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Oh dear. (Original Post) ronnykmarshall May 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #1
123 recs and not even close to LBN. ucrdem May 2016 #8
Well, I decided to alert that as a violation of the SOP: George II May 2016 #21
I refer to him as 27-year-old, unemployed blogger Ben Norton TwilightZone May 2016 #9
BS is whining again.. there.. fixed the headline. Cha May 2016 #16
Both should have been in GDP in the first place Rose Siding May 2016 #17
Gave it a Rec! radical noodle May 2016 #2
Repost it in GDP. n/t NanceGreggs May 2016 #3
This place has become a joke.... Laurian May 2016 #4
If you don't diss her, you can count WhiteTara May 2016 #5
Worst. Lock. Ever. ucrdem May 2016 #6
The double standard is shocking. wisteria May 2016 #7
!!! Sparkly May 2016 #10
Yeah, put it in GDP. TwilightZone May 2016 #11
FFS. ismnotwasm May 2016 #12
OFFS~ sheshe2 May 2016 #13
In for the fact the post is about a politician which does not have a lot of bearing on your post Thinkingabout May 2016 #14
I just Rec it.. Mahalo, Ronny~ Cha May 2016 #15
Sorry Ronny... BooScout May 2016 #18
How was that off topic? liberal N proud May 2016 #19
Good thing you didn't do a movie review of "Weekend at Bernie's"! George II May 2016 #20

Response to ronnykmarshall (Original post)

George II

(67,782 posts)
21. Well, I decided to alert that as a violation of the SOP:
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:52 AM
May 2016
Is this truly "Latest Breaking News"? I thought any article that refers to the Primary Candidates, particularly in the context of the Primaries, should be in "GD-P"?

TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
9. I refer to him as 27-year-old, unemployed blogger Ben Norton
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
May 2016

That guy makes DU Sanders fans look rational.

I had no idea he was 27 until pretty recently. Not that I cared. It just explained a lot.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
4. This place has become a joke....
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:38 PM
May 2016

If you have a Hillary avatar, you can count on anything you post being swarmed and locked.

TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
11. Yeah, put it in GDP.
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:10 AM
May 2016

They're using a loose interpretation of the rules to lock it in GD.

Apparently, they used "primary discussion" as the reason...except she's not running. Oops.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
14. In for the fact the post is about a politician which does not have a lot of bearing on your post
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:02 AM
May 2016

it probably should not have been locked, speaking in general a relationship you have had with Barbara Boxer, thanks for sharing, another touching story about Barbara, I would not have known this information without this post. I rec'd the other other one.

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
18. Sorry Ronny...
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:23 AM
May 2016


The hosts locked it because it mentioned a Democratic presidential candidate and Skinner has said if it does, then it belongs in GDP.
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