250 Million posts on DU means one out of every 250 has been in here.

[_dynamicdems]

That is pretty amazing when you think about it, expecially when you take into consideration that this group is far younger than DU and that there are so many other groups and forums.

This jumped out at me when I read Skinner's post regarding the 25 million mark for DU because we recently passed 100K.

Kerrycrats really do rock!

[TayTay]

1. Wow!

And we've only been at DU since mid-Nov of '04.

[karynnj]

2. True and did you see this thread? I think we had an effect

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2066786&mesg_id=2066786

Someone posted a thread of DU three years ago. It was fascinating and shows that annoying as things can be now, you can't overstate how much better DU is now than then. I was astonished at the intensity of the S&B threads - am amazed at BLM's persistance. DU deserved its bad reputation then - people are far better at linking to real sources now. I don't know if the difference was caused by Kerry's campaign itself or us, but there has been a major improvement. (Now the norm is that he is a good decent man and good (or excellent) Senator, but (and each has his own version of "but"). Very recently, one person - who said they didn't want Kerry to run again - said the Kerry fans had convinced her/him that he was an excellent man and Senator, so we've done something.

- Now, there are annoying outbreaks, but then there were whole threads where BLM had very few allies, where Kerry's family was described as extraordinarilly wealthy and as the founders of S&B and Nazi financeers. (They accuse Kerry of helping Mueller cover things up.) (It also was interesting seeing some current antagonists then. (I feel foolish that I patiently explained the norm on conceding to one yesterday - she irrationally hated Kerry then.) (See first thread)

-There's a thread on Gore choosing Lieberman - near the top - with some remarkable quotes. (Proving it took a lot before Democrats walked away from him.) The comments on Gore are interesting in light of his current absolution.

- In the thread on 9 definate candidates - Kerry gets 3 percent of the vote. The Clark people are as certain then as they are now.

Warning: It can be a time sink!