to the rest of the world or at least the US.

[Guaranteed]

120. You'll gain more confidence the longer you stick around.

Then you'll say something someone else doesn't like.

It'll happen, but just realize that it's going to happen. It happens to almost everyone, at one time or another.

[usedtobesick]

121. really not worried about it

Even went to "post to me nd I'll insult you" threads and was sorely disappointed. No worries about getting hurt feelings. It really has been fun even with the occasional disagreements. I thought we all came here because we needed that forum to express and defend our views. Thanks to old the "old people" who let us play in your yards.
:toast: we will try and not break all your windows or trample the grass.

[Taxloss]

124. I still get accused of being a Freeper.

And that's after three years, close to 3000 posts, two donations, and general patient support. It's a knee-jerk reaction for some people who have restricted imagination. Don't sweat it.

Unless you are one, in which case you can fuck off, and I know you're reading this, you small-dick slime.

[rppper]

125. no one ever called me a freeper....

i've been here since the begining....around january or february 2001...saw the DU banner at the first inauguration on TV...been here ever since....i miss a lot of the old timers who have come and gone...i have seen at least 4 format changes, 3 elections...i remember when there were less than 5000 posters/members and when there were only 5 or 6 different forums...the early nader/democrat wars..whew...what a long strange trip it's been.....it is still my place of solitude and sanity in an insane ass-backwards world.

[Arkana]

126. Hmmm...only once I can remember.

It was about homeschooling--because I disagreed with the idea of it. Otherwise, everyone's been very accommodating.