I remember a day when there were only 12,000 on DU.... what a long

[anarchy1999]

way we've come in such a short amount of time. Many have come and gone, but we are still a very viable community, IMHO.

Cheers, Salud to DU!

Now, step up to the plate and help to make DU be all it can be and more. Make a DONATION! On behalf of DU and your state, make the Dems and all the politicos and the lobbyists and the corporatists, PAY ATTENTION!

CHANGE WILL ONLY COME FROM THE BOTTOM UP!

I worked for a very old man once who was a florist in a small town.

Every day he said to me:

"There is nothing more constant than change than resistance to it".

How appropriate his words are to me now.

PS/We lurked for many months before we ever became registered members, able to post and comment.

[Hugin]

1. New to posting, long time DU reader...

I fully intend to get the little yellow star this week!

Scraping together my meager pennies as I post.

Here I want to proclaim, DU is one of the best things
I've enjoyed in a long time!

It's my responsibility to keep the lights on!

Thanks everyone!

Onward and Upward!

:)

[anarchy1999]

2. Thank you and welcome!

Know how you feel.

:bounce: :toast: :loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

5. How long have you been around?

:hi:

[anarchy1999]

7. We were lurkers all through 2001, I think we first logged in the month

of August or September of that year. I could be wrong.

It was wwwbartcop.com that tuned us in.

[Misunderestimator]

8. Your royal "we" is freaking me out...

:) :crazy:

[anarchy1999]

11. No "royal" intended, no need to freak out, just my hubbie and I.

So where is the freak out?

[Misunderestimator]

13. I was joking.... I put that together... :)

:hi:

[anarchy1999]

20. Okay, just for fun "We'll:" go for "Royal", Not!

I enjoy the fun, though, if it was in fun.

[Misunderestimator]

22. Sorry if I wasn't funny..., sometimes people just stare at me when I think

I'm being funny... you are not alone. :)

[Hugin]

12. Bart cop here too...

But, this long time lurker finally got fed up in November.

Not only with the usual enemies... I had doubts about the
Dem leadership at that point.

Thought it might be time to involve myself while I
still could.

[Hugin]

9. Been here long?

I've been viewing DU since sometime in 2001. I saw a link
to it somewhere if I remember correctly. It was among the
explosion of websites after the 2000 election fiasco.

I signed up to post after the latest election fiasco.

:)

[Misunderestimator]

10. Excellent... and glad to meet you.

:toast:

[FreakinDJ]

3. I was around before 20,000 members

it was a sad time

it was a glad time

it was the times when we were all looking at Bush and what he knew about 911 before 911

and I still don't trust the bum

[Mandate My Ass]

4. I remember the big countdown to 10, 000

seems like a long time ago.

[anarchy1999]

16. It was a long time ago. No misconceptions there.

n/t

It has been a long four years, and four more to go. God help us all, or whatever higher power, spirit you might believe in.

[TNDemo]

6. There was about 7,000 when I joined.

I am constantly amazed by the membership.

[anarchy1999]

14. So, the point to this thread is DONATE TO DU NOW! If only for

a pittance. $10.00 we must have to give and just think if we all only gave just $10.00. What a difference it could make.

[Laurab]

15. I guess you could say that in this one case

Shrub actually WAS a uniter, because I, for one, would never have found this haven if that asshole wasn't in office. I was as apolitical as one could possibly be prior to bushit.

[anarchy1999]

17. Yep, he is definitely a uniter and not a divider!

"United "we the people" do and can stand, if only we will!

[bamacrat]

18. My dad is a DUer he brought me here.

[anarchy1999]

19. Well, if your Dad is a DU'er and he brought you here, welcome!

Who is your dad?

[bamacrat]

21. Dhalgren

[anarchy1999]

23. Ah, yes, a much respected member.

once again, welcome.

[txaslftist]

24. So how many are we now?