How long did it take you to commit to DU?

mix

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Thu Oct-08-09 08:09 PM
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How long did it take you to commit to DU?

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Oct-08-09 08:13 PM
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1. My dear mix!

Not long.

I lurked some in January 2005, and joined in early February.

I wanted to see what the hell was going on, and how could I use those cool smileys!

I had no understanding of a message board, or how it worked, and I was intrigued.

:hi:

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mix

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Thu Oct-08-09 08:16 PM
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2. I started lurking around 2002, I think, and joined finally in 2007, I think.

Edited on Thu Oct-08-09 08:17 PM by mix

:hi:

But that doesn't say much about commitment, does it?

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quakerboy

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Thu Oct-08-09 08:51 PM
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3. About 3 months

I visited a few times, but didn't get much into it, I was just looking to see what was out there. All I saw was the front page, which was not hugely impressive to me.

Then FDL changed its format, and I just didn't care for the look, and started frequenting here. I discovered the different areas and more rapid pace of this site, and I've been coming here daily ever since. I even discovered I could access it on my phone recently. Though its hard to use there, so I only do that in moments of unutterable boredom.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Thu Oct-08-09 09:25 PM
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4. I tried coming in, but people saw my screen name and ran me out on a rail. I came back

quite a while later and decided not to let them get the best of me, since there were so many intelligent, nice people here worth socializing with. No point in letting a few rude people dictate what I do.

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XemaSab

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Thu Oct-08-09 09:37 PM
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5. I read the top 10 conservative idiots for ages

After the 2004 election I joined.

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Heidi

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Fri Oct-09-09 01:07 AM
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6. My relationship with DU is more of a friends-with-benefits thing

than a real committment. :rofl:

Kidding, kidding. I lurked for a long while before I committed.

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