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Ms. Toad

(33,915 posts)
19. It worked reasonably well in the beginning.
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 12:20 PM
Sep 2015

But I think many of the people who care most about having civil conversations have gotten tired of the increasingly hostile/black & white attitude around here and have left - or have given up on alerting because obviously uncivil and/or bigoted posts keep getting left.

It never worked well to make it a civil place for minorities.

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #1
would you consider editing? gollygee Sep 2015 #3
Jury results. merrily Sep 2015 #4
That jury is why DU stinks like rotten eggs. Every fucking morning it is insulting OP's about LGBT. Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #10
And, as I predicted when the jury system rolled out - Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #12
I am not so sure about civility, either, anymore. merrily Sep 2015 #18
It worked reasonably well in the beginning. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #19
I am very sorry about that. Bad enough to face stuff IRL, where you must contend with all merrily Sep 2015 #20
Fuckin' A right. Iggo Sep 2015 #14
The jury system sucks CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #13
Nailed it. n/t JTFrog Sep 2015 #17
The concern isn't a concern, so you can save your concern. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #5
Thank you. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #8
You do know that taking pictures like that in the bathroom is illegal now. Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #9
Nonsense. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #11
Common TERF argument Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #15
Common bigoted and transphobic argument, period n/t kcr Sep 2015 #23
Very, very true nt Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #24
The solution is already in place in several states. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #2
What an incredibly brave thing to have done 29 years ago. As we evolve into better humans, unisex merrily Sep 2015 #6
Your definition of a "normal man" is a sex offender? johnp3907 Sep 2015 #7
What transphobic people don't realize Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #16
I'm still trying to figure out how anyone would know if someone was transgender in the first place. Vinca Sep 2015 #21
And that's pretty much what the 'concern trolls' are calling for. Lancero Sep 2015 #22
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