Nothing is more important...

Be well and be at peace, backwoodsbob.

Notice that the comments here are far kinder than those at DI.

and bringing that stuff here.

It's like watching a car wreck. I do notice that you rarely post there other than in the meta threads. Sorta like a little high school girl.

And for anyone who falls for it, well...

Just more bullshit from someone who's really bad at bullshitting.

That's a comment.

That is one seriously messed up place.

I hope he gets the help he needs with his issues. I hope the dog he posted about in 2014, & the others are safe.

It's a common adolescent fantasy to want to hear what people would say about if you died suddenly and to feel frustrated that it's impossible.

I confess something seemed off at the time, especially the messages from "the wife", but I didn't want to say anything. This doesn't seem surprising to me.

But I take a break from DU during primaries.

I remember he had those weird animal posts that upset alot of DU members.

Thanks. Hope he improves.

He was a regular on the forum for about five years, starting 15 years ago. He always claimed to be very old with liberal ideologies.

His "daughter" used the account to announce his death, and many people mourned his loss.

About a year later, a supposed medical doctor with strong conservative beliefs became a member of the forum. He was a very frequent poster too. Coincidentally, he'd ask about the old member who died periodically, stating that he regretted never meeting him. Lots of people spoke highly of the deceased former member each time that happened, of course.

The "doctor" told a story about his past that reminded of a story that I'd read years before, so I did a search on the forum. It was nearly identical to the unusual story of the old member who supposedly died. IP addresses were on display at that time (but not previously), and both accounts had the same IP address!

I created a thread about it and the guy eventually admitted that both accounts belonged to him. He also admitted that he was a chronic liar and he apologized for faking his death.

I accepted the apology, but the admin forever banned him.

There is no therapist, that's for sure.

We have a few performance artists right now but I think it's just a summer thing.

his biggest problem was being a rightwing asshole

Every few weeks I read some posts to remind me why I left. The board is infested with the dregs of humanity, but I have some real respect for the liberals who still try to fight the good fight there. I'm done wasting time from a limited lifespan on people like that.

I remember posts from at least one DUer who was "dying" a couple years ago. She or he is hale and hearty. The "disease" was supposedly incurable, so maybe a miracle happened. All good. And then there are the suicide threateners that pop right back up with some completely cheerful different threads within a day or two of posting that they're checking out forever. Attention is a drug for some people, I guess.

I suspect old backwoodsbob was full of shit before and still is.