To Skinner's credit, he replied

[merrily]

Saturday, I posted jury results relating to a hidden post of mine and a temporary warning. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280207239

In that OP, I promised to report back if my post in ATA received a reply. It did, so I am fulfilling my promise.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910615

Please watch out for yourselves.

[Downwinder]

1. Scorched earth.

[merrily]

2. I think it's better to know than to be blindsided.

[tk2kewl]

3. so JPR==Newsmax

[merrily]

5. It was my own post. About how we might unify issue by issue to avoid government gridlock.

[tk2kewl]

6. LOL!

I guess you need to copy and past the text

[Kelvin Mace]

4. I am pretty sure that anything that offends the sensibilities

of HRC supporters after tomorrow will get hidden. Once the coronation is declared then Sanders' supporters will become persona non grata here. I personally will stop posting except on topics such as green energy.

[merrily]

7. The alerts get more and more amazing.

[Duval]

20. They do, and there are so many!

[Else You Are Mad]

29. The sad thing is...

Every jury I have been on the last two weeks was not even close to violating any rules other than the alerter didn't like it that someone pointed out a legitimate Clinton flaw. I am expecting this to be the norm for the next week or so.

[merrily]

32. You expect things to improve in that regard? I think they will get 20 X more ridiculous.

[LiberalElite]

8. while

ostensibly taking a "hands off" stance, he sided with the jury.

[merrily]

10. It is what it is. It's his board.

[fleur-de-lisa]

14. To be fair to Skinner . . .

he always goes with the jury's decision. I can't fault him for that.

[merrily]

27. He has, on occasion given clarification on TOS, but more so

to say what violates them than to say what the TO S were NOT intended to censor.

[Else You Are Mad]

31. I have messaged Skinner one time

And he was pretty specific and helpful when I had a question.

[merrily]

33. Mom always liked you best.

[Else You Are Mad]

34. Haha, well that depends on the day you ask her :) nt

[Maedhros]

9. DU is part of the web presence of the Democratic Party Establishment.

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Just like DailyKos, TalkingPointsMemo and many others. They exist to catapult establishment propaganda, to suppress dissent by progressives and liberals, and to distract us by pointing at Republicans and laughing.

They really have no value for those who sincerely seek a change for the better.

[RobertEarl]

11. Once upon a time

They had value. Then they left us for the easy money.

[beltanefauve]

17. Even Mother Jones

ain't the same anymore.

[truebrit71]

18. I know, and that really surprised me...

It was a real shame...

[Maedhros]

19. The cooptation is nasty, and widespread. [n/t]

[Duval]

21. We didn't renew.

I was very disappointed in the last issue we had. It was a shame to see.

[QC]

39. I've been reading MoJo since the mid 90s, but I unliked them the other day.

Kevin Drum finally got on my last nerve.

Here's a great cartoon about The New and Improved Mother Jones that I found a while back, called "Mother Jones Reads Mother Jones"

[merrily]

42. LOL. Thank you.

[Bjornsdotter]

12. During the 2008 election

.... people were banned at DU for posts on other sites. The playground crowd ran back here with screen shots and links. I fully expect the same thing to happen this time.

[merrily]

13. People who post on a board know, I think, that the world can read their posts

if they are not in a hidden forum. AFAIK, as of now, that site has no hidden forum except for mods and for admins. Either that or I'm not included.

[Jim Lane]

43. Thanks for the warning.

I generally prefer to post under my real name. Because I use my real name on DU, though, I guess I'll have to consider creating a pseudonym for pro-progressive posts elsewhere. Otherwise, I could be at risk of being banned from DU.

[HereSince1628]

15. It's laughable to think DU jurors have any awareness of overall community standards

Its rather like self-officiating in Ultimate Frisbee, but with people who know they can cheat.

It's the perfect system for Clintonian wannabes. The rules are what they want them to be, whenever they need to apply or avoid common standards of decency.

[merrily]

16. I find a lot laughable these days.

I'll be interested to see what new system gets instituted after the primary.

[Hiraeth]

22. I think it is the reason I am still hanging out ... curious about this new system.

anyway, thanks for all you have done for Bernie and the Revolution.

[merrily]

23. Awww, thank you. No thanks due me. I was desperate for change, even before the

corruption was so nakedly displayed. I was acting in the best interests of my country and therefore of me and my family--totally selfish.

But, thanks to all of Bernie's supporters: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280109865 (Sea Changes in U.S. Politics, Thanks to Senator Sanders and His Supporters)

Either change has begun or we're beyond hope, one or the other.

[Hiraeth]

24. would you consider cross posting that thread to either Good Reads or V&M for more exposure ...

thanks

[merrily]

25. You may feel free to do that, if you like.

When I start a thread, I feel some obligation to "parent" it, rather than abandoning it. And I just don't feel like doing that now, even in the Bernie Group. As far as starting a thread that is available to "the swarm," I can't remember the last time I was willing to do that.

[Hiraeth]

26. Thanks. Maybe I will.

Leaving shortly to run some errands ... possibly later this evening when I return to my laptop.

[valerief]

28. DU is getting more like M$NBCComcast every day. nt

[TimPlo]

35. When I first started reading DU.

I saw a post get hidden and all it was was a quote of Monty Python. The one where a French guy says "Go away or I shall taunt you a second time" And it got a Hide. I assume because the poster had a Sanders pic next to his name, as it really had nothing to do with Clinton or Sanders as far as I could tell.

[merrily]

36. The alerter's complaint was probably "rude blah blah" and they got a sympathetic jury somehow.

[coyote]

37. I believe the jury selection algorithm has been changed.

----
Function Select Jury

If favorite group "Hillary Clinton"
then select for jury.

If favorite group "Bernie Sanders"
then reject for jury.

---

[merrily]

38. I've juried a lot.

However, we've had a massive influx of new and previously dormant posters of late who support Hillary quite aggressively, not to mention the beneficiaries of amnesty. At the same time, Skinner has taken a number of Bernie supporters out of the jury pool. Then, someone likes me gets a hide for linking to her own post and her chances of serving instantly drop from 100% to 80%. Badda boom badda bing. It adds up.

[ladyVet]

40. I'm only sticking around to see if anything gets walked back should Bernie be the nominee.

I firmly believe he will, but I can't imagine how this place is going to keep from bursting into flames. Will failure to support the nominee no longer be a requirement then?

Watch our next exciting episode of "As the Underground Berns" to find out, same time, same station.

[merrily]

41. Interesting thought.