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quinnox

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10. It seems like some duers hate the place

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2014, 10:40 AM

May 2014

and even compare it to hate sites like stormfront. Which in my opinion is nonsense.

I think it just makes some duers who have rigid, go team like mindsets, very uncomfortable that they can't control the conversation or the membership over there, that's my take.

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Can anyone sell me on Discussionist? Anyone at all? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 OP

Not me. It's like The Lounge, plus trolls. onehandle May 2014 #1

But is there Chuggo? Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #6

No. Too much anger among conservs hlthe2b May 2014 #2

I glance at it every day, but haven't made the leap. TwilightGardener May 2014 #3

No. It's a cesspool. tenderfoot May 2014 #4

You either like it or you don't. I like the format Autumn May 2014 #5

It's what you make of it Capt. Obvious May 2014 #7

Sell You? Hell, I can't even get on there slingsam May 2014 #8

perhaps youre emails are being scrubbed by your spam filter leftyohiolib May 2014 #12

go to Ask the Administrators subforum steve2470 May 2014 #23

Same thing happened to me, I put it on admin forum and they fixed it. Logical May 2014 #26

Thanks, that worked slingsam Jun 2014 #30

Great ipecac substitute. NuclearDem May 2014 #9

lol. true. Whisp May 2014 #13

It seems like some duers hate the place quinnox May 2014 #10

I think that's right. It's nice in that respect. No hosts locking OPs, Autumn May 2014 #15

THat may be overblown, but there is a lot more overt racism on display there & misogyny & homophobia hlthe2b May 2014 #22

but they apparently don't mind lurking Union Scribe May 2014 #28

The format and the people ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #11

It's just a different demographis with different points of view. nt rrneck May 2014 #14

Talking points based upon wingnut think-tank propaganda doesn't constitute a 'point-of-view'. Ikonoklast May 2014 #19

I can't . . . . HughBeaumont May 2014 #16

You've captured all the "high"lights, that's for sure.... That's Discussionist in a nutshell. hlthe2b May 2014 #20

Imo, it is more honest PowerToThePeople May 2014 #17

As a couple of people pipi_k May 2014 #18

I agree the tone has gotten worse and that is a major change from its initiation & that both sides hlthe2b May 2014 #21

I enjoy playing with the conservatives on that board Gothmog May 2014 #24

if I wanted to debate conservatives I could do that right here... KG May 2014 #25

If you do not like confrontation it is not for you. nt Logical May 2014 #27

why does anyone need to sell you? Union Scribe May 2014 #29