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Violet_Crumble

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503. Psst. Bragging about yr perceived DU cred isn't an issue affecting millions of human beings...

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 02:37 AM

Nov 2013

In fact, all yr post contains is having a go at DUers you don't like. Guess what? I don't care who you like and don't like. As much as the whole DU high-school cliché thing appeals, and I'd so love to hang out with the kewl kids, I have this terrible habit of truth-bombing that makes me unpopular, no matter how much I could brag about my LW cred. And having spent most of my DU day popping into the I/P forum with smartarse asides about something someone else said in the thread, I can tell you for a fact that the whole scoring cred points doesn't work for you anymore than it does for the one I saw ranting about how evil the UN and Cuba is.

And I'll have you know anyone who compliments my sig line like zappaman did is a fine person regardless of yr dislike of them. Hmmmpf!

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pintobean Nov 2013 OP

His better posts were passionate, his worse were intemperate Warpy Nov 2013 #1

I'm sorry to hear that. :( TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #2

Me too ... sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #119

That's just crap. pintobean Nov 2013 #123

No, it's not crap. I'm just saying what a whole of other progressive dems believe some of whom sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #138

it is crap though hfojvt Nov 2013 #197

His transparency page is showing. He got flagged for review because he had multiple hides winter is coming Nov 2013 #208

4 hides in the last 90 days. bvar22 Nov 2013 #463

That is why I have stayed away from DU PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #509

You guys are better at this nomenclature than I am... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #309

Sock puppets are additional accounts by a single member pintobean Nov 2013 #310

Thanks, pinto bean... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #430

PPR=posting privileges revoked Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #386

Reminds me of EFerrari Lasher Nov 2013 #355

i liked her too. and no, she did not like me back. lol. but that was ok. seabeyond Nov 2013 #361

I can't link to it since META has vanished. Lasher Nov 2013 #396

dang, I did not know that hfojvt Nov 2013 #367

On the subject, surely you noticed the passing of DKF, not yet a month ago. Lasher Nov 2013 #399

RetroLounge is the one who started a bookstore, I think. Adsos Letter Nov 2013 #429

Case in point, I can think of one... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #223

I can think of dozens. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #287

many/most of my favorite people who are gone hfojvt Nov 2013 #350

Lyric and Rhythm, KitchenWitch, Midlo KamaAina Nov 2013 #380

Yes, after the mass name amnesty Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #382

I had that list bookmarked on DU2 hfojvt Nov 2013 #384

I liked OLL/Tangerine Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #394

I really liked her. Puglover Nov 2013 #395

She liked me, too. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #402

I read her book and loved it. Puglover Nov 2013 #406

I adored Annette. May she RIP PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #397

Yeah, I liked her too. I knew she was OLL after about a week of reading her posts... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #424

I have to be a name nazi. Puglover Nov 2013 #414

To answer a question "how do THEY know?" PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #447

Agree. I find it hard to take DU seriously either anymore Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #243

But you have to admit... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #393

Oh very true! Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #413

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Nov 2013 #175

just another day on DU, lol. nt BootinUp Nov 2013 #225

Agreed. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #254

oh come on CreekDog Nov 2013 #130

Every forum needs the voice of contrarianism, don'tcha know... nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #195

Cliques and censorship... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #159

Me too, TeeYiYi. It is unsettling. Progressives appear to be unwelcome in the Dem Party. I could sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #173

Taverner's PPR... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #220

MIRT would have had no say in this one Marrah_G Nov 2013 #251

You don't believe... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #262

No Marrah_G Nov 2013 #264

We'll have to agree to disagree on that point... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #277

Anyone can send Skinner or Earl a note. Marrah_G Nov 2013 #278

You seriously need to spend time on MIRT Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #321

Agreed; mine is pure speculation... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #409

I served 2 terms on MIRT Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #440

On currently and would agree with you. Agschmid Nov 2013 #441

I am on MIRT and had no idea he was suspended. We had no recent discussions of him this term. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #281

Thanks, hrmjustin... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #289

Your welcome. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #290

Then Taverner must be psychic because that sock was created a week before he was flagged for review. winter is coming Nov 2013 #257

Perhaps he created the sock... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #273

"still believe that admin considers the opinions and conversations held within the private forums winter is coming Nov 2013 #274

There was definitely more than one sock... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #267

After further consideration... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #291

You are questioning motives, methods, and truthfulness of admins Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #276

What I'm questioning... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #284

I feel the same way Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #366

Sock puppets and insulting e-mails/PMs are a damn good reason to PPR intaglio Nov 2013 #335

Many are looking for higher ground. L0oniX Nov 2013 #347

Well said. And the swarming and disruption from corporate mouthpieces is not just evident at DU. woo me with science Nov 2013 #182

You are witnessing the radicalizing of America's middle. Tired of idealogues Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #286

That's a really disturbing perversion of the words "middle" and "pragmatic." woo me with science Nov 2013 #304

I agree. bvar22 Nov 2013 #461

progressives who use sockpuppets to disrupt probably aren't PROGRESSIVES. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #332

Chronic defenders of predatory corporate policy are most certainly not progressives. nt woo me with science Nov 2013 #341

Way to change the subject Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #353

Au contraire. woo me with science Nov 2013 #360

The point is really that tenure here or bona fides as Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #364

That's pretty funny considering that woo me with science Nov 2013 #370

That can't be the reason: 'to act like a 3 year old'. sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #373

That's what I was going to say. n/t cui bono Nov 2013 #536

+1000. You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #381

I'm sorry to see him go... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #3

That's unfortunate. Disruptive behavior aside, he actually stood for something. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #4

+1 His posts generally were passionate and substantive. woo me with science Nov 2013 #189

drive-by nastiness warrant46 Nov 2013 #345

Whenever liberals oppose predatory corporate policies. nt woo me with science Nov 2013 #371

Seen that too warrant46 Nov 2013 #378

This is an excellent reply. defacto7 Nov 2013 #401

Exactly. cui bono Nov 2013 #535

Grief sucks proud patriot Nov 2013 #5

Ok, while we're gravedancing, so has RZM, finally Electric Monk Nov 2013 #6

Now this is something to celebrate! tenderfoot Nov 2013 #7

I knew you'd like that pintobean Nov 2013 #9

Were they the same person, I wonder? nt MADem Nov 2013 #31

Inevitable, but overdue. Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #46

White people have lost a loyal advocate CreekDog Nov 2013 #111

+1000 bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #117

Puleeez... Not this white person. I think you meant to say: JimDandy Nov 2013 #174

He repeatedly asked to be PPR'd BainsBane Nov 2013 #156

Good riddance but I have the strange feeling that he's still around. NealK Nov 2013 #213

Based on EarlG's explanation, looks like he deserved it. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #8

I will miss him. I thought his point of view often just cut to the chase Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #10

I am sorry to see that poster go. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #11

Once you start creating sock puppets accounts and personally insulting Admin... TeamPooka Nov 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #13

If this is possible, it should be corrected. Scuba Nov 2013 #15

It happened to me, too Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #20

You can always email them rather them DU PMing them so yes, you can resolve the situation. Notice uppityperson Nov 2013 #30

Not defending the nastiness Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #35

What backdoor way? Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #50

They discussed it on pintobean Nov 2013 #52

So darkangel, Pab Sungenis, and Taverner were all flagged for review. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #54

+ uppityperson Nov 2013 #59

That sums it up. /nt pintobean Nov 2013 #65

There was another one also. William769 Nov 2013 #68

I'm sure it's annoying to be flagged for review. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #75

I know the feeling! William769 Nov 2013 #80

you want I should kick your ass and force you to take a vacation, Gormy Cuss? Skittles Nov 2013 #214

Word! Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #221

Wasn't trumad also flagged for review recently? Kaleva Nov 2013 #93

Yep. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #100

The sacrifices that he makes for DU pintobean Nov 2013 #102

I believe trumad was also flagged and reinstated... SidDithers Nov 2013 #103

! L0oniX Nov 2013 #352

Stealing that!! nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #368

But if I, for one, hadn't spoken up Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #105

Many of us have alert stalkers. pintobean Nov 2013 #114

A bloc of six or ten users at 3 AM Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #121

Try starting a thread about it pintobean Nov 2013 #124

Lol Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #297

ROFL. The nonsense people come up with! alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #458

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya jberryhill Nov 2013 #502

One can serve on a jury only once every 12 hours or more. Kaleva Nov 2013 #127

I had a poster tell me they served on three juries Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #129

I was told this in Meta (about the 12 hour interlude) Kaleva Nov 2013 #135

No, that poster said it was the "second or third" jury "in the last day or so". winter is coming Nov 2013 #166

The 12:21 and 6:57am ones. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #170

Call out hides are the result of malicious alerting? uppityperson Nov 2013 #201

And yet posts accusing me of hating women Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #209

How do you know who alerts on what posts? Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #216

I note that each of those are at times the board is pretty well populated. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #324

hmmm... I served on one at 11:46 this AM and again just now... PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #179

Is that new? I have served on more than one in a single evening. nt Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #218

I doubt the online population ever drops low enough Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #323

Kind of off topic, but small correction: it's not a 90 day lockout, it's until the oldest petronius Nov 2013 #207

Oh fuck. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #81

Put some ice on it. pintobean Nov 2013 #177

Can anyone join the DU facebook? Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 #336

I've never tried. pintobean Nov 2013 #340

I never alerted on you, but let's face it, you've posted sexist remarks and statements CreekDog Nov 2013 #34

Is this important? I don't now you or the person you are addressing. I thought this forum was sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #136

if you have an issue with what is being discussed, you should tell him to not start the topic CreekDog Nov 2013 #140

Was this comment meant for someone else? I am for complete and open discussion about sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #149

i was discussing the issue/post that Pab posted about CreekDog Nov 2013 #152

Then why are you posting away in this thread if yr only interested in *issues*? n/t Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #211

Well, that standard doesn't apply to DevonRex Nov 2013 #247

Ha!! Number23 Nov 2013 #293

This is an issue, did you miss it? sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #346

What is telling to me are there are really two types of posters in this thread. Puglover Nov 2013 #348

That's exactly how I'm reading it. Thank You! nt adirondacker Nov 2013 #379

+1 ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #425

I couldn't agree more. And you're not the only one wondering why some disrupters are not sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #431

+1,000,000 cui bono Nov 2013 #537

You said: ' I thought this forum was about major issues that affect millions of human beings' Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #404

I didn't know Taverner wasn't a human being. sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #432

So yr giving up on the 'major issues that affect MILLIONS of human beings'' line now... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #448

Here, let me help you: sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #468

I see the double standards just fine. I just don't agree with them... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #470

I will! You can count on it. sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #471

Counting on it will brighten my day! Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #472

Do you realize how much you have further enhanced my creds here on DU? sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #498

Psst. Bragging about yr perceived DU cred isn't an issue affecting millions of human beings... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #503

.... sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #505

Some folks just aren't worth replying to. zappaman Nov 2013 #519

I'm sorry, but you just gave me another good chuckle. And the outraged sanctimony of a few others Number23 Nov 2013 #433

Thanks... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #449

Thank you for pointing out the endless hypocrisy by the usual suspects zappaman Nov 2013 #478

Thanks, zappaman. That was such an obvious example... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #480

I just read your exchange upthread Number23 Nov 2013 #483

"Fuckwitter"? zappaman Nov 2013 #485

That was a typo! Number23 Nov 2013 #487

Lol! sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #506

Bizarre, no? Bobbie Jo Nov 2013 #462

In all honesty, I think the Palin comparison is unfair Number23 Nov 2013 #482

Was it you that got a bunch of crap pintobean Nov 2013 #489

Hmmmm... zappaman Nov 2013 #492

lol Bobbie Jo Nov 2013 #499

You really think that highly of Sarah Palin? sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #507

No Bobbie Jo Nov 2013 #511

+100. Skip Intro Nov 2013 #148

Hey CreekDog, not EVERYTHING is about YOU. Skip Intro Nov 2013 #145

Yes it is pintobean Nov 2013 #151

lol. n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #176

Aren't you busy reenacting the Battle of Fort Sumpter or something? CreekDog Nov 2013 #249

LOL! Rex Nov 2013 #255

LOL Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #268

Are you saying this isn't about me? CreekDog Nov 2013 #230

I noticed... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #87

He communicated with them through emails, like it says in the OP. And having multiple socks over the uppityperson Nov 2013 #95

I wonder if... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #131

Here is what happens BainsBane Nov 2013 #178

Thank you... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #259

If that were the case BainsBane Nov 2013 #263

I thought MIRT was just for trolling newcomers. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #181

It is. MIRT doesn't have the power to ban long-termers or to flag anyone for review. winter is coming Nov 2013 #190

I think that's a good idea. Sort of like ATA. n/t JimDandy Nov 2013 #196

Hmm, so you think we should tell all the spammers, trolls, and zombies how we recognize them? winter is coming Nov 2013 #199

Never served on MIRT. JimDandy Nov 2013 #210

MIRT has nothing to do with that, though. That's strictly an Admin call. winter is coming Nov 2013 #215

Then set it at 48 hrs, if it's actually meant to be a cool down period. JimDandy Nov 2013 #231

Admins make these decisions, not MIRT members. cyberswede Nov 2013 #227

You believe that... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #244

The only way you get into the MIRT forum is if you are on MIRT. Volunteer and see wheat uppityperson Nov 2013 #295

` warrant46 Nov 2013 #450

I beg to differ on your second and third paragraphs. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #153

How did the alert system force him to create sockpuppet accounts and attack the admins? Renew Deal Nov 2013 #258

The sockpuppet (only one) was created Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #269

That particular sockpuppet was created 8 days before he was flagged for review. n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #272

That means you believe Taverner over admin. pintobean Nov 2013 #339

I wouldn't if Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #357

You were put in time out. pintobean Nov 2013 #415

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Nov 2013 #416

Dude, that facebook group is poison. pintobean Nov 2013 #419

LOL! Did the group make him write insulting emails to the Admins? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #16

I start undergoing sympathy failure when multiple sockpuppets show up. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #37

I dunno. Chan790 Nov 2013 #71

Wow. Philosophy. I'm impressed. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #265

I like your comment... n/t defacto7 Nov 2013 #407

Surely the best way to thwart these roving gangs of "alert stalkers" Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #76

Everyone on here is offended by one thing or another Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #98

We've given the word mob a bad name CreekDog Nov 2013 #298

Blame it on everyone else BainsBane Nov 2013 #160

he should have been "hard PPR'd" a while ago La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #193

from what I've heard, that word should be used under advisement CreekDog Nov 2013 #299

Not really, going off on any websites admins is a great way Rex Nov 2013 #320

Gose/gander. You're calling in the Facebook troops pintobean Nov 2013 #456

Threatening DUers from Facebook pintobean Nov 2013 #467

How do you know how long someone is in time out? This thread has been illuminating Number23 Nov 2013 #488

His profile says "flagged for review". pintobean Nov 2013 #490

Gotcha. And you said that person was gone until winter because they are flagged until Number23 Nov 2013 #491

That's depending on how long he stays flagged pintobean Nov 2013 #493

i was flagged a couple weeks ago. i got a couple hides within a couple hours. seabeyond Nov 2013 #494

I'm all broken up! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #14

Bummer, but I think he was done here. See ya around, Tav. My friend datasuspect, too. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #17

Wow. I didn't know about datasuspect pintobean Nov 2013 #22

It was stuff in an Incognito thread and bullying and shit. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #24

I dunno. He wound up on my ignore list for being a complete asshat about something or other on kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #116

Neat! PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #118

Oh, that's one PPR I didn't see coming Electric Monk Nov 2013 #23

Skinner is wrong. He was never a troll. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #25

I agree, he was a Progressive Democrat who obviously had had enough of the infiltration of sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #155

For sure. Some of the best people I know IRL have been banned from DU. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #158

Having read what he put on the Incognito thread intaglio Nov 2013 #387

He had been banned at least one other time, maybe more. morningfog Nov 2013 #313

I was fully aware of the meaning of "troll" when I made that statement. But... thanks? PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #318

Then you obviously weren't fully aware of his posting history when you made that statement. morningfog Nov 2013 #426

oh no! Kali Nov 2013 #33

Yeah, he added 'flavor' here, that's for sure. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #36

If datasuspect wasn't a troll, then I'm the Pope. tenderfoot Nov 2013 #70

lol, whatever, n00b. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #73

Been here since 2003 - new profile - N00B tenderfoot Nov 2013 #78

lol. you still don't know him, but carry on with your bad self. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #84

I don't have to - I can simply go by what he posted here and... tenderfoot Nov 2013 #96

OH MY GOD NOT TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE!!!!11 PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #104

Glad you came to the defense of your trolly misogynisty caddishy mate. tenderfoot Nov 2013 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #112

You should probably edit some of your posts snooper2 Nov 2013 #183

Tenderfoot did do a name change. MADem Nov 2013 #169

Whatever. I replied rudely to a rude response. Especially after I'd qualified he's a friend. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #172

Your friend creeped out a friend... tenderfoot Nov 2013 #180

now who's being caddish? PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #185

Classy Nikki... Agschmid Nov 2013 #139

thanks for your valuable input! PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #143

Just call it when I see it. Agschmid Nov 2013 #147

then you should get your eyes checked. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #150

Just for transparency for all... Agschmid Nov 2013 #186

And read the explanation. G'head. lol PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #188

I called it a few months ago LittleBlue Nov 2013 #18

That's too bad, but why does this ever merit grave-dancing? MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #19

I didn't post it for grave dancing pintobean Nov 2013 #28

Thank you for posting. I knew you weren't grave dancing... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #40

I don't believe that for one second. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #107

I don't care. pintobean Nov 2013 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #126

I am actually going to miss that annoying little twerp. Throd Nov 2013 #21

Damn... Probably Could Have Used A Break From DU... WillyT Nov 2013 #26

Nothing goes on here that warrants insulting Admin and creating sockpuppet accounts Kaleva Nov 2013 #27

Made him for a troll years ago n/t Strelnikov_ Nov 2013 #29

You "made" wrong. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #43

You're still here? Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #270

Not true. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #55

not a troll, but he should have taken a break from DU JI7 Nov 2013 #58

NOT n/t malaise Nov 2013 #63

No, he was not... Intemperate, sometimes yes. Very impassioned, yes. hlthe2b Nov 2013 #79

Well, you were wrong. He wasn't banned for being a troll. uppityperson Nov 2013 #99

No, you didn't. Iggo Nov 2013 #122

He wasn't a troll Renew Deal Nov 2013 #260

He was never a troll Marrah_G Nov 2013 #282

He was not a troll. nt woo me with science Nov 2013 #305

-1 L0oniX Nov 2013 #359

Same LittleBlue Nov 2013 #398

I did not know Taverner, and I do think he was not tblue37 Nov 2013 #469

What? ellie Nov 2013 #32

Guh, I didn't see that coming. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #38

I'm sorry to hear that Xipe Totec Nov 2013 #39

Did they get all the socks...or are there a few more bouncing around in the dryer? MADem Nov 2013 #41

i think he told who he was when he used his sockpuppets JI7 Nov 2013 #67

He was here since 2001. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #42

His profile says 2004 pintobean Nov 2013 #44

maybe changed his name ? JI7 Nov 2013 #64

I don't think that reset the date on DU2. pintobean Nov 2013 #66

Well, not to "Godwin" but when Germany lost Hitler it was an improvement. MADem Nov 2013 #83

"...but when Germany lost Hitler it was an improvement." WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #89

Why don't you wander over to facebook and have a look at what that guy MADem Nov 2013 #106

He's angry, and he's been under a lot of stress with the illness of his father. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #109

+1 tenderfoot Nov 2013 #120

In the last month, I have had two relatives MURDERED by drunkards behind the wheel. MADem Nov 2013 #128

i remember he wanted to start the Pacifism Group JI7 Nov 2013 #133

Ouch! nt MADem Nov 2013 #165

I'm sorry. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #134

Thank you for that, and I know you "get" how I feel,though I don't come here for that kind of thing. MADem Nov 2013 #162

I think we both agree Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #171

Which leads to a very important pipi_k Nov 2013 #333

+1 MADem Nov 2013 #446

+A BRAZILLION! Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #418

That's not an excuse to wish death on others. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #146

I'm wondering... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #144

Never mind pintobean Nov 2013 #154

Thanks for trying. ..nt TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #163

It's in the DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND group zappaman Nov 2013 #279

That sounds EXACTLY like the ravings found on Old Elm Tree Number23 Nov 2013 #296

!!! bunnies Nov 2013 #351

I missed this last night... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #375

Everyone defending him here needs to read this garage. joshcryer Nov 2013 #427

When someone gets that worked up about an internet discussion forum rudolph the red Nov 2013 #328

Are you equating Taverner to indigenous people? Bahahahaha Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #292

Will is correct jpak Nov 2013 #410

Off the deep end...quelle dommage alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #45

Oh, that's too bad. I worried about him a little. nolabear Nov 2013 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #48

Bwa-ha-ha. You know this after FIVE Posts? Do tell us who you used to be here? Hekate Nov 2013 #74

Hmm. Looking at his profile, it appears that the problem wasn't "independent thinking" winter is coming Nov 2013 #88

You know what though, at least it's not fucking YouTube and Google + snooper2 Nov 2013 #141

Holyshit that had me rolling! Rex Nov 2013 #261

OMG Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #327

Tanks for a Great Laugh 4Q2u2 Nov 2013 #369

Omg...thank you for posting that! I can't stop laughing. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #377

this guy tries to be comical. but turns out he is unintentionally comical Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #417

"Francis" is his YT character, he's actually a nice guy. joshcryer Nov 2013 #428

you let the secret out! snooper2 Nov 2013 #442

Good. Although we need interactive discussion here jazzimov Nov 2013 #49

If he was a troll he kept it up for many years. xmas74 Nov 2013 #51

Taverner was not a troll. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #56

+1 leftstreet Nov 2013 #94

Exactly. xmas74 Nov 2013 #308

Perhaps not a troll but definitely stupid intaglio Nov 2013 #388

Man I'm good sharp_stick Nov 2013 #53

I don't think it was a matter of getting caught. pintobean Nov 2013 #62

I think you're right sharp_stick Nov 2013 #85

I hate this thread TomClash Nov 2013 #57

The jury system is a joke and then this. n-t Logical Nov 2013 #60

The jury system is a mistake or designed to censure and enforce lock step. L0oniX Nov 2013 #363

Agreed. The community is diminished by Taverner's absence 1000words Nov 2013 #77

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #86

THIS WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #91

He also was very polarizing. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #97

and you aren't polarizing? CreekDog Nov 2013 #132

I'm not the one trashing DU on Facebook. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #164

you do it here CreekDog Nov 2013 #191

Aww, poor baby. Let me submit my posts to you first Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #192

Case in point. woo me with science Nov 2013 #306

Oh, it's you. Now I get it. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #280

+1 L0oniX Nov 2013 #358

That is really too bad. I wish him and his father well, or peace at least. uppityperson Nov 2013 #61

I'll miss the guy....faults aside, he seemed to be a pretty decent & principled fellow. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #69

He was a member of Socialist Progressives, a group I help host. Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #72

Yes, I considered Tavener a valued member of our group as well - TBF Nov 2013 #92

He once claimed to have gotten shot in the leg on his way home that day. Schema Thing Nov 2013 #82

Wow Cal Carpenter Nov 2013 #90

'bout time demosincebirth Nov 2013 #101

for you, Taverner - where ever you are: Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 #108

I liked that..Concrete Blond! rdharma Nov 2013 #137

I am sorrry to hear this, though I understand he virtually "asked for it" at the end. nt tblue37 Nov 2013 #113

Aw, sad! Iggo Nov 2013 #125

Oh man, that is sad. Skip Intro Nov 2013 #142

Watch this space for a rare thing CreekDog Nov 2013 #248

Well shit. Dr. Strange Nov 2013 #439

I used to wonder whether his persona was an intentional parody of a crazed far-leftist, Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #157

There's a very wide range on this site - TBF Nov 2013 #312

A storyteller. A fiction writer lost in their own fiction. Schema Thing Nov 2013 #319

I can see why he was so frustrated, however. HuckleB Nov 2013 #161

+1 1000words Nov 2013 #184

Alas, you are right. -eom- HuckleB Nov 2013 #187

Totally agree. go west young man Nov 2013 #228

+1000 HuckleB Nov 2013 #242

+1 nt PassingFair Nov 2013 #349

And yet posters who claim all Arabs are child-murdering death cultists get to stick around Scootaloo Nov 2013 #167

If you can provide a link even to one post that claims that all Arabs are murderers, Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #205

Close enough. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #212

Exactly the poster I was referring to Scootaloo Nov 2013 #222

What a coincedence! That's the one I thought of too... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #233

Oh! I wish I had known, I would have baked a cake! Scootaloo Nov 2013 #235

That's really an ugly post. NealK Nov 2013 #238

The upside is that lately Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #256

not even close. try again. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #420

Have there been recent posts of that nature? I'm not doubting you, I'm asking honestly nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #217

Pabs already posted one...and that's one of many... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #246

but a fan of "scholarship" azurnoir Nov 2013 #301

That's just the tip of the iceberg that's tolerated here NuclearDem Nov 2013 #224

Oh, I know Scootaloo Nov 2013 #229

+1 idwiyo Nov 2013 #302

+10000 And constant trashing of liberals and liberal economic policies. nt woo me with science Nov 2013 #307

Lots of old timers have gotten the axe. PeteSelman Nov 2013 #168

Every DUer is a Troll to at LEAST one other DUer. It's the nature of the Democratic Party. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #194

The key is to not take the place so seriously. 1000words Nov 2013 #198

^^^^Good Advice^^^^^ FSogol Nov 2013 #314

fresh air does wonders. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #342

Taverner, datasuspect, RZM - Very surprised by all these quinnox Nov 2013 #200

oh? CreekDog Nov 2013 #294

LOL. Soon we will only be left with milquetoast trolls, right? FSogol Nov 2013 #315

Sorry to hear that. I liked him. He had fire. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #202

I liked Taverner Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #203

He should be reinstated. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #219

His account was on review so long because he kept emailing bad stuff to the admin uppityperson Nov 2013 #300

If that's what he did, then good riddance. n/t flvegan Nov 2013 #204

I've been here since 2001 and having read through this thread, so glad I am out of the SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #206

Hah! pipi_k Nov 2013 #362

I also... sibelian Nov 2013 #412

Raise the hue & cry!1! JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #226

To me, what stands out in this thread ... 1000words Nov 2013 #240

He made death threats to the admins and intentionally broke their rules. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #271

maybe he was upset he didn't get his Pacifist group JI7 Nov 2013 #283

Hahaha. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #285

I agree! JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #372

Seriously. He wasn't banned for his ideas/convictions, he was banned for being OTT nasty to everyone FSogol Nov 2013 #311

He was our Bobby Kennedy Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #385

lolz Good one! JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #436

Sucks. A DUer in a bad place. hunter Nov 2013 #232

i'm pretty sure the admin will let him back on if he apologizes JI7 Nov 2013 #234

I'm going to miss him, I always enjoyed his posts and comments. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #236

I didn't know him that well davidpdx Nov 2013 #237

on the one hand DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #239

Fug with the bull, expect the horn lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #241

No one can do it - but you... OmahaBlueDog Nov 2013 #245

Thank you. antiquie Nov 2013 #376

Wow Marrah_G Nov 2013 #250

Wow! His recent ones were a bit over the top Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #252

Wow Renew Deal Nov 2013 #253

Fucking hell. Jamastiene Nov 2013 #266

He'll be back. nt BootinUp Nov 2013 #275

I was on earlier today and saw this come through MIRT and I was sorry to see it. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #288

I am sorry to hear this I thought he posted some interesting stuff nt littlewolf Nov 2013 #303

that's a shame G_j Nov 2013 #316

he posted an epic rant on facebook about his tombstoning... madrchsod Nov 2013 #317

Wow, that Facebook group is a study in bitterness, self-aggrandizement, and mental illness alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #325

The person over there calling me a troll pintobean Nov 2013 #329

I've read as much as I need to (about two minutes of their insane ranting) alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #331

You noticed that too? zappaman Nov 2013 #354

That's when I started cackling. Brickbat Nov 2013 #391

Wow, DU for me stays on DU. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #344

Wow, that sounds somewhat interesting. Hayabusa Nov 2013 #356

That toxic Facebook page is home to lots of folks MineralMan Nov 2013 #365

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Nov 2013 #374

Unpleasant people alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #403

There are certainly some of those there. MineralMan Nov 2013 #405

Yup. Agschmid Nov 2013 #443

For some people it is like Rex Nov 2013 #322

He knew exactly what he was doing. pintobean Nov 2013 #326

That's too bad - it's always a shame when someone gets PPRed. nt el_bryanto Nov 2013 #330

Gravedancing threads are unbecoming, and I hate them. Orsino Nov 2013 #334

I'm sure the OP did not mean for this to turn into a gravedancing thread Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #337

How sweet of you pintobean Nov 2013 #343

Death in his family Ichingcarpenter Nov 2013 #338

That explains a Lot. The emotional roller coaster of losing someone close can be brutal. adirondacker Nov 2013 #383

Especially if one posts a legitimate OP... bvar22 Nov 2013 #465

I almost always liked what Taverner had to say... even when I disagreed JCMach1 Nov 2013 #389

When did we all go back to middle school? FedUpWithIt All Nov 2013 #390

This thread tho. Brickbat Nov 2013 #392

I have taken a break from DU for a few weeks and I cannot remember if I liked Taverner or not. Vinnie From Indy Nov 2013 #400

That's a shame. I always looked forward to reading his posts. Owl Nov 2013 #408

I understand the intention of the post... defacto7 Nov 2013 #411

That's too bad. LWolf Nov 2013 #421

+1 n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Nov 2013 #422

Taverner was the only DUer I ever put on only PM ignore. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #423

Who? Orrex Nov 2013 #434

Walt Starr has still set the standard to which all DU self-destructs Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #435

Indeed. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #445

Damn! This certainly generated discussion. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #437

Gone. Let it fucking sink already. Wanna pay MORE for your Star next year? (bandwidth) cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #438

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #444

Skinner Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #451

Link here pintobean Nov 2013 #453

" . . . to catch and remove malicious intruders . . ." Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #454

"likely to happen if a member gets too many posts hidden in a relatively brief length of time" pintobean Nov 2013 #455

Taverner was not a malicious intruder. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #457

Admin did not make a mistake. pintobean Nov 2013 #464

Yes, he did. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #466

No, while under flagged for review BainsBane Nov 2013 #473

After being ignored for a few hours? For a few days? For a week? Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #474

Flagged for review happens automatically BainsBane Nov 2013 #475

Skinner can reinstate Taverner. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #476

Not since DU3 pintobean Nov 2013 #484

Taverner was NOT a malicious intruder. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #495

I don't care what you do pintobean Nov 2013 #496

Groovy. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #497

You're wrong. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #512

I guess it's not really groovy, huh? pintobean Nov 2013 #514

I'm just making comments in this thread. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #530

Really? Do you expect anyone to believe pintobean Nov 2013 #531

The first post I made in this section of the thread was directed to Skinner. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #532

And I directed you to his announcement thread pintobean Nov 2013 #533

My first post in this section of the thread was directed to Skinner. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #534

He has 7 days to appeal. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #501

But Tavener sent Skinner some really nasty emails before he was nuked... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #504

I'm pretty sure the review policy went into effect immediately. MineralMan Nov 2013 #460

about damn time WolverineDG Nov 2013 #452

I'm inclined to agree. sibelian Nov 2013 #459

477 ileus Nov 2013 #477

Taverner and datasuspect were two of my absolute favorite DU-ers Tom Ripley Nov 2013 #479

'bout fuckin' time. n/t tabasco Nov 2013 #481

I think I even miss that goddam Maurice. A-Schwarzenegger Nov 2013 #486

DU rec...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #500

I read this whole thread, and I think this auto flagged for review thing is a mistake quinnox Nov 2013 #508

It's meant as a time out BainsBane Nov 2013 #510

+1... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #513

Admin is harassing their members? pintobean Nov 2013 #515

Do you know... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #516

Two within about an hour. pintobean Nov 2013 #517

Two... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #518

Alert stalkers can't get posts hidden pintobean Nov 2013 #520

i was very civil. the height of civility. i was blunt, seabeyond Nov 2013 #521

Long time DUers... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #522

I agree here. PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #523

It was his follow up actions that got him banned. tammywammy Nov 2013 #524

I do not know specifics, so can not comment on them. n/t PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #526

It's in the PPR message. tammywammy Nov 2013 #527

How on earth does flagged for review represent a move to the right? BainsBane Nov 2013 #525

We are all guests here pintobean Nov 2013 #528

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Nov 2013 #529

Kick pintobean Nov 2013 #538

Dude, my thread was winning taterguy Nov 2013 #539

I realized pintobean Nov 2013 #540