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In reply to the discussion: I liken using Facebook to being a scab or crossing a picket line.there is a BOYCOTT. [View all]hlthe2b
(114,161 posts)86. You don't know that any of those jurors found it disrupive. No jury voted to hide
This, as you previously admitted was a unique situation. Most of us believe disruption implies MALIGN disruption, not that which could be widely construed as helpful. My prior time on MIRT showed these kinds of things happening on occasion. The best resolutions came when MIRT did not act unilaterally, but instead forward it to admins for them to weigh in--which then made it more clear for the future. Likewise, it afforded admins the opportunity to see if they want to address the issue more widely with a change to the wording for juror instructions, to the TOS, a system-wide announcement or simply for MIRT.
That poster may well have been the most sincere, if not naive' of newbies. Intolerance of obviously malign and intentionally disruptive behavior is to me what MIRT was designed for and those kinds of posters are fortunately pretty obvious. But, with those who come with what appears to be BENIGN intent from the valid content they posted that was in no way misleading, harmful, nor in opposition to our joint aims, to determine they are disruptive for overly posting is a very different issue.
There is a Latin phrase: "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius" that loosely translates to "Kill them all and let God sort it out."
When we lump those who post malign content with those who overly post that which is clearly not, I fear this is the DU equivalence.
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I liken using Facebook to being a scab or crossing a picket line.there is a BOYCOTT. [View all]
Dream Girl
Sep 2020
OP
To me... using fb is no different than watching or supporting fux snooz. MZ is a selfish traitor
Thekaspervote
Sep 2020
#3
why? What is wrong with disseminating a legit voting info site--no matter how often?
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#10
So?. Why the hell ar DU/aDUers upset about posting VALID noncommercial site information on voting?
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#33
You do know that the site is a creation of Colbert's? He announced it the other night in his
niyad
Sep 2020
#58
Yes, I posted it along with his monologue which I've been doing since 2017
Rhiannon12866
Sep 2020
#60
the rule is for commercial spamming. Not a public service legit voting information site
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#18
The rule was for commercial spamming NOT for legitimate information for voting in this all crucial
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#35
YOU should convey your opinion to EarlG. We have never applied this rule to informative, valid
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#38
Which, given you just did the same suggests a bit of problem with your interpretation.
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#46
GOTV efforts are disruptive? Perhaps those complaining could take the 3 seconds required to ignore
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#68
As he should. THIS is not within the current guidelines for "spam." It should be HIS determination.
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#70
This poster stopped at 32 posts when he was called on it. I saw no further posts since
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#76
Then THREE juries refused to condemn him. Perhaps that SHOULD have told MIRT something
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#78
unfortunately the juries couldn't see the 30 repeat posts of the one they were looking at
Kali
Sep 2020
#81
These weren't 30 threads. They were reply posts within threads. YOU believe it was disruptive.
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#82
You don't know that any of those jurors found it disrupive. No jury voted to hide
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#86
Excuse me. I did not in any way at all challenge the jury's motives. Quite the opposite as I agree.
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#109
No We were discussing something totally different. Not issues with alerts nor juries, nor decisions
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#111
I suppose it is easy for me (never registered, never used, but fully aware of FB & what it "offers)
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#9
I've been puzzled by people who complain about what they see on Facebook. For sure, ....
LAS14
Sep 2020
#12
Agree. I not only get Joe Biden's posts, but EFF, ACLU, SPLC, Occupy Democrats, Liz Warren,
ancianita
Sep 2020
#47
Yeah, sure I'll help save the world so long so it doesn't delay my mocha caramel frappucino
pecosbob
Sep 2020
#22
There was a time when one couldn't get away with calling Biden, Hillary, Obama, et al. a scab
Kaleva
Sep 2020
#39
Your boycott call will be totally ineffective. Facebook has 2.7 billion users word wide.
totodeinhere
Sep 2020
#48
I was not surprised by the knee jerk defenses. Kind of like Trump supporters with a million
Dream Girl
Sep 2020
#84
Same here. I know avoiding Falsebook is morally right, even if millions of others use it.
lagomorph777
Sep 2020
#79
Supporting Putin's Platforms (Falsebook, Twit, and RT) is supporting Putin, Trump, and the RePutins
lagomorph777
Sep 2020
#119