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Azur
thanks for sharing this (I've been on Blogit for only 2 months) .... your post is a firm confirmation that .Dave. will be greatly missed and not just for his wit but also for the encouragment he gave to other bloggers ....
I miss the laughs I used to get from his blogs ....
posted by
White_Elephant
on November 5, 2007 at 4:55 AM
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Re: Dave... Food4thought, ?**? scatching my head about this
some misunderstanding I think
posted by
Azur
on November 4, 2007 at 10:07 PM
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Dave...
Is back, I just read him a few minutes ago.
posted by
food4thought
on November 4, 2007 at 8:10 PM
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Azur
Well, beachbelle was before my time....but MayB wasn't! I'm so sorry to hear about your medical issues....as they say, life is not for sissies (okay, I know they say growing old isn't, but I've changed it). I didn't know .Dave very well, but was starting to read him regularly and really enjoyed what I had experienced.....regardless, the whole thing is simply not right. I'm sorry for your personal loss and appreciate your sharing this post with all of us...it touched my heart....I'm still hoping they will reconsider. The one upside to all of it has been seeing all reaction and activism....I hope Dave is aware.
posted by
Krisles
on November 4, 2007 at 1:23 PM
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I'm most sorry to hear about your visit to ER.
Hope everything is manageable.
posted by
justanotherskinnybitch
on November 3, 2007 at 6:09 PM
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I can understand.
posted by
A-and-B
on November 3, 2007 at 6:06 PM
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Azur, it IS disappointing when some people leave the BN, er, Blogit
Oddly, the only one who was banned (as far as I know/so far) that I was conversant with was "Crabby". (Maybe "vomit.on", also, but she allegedly quit).That case was illuminating, but maybe not typical. The day is young, though!.
The vast majority of folks I was interacting with left because they had outgrown BN/Blogit, or real life tore them away and it just didn't mean as much. One left because I debunked her sale pitch, and oddly that one was the most sobering because she really believed in it, but it was scientifically untrue and medically dangerous.
Azur, I was not a fan of .Dave. per se, although he made some good comments to some of my posts (still there, as of this minute), I've nothing to say fairly for or against. I have absolutely no idea why he's out. I respect your posts here, and doubly so because they aren't whiney/whinging screeches at The Machine or The Man, and they don't try to evoke the "It's not fair" and "First Amendment rights" childishness we have read in the past. (It is a compliment, either/both to your quality of posts or your editing prowess of comments, that your readers have not been of that irritating ilk).
Hang tough.
posted by
majroj
on November 3, 2007 at 7:42 AM
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Azur, you and .Dave are clearly birds of a feather.. professional writers
and cheerleaders for others trying to hone the craft. I think I kinda fit in the flock, too, but that may be arrogance on my part. This whole incident has distressed me, left me feeling vulnerable, confused. The disturbance has cut into my focus on the marathon writing for NaNo writing month, and taken the shine off these days. So I'm going to give this situation a good think. Once my novel is drafted I'm going to decide whether the risks of this place are worth the rewards. I hope your medical problems turn out to be nothing serious, and the pain goes away quick. Take care, and keep writing!! :)Pat
posted by
Pat_B
on November 3, 2007 at 6:37 AM
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I love what you guys are doing for Dave, Azur. I read his posts
occasionally but did not know him as well as so many of you do. The support you guys are showing him is heartwarming.
posted by
saul_relative
on November 2, 2007 at 11:26 PM
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Azur
I remember beachbelle and those times, but I had totally forgotten that "she" had become Azur. So sorry about the pain and health problelms.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 2, 2007 at 6:07 PM
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Azur
I concur!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on November 2, 2007 at 5:56 PM
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I don't get it either, any of it. .Dave is pretty much the Blogit
definition for me, I was going to leave, but .Dave started to posting more again, so I was lingering on, reconsidering....and now this.
You have no idea how many times in the past he's made me laugh after a bad day, not even by having a bit of banter, but just by reading his posts.
I won't accept this banning as a paying member.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on November 2, 2007 at 5:22 PM
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Powerful and heart rendering post, Azur
No need to apologize; none whatsoever. Dave made me feel comfortable about sharing my efforts; his comments and encouragement seemed to validate, because it was obvious he was/is the real thing - a writer. Minus a huge, feed me ego or condescending attitude - a real human being too. The loss to this site is immeasurable. Very sorry about your health difficulties; positive thoughts sent. Hope you will keep us updated, as much as possible.
posted by
Katray2
on November 2, 2007 at 4:46 PM
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I love Dave's humor too...He will be so missed! On another note I must say that I had a friend on here (she was banned too) but she often thought another blogger was beachbell. In fact she often accused the other blogger of being beachbell and would scream at her for not coming clean... and now that I realize it was you I must chuckle. Wonder if I should email her and tell her she was wrong all along? Nah......
posted by
Offy
on November 2, 2007 at 2:53 PM
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Azur
I remember beachbelle. Bless you. Some of us who go way back do understand that there are some bullies on here and they have clout with Blogit for what reason I don't know. But so many good people have gone, many driven away and many simply couldn't take the badgering. This was so nice after all the stuff that has gone on! Thank you.
posted by
Justi
on November 2, 2007 at 2:34 PM
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as a new blogger, I appreciate this story immensly; it solidifies in my heart that I've done the right thing in supporting Dave.
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on November 2, 2007 at 2:23 PM
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