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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2012, 12:52 PM Oct 2012

Is DU gonna go into DefCon mode tonight the way we used to on DU2?

Or is that not a real concern with DU3?

Ah, the good old days, I remember them well...sig lines temporarily not visible and avatars, too, IIRC...

I thought DU was a lot of fun during those times...even tho we were going thru some tough stuff together...we had each other to console/rejoice with...

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Is DU gonna go into DefCon mode tonight the way we used to on DU2? (Original Post) CTyankee Oct 2012 OP

I've been on support group websites liberal_at_heart Oct 2012 #1

So am I to assume you don't like the part of the TOS that says not to be spouting kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #2

I see you pre-date me here by a couple of months...way back in 2004... CTyankee Oct 2012 #5

Those were different times. Selatius Oct 2012 #11

Yes, they were different times and yes, success often brings more, not less, discord. CTyankee Oct 2012 #14

Not entirely sure that really is a answer to the question posted, however Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #3

+1 to that hifiguy Oct 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2012 #4

Are you sure you sharp_stick Oct 2012 #6

I thought I was going to get an answer to the op...instead I find nothing of the sort here. shraby Oct 2012 #7

I really don't know what happened, but I thought I'd get a different response too... CTyankee Oct 2012 #9

I still fondly remember the night Keith Olbermann almost killed DU WolverineDG Oct 2012 #8

Checking OP. Yep, that's what I thought you asked. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #10

Thanks. I didn't know whether DefCon was a thing of the past. I imagine tonight will be a super CTyankee Oct 2012 #13

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

1. I've been on support group websites

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:03 PM

Oct 2012

This is no support group website. I do not feel like I have a family here. There is too much bullying. I continue to come here to post my opinion on things. I have let myself be run off this website by bullies before. I felt emboldened by the news anchor in Wisconsin to not let the bullies win. Do I feel like we console/rejoice with one another? No. I'm sure in these final weeks there will be even more bullying, even more nasty comments trying to silence anyone who disagrees. Ooooh, you better watch it. If we disagree, Obama may not get elected. That is a false boogeyman. We can disagree on policy issues and still elect Obama. I don't have to like everything Obama does. I don't have to like everything any democrat does. We better brace ourselves. It's about to get nasty. Cat fight anyone? Lets' break out the popcorn.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

2. So am I to assume you don't like the part of the TOS that says not to be spouting

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:07 PM

Oct 2012

RW talking points left and right? Or maybe you just like to stir up trouble??

Most of us here like each other AND support our president. And can refrain from flamebait.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

5. I see you pre-date me here by a couple of months...way back in 2004...

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:16 PM

Oct 2012

it was good to have DU then. I felt real community here, not at all divisive and mean spirited. Yes, there was some bitterness for Hillary supporters after the primaries in 2008, but mostly folks got over it. And Hillary is regarded today as a tower of strength!

I'm glad we have DU...

Selatius

(20,441 posts)

11. Those were different times.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:38 PM

Oct 2012

However, I think it appeared the past here had more unity simply because in 2004, Democrats controlled nothing.

They didn't have the House, the Senate, and they would go on to lose the White House again to George W. Bush. It's easy to be on the same page when the whole party is merely trying to gain some seats, as opposed to exercising power once it has the majority.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

14. Yes, they were different times and yes, success often brings more, not less, discord.

Reply to Selatius (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:01 PM

Oct 2012

But nothing stays the same...nor should it...

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. Not entirely sure that really is a answer to the question posted, however

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:15 PM

Oct 2012

someone seems to be on a roll here.........

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

12. +1 to that

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:46 PM

Oct 2012

Response to liberal_at_heart (Reply #1)

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sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

6. Are you sure you

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:18 PM

Oct 2012

posted in reply to the OP you planned on? This doesn't seem all that related to the OP.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

7. I thought I was going to get an answer to the op...instead I find nothing of the sort here.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:21 PM

Oct 2012

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

9. I really don't know what happened, but I thought I'd get a different response too...

Reply to shraby (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:27 PM

Oct 2012

Funny...

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)

8. I still fondly remember the night Keith Olbermann almost killed DU

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:24 PM

Oct 2012

His Labor Day Katrina rant.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)

10. Checking OP. Yep, that's what I thought you asked.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:31 PM

Oct 2012

Advanced search gets turned off during high traffic here, but that's the only DefCon condition I've noticed to date. I want to know the answer. Will we be bereft of sig lines and avatars tonight?

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

13. Thanks. I didn't know whether DefCon was a thing of the past. I imagine tonight will be a super

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:49 PM

Oct 2012

high traffic night.

There are a lot of nervous people here today...and I am one of them.

I fell asleep during the Republican Convention, woke up after it was over and went on DU (with great trepidation). Then I saw the threads about Clint Eastwood and the chair. I went back to bed VERY relieved...

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