Umm, are we not allowed to post threads about our pets in the Lounge?

[demmiblue]

[samnsara]

1. ive given up posting anything.....

[demmiblue]

2. It is so strange.

[Irish_Dem]

6. What the heck is happening?

Everybody wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?

Second thread I have seen on censorship issues about mundane things.

[soothsayer]

3. Oh no. Sounds like some kind of mistake

Can that be?

[Ocelot II]

4. I thought that's the place where we were supposed to post about pets,

as well as the Pets forum. People get snarky if you post about pets in GD, but not the Lounge.

[UTUSN]

5. Thank you so much. It has to be a glitch, or else 90% of Lounge is due to be in lockdown!1

[demmiblue]

8. No shite!

[UTUSN]

47. Thanks for the kind understanding. I'm trying to let it go, which is why I Self-deleted after

it was reopened. I'll just say that it completely blindsided me, and, not being dramatic, was hurtful. And, yes, "hurtful' in Lounge seems dramatic, but with everything we've gone through, most any little thing sets off a paranoic reaction, like some kind of incomprehensible singling-out.

[catbyte]

7. Sounds like a mistake. I'm a forum host--what happened?

[UTUSN]

10. This: The only Locked thread on p. 1 of Lounge at the moment.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181482995

[Trueblue1968]

12. THAT IS AWFUL. That post is perfectly acceptable

if we can't talk about animals etc in THE LOUNGE, I won't ever post or read that forum AGAIN. Very censorish action on the part of that "host" in my opinion.

[Donkees]

37. Hope to hear the end of your story, even if it was just the wind setting him off ...

... or clanging bells. It's been extremely windy here.

[sheshe2]

38. Unbelievable.

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Perfectly fine for the Lounge.

[George II]

45. ....

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[Lochloosa]

25. Yea. Something wrong about that. That's what the lounge is for.

[Tikki]

9. I know you are not supposed to post the word "folks" anywhere here.

Too folksy I guess.

Tikki..who has a cutie dog named Tracy.

[ZenDem]

11. What?

That's nuts.

I have to click on a million things every single day at work. I'd really prefer to get pics and cute stories of Lounger Pets in the freaking Lounge so I don't have to remember to click more stuff.

I always figured "Pets" was more about info about pets.

Hell, a large number of Loungers could be classified as pets.

[Kali]

13. click on the alert for the locked post and complain

like I just did

[sheshe2]

15. You can also still Rec the OP.

I just did!

[Kali]

16. oh yeah!

done!

also there are only 5 hosts and 25 open spots, I suppose we could storm the host forum and overturn the election!

[ZenDem]

17. BWAHAHAHA!!!

How I miss the days of Lounge Rebellion!!!

Leave it to you, Kali, to pop in just in time to start a DU insurrection.

[Kali]

19. MLOA

make Lounge obnoxious again!

[Ptah]

21. Cornflake chicken will rise again!

[Kali]

22. we'll serve it in the host forum!

along with olive garden take out!

[ZenDem]

23. I'll bring...

...the breastfeeding pitbulls!

(Sidenote...predictive text wanted me to bring the pigeons...wtf? Who let pigeons in the Lounge, again?)

(Sidenote 2...should we all hop on Twitter and harass Skinner with #cornflakechicken? AHAHAHA)

[Kali]

26. oh that is a great idea!

I finally made an account there to comment on some local law enforcement issue last year, but I don't really know how it works. FB was sucking too much time so I haven't been on there much at all the past year. (DU is bad enough! )

[ZenDem]

27. I'm not sure how it works, either

I have like 5 followers and I don't know any of them...except Skinner.

[Kali]

29. LOL!

[sheshe2]

18. You funny! :)

[div class="excerpt"also there are only 5 hosts and 25 open spots, I suppose we could storm the host forum and overturn the election!

I really did LOL~

[femmedem]

31. I did too!

I never go into the Pets forum even though I do enjoy pet-related posts. I read them when I see them in the Lounge but I never think, "I should click on the Pets forum in case there are interesting posts there."

I see the Lounge as almost anything that is light, entertaining, community-oriented, personal, or not political/not looking for expert, specialized advice.

[demmiblue]

33. Done.

[markie]

14. what??? I can't post pics of my new puppy???

[demmiblue]

20. Aww... look at that sweetie!

We will revolt if you can't!

[ZenDem]

24. That look...

...not sure what that is but it's hilarious and adorable!!!

[Budi]

36. Awww! I needed that pic today. It's a reminder of the sweeter things in life

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Who doesn't love dogs !!
I'd welcome more pics of him anyday.

But now what? Where do you post it, LBN maybe? 😥

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Awwww! What an adorable pup!

[imaginary girl]

28. Perhaps he's hearing coyotes or foxes?

It's the time of year they're more active, and dogs can hear so much better than people.

[Mike 03]

30. That's my wild guess too, not knowing anything about that particular situation but having

a dog and living in coyote country.

1. Watching the videos gave him the idea that it's okay to express himself that way.

2. He is hearing distant coyotes that are difficult for humans to pick up. Once a pack of coyotes gets going (usually after a kill, unfortunately) it is a sound to behold.

That is the #1 reason my dog howls or barks between sunset and sunrise.

#2 is nocturnal visitors in the yard, specifically our friendly neighborhood pack of javelinas.

Maybe distant sirens? Humans usually pick them up, but it's possible they could remain on the outskirts of audibility, far enough away that they are difficult to hear. The fact that it is happening at night makes me suspect, like you, that it's animal activity.

[Harker]

32. That'll reduce the lounge to late night ramblings

and bad jokes.

[petronius]

34. Finally, a genuine example of 'cancel culture'!

[Budi]

35. WHAT Did the Lounge get Hacked??

What happened!

Ask EarlG if there's a glitch again.
Or maybe there's a hacker loose in The Lounge.
This ain't right..something's wrong here.

What's a lounge for if you can't pass around pics of your pets?

Sorry! Adorable pup anyway!

[Budi]

48. ?? Then it gets what, "personal"??

Wowee, huh!

[EarlG]

39. You are allowed to post threads about your pets in the Lounge

Sorry for the confusion earlier.

[demmiblue]

42. Thank you!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

40. When was this new policy adopted?

[Ocelot II]

43. It wasn't. There was a mistake.