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WillyT

(72,631 posts) Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:58 PM Jun 2014

Let's Keep Score Here... Grasswire Just Got A Second Strike... [View all]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by ucrdem (a host of the General Discussion forum).

It seems a minority of members are trying to change the tenor of DU.

I've still got three strikes...

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Let's Keep Score Here... Grasswire Just Got A Second Strike... [View all] WillyT Jun 2014 OP

I've given up keeping score ... In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #1

I Hear Ya... I Think Transparency On The Alerter Might Be Useful... WillyT Jun 2014 #2

It would cut down on malicious alerts. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #4

+1 blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #72

i would go for that. Downwinder Jun 2014 #6

Absolutely. I've called for that before. It could cut down on the abuses. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #19

Alerter? Why not the jury as well? Transparency and innominate juries...oxymoron anyone? flvegan Jun 2014 #92

I agree! A bunch of people have alerted geek tragedy Jun 2014 #99

And I Hate That... As A Poster In One Or Two Threads About This Subject Said... WillyT Jun 2014 #116

I've never gotten such a PM. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #122

BTW... THIS... Is What Got Hidden... WillyT Jun 2014 #3

That's a link a right wing source who's sufrommich Jun 2014 #25

WTF indeed! L0oniX Jun 2014 #26

WTF! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #28

It was a rightwing conspiracy theory geek tragedy Jun 2014 #30

That was a stupid post. Agschmid Jun 2014 #32

It got hidden for a bad source Renew Deal Jun 2014 #40

Ugh. pacalo Jun 2014 #42

SOP doesn't apply to wingnut sources. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #43

Oh, really? pacalo Jun 2014 #50

What does the GD SoP say about rw content geek tragedy Jun 2014 #79

The "no whining on DU" provision of the SoP really jumps out for you, doesn't it? pacalo Jun 2014 #88

Well, here you are not enforcing an explicit provision geek tragedy Jun 2014 #94

GD hosts aren't "wanting people to use the alert"; they're there because alerts are inevitable. pacalo Jun 2014 #108

the provision that would be enforced has to do with conspiracy theory azurnoir Jun 2014 #114

the hosts do not all agree on woo, or RWNJ sourcing either. there are a few holdouts that make bettyellen Jun 2014 #126

+1000 Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #103

You were certainly missed the entire last term you served! pacalo Jun 2014 #123

Wow Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #129

No problem! pacalo Jun 2014 #131

actually yes source does apply to SoP so there was an alternative to a hide azurnoir Jun 2014 #109

Hosts refuse to lock for source... SidDithers Jun 2014 #112

That's overstating it, Sid. pacalo Jun 2014 #119

There's almost always host popping up to "leave" since a few believe one leave means bettyellen Jun 2014 #124

newsbusters should be automatically shit canned Doctor_J Jun 2014 #100

It is a non sequitur at best. bemildred Jun 2014 #102

Man�. that's crap MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #107

I was told that newsbuster is a RW site. grasswire Jun 2014 #5

So.. If A Right-Wing Website Said The GW Was A Failure... We Wouldn't Post It Here ??? WillyT Jun 2014 #7

AKA Orson pscot Jun 2014 #14

Cool, I'm me + 90 degrees mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #118

It is. pintobean Jun 2014 #8

Discussionist seems like a perfect site for you. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #23

I'll post where I want. pintobean Jun 2014 #49

Juries vote on the post, not the poster. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #58

Juries are human, their political passions can and will come in to play. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #89

The alert system wasn't 't abused here geek tragedy Jun 2014 #95

Apparently it was a "particularly tough one" grasswire's post Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #110

Someone else might have been 6-1. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #127

Or it may have never been hidden, losing 3-4, or 2-5, you make my point, being human; juries Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #130

You're really not one to lecture others on community standards Oilwellian Jun 2014 #93

Is that right? pintobean Jun 2014 #106

I get posts hidden because I 'm an abrasive geek tragedy Jun 2014 #113

I believe pintobean Jun 2014 #115

Ha, well- played. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #120

Barking up the wrong tree Aerows Jun 2014 #59

I have to admit pintobean Jun 2014 #66

You can be an acerbic Aerows Jun 2014 #68

When it comes to a member of the DaBait Team, don't take the bait. pacalo Jun 2014 #81

Good advice...nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #121

that seems meanspirited grasswire Jun 2014 #61

No, they are free to post in both places. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #70

I believe the rules are Skinner's to make. grasswire Jun 2014 #76

Those of us who choose to post at DU instead of geek tragedy Jun 2014 #83

He also set up the Discussionist site -- which seems to really get under your skin. pacalo Jun 2014 #90

Not really. I am able to post here and not geek tragedy Jun 2014 #97

Actions speak louder than disingenuous backtracking. I've seen a number of gripes about it from you. pacalo Jun 2014 #111

Ah yes. Wouldnt you like it if DU became the BOG? Smite anyone that dares speak out rhett o rick Jun 2014 #87

It's already happening. Look below your post. pacalo Jun 2014 #47

They can still see their keyboard and monitor. pintobean Jun 2014 #55

Desperation can perform miracles of getting around obstacles. Don't underestimate. pacalo Jun 2014 #63

OMG!! 2naSalit Jun 2014 #105

I can't believe that pintobean Aerows Jun 2014 #65

Common sense & courtesy are becoming extinct, unfortunately. pacalo Jun 2014 #75

I'm having a hard time, Pacalo Aerows Jun 2014 #77

be careful, Aerows grasswire Jun 2014 #80

I have, indeed Aerows Jun 2014 #82

He was not accused of being a rightwinger. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #84

"Benefit of the Doubt" is no longer applicable even for long time posters without KoKo Jun 2014 #9

yes..... grasswire Jun 2014 #12

it is, but i would have told you or anybody else first and not alerted. m-lekktor Jun 2014 #10

That's true...other DU'ers would often alert the OP giving a chance for KoKo Jun 2014 #18

I've Always Wondered About The Encyclopedic Knowledge Of Some Here On RW Websites... WillyT Jun 2014 #56

Some DUers did. joshcryer Jun 2014 #24

You didn't see the subtitle under the Newsbusters Banner? Exposing Liberal Bias? C'mon now.... bettyellen Jun 2014 #44

nope grasswire Jun 2014 #54

well, most people here post from sources they are familiar with- to avoid this sort of RWNJ crap bettyellen Jun 2014 #60

Were you told in a PM before the alert went through? pacalo Jun 2014 #45

nope, no PM grasswire Jun 2014 #48

That was my first instinct, too -- it can't be denied that the two are married. Good gawd. pacalo Jun 2014 #53

Why do you suppose it is that you get posts hidden? OKNancy Jun 2014 #11

I Think It's Because It's Easier To Hide In The Agreeable Herd... WillyT Jun 2014 #13

Yes, but who is the herd? OKNancy Jun 2014 #16

Someone said they're like a school of fish pscot Jun 2014 #17

Probably true. 840high Jun 2014 #29

The herd objects to rw crap--roughly 85% of the geek tragedy Jun 2014 #27

Where does the 85% come from? pscot Jun 2014 #38

Poll geek tragedy Jun 2014 #41

That's cute Union Scribe Jun 2014 #52

You are making false-statements about my belief geek tragedy Jun 2014 #64

I don't even know your belief system Union Scribe Jun 2014 #91

Are you denying that Newsbusters is geek tragedy Jun 2014 #96

What was posted wasn't. Union Scribe Jun 2014 #98

Everything at Newsbusters is rightwing. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #101

no they don't. They object to anything anti Obama Doctor_J Jun 2014 #104

The self-appointed Praetorian Guard. SixString Jun 2014 #15

Too much meta treestar Jun 2014 #20

Let's not do MORE meta bullshit. bettyellen Jun 2014 #21

Stop posting rw crap. Problem solved. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #22

How hard can that be to understand?... SidDithers Jun 2014 #35

Some people think they don't have to respect geek tragedy Jun 2014 #36

So... What Does One Do With Penny Pritzger ??? WillyT Jun 2014 #37

Criticize her from the left, citing geek tragedy Jun 2014 #39

I don't keep score, elleng Jun 2014 #31

I've been riding 4 for a while RobertEarl Jun 2014 #33

Everyone alert on someone in 5 ...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 L0oniX Jun 2014 #34

Soon that small minority is all that will be left here, then they will be the majority. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #46

makes ya wonder why the herd isn't over there... grasswire Jun 2014 #51

That is an excellent point - eom dreamnightwind Jun 2014 #125

I have 4 n/t Aerows Jun 2014 #57

Why do you think that there are so few flvegan Jun 2014 #62

I've never been one for blind unquestioning adoration and obedience. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #69

I have and am. flvegan Jun 2014 #71

You kicked out of the DU Obama Fan Club/Group, too?!?! blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #85

Results are in PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #67

Thanks For The Heads-Up !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #73

sorta proves Willy's point, eh? nt grasswire Jun 2014 #74

I got 60 days off for this one. PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #78

Disruptors have learned to exploit the jury system. yellerpup Jun 2014 #86

What happens with three strikes? n/t murielm99 Jun 2014 #117

Bullshit hide but using the jury blacklist feature could have prevented it. pa28 Jun 2014 #128

Locking. Complaining about jury decisions violates the GD Statement of Purpose. ucrdem Jun 2014 #132