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Bluenorthwest

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12. The idea is not that it assists in search but that it points out the name when one comes upon it.

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:40 AM

Jun 2016

The same thing is done withe less fanfare by using "quote marks". A recently departed poster used it thus:
"Many try to equate Obama and Sander's elect ability. Sorry Obama was young and charismatic. Sander's is an old crusty "jew'. If most of the Sanders supporters don't understand how he would play out there then I think you are missing America's underlying feelings about northeasterners and how they view "jews".
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1059701

Each use of the word is given "highlight marks".

DU this cycle has been playing with that fire, and pretending it is not fire.

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Alert Twitter when you see this antisemitic code [View all] gollygee Jun 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #1

I've never seen this before. It's good to know. MrScorpio Jun 2016 #2

I haven't seen it either gollygee Jun 2016 #3

+1000 Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #16

I abhor antisemites. Thanks for this post. grossproffit Jun 2016 #4

Color me stupid... jberryhill Jun 2016 #5

I wondered that, but I'm not an expert on Twitter gollygee Jun 2016 #6

But can't they just share the Twitter handles on those forums? jberryhill Jun 2016 #9

The idea is not that it assists in search but that it points out the name when one comes upon it. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #12

My guess is, it not being searchable means they can't track the ones using it. herding cats Jun 2016 #7

If you use Tweet Deck lapislzi Jun 2016 #14

It's a bit of hyperbole. The ((())) or {{{}}} was used back in the pre-intenet BBS days as 'hugs'. X_Digger Jun 2016 #8

But then why use the punctuation at all? jberryhill Jun 2016 #10

Hence my identification of the whole issue as a bit hyperbolic. :) n/t X_Digger Jun 2016 #17

This makes no sense at all jberryhill Jun 2016 #11

Well... lapislzi Jun 2016 #15

Better yet...stay off Twitter. n/t Lodestar Jun 2016 #13