Enough with the lower post shaming on DU [View all]

[titaniumsalute]

I've been a reader and daily user of DU since 2008. (Actually about 2003 but I deleted an account for awhile and then came back as I was sick of the Bush politics in 2007.)

However, I have never been a big poster. Many times I read from my mobile device and I just don't like typing any more than I have to on that thing. I usually post from my laptop when I do.

I've seen a number of instances in the past six months or so when a lower post count DU member says something they are sometimes chastised as not knowing much or how DU works. I don't mean the people that have 20 posts....I'm talking people with over 1,000 or so. I came here way back to look for a place of like-minded political and cultural individuals to share ideas, read ideas, etc. I guess you can call it my "safe place."

Well it was directed to me the other day. I commented on a post and immediately was called out about what I know because I only have 3,700 posts in nearly 10 years. I must be a casual user of DU and don't know how this works. It wasn't any RW talking point nor was it even political in nature.

You know something...that is exactly the kid of thing that our party doesn't need leading up to the 2018 election and in general. I feel that this fun, like-minded club is turning on each other many times for ridiculous reasons. I understand heavy debates like Hillary versus Bernie, etc. But post-shaming people really?

Frankly I don't give two shits personally. However, I think more about others who may be more delicate and those types of posts could chase away good people from DU. If it is a poster spewing RW talking points then it is fiar game to call them out. But if you simply disagree with someone that isn't a reason to shame them for a low post count or simply being new.