This whole thing is crazy

[uppityperson]

51. The Hosts volunteer to decide whether or not an OP, and only the OP, meets a forums SOP

You may know all of this, but I am posting it for others also as there is has been a lot of confusion about this.

Each forum and group has a button over the threads "about this forum". That takes you to a page that has the Statement of Purpose for that particular forum.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1002

tatement of Purpose

Discuss politics, issues, and current events. Posts about Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports are restricted in this forum. Conspiracy theories and disruptive meta-discussion are forbidden. For more information, click here.

The "for more information" link in that takes you to the pinned thread of Skinner's at the top of GD.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025307978

hat can and cannot be posted in the General Discussion forum

This discussion thread is pinned and locked. It is closed to new replies.
The Statement of Purpose for the General Discussion forum says this:

Discuss politics, issues, and current events. Posts about Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports are restricted in this forum. Conspiracy theories and disruptive meta-discussion are forbidden.

In an effort to provide greater clarity to members posting in this forum -- and to hosts trying to enforce this statement of purpose -- here is a detailed list of examples that should give some idea of where the line is drawn. As much as possible, we have attempted to describe current hosting practices rather than to place greater restrictions on what can be posted.
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DISRUPTIVE META-DISCUSSION
Positive threads about Democratic Underground or its members are are permitted.

Threads complaining about Democratic Underground or its members; threads complaining about jury decisions, locked threads, suspensions, bannings, or the like; and threads intended to disrupt or negatively influence the normal workings of Democratic Underground and its community moderating system are not permitted.

As to what Duers who volunteer as Hosts do, there is this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=modsystem

(clip) About Forum Hosts

Forum Hosts have one very simple job: they lock discussion threads which violate the Statement of Purpose for the forum they are hosting. When determining whether a thread violates the Statement of Purpose they must use their own best judgment and only consider the content of the OP (Original Post -- the post which begins the thread).....