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Warpy

(111,428 posts)

10. Same here

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 11:19 PM

Dec 2014

It pretty much has to be a direct insult or obvious right wing trolling to get a hide out of me, and not even all direct insults are making the grade these days.

I think upping the ante on hides with some very real consequences made juries a lot more tolerant.

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A positive change on D.U. [View all] Hoppy Dec 2014 OP

I often say 'discuss' instead of Hide. elleng Dec 2014 #1

Same here Warpy Dec 2014 #10

But, of course! Sheldon Cooper Dec 2014 #2

My pleasure. Glad I could be of help to you. Hoppy Dec 2014 #3

I am tired of discussing why certain racist crap is okay, okay? bravenak Dec 2014 #4

Oy. nt geek tragedy Dec 2014 #5

what about the alerts that have not been about racism? Hoppy Dec 2014 #6

Or misogyny, or homophobic, or __________ (fill in the blank) Glassunion Dec 2014 #8

there are some like that? Doctor_J Dec 2014 #20

Offense is inherently a subjective thing, and in consideration of closeupready Dec 2014 #7

I only vote to hide if the post is an obvious personal attack. n/t TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #9

I agree. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #11

If I think a post is worth discussing, I'll discuss it. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #12

+ a million. All you have to do is look at the folks here that love the jury system and think it's Number23 Dec 2014 #17

By the way, I have never sent an alert about a post. Hoppy Dec 2014 #13

The jury system works very, very well. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #14

Agree. cwydro Dec 2014 #15

So glad you posted this. Because I am beyond tired of seeing mindless jurors who have decided Number23 Dec 2014 #16

The change I saw wasn't positive. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #18

Sometimes, 1-6 Major Nikon Dec 2014 #19

Note to Juror #1: NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #21

Locking as meta-discussion Chemisse Dec 2014 #22