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Nimyth

(34 posts)
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:32 PM Oct 2013

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by EarlG (a host of the General Discussion forum).

Well that is a bit extreme. Something is up with the site I posted. I know what I saw and so do several of the others that contacted me. The site has been updated and the links and info are not the same as they were last night and this am. At the time though the links were taking people to bogus sites to 'sign up' that were full of B.S. I had to leave I logged in to update the post with the info I had found, and find this in my inbox. I feel the decisions and comments are a bit over the top. So I think for me someone whom believes that we each have the right to review information and draw our own conclusion, (all the links were there everyone had the opportunity to review the site for themselves and draw their own conclusions) I find the way this was handled and the comments made about me and my 'presumed' intention discouraging to say the least. Moving on, to other sites hope you all do well here - have a lot of good issues and info available but for me to have my motives and intention called into question in such a manner as was done have made me decide my time would be best spent elsewhere.

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This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (Original Post) Nimyth Oct 2013 OP
Well that certainly cleared THAT up. johnp3907 Oct 2013 #1
remember the "everyone was confused until I exlained it" DU2 thread grantcart Oct 2013 #5
. ProSense Oct 2013 #7
Well thank you! ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2
Um Happyhippychick Oct 2013 #3
But, but, but...you've been here for like, a whole WEEK!! flvegan Oct 2013 #4
will you be writing a review too? grantcart Oct 2013 #6
Looks like members encouraged you to self-delete leftstreet Oct 2013 #8
self delete - oh hell no - when they threaten to go off site we start opening beers and get creative grantcart Oct 2013 #10
I will try to explain one more time Tx4obama Oct 2013 #9
. jberryhill Oct 2013 #11
Teresa Brewer said it best. Downwinder Oct 2013 #12
This reminds me of my sister janlyn Oct 2013 #13
How about a link pintobean Oct 2013 #14
The OP was full of claims with no information, other than the link, to back them up. pacalo Oct 2013 #15
You could've told me all this before my operation! Connie_Corleone Oct 2013 #16

johnp3907

(4,257 posts)
1. Well that certainly cleared THAT up.
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:43 PM
Oct 2013

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
5. remember the "everyone was confused until I exlained it" DU2 thread
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:54 PM
Oct 2013

Had about 500 replies.

This is even less clearer.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
7. .
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:58 PM
Oct 2013



ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
2. Well thank you!
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:46 PM
Oct 2013

DU's been doing well for well over a decade...pretty sure that won't change!

Also, the over-the-top thing? That's automated and we don't get many options (iow, there's not an "oh dear, I think this poster made a mistake" option). Thick skins are helpful with automated systems.

Happyhippychick

(8,422 posts)
3. Um
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:50 PM
Oct 2013

What?

flvegan

(65,993 posts)
4. But, but, but...you've been here for like, a whole WEEK!!
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:51 PM
Oct 2013

Seriously, stick around. If your intent is pure, you'll fit in when you figure out how the place works. Cheers!

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
6. will you be writing a review too?
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:55 PM
Oct 2013

leftstreet

(39,548 posts)
8. Looks like members encouraged you to self-delete
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 08:58 PM
Oct 2013


Apparently your interpretation of the link was in question

Best to self-delete until you've had a chance to verify

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
10. self delete - oh hell no - when they threaten to go off site we start opening beers and get creative
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:02 PM
Oct 2013

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
9. I will try to explain one more time
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:00 PM
Oct 2013

The excerpt you posted as an example is here: http://www.obamacare.com/articles/health-care-obamacare-facts-and-latest-news-about-implementing-affordable-care-act

Note: What is on that page (on the link above) is 'only' a very short snippet of the article.

To see the FULL article you have to click on the headline there...

Then this page with the full article will come up - Here: http://www.obamacare.com/articles/2013/03/28/will-your-health-insurance-cost-too-much

That website is NOT trying to pull a fast one on you and they have not updated that article.

When you read the full article you can see that the article was posted in order to debunk the SOA study.

I hope that helps

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
11. .
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:03 PM
Oct 2013

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
12. Teresa Brewer said it best.
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:14 PM
Oct 2013

janlyn

(735 posts)
13. This reminds me of my sister
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:14 PM
Oct 2013

who has the emotional mentality of a 10 yr.old.
" I will just delete my facebook page and you will never hear from me again" " I'm going to change my name and move away and you will never hear from me again"

It's blatant attention getting behavior! And my response to my sister when she pulls this crap is " Don't let the figurative door hit you on the ass on the way out"

WOW!! It just occured to me that is a lot like Republicans behavior!!

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
14. How about a link
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:16 PM
Oct 2013

so we know wtf you are talking about.

pacalo

(24,850 posts)
15. The OP was full of claims with no information, other than the link, to back them up.
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:16 PM
Oct 2013

Not many have time to scour through an entire website to figure out what you should have excerpted to include in your OP when you posted it. As it turned out, more research was needed before posting it; the site is actually legitimate.

Repeated requests in the thread to provide further information or to self-delete your OP went unanswered. When beginning a new thread, it's wise to stick around for awhile in case there are any issues like this one did. There was a time lapse of about an hour for corrections to be made before it was sent to a jury. I'm sorry that you didn't stick around before it was hidden.

Connie_Corleone

(9,330 posts)
16. You could've told me all this before my operation!
Sat Oct 5, 2013, 09:40 PM
Oct 2013
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