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Flying Squirrel

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79. Aaaaaand.... Jury results

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 02:50 PM

Jun 2014

On Mon Jun 16, 2014, 06:33 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

What exactly constitutes an acceptable human being around here?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025105526

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Rude, nasty, disruptive over-the-top flamebait/whining about DU.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Jun 16, 2014, 06:41 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alerting on this? Seriously? At worst, the OP is guilty of petty snark, but the underlying point IMO is sound, and it certainly doesn't rise to the level of a Hide. I've read more seriously inflammatory posts in my local paper's classified section.

Leave it.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Nice try...
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Disruptive nitwitery
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I have a pretty high bar for hiding a post so I'm leaving it.

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What exactly constitutes an acceptable human being around here? [View all] BainsBane Jun 2014 OP

Good one, I was JUST THINKING about many of these but around here the big 3 are randys1 Jun 2014 #1

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #134

Pretty much just this guy ... dawg Jun 2014 #2

Ah, that's my problem BainsBane Jun 2014 #5

quite a distortion of reality you are presenting. This is a forum for an exchange of ideas. Some lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #3

"racism is not tolerated in any form" dawg Jun 2014 #12

can you state an example on DU where racism was allowed, without getting hidden or tombstones? lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #53

Racial Slurs are not tolerated JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #65

The example you state sure is, in addition to being a broad brush generalization. I am actually lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #101

It did. bravenak Jun 2014 #103

Geez, I am really disappointed in that. It is so obvious lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #105

You should read the results. bravenak Jun 2014 #106

Wow, this really should not be tolerated. Maybe the jury system is not so good after all and we lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #108

Unbelievable Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #146

Now you see the problem. Or part of it anyway. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #135

It did JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #107

It was alerted and allowed to stand BainsBane Jun 2014 #112

Grrrrrrrr. That is really bad lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #116

too many to list noiretextatique Jun 2014 #99

I sure haven't seen it here on DU without it eventually getting hidden lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #100

Then that is because you aren't looking BainsBane Jun 2014 #111

Mostly general forum is where I am, so you are correct lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #115

maybe for the same reason hfojvt Jun 2014 #132

Calling African American members who post about racism trolls BainsBane Jun 2014 #110

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #136

It's okay to call Germans "krauts." tabasco Jun 2014 #124

say what? nonsense. make stuff up much cali Jun 2014 #4

We are all acceptable human being around here. Autumn Jun 2014 #6

Perhaps you should spend less time lurking at Free Rupublic. It will warp your mind. Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #7

perhaps YOU are the ideologues like those at FR! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #33

DU isn't a very good bellwether for anything really. sufrommich Jun 2014 #8

You all need to check out Democrats for Progress. It's right up there in terms of serious. Autumn Jun 2014 #20

Thanks, I will. As I have said before, this place is a bucket-o-crabs. genwah Jun 2014 #35

You will love love love it there. it's just what a lot of you want DU to be. Autumn Jun 2014 #46

Thank you from me too. savalez Jun 2014 #127

Bingo LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #153

I assume you mean 'and' instead of 'are' in that last sentence. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #9

In other words, you aren't getting enough love and admiration. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #10

I usually hate the "+" responses, but +1000 HERVEPA Jun 2014 #28

and I hate hyperbole but +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #32

Also: Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #11

excellent addition BainsBane Jun 2014 #15

And no Americans who live in other countries treestar Jun 2014 #154

i'm not convinced any of you are human. i think this is all one big turing test. unblock Jun 2014 #13

My definition of an acceptable human being Harmony Blue Jun 2014 #14

I'm having trouble with the double negatives. Are you saying that Sheldon Cooper Jun 2014 #16

Yeah, that's the list of who, it seems to me, is not acceptable BainsBane Jun 2014 #75

As always on DU, your post pretends LGBT people don't exist. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #17

Agree. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #18

It gets so old, so tired. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #19

+1000 NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #40

Why would you assume BainsBane Jun 2014 #45

Oh please, you left LGBT out Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #122

Of course, there's probably just as much thinly veiled homophobia as thinly veiled racism on DU - nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #137

A bit of advice Oilwellian Jun 2014 #21

! opiate69 Jun 2014 #31

A bit of advice BainsBane Jun 2014 #41

... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #138

+1000000000 Phlem Jun 2014 #54

Coterminous: A huge car battery short-circuit. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #113

Unrec. femmocrat Jun 2014 #22

Darnit, femmocrat, you took my reply :) UNREC indeed. btrflykng9 Jun 2014 #102

LOL femmocrat Jun 2014 #120

And Florida is so-o-o-o yesterday. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #114

umm i think plenty of people on DU are religious and tolerant of religiousity La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #23

I'm born a citizen of the USA, and a citizen of a very Catholic community. hunter Jun 2014 #26

You must have had a very interesting childhood! deurbano Jun 2014 #160

On religion: the threads about Clinton's mention of the Bible suggest otherwise BainsBane Jun 2014 #48

i think the handicap comment was unwarranted but i do think that to prefer a politician whose La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #58

"What else am I missing?" Anyone who gets panty wadded from taking DU discussion personally? yellowcanine Jun 2014 #24

Huh?? opiate69 Jun 2014 #25

I'm against people who use the word "coterminous." Iggo Jun 2014 #30

That was the one line I found questionable, as much for the word choice as anything. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #139

No one who posts ridiculous lists like this. HERVEPA Jun 2014 #27

Experiences of a moderate on DU.... clarice Jun 2014 #29

Thank you for your interest in the position of DU Queen. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #69

I understand completely..... clarice Jun 2014 #92

I rather like the sound of Queen Clairce. Autumn Jun 2014 #121

Queen Clarice...hmmmm...has a certain ring to it..I would be glad to alternate days with you. lol clarice Jun 2014 #148

Since we are on the topics of religion and Queens we need RiffRandell Jun 2014 #93

I...... wanna be....... opiate69 Jun 2014 #96

And The Smiths... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #117

... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #140

Change to "acceptable Democratic candidate" LittleBlue Jun 2014 #34

I'd give this at best a 50%. Uh-oh---Summer School for you! WinkyDink Jun 2014 #36

I'm confused. Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #37

The person's name has to rhyme with Blizabeth Bwarren. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #38

Ain't that the truth BainsBane Jun 2014 #43

Because compromising to make deals is the same thing as MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #126

I have nothing against Elizabeth Warren. Nothing at all. She seems like a great politiican. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #143

I see it a little differently. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #149

Try as I might savalez Jun 2014 #128

lol treestar Jun 2014 #155

Everything in your OP is wrong. Every. Single. Thing. tkmorris Jun 2014 #39

Uh, how is it then BainsBane Jun 2014 #42

And guess what. People who do adhere to the views stated above very often call Autumn Jun 2014 #47

Feel free to point to examples BainsBane Jun 2014 #49

Yeah right. You even accuse Manny of being Frank from the cave. Autumn Jun 2014 #55

You provide no links BainsBane Jun 2014 #61

I don't need to. Where are your links? You should have them right at hand. Autumn Jun 2014 #66

Looks like you're at least Manny curious MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #151

Right here Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #57

... Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #52

Lots of people get called lots of things here tkmorris Jun 2014 #60

I have to say BainsBane Jun 2014 #64

This times 1000000 JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #67

you don't handle disagreement well and you are projecting. m-lekktor Jun 2014 #44

No one who needs to look up the word "coterminous". IronLionZion Jun 2014 #50

And there we get to the heart of the issue BainsBane Jun 2014 #51

Fluff butts are overated. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #118

Somebody who tippie-toes around the outrage trolls Warpy Jun 2014 #56

High Horse Underground! FSogol Jun 2014 #62

You forgot, no gingers either snooper2 Jun 2014 #63

I really am fucked, aren't I? BainsBane Jun 2014 #74

coterminous bigtree Jun 2014 #68

Awww. I encourage those who hate DU or find it disturbing to move on to other web forums. quinnox Jun 2014 #70

By hating you mean disagreeing with other posters? el_bryanto Jun 2014 #71

No one will always agree with you all the time. And even if they did, that forum would be beyond quinnox Jun 2014 #73

As long as they aren't the points of view BainsBane Jun 2014 #76

But certainly one of the faultlines of debate has to be what is acceptable to post at DU el_bryanto Jun 2014 #89

Are any of those edicts in the TOS? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #72

Yes, bigotry violates TOS BainsBane Jun 2014 #77

Bigotry, like beauty, is often in the eyes of the beholder. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #80

My point exactly BainsBane Jun 2014 #84

Which "population"? DU? America? Bali? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #87

Community standards are determined by juries BainsBane Jun 2014 #90

Am I right in thinking that you're disagreeing with some of the "standards" found on DU? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #91

Yes, I do BainsBane Jun 2014 #95

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Orrex Jun 2014 #78

Thanks. Better than I expected BainsBane Jun 2014 #81

If I had it to do again, I would omit the word "petty" from my explanation Orrex Jun 2014 #88

Dang you ;) Flying Squirrel Jun 2014 #82

Alerting Orrex Jun 2014 #83

I was #4... Flying Squirrel Jun 2014 #85

LOL. I think that you got the tone just right. Orrex Jun 2014 #86

I was either 2, 3 or 5 Amaril Jun 2014 #150

Aaaaaand.... Jury results Flying Squirrel Jun 2014 #79

Sockpuppets are unacceptable. Rex Jun 2014 #94

But when a sockpuppet has been here for a great length of time, does it cease to be a sock... bluesbassman Jun 2014 #97

"Mother Superior jumped the gun..." n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #141

I say Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #147

Good list, but I have a few to add: Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #98

you forgot "no one who doesnt post ridiculous strawman attacks". Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #104

If only they were strawmen. BainsBane Jun 2014 #109

K&R. The influence of this forum's current demographics are showing... YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #119

Must ride a unicorn and wave a magic wand Hekate Jun 2014 #123

They must herp to the irresistable beat of the all perperful derpitude. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #125

WTF??? That is hilarious! nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #142

I like that BainsBane Jun 2014 #145

Too many double negatives bluestateguy Jun 2014 #129

Yeah. It's a mess. BainsBane Jun 2014 #133

sad G_j Jun 2014 #130

I believe you forgot "old white people" MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #131

no one who posts call out threads to get lots of recs Doctor_J Jun 2014 #144

Don't forget having the audacity to save for retirement LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #152

I've missed that one BainsBane Jun 2014 #158

Its not like you ever treated pro-gun posters like "acceptable human beings". beevul Jun 2014 #156

Ah, yes. The persecuted gun propagandist BainsBane Jun 2014 #157

I think you doth protest too much. beevul Jun 2014 #159