I'd like to donate some stars and stickies...

[TygrBright]

I've been giving to DU for a number of years. But I can't do any damn' thing the way other people do it, I'm psychotic that way. I have a fanatical distaste for Paypal so I can't donate online anymore. I send a paper check. Usually when it's NOT a fund drive. I send it when I have it, usually at least once a year. It's a moderately substantial amount. It would buy a lot of stickies and stars, but since it's not done via the online mechanism, I never get the chance to do stars, stickies, hearts, other stuff like that. Mostly I don't miss it.

I couldn't get all the way through Skinner's thread (I'm not sure whether "more than 1400 posts" is a record, but it's up there.) I skimmed it. I read parts more carefully than other parts, largely at random, actually.

So, anyway. Guys, if yer reading, have a moment, here's some people I'd like to get stickies and stars:

1. Someone who agrees with me on 'most everything. (Because, after all, we should be encouraging our friends, right?)

2. Someone who disagrees with me on 'most everything, wittily and articulately. (Y'all know who you are, I think.) Because, after all, we are HERE, we are talking, we are each trying, in our own ways, to make the world a better place. I still think yer wrong, wrong, WRONG on just about everything, but, hey, I'm willing to admit the possibility that you might be right on something. Possibility. Not probability. But yeah, give you a sticky anyway. We all deserve a chance to say what we're passionate about.

3. Someone who cares deeply about the people behind the words on the screen here on DU. Who's always checking back with someone who wrote about being sad, or lonely, or having problems, and making sure things they know that they're not shouting into the wilderness, but that DU is a community and we care. Give them a COUPLE of stickies/stars, from me.

4. Someone who is passionately, passionately, PASSIONATELY committed to an unpopular cause. Because, damn' that's hard. I may not agree with that cause or like it or maybe just don't care about it as much as many other things I do care about, but I care about your caring. Because we can't all be on top of everything that needs to happen in this world, and without you and people like you, not a damn' thing would happen because we'd all be too busy only doing the things that interest us.

5. Someone who feels as though "DU has abandoned me and everything I care about." Because I'm pretty sure that, while that's not necessarily the case, it's better to stick with us and keep trying to redeem our souls from the Basement Cat of indifference and/or incorrectitude, than to walk away and never know how many friends you have here, really.

6. Someone who just discovered DU and feels like at last, they've found intelligent, articulate, thoughtful people arguing and laughing and exchanging news and opinions and shouting at each other and encouraging each other and it's a damn' fine place to be. Because you're right, it is.

7. An oldtimer who's donated regularly in the past but just can't manage it because times are too tight right now. But I know you've still got a lot of cool things to say. Have a sticky on me, and say 'em.

8. Someone I pissed off when I was moderating. Sorry. It goes with the job, I was doing it the best I could, but it's never fun to be on the other end. Have a star on me.

9. Someone who's infuriated by all those "leftier-than-thou" types who seem to completely miss the point of working together to reconcile different agendas and make progress at least on the things we DO agree on.

10. Someone who's enraged by all those woodchucky incrementalist fools who seem to completely miss the point of holding out for MORE than seems possible in order to achieve anything at all.

So, anyway, those are some of the stickies/stars I'd like to spread around. You guys know who these people are. They're all people I value highly even if we're not exactly BFFs or anything like that. And they all belong here on DU. And I'm proud that all of them have posted responses to me, argued with me, made jokes to me/at me/about me, called me out, applauded me, and generally made being part of this community such a wonderful, maddening, exhilarating experience for me.

appreciatively,
Bright

[Quantess]

1. I'm super broke, or else I would donate.

Money is very scarce right now. That's about all I have to say.

[Quantess]

3. Oh my gosh! Thank you, Tygr Bright!

That was nice of you! You made my night! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear TygrBright!

You are a good person, and I applaud your post!

Recommended.

[zabet]

4. No. 7 nt

[dotymed]

5. TygrBright

I have been worried that I am going to lose my ability to post at DU. If you have extra "stickies"...I do appreciate this community and I visit here more than anywhere.
I just responded to a message on Facebook and I saw that my Cousin had an "I like Rush Limbaugh" message posted. I probably lost a few relatives today...oh well, the truth shall prevail....I hope.

[Capitalocracy]

6. I was surprised to find

that someone donated for me. I couldn't donate because of my bad financial situation (and I can't even use PayPal because my bank screwed me so I can't even open a bank account). But whoever donated for me, I'm grateful. :fistbump:

[jotsy]

7. Well, I wouldn't ask for myself

but there's a guy that posts mostly in the lounge who has been in the hospital the last few days. Word is he might be headed home today, and I thought it might be a nice surprise.

Thanks for listening and offering.

[L0oniX]

8. #5 n/t

[XanaDUer]

9. I would appreciate a star very much

Things went from great into the crapper very fast, money-wise, here. According the the very conservo locals, this is all Obama's fault. :eyes: I try to hold rational rebuttals, but they don't believe me.

Also, I have PayPal, too. Does that count as an agreement? :)

[Common Sense Party]

10. You're doing a good thing.

I'm one of those dratted centrist types that are personae non grata around here, but as a recovering rightie, I learn a great deal from reading other people's opinions here on DU. Even when I vehemently disagree, I gain some perspective, and I have changed some of my opinions as a result.

I'm not able to donate because things are tight, my income is being cut almost in half. But there are many people around DU who are in much worse shape, and you can truly help them out in a tight spot.

[JJ]

11. Luv ya 'Bright

Never read a post of yours that I didn't agree with,
if not at first, then after your unassailable logic burned through my hard head. ;-)

(P.S. No stars for me, don't want Skinner to get complacent.)

[madmom]

12. If you have any left I would be more than happy to fulfill one or more of

your requirements, if I don't already. You are a good person.:hug:

[juajen]

13. What a lovely post, and what a great DUer! NT