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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:17 AM
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I hate disabled user profiles
Just sayin'
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:19 AM
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1. Yeah - what you said.
At least fess up to being male or female. Unless you're an "other."
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:20 AM
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2. Me too...
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:21 AM
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3. I don't. It tells me a lot.
Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 10:21 AM by kick-ass-bob
Just sayin'

:)

:hi:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:22 AM
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4. I know what you mean!
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:22 AM
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5. I do too.
Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 10:23 AM by Jamastiene
I know one or two really cool ones around that I haven't a clue how far away they live. How can I stalk them if I can't find out anything about them? :evilgrin:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:24 AM
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6. LMAO
:spank: :spank:
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VaYallaDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:25 AM
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7. Me too!
I've noticed recently there are quite a few people with low numbers who have them disabled as well.


Hmmmmm......
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:27 AM
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8. It's not like you can't lie!
I mean if you don't want people to know anything... But it's very telling when it is disabled!
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:35 AM
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9. You're right!
People get to write a profile where they can be anything they want, and they choose disabled. :shrug:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:16 AM
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33. Damned welfare posters!
Existing of the charity and taxes of DU! Get a profile!!

:sarcasm:<---just in case anyone had any doubts whatsoever.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:47 AM
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10. Good morning, my dear KitchenWitch!
I always feel very suspicious whenever I see one....

It raises a large red flag for me!


ESP. with a low post count....



Good to see you today!


:loveya: :hug:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:49 AM
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12. My red flag shoots right up the pole too!
Hope that was not too euphemistic :evilgrin:

:hi: :hug:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:52 AM
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16. you little minx
!
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:56 AM
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19. And just which red flag are we discussing?
:rofl:

Just euphemistic enough, my dear! Got your PM, BTW....


:loveya: :hug:
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:50 AM
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13. but CaliforniaPeggy you have always been nice to me
even when I had a low post count and a disabled profile


excuse me KW while I use your thread...
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:51 AM
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That is b/c she is just a sweetheart by nature!
:)
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:53 AM
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17. yes I could feel her gentle spirit...one of the reasons I kept
coming back to the lounge...that and because you all are just too DAMN funny
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:01 AM
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23. how come your post does not have a number by it?
how did you do that?
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:05 AM
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27. Her post hit at the exact same time as someone else's
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:13 AM
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30. It does that sometimes!
:shrug: Don't know why. It's a glitch or something!
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:51 AM
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14. You may jack my threads anytime WH!
and you have never said anything that would make me question your presence here, so I never felt I had to check your profile!

:hi:
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:54 AM
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18. oh....okay...guess my paranoia is showing
:hide: :hi:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:17 AM
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34. "jack my thread.."
And how do you feel about people jacking your red pole?? :evilgrin:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:20 AM
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35. LOL
Actually, ma'am, technically I do not have a red pole. I would have issues if someone jacked my husband's however!

:evilgrin:

:spank: :spank: :spank:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:01 AM
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24. My dear wildhorses!
You never made me wonder if you were a disruptor.....

You always have good things to say.....I always remember how you asked me to not use the phrase "f*ck them and the horses they rode in on....." Now, if I want to use that one, I say "f*ck them and the rocks they crawled out from under."

It was a good lesson from you, my dear.....and I always love and remember those special folks who have taught me things...


And you are one of them......


:loveya: :hug:
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:04 AM
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26. awww,,,,shucks....I do love my horses....and I know it is just a
phrase....I am not as sensitive about it as I was at first...:hug::loveya:
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:47 AM
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11. speaking as one who kept the profile disabled for awhile
I know it can have many different reasons why....mine had everything to do with something totally different than politics...and a lot to do with not wanting a certain someone on here to know who I am....now I don't care if that person knows or not....frick it....I even posted my pic....but even before I was disabled (so to speak) my profile never said anything logical ....just for fun stuff
now I just tell I am female...but if someone wanted to lie....they could post wrong info and wrong pictures so I really don't see what difference it makes


sorry about this messy post but I am too tired right now to care about grammar and punctuation
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:51 AM
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15. people get really defensive about this
to me it goes back to the whole "community" thing.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:57 AM
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20. Elaborate, Please
I think we're thinking the same thing. I'm just not sure. Do you mean that when someone disables, they are removing themselves from a community to which they attempt to be a part? I'm guessing so.
The Professor
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:58 AM
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21. pretty much
throughout much of online history (BBSes, USENET, message boards) there has always been a prevailing sense of community.

purposely withholding at least meager identifying information just seems antisocial.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:53 AM
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36. 'Swhat I Thought
Thanks
The Professor
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:59 AM
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22. I think you guys are hanging out too much in GD
scary place....I admire you for doing it but thanks all the same I like here where people are tolerant and kind....my nerves get jangled enough at work...this is where I go to lower my blood pressure not to send it sky high....I am glad you guys for the good fight for me :patriot:
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 12:22 PM
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42. I Practically Live In GD
Lounge is my 2nd most frequented place, then a couple of groups in the littler forums. I like it there.

GD: Sometimes debate; sometimes agreement; sometimes a fight! I like it there.
The Professor
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:04 AM
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25. Mine isn't! Though I do have a low post
count....:( .
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:13 AM
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28. NO worries, my dear Strong Atheist......
You haven't been here very long....We look to see when people signed up, and their post count.....

And if they have been here a long time, plus the low post count, then THAT makes us suspicious.....

And if they have disabled their profile so we cannot see all this info, well.....

You see where I'm going with this......

No worries about you.....I'd bet my shirt you're not a disruptor!

:hug:
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:57 AM
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37. Thank you!
:pals:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:13 AM
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29. I consider low post count to be less than 100
And you are always good with me!
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:59 AM
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38. Thanks again!
After 3:00 today, I am off, so I will see you all again on or about the 30th ... unless I can post at a relatives' house ....
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El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:14 AM
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31. Me too! I don't see the point.
And in the past I've noticed that some DUers with disabled profiles were ultimately tombstoned.....hmmmmmm. Not that THAT means anything. Just an observation.
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:15 AM
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32. They should just leave stuff blank
we can do that can't we?


Or just put goofy stuff in there. When I don't see a profile I immediately think there's something to hide - as in.. they're disruptors.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:59 AM
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39. Oh yes, my dear nini.....
We sure can leave stuff blank....people do it all the time....

I feel the same way you do.....no profile=disruptors!

Nice to see you today! :loveya: :hug:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 12:20 PM
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41. Esp. when their post count is 14 and they post provocative stuff
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 12:01 PM
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40. Can I
put 'Disruptor' in my profile? And is the tombstone also available as avatar? Just askin'.

:rofl:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 12:25 PM
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43. I would pay to see that!
:rofl:
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 01:54 PM
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44. I'd love to show it to you.
But honestly, I do hesitate since I don't know what the reactions would be ... :scared:
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