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94. Well, here you are not enforcing an explicit provision

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:18 PM

Jun 2014

of the SoP.

Which says more about the host system than any defense you could articulate.

If you want people to use the SoP alert, maybe you shouldn't send a very blatant signal that you as a host won't bother to enforce such alerts.

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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

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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

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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