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In reply to the discussion: Dear Skinner, when may we expect Manny Goldstein back? [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I think it is bizarre to be so obsessed with who is and is not posting on DU.
I miss all who don't post although I did put a couple of people on ignore today. I remember some time ago, quite some time ago, I realized there were names on my ignore list. I have to this day no idea how they got there.
But today I decided to put two names on there just to preserve my sanity.
I think it is a better solution than trying to get people banned from DU out of some sort of sadistic pleasure or for some political reason.
I do not vote against people when I am on a jury based on political point of view. In fact I have taken a pledge to myself not to vote to remove posts. If the admins don't like my point of view on that, I have invited them to take me off the jury list. I suppose if someone advocated for Trump I might vote to remove the post or if someone threatened someone or threatened violence I would vote to remove the post but I do not believe in banning people just because their ideas differ from mine.
I will ask that posts be removed if they are clearly merely intended to make others angry. But then it is up to the jury to decide whether my alert has any basis. I have not done that very often at all.
I do not like the jury system. We should be polite and respectful toward each other.