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134. The thread continued beyond that and was by far not the only thread.

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Fri Jun 5, 2015, 04:50 AM

Jun 2015

Some of the posts were unfortunate, though.

Nice idea, WillyT

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Dear NYC_SKIP, Don't Know If You're Seeing This... Or Whether You Give A Shit Anymore, But... [View all] WillyT Jun 2015 OP

I hope NYC SKP is back soon! peacebird Jun 2015 #1

My dear WillyT... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #2

My Dear CaliforniaPeggy... Have I Told You How Much I Love You Lately ??? WillyT Jun 2015 #4

Now you have! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #27

I haven't been around much today, but am deeply saddened to learn of NYC_SKP's banning. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #113

I haven't followed this as closely, but NYC_SKP has been part of DU for a mighty long time. calimary Jun 2015 #174

Hey CP MissDeeds Jun 2015 #19

Will do! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #26

please do the same for me??? niyad Jun 2015 #43

I'll have to make a list! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #45

thank you. I had not been online until just a bit ago, knew nothing about this. niyad Jun 2015 #46

Add me to the list. riqster Jun 2015 #50

Good idea. Paka Jun 2015 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2015 #130

If you would be so kind Aerows Jun 2015 #72

Please add me to that list, Peggy. Petrushka Jun 2015 #122

could you tell him I want to kick his joking ass, Ms. Pegster? Skittles Jun 2015 #133

Please add me to your list! :) ! Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #181

Please add me too! Thank you CP. n/t veness Jun 2015 #184

For me too? JDPriestly Jun 2015 #74

Great idea, my dear CaliforniaPeggy! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #31

.....and if you see that guy wandering around... grasswire Jun 2015 #3

It Depends... Hide... Not Ban... WillyT Jun 2015 #6

Great, great song...from a great album too! Moostache Jun 2015 #167

And grass... WillyT Jun 2015 #7

????? = he has been a member for only 7 years and 6 days . . . . DrDan Jun 2015 #22

Now. THERE's a Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #32

NYC SKIP usually made more sense, yet still had appreciation ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #146

Gonna rec every one of these threads I see. hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

And I'm Gonna Support You In That !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #8

Probably hifiguy Jun 2015 #9

Exactly right Aerows Jun 2015 #73

Why would this get locked when the other one is still going? THAT would only confirm what many sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #150

Me too MissDeeds Jun 2015 #21

Wholeheartedly agree, I do miss him. eom. GGJohn Jun 2015 #10

I agree. Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #11

+ one brazilian hifiguy Jun 2015 #12

If someone posts something from The Rude Pundit... BeanMusical Jun 2015 #97

It is unbecoming of a Democratic website to entertain the ultimate slur against a woman CTyankee Jun 2015 #172

Where is this "Free World" you refer to? 2banon Jun 2015 #190

Well, I'm not the one who put up this poster in the first place, now am I...hee, hee CTyankee Jun 2015 #205

Yeah, I've been hearing that worn out phrase portraying some mythological place for decades.. 2banon Jun 2015 #208

I don't know NYC_SKP but I hope you do what you can to come back, we need good debate... uponit7771 Jun 2015 #13

Was One Of The First DUers Who Calmed Me Down, And Gave Me Guidance, When I Joined... WillyT Jun 2015 #16

+1, there should be a rec to violation system uponit7771 Jun 2015 #24

You're a sweetheart, WillyT Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #14

:loveya: WillyT Jun 2015 #35

Can someone pm me what happened? Kurska Jun 2015 #15

LOL !!! - Go Here: WillyT Jun 2015 #37

Since I live on the other side of the world, Paka Jun 2015 #77

With this latest bit of insanity... MattSh Jun 2015 #128

Yay misogyny!!!!! MohRokTah Jun 2015 #17

Inappropriate... YES... Literal...NO... Used The Word... NO... Used A Spoonerism... YES... WillyT Jun 2015 #29

BANNED!!!!!! MohRokTah Jun 2015 #44

Enjoy The Punativeness... WillyT Jun 2015 #48

Thank you WillyT. Paka Jun 2015 #82

You and me both. cui bono Jun 2015 #98

Or how about posting "shot in the back for being black? ah well, polly7 Jun 2015 #109

But they are bulletproof since they root for the RIGHT candidate. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #126

I agree with you completely. Bohunk68 Jun 2015 #141

Yup, nothing but assholish post after assholish post from that one LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #143

+10000 nashville_brook Jun 2015 #158

WAtch out! What goes around comes around! We are all in the same game here on JDPriestly Jun 2015 #80

Lol, blame those slurred because they've heard it before!!! They must enjoy the slurs bettyellen Jun 2015 #94

You've been suspended many times now. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #101

Way OT, but that is an awesome clip! - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Jun 2015 #106

+10000. Katashi_itto Jun 2015 #144

Personally I think the mod system was better. nt TBF Jun 2015 #52

It was not the jury system that banned him. zeemike Jun 2015 #65

+1 BeanMusical Jun 2015 #103

Yep. arcane1 Jun 2015 #117

He wasn't banned for using that word. He was banne for morningfog Jun 2015 #51

Jury results. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #87

Thanks for posting. morningfog Jun 2015 #93

It is interesting that now a bar has been set, whereas how many times does someone Rex Jun 2015 #213

+1 n/t Aerows Jun 2015 #90

He didn't use the word, as far as I know. It was an interpretation of what he meant, and I agree, DU sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #152

That word has been reduced to the point where it has become meaningless. And I wonder sometimes sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #151

Watch out! You'll be accused of a "publicity stunt" (as in studly pubics). Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #179

...! KoKo Jun 2015 #180

That NYC's ban was biased has a NUGget of truth in it. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #182

kick edgineered Jun 2015 #18

Bravo to you Willy T. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #20

As you often say, WillyT . . . HUGE K&R!!! markpkessinger Jun 2015 #23

Why was NYC_SKP banned? Beacool Jun 2015 #25

here... uppityperson Jun 2015 #28

Thank you for your response. Beacool Jun 2015 #33

Yes, it wasn't right that he did that... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #41

"If it happened multiple times, that would be a different story." BeanMusical Jun 2015 #125

I wonder if NYC_SKP even sees my posts. I think he might have placed me on ignored during the 2008 StevieM Jun 2015 #95

Hi, Stevie!!! Beacool Jun 2015 #203

Can some on please enlighten me? iandhr Jun 2015 #30

See uppityperson's response above to my post. Beacool Jun 2015 #34

Got it iandhr Jun 2015 #110

NYC skip. create another membership and return Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #36

This is NOT a good idea. Posters who do that are IMMEDIATELY banned. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #56

.. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #61

Not in all cases. nt. polly7 Jun 2015 #67

Exactly, passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #186

MIRT would be obligated to ban that new account, regardless of who it is. arcane1 Jun 2015 #63

I'm not sure that is true - TBF Jun 2015 #162

I Rec'd many of his posts PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #38

So have I. hifiguy Jun 2015 #214

I was a member of common ground common sense... 15 years ago. wundermaus Jun 2015 #39

Recommend! KoKo Jun 2015 #40

thanks WillyT. It feels like "Survivor" where they get rid of all the good/strong ones first. bbgrunt Jun 2015 #42

NYC SKP Marie Marie Jun 2015 #47

I've been told no question is stupid, so here goes: Mira Jun 2015 #49

Yes. Sometimes people get reinstated. Will Pitt did. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #53

OH YEAH - I remember both of those Mira Jun 2015 #58

Pitt has written a thoughtful OP on that topic today. arcane1 Jun 2015 #62

It's been locked, what a surprise! BeanMusical Jun 2015 #107

What?? it's locked??? arcane1 Jun 2015 #116

It's absolutely bizarre to me that post got locked tkmorris Jun 2015 #108

I'm glad somebody brought those two up. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #138

My wife called out a cabal of idiot mods and was right. She was tombstoned. JanMichael Jun 2015 #200

Yes... They Have To Make Their Case To The Admins... WillyT Jun 2015 #54

THANKS! n/t Mira Jun 2015 #55

He was one of my favorite posters. I hope he comes back. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #57

Completely, absolutely agree! closeupready Jun 2015 #59

Ditto to all of that. zeemike Jun 2015 #60

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #64

Recommend. polly7 Jun 2015 #66

His banning has diminished DU, he 's a good guy azurnoir Jun 2015 #68

You read his Charlie Hebdo or Newtown Massacre threads? Guess not. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #76

He blamed the victims. Why am I not surprised? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #83

And he didn't get banned for all that. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #111

Well, he did get some hide and made some frantic beat-the-jury self deletes. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #112

It's kinda sad what he got banned for Lordquinton Jun 2015 #120

His posts in those threads were awful and they very clearly stated that people who engage in Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #155

I have a little MORE respect for NYC-SKIP after reading those posts you provided LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #170

And his insistence the cartoonists were responsible for the bystanders? AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #171

??? LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #175

Post 11 in the second link. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #176

His defenders refuse to address any of that material. They want to pretend he did not say those Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #207

Ok, I read through the beginning of that thread LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #210

He called them racists and said they shouldn't have done it. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #211

I've re-edited the post you responded to LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #212

You're misinterpreting the reason for those recs, and most of the replies. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #69

Always wanted to check what NYC-SKIP had to say. JEB Jun 2015 #70

Sometimes it's wise to go outside, get some fresh air, take a walk for about a month Miles Archer Jun 2015 #75

I love you, Willy. MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #78

He should have said something in support of the TPP brentspeak Jun 2015 #79

+1000 BeanMusical Jun 2015 #114

I love you Aerows Jun 2015 #81

Which slurs are defensible, besides the c-word? nt LexVegas Jun 2015 #84

I don't excuse his post Aerows Jun 2015 #86

Now that I have had time to digest this story Aerows Jun 2015 #85

Hear! Here! Here's a Toast to NYC_SKIP! 2banon Jun 2015 #88

Sad to see long term du-ers Aerows Jun 2015 #89

Yes, I find this very very disturbing and Petty spurred on by small, shallow minded hateful tools. 2banon Jun 2015 #92

You have been here long enough to know murielm99 Jun 2015 #96

I hope he realizes how much he is missed! emsimon33 Jun 2015 #91

One member says she(?) is in contact with him outside of DU. DRoseDARs Jun 2015 #99

Thank you for taking the time to let us know emsimon33 Jun 2015 #100

Very good. 840high Jun 2015 #104

Well, if nothing else, he went out with a bang. Iggo Jun 2015 #102

Way too harsh to ban him LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #105

I totally agree. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #115

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #136

I agree with you WillyT. I will miss NYC too. akbacchus_BC Jun 2015 #118

Thanks Willy, as a woman I am appalled at the implication of this banning. That women are so easily sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #119

I agree. peace13 Jun 2015 #123

This ole biddy agrees! Petrushka Jun 2015 #124

+1 BeanMusical Jun 2015 #127

it's the lowest form of political tactic. shows how impoverished their side is for real ideas... nashville_brook Jun 2015 #159

Well said, as always, Sabrina. pacalo Jun 2015 #192

Very nice, Willy marym625 Jun 2015 #121

ditto n/t Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #129

K & R, WillyT SoapBox Jun 2015 #131

If you are incapable of formulating criticisms without geek tragedy Jun 2015 #139

I saw no c-bomb. Was I looking at the wrong comment or something? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #145

Ok, I work graveyards and just 'got in' JackInGreen Jun 2015 #132

The thread continued beyond that and was by far not the only thread. merrily Jun 2015 #134

Lpvely malaise Jun 2015 #135

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #137

This banning has prompted me to do some deeper thinking about where DU is headed Divernan Jun 2015 #140

A test of the Admins' neutrality: would they ban anyone for calling KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #148

I posted a link to someone using the phrase regarding Sarah Palin. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #153

So nobody shouted misogynist alert in defense of non-Dem. women. Divernan Jun 2015 #157

Things that make you go "Hmmm." - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #164

the thing to remember here is passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #188

That is EXACTLY the point which proves it wasn't about sexism. Divernan Jun 2015 #196

I agree, but passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #197

There may not be any 'Palin supporters' here but there should be at least a few progressives who KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #206

wow, i'm so glad i read this... nashville_brook Jun 2015 #160

Those are good questions, I think the answers may be much more disturbing than we're even imagining 2banon Jun 2015 #193

I hope they take some time to work on their health. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #142

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #149

+1000 nenagh Jun 2015 #154

even that one got hidden. sheesh. 2banon Jun 2015 #191

The censorious feel emboldened. This time the jury agreed. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #202

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2015 #156

here too Voice for Peace Jun 2015 #161

Hey, NYC_SKP! What WillyT said! Octafish Jun 2015 #163

Hear! Hear! FourScore Jun 2015 #165

Hi SKP! raouldukelives Jun 2015 #166

Will miss you fadedrose Jun 2015 #168

agreed samsingh Jun 2015 #169

I will miss NYC_SKIP. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #173

Who is NYC_SKIP? AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #183

Here... Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #187

No, I love all these people pining for his return and don't even know his fucking name. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #189

Oooooookkkkkkkaaaaaaaayyyyyyy... Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #198

I'm trying to be nice. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #199

He's never been mean to me. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #201

DU has been diminished. bvar22 Jun 2015 #177

Greatly.. 2banon Jun 2015 #194

Thanks for this, WillyT. Hang in there, NYC SKP. nt Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #178

Why not give a person a chance to retract- especially one who has TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #185

yes, thanks Willy! 2banon Jun 2015 #195

When I saw a thread by NYC_Skip Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #204

Indeed! 2banon Jun 2015 #209