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debm55

(60,612 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:27 PM 23 hrs ago

To set the record straight. I am not an AI Bot. as asked of me in the Rain songs thread. I don't know why they would

accuse me of that.

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To set the record straight. I am not an AI Bot. as asked of me in the Rain songs thread. I don't know why they would (Original Post) debm55 23 hrs ago OP

I don't know why anyone would think that about you either. Jim__ 23 hrs ago #1

I don't know why either. I am very sad, as I have been here since 2004 and have over 60,000 posts, debm55 23 hrs ago #4

Wait...what? What on earth would cause someone to say that?!? mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #2

I don't what lead to it, But I feel awful. debm55 23 hrs ago #5

No, no, no dear Deb! Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #13

Please don't feel awful MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #14

I had to go look. I can't imagine why that newbie would ask that question. It's as if no one LoisB 23 hrs ago #3

Thank you very much, LoisB. debm55 23 hrs ago #6

I always suspected... OC375 23 hrs ago #7

Go see my response. LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #8

Love you LuckyCharms.and thank you. debm55 23 hrs ago #9

. LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #10

And mine MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #15

Chuckle. The clueless will always be amongst us, it seems, debm55 hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #11

Thank you hlthe2b for your kind words. debm55 23 hrs ago #12

Are those of us who respond to you AI bots, too? LOL. Vinca 21 hrs ago #16

People make mistakes. surrealAmerican 20 hrs ago #17

As my mother used to say some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #18

What a bizarre question! Was this one of the fake "newbies" who try to return occasionally and are highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #19

That's exactly what I'd expect an AI bot to say. :) Bluetus 17 hrs ago #20

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattt? You're not an AI Bot? Niagara 17 hrs ago #21

I don't understand the need to yuck in somebody else's yum... From The Ashes 6 hrs ago #22

Jim__

(15,222 posts)

1. I don't know why anyone would think that about you either.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:36 PM

23 hrs ago

debm55

(60,612 posts)

4. I don't know why either. I am very sad, as I have been here since 2004 and have over 60,000 posts,

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:44 PM

23 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(4,182 posts)

2. Wait...what? What on earth would cause someone to say that?!?

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:40 PM

23 hrs ago

debm55

(60,612 posts)

5. I don't what lead to it, But I feel awful.

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:47 PM

23 hrs ago

Grim Chieftain

(1,735 posts)

13. No, no, no dear Deb!

Reply to debm55 (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:36 PM

22 hrs ago

You have no reason to feel awful! Everyone here knows you and knows the kind of topics you post. You are a DU treasure and we are with you.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,402 posts)

14. Please don't feel awful

Reply to debm55 (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:47 PM

21 hrs ago

You've done nothing wrong. I don't know why someone would make such an accusation.

LoisB

(13,027 posts)

3. I had to go look. I can't imagine why that newbie would ask that question. It's as if no one

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:44 PM

23 hrs ago

would not have noticed by the time you reached 60k posts. Ignore it, it was an ignorant comment.

debm55

(60,612 posts)

6. Thank you very much, LoisB.

Reply to LoisB (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:48 PM

23 hrs ago

OC375

(934 posts)

7. I always suspected...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:52 PM

23 hrs ago

Nah, I always tune in to your threads. A little joy in otherwise drab times. Keep it up!

LuckyCharms

(22,648 posts)

8. Go see my response.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:57 PM

23 hrs ago

debm55

(60,612 posts)

9. Love you LuckyCharms.and thank you.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:00 PM

23 hrs ago

LuckyCharms

(22,648 posts)

10. .

Reply to debm55 (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:01 PM

23 hrs ago

MustLoveBeagles

(16,402 posts)

15. And mine

Reply to debm55 (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:54 PM

21 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(113,957 posts)

11. Chuckle. The clueless will always be amongst us, it seems, debm55

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:05 PM

23 hrs ago

debm55

(60,612 posts)

12. Thank you hlthe2b for your kind words.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:17 PM

23 hrs ago

Vinca

(53,992 posts)

16. Are those of us who respond to you AI bots, too? LOL.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:57 PM

21 hrs ago

surrealAmerican

(11,879 posts)

17. People make mistakes.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:40 PM

20 hrs ago

They might have posted in the wrong place. There's no reason to assume malice when incompetence is even more common.

Then again, they might be an asshole.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,187 posts)

18. As my mother used to say

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:48 PM

18 hrs ago

"Pay them no mind. They're jealous of you." (And you know.... she was correct 95 percent of the time.)

Just toss remarks like that away like you would a used Kleenex.

highplainsdem

(62,136 posts)

19. What a bizarre question! Was this one of the fake "newbies" who try to return occasionally and are

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:16 PM

18 hrs ago

quickly banished again?

You certainly don't sound like a bot. And even the newest newbie should have seen how many messages you've posted.

I'm so sorry that happened.