With EMD's departure, is anyone truly here to stay?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

EMD will be back. He's always been the kind of kid that whines and acts all emo, and then comes around. This whole "oh woe as me" thing isn't new for him. But it's not uncommon for members to go on leave between election cycles. I left for three years between 2004-2007 because I hadn't discovered the forum community. When the election was over, I thought there was nothing else to do.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

EMD will be back. He's always been the kind of kid that whines and acts all emo, and then comes around. This whole "oh woe as me" thing isn't new for him.

It must be nice to be so ignorant and a total dick all the time.

It has its perks.

Seriously though, I'm not being a dick. He does act that way and has for a long time - trying to draw attention to himself by trying to act like the middle man and wanting everyone to get along. I'm sorry, but I'm just getting tired of the kids right now. I'm terribly sorry that I offended you.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

EMD will be back. He's always been the kind of kid that whines and acts all emo, and then comes around. This whole "oh woe as me" thing isn't new for him.

It must be nice to be so ignorant and a total dick all the time.

It has its perks.

Seriously though, I'm not being a dick. He does act that way and has for a long time - trying to draw attention to himself by trying to act like the middle man and wanting everyone to get along. I'm sorry, but I'm just getting tired of the kids right now. I'm terribly sorry that I offended you.

You do seem to know a lot about him. How sure are you that there aren't other factors influencing his decision to leave? I mean, so what if he wants everybody to get along. It's better than always trying to instigate useless fights or spam threads like some other members. I'd much rather have him here then "Bob Dole" or DC_United. 

Well, I absolutely hate kids, so there's some common ground between us. However, EMD has acted well beyond his age on the forum.

I don't know, but during the election he'd make threads asking everyone to stop arguing and causing all kinds of drama, while at the same time attacking people he disagreed with. This is a forum for debating politics first and foremost, so it would be boring if we all agreed.

I do agree that he contributed a lot more to the forum than DC_United and Bob Dole, and he will be missed in that regard. He's a good kid and means well. But he's not leaving; he said he'd be back for the 2010 midterms. I left after the 2004 elections with no fanfare at all and came back. This isn't the end of the world, and it hardly warrants making threads announcing one's departure.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Seriously though, I'm not being a dick. He does act that way and has for a long time - trying to draw attention to himself by trying to act like the middle man and wanting everyone to get along. I'm sorry, but I'm just getting tired of the kids right now. I'm terribly sorry that I offended you.

Even me

No. If I didn't mention your name specifically, then I don't mean you. I think you know who I am referring to when I say I am tired of the kids. From what I've seen, you haven't been spamming threads talking about how you want to get a wife one day who will stroke your penis with her mouth like you currently do with your hand. That is why I'm tired of the kids.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Whatever the case, there's no need to just write him off as an emo cry-baby. That's just disrespectful.

That was a bit harsh, I agree, but this whole thing loses its effect when he does it over and over again. I'm hardly the first person to call him an emo kid. It is the truth, so I can't be faulted for that. I am an asshole a lot of the time, so it wouldn't be disrespectful to call me that, would it?