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bondwooley

(1,198 posts) Sat May 31, 2014, 12:01 AM May 2014

Should I self-delete an earlier post because it seems to be annoying people on DU? [View all]

Or should I leave it?

I find it rather disconcerting that:

(a) it offends some people for reasons I don't understand,

(b) what I thought was a very savvy DU crowd feels that the title is the position of the author as opposed to a commentary on the prejudice of the subject of the article, and

(c) I'm confused that the negative comments are about the obvious generalizations in the post but are being backed up by other generalizations.

I'm honestly wondering what other people would do. Self-censorship on DU feels contradictory to the forum, but I don't want to piss off people. How have other people handled situations like this?

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Should I self-delete an earlier post because it seems to be annoying people on DU? [View all] bondwooley May 2014 OP

Leave it and ignore... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

Thanks for sane words. bondwooley May 2014 #6

Sometimes I just don't understand people. I saw this post earlier and not for a moment did valerief May 2014 #29

Thank you for that reality check bondwooley May 2014 #33

Umm, no. But you should delete your next one. Eleanors38 May 2014 #2

Yeah, bondwooley May 2014 #7

Oh don't jump off the bridge now... defacto7 May 2014 #37

Maybe edit to put that title in quotes? Union Scribe May 2014 #3

Honest question here bondwooley May 2014 #9

The problem with the title is it is completely unnecessary. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #4

Thank you bondwooley May 2014 #10

It was perfectly understandable. defacto7 May 2014 #38

I saw the title and didn't open it, thinking it uncharacteristic of you pinboy3niner May 2014 #5

Thank you for being honest. nt bondwooley May 2014 #11

Now that I've just looked at it, I see no problem pinboy3niner May 2014 #36

I saw the title and didn't give it a second thoiught. johnp3907 May 2014 #8

Thank you for that analogy. bondwooley May 2014 #12

Mind you I'm saying to remove it to save yourself agravation. johnp3907 May 2014 #14

Thank you for the clarification. bondwooley May 2014 #17

I was thinking to say something in the thread, decided not to. Your post #21 said enough. Leme May 2014 #13

I'm pretty sure now bondwooley May 2014 #15

Nah, I'd stop worrying. yewberry May 2014 #16

Thanks for the feedback bondwooley May 2014 #18

^^^. On review, my comment above was made with the assumption... Eleanors38 May 2014 #26

Sooooooooooo meta alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #19

I'm Hard Left and unapologetic. F the "Centrists" & their GOP cronies. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #20

If I believed in God bondwooley May 2014 #23

maybe put quotes around it so people know it's from the piece JI7 May 2014 #21

I do think that would have helped bondwooley May 2014 #22

it is from the piece itself isn't it ? JI7 May 2014 #24

Actually bondwooley May 2014 #27

so i don't think the quotes would be a problem JI7 May 2014 #30

I see nothing wrong with the OP piece in question. I'm not a fan arthritisR_US May 2014 #25

Thank you for that. nt bondwooley May 2014 #28

If people get annoyed, then they don't have liberalhistorian May 2014 #31

Alas, some common sense. nt bondwooley May 2014 #34

I know I'll regret this, but no jberryhill May 2014 #32

Very good point bondwooley May 2014 #35

No need to delete when a headline edit would be sufficient intaglio May 2014 #39

Meta! Iggo May 2014 #40

Nope, it's called freedom of speech Corruption Inc May 2014 #41

many of us can not remember what we had for breakfast today dembotoz May 2014 #42