# Thanks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 1, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236 "2011-10-01T08:43:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Peaceful\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@Peaceful\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peaceful_Warrior)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236/1 "2011-10-01T08:43:45Z")

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I was hoping my first post after 12 years of lurking would be something profound, insightful and straight dope worthy but a thanks will have to suffice.

‘Assistant to the Webmaster’ looked into my issue personally, unblocked all my IP addresses, informed me that I was living in a nest of spammers and even encouraged me to register. Great response time.

Thanks for being one of my must have fixes on the net. I live behind the Great Firewall now and this is one of the few ways I can catch up on news and intelligent debate.

Maybe some day I’ll even be an active poster here 🙂

PW

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks/598236/2 "2011-10-01T12:12:15Z")

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Twelve years of lurking _here_? Man you must be peaceful! 🙂 Thanks for uncloaking, though. I hope you consider letting us get to know you.