# Anaamika?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530 "2016-09-21T20:18:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/1 "2016-09-21T20:18:20Z")

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I just happened to notice she’s not been around in a while. Does anyone know if she’s okay?

(I hate it when I suddenly realize that someone’s missing)

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/2 "2016-09-21T20:28:18Z")

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Last Activity was 07-27-2016 06:01 PM.

That’s worrisome.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/3 "2016-09-21T20:54:43Z")

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She last posted on her FB page on Sep 10. I don’t know if that’s ominous or not.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/4 "2016-09-21T22:51:10Z")

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For some reason, I was confusing Anaamika with iampunha, who hasn’t run naked through a thread since 2011.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/5 "2016-09-21T23:45:24Z")

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> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> She last posted on her FB page on Sep 10. I don’t know if that’s ominous or not.

Taking a two week vacation, perhaps? Some industries have several weeks of shutdown each year, maybe she works in one.

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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/6 "2016-09-22T01:33:06Z")

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iampunha is pretty active on FB.

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/7 "2016-09-22T06:32:26Z")

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I messaged her on Facebook.

She’s fine but says she “quit the Dope almost two months ago. I just got frustrated with people. I thought it would be better for my health!”

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/8 "2016-09-22T08:10:39Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> I messaged her on Facebook.
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> She’s fine but says she “quit the Dope almost two months ago. I just got frustrated with people. I thought it would be better for my health!”

☹ Tell her she’s missed.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/9 "2016-09-22T08:21:40Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> She’s fine but says she “quit the Dope almost two months ago. I just got frustrated with people. I thought it would be better for my health!”

She’ll be back.

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/10 "2016-09-22T11:12:26Z")

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I know how she feels. I quit for about two years, but I don’t think anyone noticed.

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/11 "2016-09-22T11:29:08Z")

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I noticed that she’s been more active on Facebook, but since I’m not very active here, didn’t notice her absence. I think quitting the Dope from time to time is probably good for everyone’s health.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/12 "2016-09-22T11:50:16Z")

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See, this is why we need a “like” button, a real name requirement, pictures and videos and apps, a chat feature, a timeline format, and creepily inescapable reminders that you may know Mark Zuckerberg.

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/13 "2016-09-22T16:02:23Z")

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> [@Richard\_Pearse](#):
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> She’ll be back.

I hope she brings pie.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/14 "2016-09-22T16:16:39Z")

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Personally, given a choice between hanging out on FB, or here, IMO she made the wrong choice.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/15 "2016-09-22T17:14:27Z")

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He absence fills a much needed pause in dialogue.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/16 "2016-09-22T20:30:10Z")

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> [@Morgyn](#):
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> iampunha is pretty active on FB.

Yeah, but it doesn’t do us any good. Damn it, I MISS her running through the threads!

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/17 "2016-09-22T22:49:06Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> I messaged her on Facebook.
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> She’s fine but says she “quit the Dope almost two months ago. I just got frustrated with people. I thought it would be better for my health!”

If she finds the people on Facebook less frustrating than the folks here, well, she must have a better friends list than I have!

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/18 "2016-09-22T23:09:21Z")

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> [@Richard\_Pearse](#):
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> She’ll be back.

Time will tell.

She’ll remember that we served her well.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/19 "2016-09-22T23:18:50Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> She’s fine but says she “quit the Dope almost two months ago. _ **I just got frustrated with people.** _ I thought it would be better for my health!”

She’ll be back, once we get rid of all the damn people.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaamika/766530/20 "2016-09-23T00:32:28Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Time will tell.
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> She’ll remember that we served her well.

Did we? The last thread I remember her participating in was another misogynistic rape thread. I know that myself and two other long time, regular women Dopers were also quite upset with it.

There are a lot of good guys on the Dope, but if we don’t start policing our own misogynistic assholes and calling out the rampant condescending patronizing behavior towards women, the rest of us will go where Anaamika and Diosa (as well as a ton of others) have gone.

And maybe that’s fine, that this can be another place on the internet that has few female voices. Those that are our allies will continue to speak for us - or do their best, but we will have been silenced. Personally, I think it would be nice if you continued to hear directly from us.

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