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[merrily]

1. Respectfully, your OP is not about the primaries.

[denbot]

3. Um, isn't this is all about the primaries, until we consolidate around a presidential candidate?

Am I missing something?

[merrily]

4. Your being blocked from a group is about Presidential primaries?

I can't begin to address that.

[denbot]

10. Yeah sure,

Truthfully, a club I belong to (Pacific Gravity), had a meeting tonight, and I'm feeling a bit thick, if ya know what I mean..

[alcibiades_mystery]

49. ROFL

They're an amazing bunch.

[Betty Karlson]

2. Oh yes: GDP has been branded a "Hillary hate fest" by them.

They cannot stand the constant scrutiny. They really thought that all criticism of Clinton was a right-wing fabrication. Now they are discovering that Clinton has actual imperfections, and that there is legitimate criticism from the party members to her left (which is a big chunk of voters, to say the least). What is more, they are seeing that Clinton represents something most of us consider untenable (the status quo) - and they don't know how to parry that issue.

Camp Weathervane doen't know which way to blow in a Sanderstorm. So all that is left to them is to accuse Sanders of fanning the storm Clinton is reaping. It's not like thirty years ago, the entire Third Way / DLC was enthousiastically sowing that wind...

[onehandle]

5. I've been here since day one and was banned from the Bernie group a few weeks ago.

I accidentally responded to a thread there, with a fairly innocuous post. Was banned in about a minute.

I've never mentioned it until now and I certainly never whined about it in a name calling OP.

[denbot]

8. You're a better man then I am, Gunda Din..

Din! Din! Din!
You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you,
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

[merrily]

12. Same thing happened to me. I've mentioned it, but never to whine. The host had a right to block me .

accident or not. I want the hosts of the Bernie Group to keep that group a safe place.

The Bernie Group hosts used to warn people, but then the warnings created problems. So they decided to forego the warning.

[chillfactor]

6. oh quit whinning....

I was banned by the Sanders group for asking a very innocent question....

[merrily]

13. oh quit whinning....

[Contrary1]

14. And, if the situation had been reversed, you would have been banned from the HC group...

Go figure.

"And who the hell are you to ask that Hillary supporters be banned from this thread? DU is an open forum...everyone has the right to respond! You should be ashamed of yourself!"

[Fumesucker]

7. You ban me , I'll ban you...

[Contrary1]

9. Not a life changing moment...

Support the candidate of your choice. When it comes down to it, this doesn't even register on the matter meter.

I've been kicked out of better places than this! Carry on...

[denbot]

11. I like the cut of your jib..

But until you've been tossed from a Cartagena Brazil waterfront bar, I'm still one up on you..

[Contrary1]

15. I might just put that one on my bucket list.

[denbot]

16. IMHO, not a good idea, I'm a few years shy of 60..

It almost killed me as a man/child sailor...

[Contrary1]

17. Well; then, I've got a few years on you...

But, to be honest, my "bucket list" doesn't involve anything more exciting than seeing the Grand Canyon.

I hope I live long enough to see some real positive changes. Not just for us here, but for all.

[denbot]

23. Shit, it was Salvador Brazil, not Cartagena..

Many beers, this evening.. Sar-sar.

[flor-de-jasmim]

18. Cartagena, Colombia, no?

[denbot]

21. Oh fuck me, I was thinking Salvador Brazil.

There is some kind of naval academy there, got into a rather intense disagreement with the local cadets, my command was not pleased with me and a few of my shipmates.

Geeze, I'm getting old..

[flor-de-jasmim]

19. I got banned from the HRC group for suggesting

That a debate in Flint would be a terrible idea because of the added strain on water resources. I didn-t realize it was an HRC group until later, BTW. Still, I do not see how that would be considered ban-worthy.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

26. It was probably your avatar.

They probably assume that people with Bernie avatars are coming in with nefarious purposes.

[lunamagica]

20. You went into that forum to insult (profanity and all) a member. What did you expect?

[denbot]

22. I did not go there to insult, but yes I did use a swear word.

I still feel that the op was acting like they were victimized by a differing opinion, and yes, I chided them for it.

[lunamagica]

24. You may no have gone there to insult, but you did. You admit you used a swear word replying

to a board member. That is an insult.

[denbot]

25. Oh for fucking gods sake, does this insult you?!?!?

Do you think cussing is a direct, or personal attack? Seriously?

[lunamagica]

27. That is not necessary. You know you went into a proteced group. Those groups exist as safe havens

from replies such as yours. You know that.

Those kinds of replies will get yo banned. You know that.

So why the shocked reaction? Why whine?

[denbot]

30. No, I followed a link to a post on DU's home page.

At that moment I did not know, nor care where the link originated, I just responded to it. If you want a safe haven for your opinions, I would suggest F.R.

[lunamagica]

33. No, those safe havens are allowed and a part of DU. Sanders supporters also have one

And do you really believe that a Hillary supporter could go to the Sander group, post what you posted, and not get banned?

Honestly?

[mythology]

44. In a post whining about being blocked from a group

and calling Clinton supporters a name, I'm not sure you have any room to talk about somebody else being "victimized by a differing opinion."

Groups are designed to be protected. That applies just as much to the Sanders group as it does the Clinton group as it does the Feminist group. They are spaces for those groups to speak among themselves.

[Skinner]

28. Do we really need a new thread every time someone is blocked from a candidate group?

Newsflash: People get blocked from both the Hillary group and the Bernie group. That's what's supposed to happen. They are protected spaces where people can support their candidates without having to get harassed by the supporters of other candidates.

[denbot]

32. Well again, to me it was a bit of a shock.

And again, I have been here since the beginning. Hell, I was a bomb tosser in the Greens/Nadar memes, and did not get the granite cookie, or a hide.

[denbot]

35. OK maybe you were not the one to mention my posting history to..

I'll be quite, and polite for at least another year..

[BooScout]

38. Skinner, With all due respect...

Since you're here and you see this thread. Why don't you lock it for Disruptive Meta? It would save a lot of arguing in the Host Forum I am sure. Just a thought.

[denbot]

42. Wait a minute, I'm a host. who is arguing?

Is pinboy3-niner at it again?

[BooScout]

47. You are not a host of the main forums...

They are charged with locking threads for Disruptive Meta:

DISRUPTIVE META-DISCUSSION
Positive threads about Democratic Underground or its members are are permitted.

Threads complaining about Democratic Underground or its members; threads complaining about jury decisions, locked threads, suspensions, bannings, or the like; and threads intended to disrupt or negatively influence the normal workings of Democratic Underground and its community moderating system are not permitted.

[denbot]

55. I just told Skinner I'm playing nice..

But, do I assume your a Main Forums Host?

[BooScout]

56. Not currently....but I have been...

You really should self delete your OP in this thread. It does not help the divisiveness here at DU.

[denbot]

66. Oh for fish (no swear words) sake's, divisiveness would mean trying to get DU'er's to vote (R)

Honestly, over time, I have seen this community get a little thin skinned. We are for the most part, the working, in the pits, behind the 8-ball, can't kill me if you tried, backbone of not just our own family's, but by extension, our country's middle class.

No one here (with the exception of CaliforniaPeggy) could possibly hurt my feelings, or make me feel apart from.. I'm tougher then that! I do not doubt for a minute you, and almost all of us are, as well.

I am confident, that after all this run-up to 2016, every one that believes in the principles and actions of Franklin D. Roosevelt, would argue with the messy, caterwauling process's end result, the selection of our party's Nominee.

While not pretty, this has almost always been the Democratic Presidential Nomination process.

[Inkfreak]

43. You won't feel this way once I successfully get you booted from the Sports forum.

I heard you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials...

[denbot]

54. OK, your on to me..

BTW, I have a hammer, and as soon as my wife is finished watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery Series I will be done with all sports on TV.. Um, unless she say's we can't afford a 4k replacement..

[alcibiades_mystery]

52. Ha!

I mean...

[saltpoint]

29. They're pretty quick on

the trigger over there at the Hillary group. Quite a touchy bunch.

Studies are being undertaken now to determine if the rate of Hillary's decline in support nationally is statistically correspondent with the rate and number of Sanders supporters banned from DU's Hillary group. I kid, of course. But it would be a fun study.

And if studies aren't any fun, dammit, what good are they?

[FarPoint]

31. I know your upset

You probably need to look at your tone and attitude regarding fellow DU'ers. Calling some here Hillarynista's for example... Poor taste.

[betsuni]

34. "Me think's the Hillarynista's are running scared."

I've been here for 150 years, and I just now for the first time, I have been thinkifying in all this hidden time of banned 5, maybe 7: Watch out for the draco who cometh in futurum to gnaw your anima! Rivers are crying and fucking! ME THINK'S. Amen.

[denbot]

36. Clive, this that you?

[TreasonousBastard]

37. Just for fun, I checked and...

The Hillary group has 476 banned members while Bernie "only" has 248. Why this is, I have no idea.

Myself, I blocked both, and GD-P, but every so often I get on juries so I still get a taste of all the fun in these groups. Or, if I'm in too good a mood, I pop in sometimes for a hit of paranoia or just plain nastiness.

[Skinner]

39. I think the most obvious explanation for the difference in numbers...

...is that there are a lot more Sanders supporters on DU than there are Hillary supporters. Ergo, a larger pool of people to get blocked out.

[TreasonousBastard]

40. Reasonable explanation, but...

the Barack Obama group has 143 people banned-- gotta wonder about that.

Some groups just love to use the ban hammer. One word can do it. Or one post misunderstood or read the wrong way.

[NCTraveler]

46. Can you show me what post of mine in the Sanders Group got me banned? Nt

[NCTraveler]

48. I'll give you a little assistance.

This is my only post in the Sanders group. I was banned right after making it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069099

[William769]

70. Heres another explanation.

The Hillary Group has been here since the inception of DU3. The Sanders Group What 8 months? Now take those figures and you just turned the tables on the Sanders Group.

Have a nice day.

[workinclasszero]

41. Well Im so glad the bernie sanders forum never bans anyone..

Cry about something else OP

[Live and Learn]

50. Let's look at the stats shall we:

Banned members:
476 Hillary Group vs 248 Bernie Group - look at that double - but wait:

Now, take into consideration that Hillary Supporters on DU are about 20%? and Bernie supporters are at least 80%.

Once you finish laughing, do the math and cry.

[72DejaVu]

58. Couldn't be

that Bernie supporters are more prone to try to disrupt an opponent's space than Hillary's are, could it?

No, of course not. Every Bernie supporter is an absolute angel, as pure as the white of their messiah's hair.

[Live and Learn]

60. Did you flunk math? nt

[72DejaVu]

63. I think my math works

More disruptors= more banned.

Nope, it looks like that works out.


Maybe it doesn't work out for you because your using that same calculator Bernie used in coming up with his health care plan.

[Live and Learn]

64. ROFL Okay, you can include all the banned. Still 80% Bernie and 20% Hillary. Ouch. nt

[treestar]

65. The Hillary Group has been in existence much longer

[Live and Learn]

67. The banned user list hasn't. nt

[NCTraveler]

45. Been here for a while myself.

Blocked from the Sanders group after one pro Sanders op. I don't agree with you that they are in fear for doing it. I don't even get how you come to that thought.

[Live and Learn]

53. Sure you were.

[denbot]

57. How do you get banned from a Sanders group, for a pro-Sanders post..

I'm kinda drunk, so s'plain it to me slowly..

[NCTraveler]

59. You tell me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069099

My only post in the group. Congrats on the buzz.

[denbot]

69. Wow, I don't understand how that banned you..

My butt is less sore now. Seriously NCTraveler.

[NCTraveler]

71. Hi back to you.

I was blocked for posts outside of the group and in all honesty I get it. That was just the one post in the group that gave them the opportunity. It's a protected group and my username alone would have a couple of people in that group wondering what angle I was taking. I get that.

Some of my favorite posters are Sanders supporters. GD P is where the battle is. Lol. But I would have posted a handful of stories I have read, in the Sanders group, if I weren't banned. Stories that haven't been posted here that they would really enjoy reading. I respect groups here.

[Cobalt Violet]

51. Congrats! Me too! Same group.

well it's only been 12 years or so for me.

[Live and Learn]

61. LOL Soon to be a Badge of Honor. nt

[smiley]

62. happened to me this week also and...

I wear that banning with pride.

[demmiblue]

68. Meta n/t