OH NO! Ava leaves DU!

[Random_Australian]

(This has been changed since the first responders answered)


Well, it was nice knowing her.

Unfortunately, she feels that she can no longer be part of the DU community.

I will post on the reasons tomorrow.

:cry:

What now is to become of us?

If you feel like saying you are glad she is gone, keep it to your freaking self. :mad:

And finally, here stands this thread as the final log of the friends of Ava, a DU'er no longer. A sad day indeed.

So come on friends, and one last time, Check in, friends of Ava!

[Misunderestimator]

1. I hope all is ok with Ava.

Edited since you edited the OP. I can't imagine why she would leave DU. ????

[graywarrior]

2. Crap, what happened to AVA????

[Random_Australian]

3. Edit: post no longer necessary.

[mzteris]

4. eh? What's going on?

anyone know?

[progmom]

5. say what?

I hope Ava is ok. :(

[Random_Australian]

6. **** UPDATE ****

Edit: What is going on has been determined. With Ava's permission I am editing the OP.

Ava has left DU.

[bridgit]

7. you crazy kidz...

[Guava Jelly]

79. thats to bad She was a good egg

Sure will miss her

[AirmensMom]

8. What in the world is happening?

:shrug:

Ava, please don't leave! :grouphug:

[Misunderestimator]

9. (Responding after your edits) Why? What on earth happened????

[Fox Mulder]

10. Oh no!

Why?

:(

[txwhitedove]

11. What? Why can't she continue on DU? We love Ava....

:cry:

Umm, guys, try to think of yourself as the parent of a
15-year old girl. Would you want her in the Lounge???
Most nights it is harmless, but some nights....
Please don't throw stones. Just think about it.

[hwmnbn]

85. I've always told her......

Stay out of the F**king LOUNGE!!

The Lounge can get like talking to a drunk at 1:30 in the morning! I don't for sure know what happened but she is still a 15 yr-old kid. Talented for sure, but still growing intellectually and emotionally.

I wonder what the story is? :shrug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

87. I always DO wonder what my parents would think of the Lounge.

I like it here. Y'all are good people, and not TOO debauche. ;)

[txwhitedove]

92. WIMR, you seem mature for your age, and I won't tell your parents...

but as a parent myself, there are some things in the Lounge that
I would not want my 15-year old daughter participating in. That said,
there are many, many more deeply thoughtful, meaningful threads about
world events that I would want a teenager to share in. Let's just hope
she has to focus on her blog, her mission and studying.
:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

95. You mean all the nutso "sex" threads??

Or the strange political undercurrents floating around?

It's okay. I try to keep my nose clean. :D

:hi:

[txwhitedove]

102. Even Dems have their own individual views on politics and religions...

So, if parents worry about kids chatting in 'sex' threads on
My Space, then .... But, perhaps we assumed most DU'ers are over 18?
As a parent, I monitored my kids' viewing of cable TV, and
would have monitored their internet use if we had a computer then,
and the Lounge would have been off-limits. Now, I would sure miss
your posts, cause you are a unique voice and quite a little character!


:hug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

103. Thankya.

:hug:

The Lounge can be very insane at times, but I try to keep that in mind: it IS NOT, in any way, any sort of gospel truth on the world.

;)

[asthmaticeog]

12. Huh?

That's a shame. I wish her well.

[NewWaveChick1981]

13. RA, please keep us posted.

:( Sorry she didn't feel she could be here any more. I hope she changes her mind.

[graywarrior]

14. Come on, dude. FESS UP!

[LeftyMom]

15. What the hell?

Now who's going to take over the world for us?

This sucks. :(

[progmom]

17. She'll still take over the world.

I think she has so much potential to make a positive change.

[progmom]

16. that's sad.

I have enjoyed having Ava be a part of our community, and cheering her on as she fights for what is right. I'll miss being able to keep up with her latest accomplishments. That's really disappointing.

I do worry that this thread is going up before she has a chance to really think this through and decide definitively that this is what she wants to do.

[Random_Australian]

18. Hmmmm, she sounded to me like she had thought this through.

The OP was editing with her permission & informed consent.

Her words, "way overdue"

But perhaps she will return someday. We can always hope.

[Misunderestimator]

21. I have to ask... why so dramatic? I haven't seen any reason for her

to feel this way... but then again I don't spend much time on DU anymore. Can you give us a little background?

[graywarrior]

30. Hi Misunderestimator

:hi:

[Misunderestimator]

31. Hi gray, how are things?

:hi:

[graywarrior]

35. Fair to better. And you?

[Misunderestimator]

39. Quite well thanks.

Busy at work... happy with life... life goes. :)

[graywarrior]

41. Good to hear.

I just talked to my temporary job boss. Evedently, my sub-boss (wanker) is concerned about my heavy footedness on the road. (I drive a hiker shuttle part-time.) Ho ho. I love it when sub-bosses feel the need to suck up to their boss and complain about the underlings.

I will have a very good time at work today, hee hee.

[MissHoneychurch]

19. That sucks

We need to start a grass root to keep her here.

BEst of luck to you Ava, I am sure we will hear a lot about you in the coming months and years.

[swag]

20. I hope she comes back.

I'll still be checking in at her blog.

[Ohio Joe]

22. Bummer

I remember when I first found out how young she is and thinking 'holy crap, I wish I had been that sharp when I was that young'. All the best to her.

[Beware the Beast Man]

23. Past flames aside, best wishes, Ava.

Re-think this if you can...

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

24. While she may be leaving us here, I'm sure she'll still be out there doing

the right thing. Ava, you are a wonderful person, and we will all miss you! I call for a toast to Ava :toast:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

25. This sucks. Ava's awesome.

I hope she decides to come back.

[meegbear]

26. Farewell Ava!!

Hope all is well and hope that your future is bright. :hug:

[mzteris]

27. WHY????

I'm sure she has her reasons - and as smart as she is - it must be good - but damnit - I hope no one "ran her off" - if so - they're going to have about 90000 po'd people after their butt.

:grr:

I can't imagine DU without AVA!

:cry:

[Deep13]

28. Well that sucks.

Oh well, what can you do? Fare thee well. May the road rise to meet your feet.

[flvegan]

29. Sorry to see her go. So long as she continues with

her good, positive work, then I'm happy for her drive and the success she deserves.

[jane_pippin]

32. That's too bad.

:(

[cleofus1]

33. BOY THAT SUCKS...

oops my caps are on...hope she comes back sometimes...i hope no one gave her shit...i thought she was much loved here...hmmmmmmm....

[MsKandice01]

34. Well this just sucks...

I wish her well though. I just know in the future, we'll be able to say, "I knew her when....."

[Joe Fields]

36. I don't get it. Why?

Don't leave us in suspense.

Ava is a rare special person with a huge gift to give to the weorld. DU was a good forum for her.

Has someone said nasty things here to her? If so, who?

[LSK]

37. Ava please stay.

[supernova]

38. What in the world?

:shrug:

I think Ava's a really great, talented girl, but this seems out of the blue.

I hope no one was treating her badly.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

40. Seemed to me like she was being worshipped by DU.

I hope she didn't fall prey to a freeper and decide that was representative of all of DU. I know she has maturity beyond her years, but I fear that may have been the case.

[myrna minx]

42. Ava, it was a pleasure to see your work here on DU.

You are going to change the world for the better. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. I am so sorry to hear that...

She was something special here.......

Vaya con Dios, Ava.........

We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers......

Please keep us in yours........ :loveya: :hug:

[NJ Democrats]

44. WTF?

Why is Ava leaving? Why?

[libnnc]

45. what the hell happened?

Did it happen in GD?

[leftofthedial]

46. Ava has been a special part of the DU community

she will be missed mightily

I wish you all the best, Ava!

'bye :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

47. Another great DUer chased off the boards?

Why am I not surprised? :grr:

Ava, I hope you'll reconsider and come back. We need you!

[Catchawave]

90. My first thought too....

:mad:

[merh]

96. Some bunch too

Maybe the links I provided to the admins will finally put a stop to their shit. I mean, imagine, picking on a 15 year old. One of 'em even seems to admit to his behavior in this thread.

Good luck to you Ava. I wish you well. :hi:

Keep up the good work, you give me hope for the future! :patriot:

:hug:

[Misunderestimator]

97. Who? You apparently know something, so who?

This wild innuendo is crazy.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

98. Stop hinting!

Either say it outright or don't say anything at all.

Like Misu, I'm going batshit crazy.

:crazy:

And, damn, I don't mean to make this personal, merh, but it's insane!

:mad:

[Name removed]

100. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Sammy Pepys]

48. Hopefully....

...it's for a positive reason. Maybe she got asked to do some campaign work? She's certainly talented enough!

Although, I have to admit I'm a little skeptical about waiting to post the reason until tomorrow. Sounds like an effort to build some buzz, which makes me wonder what the story is.....

[bridgit]

49. sometimes...i know just how she feels...

[Misunderestimator]

50. Hear hear...

many of us do.

[bridgit]

51. YOU!

:hi: :hug:

[Misunderestimator]

52. ...

:pals: :hug:

[helderheid]

53. what??? What? What happened?

[Orrex]

54. Yikes! I hope that it's not because of my recent thread

Post Two Lies About Ava.

Best of luck to her in any case!

[Midlodemocrat]

55. It's not.

[Orrex]

56. I know--I PM'ed her about it at the time

And she thought that it was a blast.


Sorry to see her go...

[helderheid]

59. what IS it about then?

[Nickster]

57. WTH? Sorry to see you go Ava, but keep up your work just the same. n/t

[auntAgonist]

58. I wish her all the best.

:hug:

aA

[WritingIsMyReligion]

60. WTF?

:wtf:

:grr: <--------Not directed at Ava but at the fucking circumstances that would force her to leave

Love ya always, homie. Keep fighting the good fight! :hug:

On Edit: If you've got answers, anyone, I'd like to hear them. PM me.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

61. Ava is a remarkable person

I hope she's moving on because she's got some exciting projects to do, rather than for any negative reasons.

Good luck Ava, we will sincerely miss you :hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

62. Ava...what can I say...?

:cry: Please stay! :hug: :loveya:

[nini]

63. Same old shit - different victim this time

I hope they're all proud of beating up on a young lady who has achieved more than most can dream about.


I think Ava is making a wise decision as she has far too much to offer this world than spend time being the target of the latest witchhunt.

Good for her - she just proved she's above all of this crap that goes on here.


Good Luck Ava - you give me hope for the future of this country.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

64. Okay, seriously, folks--WHAT. THE. FUCK. HAPPENED?

Please don't think I'm trying to be bitchy at y'all, but this is just too weird, and you all are talking in code.

If it was some DLC asshole in GD... :grr::grr:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

65. I'm curious as well

[Fox Mulder]

66. I'm wondering too.

[Misunderestimator]

71. Sounds like you know what happened. Can you share?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

72. Request seconded, with a please.

Sorry about my flaming post (#64) of a few minutes ago. :)

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

88. Request thirded.

While I didn't get to know her too well, I'm still sad to see her go, and curious as to why

[Zomby Woof]

67. I wish her only the best

She is a bright young lady, whom at the age of 15 possesses great courage and wisdom. It saddened and angered me to see her bullied the way she was... but she made the decision that was best for her, I and I will respect it.

If you're reading this Ava, please stay in touch! :hug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

69. Who bullied her? Anything specific?

Ahhh! CONFUSING!

:crazy:

:mad:

[Misunderestimator]

73. This is nuts... I'm curious too. Who bullied her? How?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

74. Call me cynical, but this smells fishy.

Why are we getting so much "OMG AVA IS LEAVING!!!111!!" and then no information?? No offense to the lovely Ava, but this is all smoke and no fire right now....And I can't help but be suspicious some.

I'd really like to have my suspicions torn to dust, folks, so info would be great.

:(

[arwalden]

77. My Olfactory Senses Are Disturbed Too.

[Misunderestimator]

78. I just searched and can't find anything that would cause her to leave.

Unless something's been deleted, in which case, I'd really like to know what it was. It's a shame for her to leave when so many people like her, if just a person or two did something that hurt her.

Then again, we haven't heard from her, so I don't know what to think. All this innuendo is just internet gossip at this point, and I've learned to put NO stock in that.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

80. Aye. Internet gossip too often has nothing right.

Until Ava posts something herself, I will remain very much an affectionate cynic on the whole affair.

[hwmnbn]

89. I'm pretty active on the PTC forum and....

I've asked her what happened. I knew nothing of this till this morning. I will await her response to my PM before I make any judgements.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

91. She just replied to my post on her most recent blog entry at PTC.

I'm about to e-mail her at the address she gave me.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

68. ’ll hope you’ll reconsider your decision Ava

You are a bright, talented, intelligent young person and I deeply admire your vision and intellect and your desire to change America and the world for the better at such a young age. We need more people like you here at DU, people who can make a positive difference. Just the responses of the people on this thread should show you how many people here value your contributions and insights on this forum

If you decide to stay away, then good luck for the future and I know you’ll do your own bit to make this world a better place and that you will be a rising star of tomorrow and that gives me and a lot of others hope for the future. But DU is the better for having you on it so I hope that you will reconsider

[Dangerously Amused]

70. Hey Ava.

Sorry you feel like you have to go, but don't leave for good. You have a lot of friends and fans and supporters here. Take a break for as long as you need to, then come back. DU is great and all, but everybody needs a break from this place now and then. Come back when you're ready. You will be welcomed.

[xchrom]

75. the very, very best to you ava --

i will miss you very much.

[Radio_Lady]

76. You can still reach her (but not this week) through her web site and blog.

http://www.peacetakescourage.com

Here's her latest blog entry:

Going out of town for a few days

I'm heading up to the mountains for a few days and I will not have net service. Peace Takes Courage won't be updated the rest of this week, but when I get back I'm going to work on a new animation and hopefully have it out sometime next week.

Posted on 25 Jul 2006 by Ava

Ava, I never knew you but you sound like a neat young woman!

Peace, love and happiness, Radio_Lady in Oregon

[WritingIsMyReligion]

82. I'm going to leave a message....

I cannot stand to be left in the lurch like this.

[NJ Democrats]

93. Wait, could that be it?

And this is a kind of word play?
'Going out of town for a few days' and the op says Ava leaves DU, but leaving could mean goign out of town...

[Katina]

94. didn't she say she was going to DOLLYWOOD?

could THAT be why she is "leaving"? She's just going on vacation?

[Kajsa]

81. Ava, I'm really sorry you're leaving!

You are going to be missed a lot, here.
I think you are one of the most talented and
intelligent young ladies I've met in a long time.

If someone could clear up the circumstances as to WHY?,
it would really help.

Fine people here are wondering " Who did it?".
With no answers, speculations are flying. Not good!!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

83. Aye on the speculations.

The sooner the truth comes out, the sooner these tongues will stop wagging.

[Taverner]

84. WTF Happened?

I miss her already!

[Guy Fawkes]

86. Not sure of her reasons...

But I think I understand. I've felt that way a lot recently...

[u4ic]

99. I hope this is just a rumour

if not - Ava, you have been a wonderful contributor to this community.

You're a smart, brave and talented young woman. You'll go far. There are assholes everywhere - don't let them get you down or deter you, fight the good fight. :hug:

[sakabatou]

101. Ava, I have always appreciated your comments on my videos

As I plug your site at any chance I get. But it is sad to see you go, and hopefully you will return.

[jobycom]

104. Sorry to hear it Ava. Enjoyed your posts. You're always welcome back.

Everyone leaves DU for a little while. Except Matcom, but I think he's surgically attached to it.

[terrya]

105. Locking

Let's hope that Ava returns to DU soon.

terrya
DU Moderator