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In reply to the discussion: So Long, and Thanks for All the (Swedish) Fish [View all]Fla Dem
(25,628 posts)157. I feel as if a long time friend has just told me they are moving cross country.
While I know you will still be out there in the universe, it's knowing you're not HERE. I know Elad and EarlG will continue to run DU with the same high standards we've come to expect over these many year. I always saw you three as the 3 Musketeers. All for one and one for all. You will be missed.
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Not to suck up, but I've found him to be the most engaged and responsive Administrator on DU.
George II
Aug 2020
#6
My biggest smile of the day, along with a slow rolling laugh that came from way deep.
Iggo
Aug 2020
#145
Thank you for all you have done for us. You should feel very proud. Good luck!!
Pepsidog
Aug 2020
#37
Thank you for all the years and work. I can't begin to tell you much DU means to me.
diane in sf
Aug 2020
#45
I don't really know how DU works, but I rely on it for so much...thank you for all you've
Karadeniz
Aug 2020
#49
It's the end of an era. Thank you for creating this site. I haven't been here as long as a lot of
octoberlib
Aug 2020
#50
DU has been a godsend for me since I joined in 2004 during the Kerry campaign. Thank you!
budkin
Aug 2020
#62
Thank you for the great site and best of luck to you on your future endeavors.
CentralMass
Aug 2020
#75
Thank you for everything you've done for DU and for us, my dear Skinner...
CaliforniaPeggy
Aug 2020
#84
I've been here 17 years now, and I am still amazed by how well DU has been piloted...
Tom Rinaldo
Aug 2020
#88
Thank you Skinner and best of luck. My wife was one of the originals and DU has helped keep us
c-rational
Aug 2020
#92
Thank YOU, Dave. We are forever indebted to you for what you created and sustained here.
Nitram
Aug 2020
#94
I really got engaged in politics around the 2008 election season during a rough patch in life.
kacekwl
Aug 2020
#102
I'm sure EarlG will do a fabulous job but you will be missed. You have been a real rock for so many
OregonBlue
Aug 2020
#111
My phone & in- box are filled with demands for money. I pledge 100 bucks for the fundraiser.
NBachers
Aug 2020
#118
⚡⚡ I figured SOMETHING was up when you decided to suddenly close Discussionist!
NurseJackie
Aug 2020
#123
Wow, i been here since Jan 2004, we old! I learned so much here, best wishes on your new pursuits!
Baclava
Aug 2020
#155
Thank you so much for all of the time and energy you have put in to building DU--
Mrs. Overall
Aug 2020
#156
I feel as if a long time friend has just told me they are moving cross country.
Fla Dem
Aug 2020
#157
I am forever grateful I found DU ❤️ - and forever grateful of your stewardship David.
Ninga
Aug 2020
#163
Thank you for all you've done! I'll be following you on Facebook and Twitter.
GoneOffShore
Aug 2020
#201
Thank you for everything. I was a lurker for 15 years before I signed up, thank you for
chia
Aug 2020
#206
Thanks for creating this wonderful community. For people in red areas, it's helped to keep us sane.
Native
Aug 2020
#238
As I wrote to you during the 2016 sabotage vandalism shutdown: What you do is important...
Hekate
Aug 2020
#243
Hello David! Going to leave the nest? Spread your wings & fly little bird! Thanks!
Illumination
Aug 2020
#274
Thank you for helping me get through both the Bush and Trump eras relatively sane
rhiannon55
Aug 2020
#312
As one of the "DU Member Class of 2001", occasional mod and host, and current TOONkeeper...
JHB
Aug 2020
#316
So I'm at the dentist, waiting to find out that yes, I have to have a root canal.
Dem2theMax
Aug 2020
#320
You, and the two other giants of DU Land, have protected our sanity, wielding mighty clubs of
FailureToCommunicate
Aug 2020
#327
What a long strange trip its been, thanx for that Skinner. Wishin u all the best in ur new endevours
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2020
#333
Don't know how I found DU 15 years ago, but jumped right in to a great place for news and opinion.
LuckyLib
Aug 2020
#334
Thank you, Skinner. You created my internet home since 2001! You'll always be in our virtual hearts!
keopeli
Aug 2020
#339
Wishing you all the best, Skinner - and thank you for all you've given us.
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2020
#342
Thank you for keeping us sane during the Bush years and now the Trump nightmare.
Liberty Belle
Aug 2020
#344
Thank you for all you have done here. I feel heart broken that you are leaving.
love_katz
Aug 2020
#351
Thank you, Skinner, for your vision, which has given us a safe and sane haven in this strange
niyad
Aug 2020
#352
Thank you, Skinner, for your vision, which has given us a safe and sane haven in this strange
niyad
Aug 2020
#353
Thank you, David, for all that you've done for DU, and good luck with all you choose to do
highplainsdem
Aug 2020
#355
Wado................thankyou........gineli.........friend ......and happy asuhuska...........fishing
turbinetree
Aug 2020
#376
Thank you for everything Skinner, and happy trails on the road to your next venture.
Miles Archer
Aug 2020
#378
Happy trails, Skinner. Thanks for all you have done. It has been a crazy ride
Vivienne235729
Aug 2020
#379
Thank God it went to EarlG! My heart stopped when I read your first sentences,
Rabrrrrrr
Aug 2020
#383
Thanks for the many inspired changes and additions to the form and functions
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2020
#385
Thank YOU for everything. You've done a great job and saved a lot of souls.
Frustratedlady
Aug 2020
#391
If it were not for DU, I might have gone insane during the bu$h regime
liberal N proud
Aug 2020
#396