Don't get blocked out of DU on election day! IMPORTANT! Please Read and Recommend!

[Skinner]

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Please kick and recommend this thread so more DUers will see it. Thanks.

[myrna minx]

1. K&R n/t

[jojog]

129. K & R n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

169. Link to the DU panic room if things get wonky

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DUPanicRoom/

[bananas]

201. k&r for the DU panic room. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

203. "nother kick

[Lisa0825]

2. Thanks for all your hard work! nt

:pals:

[Scout]

3. K & R n/t

[BuyingThyme]

4. dupe

:P

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7640632

[Overseas]

5. K&R ! /nt

[Bicoastal]

6. Nice double post, Noob.

:eyes:

[rch35]

147. nice reply to wrong message, Noob nt

[rawtribe]

7. K&R n/t

[Kahuna]

8. Check, check and check!!

:7

[Chichiri]

9. K&R as requested, along with many thanks for your efforts.

It's gonna be a great night.

[drm604]

10. K&R

:kick:

[Cha]

11. Rec'd~ I'm cool..

thanks, SkinnerB-)

[RichardRay]

12. KIckity, kick, kick, kick

:kick:

[Skinner]

13. Whoops. Double-post.

nt

[Perky]

14. kick

[MANative]

15. Thanks for the heads-up, Skinner

K/R

[Kukesa]

16. K&R! n/t

[rucky]

17. I don't see your donor's star, Skinner.

hope you don't get blocked out. :evilgrin:

[zogtheobvious]

49. Donate or be blocked! (tongue in cheek)

FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! A campaign of FEAR!!

;)

(teasing, just kidding)

[Graybeard]

96. I've noticed that ****GrovelBot**** doesn't have a star either.

But I never mentioned it to him. :scared:

[FarLeftRage]

18. Happy to K/R

for ya!

[hogwyld]

19. Kickeroooni

[Road Scholar]

20. K&R

:kick:

[Chichiri]

21. The post so nice, he made it twice!

:hi:

[progressoid]

22. Election Day? - I'm gonna be busy poll watching and making phonecalls all day.

You guys have fun!

[Dem2theMax]

83. So am I. But I'll be on DU at the same time.

:)

[progressoid]

139. My laptop is dead so I'll have to rely on someone else or wait until the end of the day.

sigh

[Dem2theMax]

145. I'll double sigh for you.

Sigh. Sigh. I'd go NUTS without computer access on November 4th! Even if you get to log on at night - I feel for you! :hug:

[Sugarcoated]

173. I'm poll watching

and I've been toying with possibly bringing my laptop, but I thought it might distract me. I don't think I have a super busy precinct, though, so it might be doable. I'm bringing a video camera as well.

[unapatriciated]

187. We will be driving voters to the polls.....

and after they close, it's off to the local watering hole to cheer on our favorite "Community Organizer".

[PatSeg]

23. K&R

[PearliePoo2]

25. Skinner....Do what ever it takes to keep the best site ever on-line

Even if it is a Draconian level 10.
K&R

[Cha]

44. Yeah, we'll take

draconian levels if that's what it takes!

[Hawkeye-X]

24. K&R - and don't forget the backup generator for the power supply!

Buy the 24 hour version if you have to!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

26. Hi Skinner. Quick Question Regarding Bandwith And Those Using Firefox With The Fasterfox Plugin.

The settings allow you choose options which allow faster browsing but increase server load. I'm sure a lot of people here use both firefox and the fasterfox plugin. Do you think it would make any difference to DU performance to make a request to DU'ers to reduce their fasterfox options from optimized or turbo to courteous instead? Just curious if that would potentially make a difference on election day.

[Skinner]

28. I don't think a special request is necessary.

But if whatever people can do to decrease server load is appreciated.

[InvisibleTouch]

27. Thanks for the reminder!

Isn't there also a DU "panic room" Yahoo group, in case the site does go down?

[Suich]

33. Yup! Here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DUPanicRoom/

[InvisibleTouch]

118. Thanks! I'll keep the link handy, just in case. n/t

[Left Is Write]

29. kick

[Ilsa]

30. Thanks for the reminder. Are only the states and GD-P, GD, and LBN

forums going to be open? Are you going to "lock down" (whatever) the other personal interests and issues forums for the day/night?

We need our state forums, of course.

[Skinner]

31. All the forums and groups will be open. (nt)

[CreekDog]

45. don't you dare suggest Loungers shouldn't get our Kitten Picture of The Day!

:spank:

[Ilsa]

111. Oops. I thought maybe the election was more important. My bad. nt

[Window]

32. K/R.

:kick:

[frickaline]

34. knr

[grace0418]

35. Well, hopefully I'll be in Grant Park dancing and weeping with joy.

But I'm sure I'll sneak in some DU time.

[nyc 4 Biden]

36. kick

[THUNDER HANDS]

37. wouldn't it just be easier to keep only one forum open past 7pm

until 7am the next day.

I mean, do we need anything other than GDP open on election night?

[sufrommich]

43. I agree. nt

[Skinner]

50. Using only one forum would not help.

In fact, it would make things much worse.

[eshfemme]

38. I'm thinking that even with my donor star, I might still be unable to load DU

But I guess it's a good thing that DU is so popular right?

[silverweb]

39. Thanks, Skinner!

K&R

:kick:

[frogmarch]

40. K&R

[H2O Man]

41. I'm looking forward to it.

We are planning a little Obama-Biden party here. There will be people of all ages, I think, and it should be a lot of fun. However, I definitely am planning to set aside blocks of time to come to DU. I'm confident about the outcome of the election, and so it's not so much to catch up on the news events. Rather, it is because I want to share the fun and excitement with the good people on this forum.

[Ishoutandscream2]

128. Amen. I want to be with the good folks here, too

We've gone through a lot of shit together, haven't we? It will be so cathartic.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

42. Thanks for the heads up.

:kick:

[redqueen]

46. Great idea.

:)

:kick:

[OmahaBlueDog]

47. K & R

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. kick

[shugah]

51. k&r

[Dennis Donovan]

52. K&R

:thumbsup:

[Triana]

53. K & R - Thanks Skinner! n/t

[pleah]

54. K&R

:)

[rasputin1952]

55. It's gonna be one hell of a day...

4000 new threads on the same thing...

OBAMA WINS IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY!!! Barack Obama sees a nation that returns to Truth, Dignity and the battles for Equality and Justice to be revved up!!!


I feel like I'm awakening from the longest nightmare of my life...the current jugheads in the WH have stolen this great nation from the people...about damn time we took it back!


BTW...I'll be here looking for trolls to roast...should be a interesting day/night...:woohoo:

[RoadRage]

60. Well Frankly - this sucks!

I mean, if it's limited to donors only, that's going to keep the number of trolls down dramatically, and frankly I was REALLY looking forward to seeing a lot of pissed off freepers wandering around crying.

Ohhh well... Hahahahaha... HAHAHAHAHA! Stupid Freepers - you voted for Bush, look what happends!

[rasputin1952]

62. I'm hoping they donate, get 1 posty in, and then get clobbered...

:D

It's happened before...and DU benefits, the guys get revenue, and we get to kick corpses!!!! :D

[RoadRage]

65. Hey.. if a Freeper PAYS to get beat up.. i'm all for that! :)

[rasputin1952]

67. LOL...

"here's some cash, now kick my ass"...:rofl:

[Hope And Change]

56. K & R!

[Lerrad]

57. K&R

[Dem_4_Life]

58. Thanks for the heads up!

[Ignis]

59. Here's a punt for great bandwidth! (nt)

[Compline]

61. i remembered my password!

kick!!

[Dinger]

63. Ride On Skinner

:thumbsup:

[Kurovski]

64. "DU?" " Pasword?"

"Election day?"

[DesertRat]

66. k&r

[sarahdemva]

68. can you limit the people who can post nov4th? SUGGESTION

i suggest limiting the people who can post starting at 4pm to people with 500 posts or more. that would eliminate me from posting but i will be happy if i can just read the good news!!


THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK!!

[Lasher]

146. I don't like that idea.

New people just like you are important and should be encouraged to prticipate. And I'm not a better person than you if I've been around longer than dirt. However, I do see the logic of restricting access and posting to contributors if it comes to that.

It was good of you to share such an unselfish suggestion. :thumbsup:

[Jersey Devil]

69. Should we bring our own Nooblin?

You always seem to run out during emergencies.

[Morning Dew]

70. thanks for the heads up.

nm

[TexasObserver]

71. read and recommended

[abumbyanyothername]

72. One more kick.

Although I am thinking that I will be at the Obama-LA party over in Century City!

[Geek_Girl]

73. Oh no a troll free election night!

It just won't be the same without the trolls from freeperville

[TheDonkey]

77. don't worry. The trolls will be vanquished once the returns start coming in

[NYC Liberal]

115. I'm excited to see the big flameouts that night!

I wonder who will go out with the biggest bang... :kick:

[Azlady]

74. Done, Done & Done.. oh and K&R

Thanks Skinner!

[Constance Craving]

75. May be too tired, but thanks for the heads up!

I'm working as a clerk for my precinct, arriving at 6am and leaving at 8pm. Happy or not, i might be too tired for the DU rush that night. But I will definitely check in on 11.05!

[rockedthevoteinMA]

76. k & r

[stillcool]

78. thanks!

[ailsagirl]

79. KICK

[sagetea]

80. k&r

I always read but rarely post....

[Dem2theMax]

81. Skinner, EarlG and Elad - thank you for taking such good care of us!

And a K & R for the board.

:kick:

[Sidney J Mussburger]

82. Kick

:kick:

[Doityourself]

84. Excellent! Thanks!

[beac]

85. K&R and thank you Skinner for all you do!!

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

86. K/R

[blaze]

87. Thanks for the heads up!

And for this great refuge!

[vaberella]

88. K/R...I'm happy I donated when I did.

:kick:

[jennied]

89. Kick

[jsaro]

90. Kick

Back to the top!

[oregonjen]

91. So, even long-time DU'ers w/o donor status will be locked out?

This place is like family. I would hate to be locked out of here especially on Tuesday!

[oregonjen]

99. Wow! Thanks to the person who just gave me a star!

This is why I love DU! I promise I will pay it forward! :bounce: :hi:

[anneboleyn]

204. ME TOO! Please don't lock me out Tuesday (I am not working right now) Can we limit the new

people on Tuesday so the rest of us can post?

[anneboleyn]

211. THANK YOU FOR THE DONOR STAR! THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!! SORRY I AM YELLING.

But I am excited to be able to post tomorrow!

[JDwho]

92. K&R

[pipi_k]

93. I know I'll be here early in the day, but

later on that evening, I'll probably be glued to the TV.

So that's a bit more space for someone else....

thanks for the heads up! :)

[Doremus]

94. Thank you! I don't know WHAT I'll do if I can't share this moment with my fellow DUers.

We've waited SO LONG for this moment.

This is the culumination of so many years of blood, sweat and tears.

[Uzybone]

95. K&R

If thats what needs to be done Im all for it.

[DrPresident]

97. I donated a couple of weeks ago but it doesn't show up on the site.

[NMDemDist2]

164. send an email to Skinner ASAP

[e-mail]

put "Donation" in the subject line, he's great about getting back to those right away.

[BrklynLiberal]

98. Thanks for the notice.

I recall that in 2004 only registered members could log in.

[ThatsMyBarack]

100. I'll be fine, I'm sure!

:patriot:

[SteelCityDem]

101. IN! (and rec of course)

I've been lurking since 2002 (!) and I can't believe I haven't
registered until now. I just don't want to miss out on what
will be the biggest night in the history of the country.
:toast:

The funny thing is that I'm not the kind of person who sees
anything as absolute right or wrong...at least I wasn't until
*.

I'll be here on Tuesday!

[Graybeard]

119. Welcome to DU!

Compared to you (2002) I'm the newbie! LOL But let me be the first to welcome a new "registered" member.;)

[proud patriot]

102. Kick a roo

:kick:

[Maureen1322]

103. Kick

[apnu]

104. Waiting on payday for a donation Skinner. You should pin this up on all the forums. (nt)

[Binka]

163. No Waiting apnu. Star tonight!

You're covered.

[Hepburn]

192. Awwwwww....Binka....

...how great of you to do that! :hug:

[babylonsister]

105. I wish it was tonight, and thanks for all you do, all of you! nt

[Liberalboy]

106. Kick :-)

[Jeroen]

107. kick ( good luck managing the traffic!)

[BumRushDaShow]

108. K&R

:kick:

[northofdenali]

109. K&R

Admins and Mods - we have the best. Period.

[stuntcat]

110. it's gonna be so busy!! :D

so SO BUSY :bounce: It sure would be a good day for long-time users to take a break from SHITTING on newbies :D It gets really disappointing and makes me ashamed!!!!
For the good of the site's speed, let's try to take a break from the pointless FIGHTING?? Some of us really ARE into PEACE!


Did I ask sweet enough??? Do I need to come to you little pissant's trailers and break your computers?? :D

[sad sally]

112. K&R - thanks for all your hard work. DU (You) bring an old lady (me) hours of stimulating reading

[lolamio]

113. Glad I have my donor star! It's worth every penny! :)

[bushisanidiot]

114. Thanks for all you do, Skinner! Glad I've got my star! :)

one week from today we're gonna make HISTORY!!!

[City Lights]

116. K&R

[Tikki]

117. K&R

Tikki

[Sedona]

120. thnks Skinner

:kick:

[Erin Elizabeth]

121. Ha! I love it.

So basically any trolls who want to go down in flames will have to donate first, ROFL.

Sounds like a good plan.

[ChiciB1]

122. I Beat The Clock... But Not By Much... Will Have To Cough Up Soon! K&R... n/t

[jeff30997]

123. Thank you for the infos.

And for all the great work you're all doing to keep DU the best damn board on the Net.

[bobd0]

124. K&R

[XOKCowboy]

125. Thanks Skinner and all of the Mods... I'll be doing my part by working late.....

I should be off by 10PM and will be around for the AfterParty. Don't drink too much champagne till I can join in!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

126. k&r

[Peacetrain]

127. I will be here with bells on

or something to that effect. Thanks for the heads up..but I figured it would be a busy night :hi:

[bluedawg12]

130. Redistributing my wealth-by donating to DU! LOL!

K&R

Keep up the great work!

and I got my star... <grin>

[madmax]

131. k & r

[meuniermr]

132. Should we shut down new member registration on election day?

eom.

[proud patriot]

133. kick a roo

:kick:

[Diamonique]

134. K&R

[RoccoR5955]

135. K&R n/t

[crossroads]

136. K&R

[patrick t. cakes]

137. K/R

I CANT FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dascientist]

138. K&R

[friendly_iconoclast]

140. K&R- very well said

[MadMaddie]

141. Thanks for the heads up Skinner!!

[mtnsnake]

142. Sounds good, Skinner

thanks

[Suich]

143. K & R!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

144. Tweak

[Danger Mouse]

148. Kick...since my computer and television are in separate rooms...

I won't be able to post much on DU on Election Night. But I will try.

[thoughtcrime1984]

149. WooHoooo, K&R!

I'll be enjoying the evening with the county Dems, but I'll peek in to join in the celebration when I get home!

[xloadiex]

150. Crap!

If I had a job and my husband wasn't going to lose his in January I would surely donate. I voted yesterday and I'm the only person within a 3 block area with an Obama08 sign. Does that count for anything? j/k I'll miss it here.:>(

[NMDemDist2]

165. don't look now, but you're a shining star

so make sure you remember your password

:hi:

[xloadiex]

184. OMG!!!

I have tears in my eyes. Thank You So Much!!! I will be sure to pass on your act of kindness to someone. You wouldn't believe how happy you've made me.:bounce:

[WheelWalker]

151. Whether it's a wake or a WAKE UP America, it'll be good to be with friends! GoBama!

[SlingBlade]

152. Rec & Kick

Looking forward to the return of democracy

[SlingBlade]

153. Osama Bin Laden, Will he will pop up Friday 10/31

For a Howdy-DO and an Obama endorsement ?

I say Yes

[Blondiegrrl]

154. Got it. Thanks!

:kick:

[Alpharetta]

155. great message

reminded me how important DU has been to me and what a great day next Tuesday will be. I just got a star. Thanks for the companionship of this website during these dark leaderless years.

[scytherius]

156. I'll be hiding under the bed sucking my thumb so it doesn't matter. n/t

[gauguin57]

157. Well, I'll be one less person to worry about -- I'll be volunteering all day, and partying with

fellow Dems long into the night. Love you guys, but ... I'll catch up with you in the wee hours. Anything I can do to help the site run faster during the day!

[IndianaJohn]

158. K&R n/t

[AlabamaBrightBlueDot]

159. K&R

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

160. Let's give Skinner the day off!! (Work the Polls/ GOTV/Canvass till polls close)

Why doesn't everyone to not make a single post till the polls close....wht can you do all day????

Get out the vote!

Work the polls!

Canvass and remind folks to vote!!

We shouldn't show up till the polls close....give Skinner and company the day off!!!

[lonestarnot]

161. K & R and don't forget the panic room!

[Stargazer09]

162. K&R Donated what I could--wish I had more!

Thanks for all that you do. I spend a lot of time here nowadays, just as I did in 2004.

I hope we don't get a repeat of last time.

:patriot:

[Iggo]

166. Keek!

[MiniMe]

167. Kick

[MassLiberal]

168. K&R

Thanks, Skinner!

[Joszef Pelikan]

170. Thanks Skinner!

Thanks to the staff of DU for keeping this great site running. I am unable to donate (poor grad student) so for now my appreciation must suffice.

[Willo]

171. K&R

[Stardust]

172. K&R!

[democracy1st]

174. K & R

[grantcart]

175. OK I give up what is happening on the 4th?

BTW would a thread limit help?

I imagine that everytime a state gets called there will be 55 "IOWA we got IOWA" threads.

[helderheid]

176. K&R and donate a star!

[Sugarcoated]

177. It sure was crazy here Nov 4th of '04

But I think it'll be a different kind of crazy this time. :)

[lizzieforkerry]

178. donated...

Thanks for the reminder...I've been meaning to do that!

[DesertFlower]

179. K&R

[fortyfeetunder]

180. Unfortunately I can't logon that day

but I will watch from time to time.

A kick for the night shift!

:kick:

[JimboDem]

181. KandR Thanks

:kick:

[New Dawn]

182. K&R

[gblady]

183. Thanks, Skinner....

I'm soooo excited about Tuesday nite...
and would not want to miss the DU party.

Thanks again for all you do....

[mrih]

185. Just tossed in a few bucks myself

Got me a star, wouldn't wanna miss out for anything !!

[lamp_shade]

186. k

[RedLetterRev]

188. K&R Just cuz I can :)

Pickled tink to be here!

[guidod]

189. K/R

[shagsak]

190. K&R

[Pryderi]

191. K&R

[DrZeeLit]

193. I'm planning to do some drugs (NO! sleep meds) and conk out. Wake me when it's over...

I'm getting an ulcer as it is....

[Roland99]

194. We all know this is a cheap ploy to get people like me to get off their butts and re-up to donate!

:)


I've been meaning to...I REALLY miss the search feature. :)

[liberal N proud]

195. Oooh!

[xxqqqzme]

196. Poll worker here, I probably won't get home

until after 10P - left coast time. I won't even get to go to our local 'victory' party. In '06 I was parked on the CA Sec of State site checking local results.

[Catamount]

197. Thanks! K&R n/t

[demokatgurrl]

198. kick

[calimary]

199. Got it, but thank you for the reminder anyway! CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!!

Cheers!

[bdamomma]

200. kick

[intaglio]

202. Kicked (rec'd earlier) n/t

[okieinpain]

205. man there are so many companies that wish they had this problem

truly amazing. good luck admins.

[southern_dem]

206. I'll try to scrounge up a few dollars

Don't want to be locked out! :)

[sohndrsmith]

207. do we (does DU) have the bandwidth to handle all of us on Tues night? : )

With the level of activity, I'm guessing the question is laughable to those who know better... but it would KILL me to not be able to be here on Election night. Guess I'm a worrywart... but such a thing would be painful. More than painful.

[leftinportland]

208. Finally registered - thanks!

I've been a long-time viewer of DU and these last few months much more so. Thanks to all for keeping me from becoming unglued, I wouldn't think of going through election night without DU.

[mheiseus]

209. Make sure your vote counts.

Check out this article

http://www.greencine.com/central/node/867

Vote early vote often

[mheiseus]

210. Make sure your vote counts.

Check out this article

http://www.greencine.com/central/node/867

Vote early vote often

[Born_A_Truman]

212. Might want to limit the blah, blah n/t threads tonight

It is getting busy in here. Good luck tonight mods!!