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NurseJackie

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42. The alert system was a peer-reviewed tool for community civility that's being abused and ...
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 08:03 PM
Feb 2016

... turned into a weapon to silence political opponents. Thanks, William (and other group leaders) for not allowing the SOP alerts to be abused in the same way.

The alert on your announcement is just more proof to support the case you made. I had to chuckle at the accusation of you starting "board wars" ... I'm convinced that whoever said that was completely unaware of the irony.

The SOP alerts aren't anonymous, right? You guys can actually SEE the username of the individuals who are trying to disrupt our safe haven, right? (I believe that the anonymous nature of the regular alert system helps to contribute to its abuse, but if people knew that SOP alerts included their user-ID, then perhaps there wouldn't be so many.)

Anyway... thank you! Thanks also to everyone else who helps to keep this group a friendly and safe place where we can post without (with minimal?) interference and harassment. You guys are the best!!

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thank you william comradebillyboy Feb 2016 #1
Thank you, William769. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #2
Un Effing Believable JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #3
Thank you! William769 Feb 2016 #6
I hope someone alerted on this alert, it is an abuse of the jury system. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #20
Yes it is. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #43
And he won't let hosts repeal jury verdicts question everything Feb 2016 #52
Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick! yallerdawg Feb 2016 #9
In French such discord is called "la zizanie." Ellen Forradalom Feb 2016 #31
"La zizanie." yallerdawg Feb 2016 #37
Now I need to break out my Asterix trades. Codeine Feb 2016 #50
Thank you, Gen! Wish they would mind their own business instead of lurking in our group. Cha Feb 2016 #57
You should delete this and let them keep exposing themselves to you. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #4
Thank you William! sheshe2 Feb 2016 #5
Thank you, William! leftofcool Feb 2016 #7
Thank you DesertRat Feb 2016 #8
What post did they alert? fun n serious Feb 2016 #10
Thats the point. William769 Feb 2016 #13
:) I'm not normally with the group, Hortensis Feb 2016 #17
Hopefully we will see more of you. William769 Feb 2016 #18
Thanks, William. I do drop by, just have to admit Hortensis Feb 2016 #24
We'll be waiting with open arms! William769 Feb 2016 #26
Tuesday! Can't wait. Hortensis Feb 2016 #28
I know! William769 Feb 2016 #29
Thank you! nt fun n serious Feb 2016 #32
Thank you EileenFB Feb 2016 #11
Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #12
... William769 Feb 2016 #14
wonder who alerted on that. 2naSalit May 2016 #68
and the sad part is that it got hidden. riversedge May 2016 #70
Thank you, Bill, and thanks to all the hosts members, we love you. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #15
I love this group! radical noodle Feb 2016 #16
Does that mean Bernie supporters can't alert on us here? SunSeeker Feb 2016 #19
They can still alert. That is a community standards alert and Hosts have no control over those. William769 Feb 2016 #22
Yes. It means we still have to walk on egg shells. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #25
Yo can always try the site in my sigline. William769 Feb 2016 #27
We're you "hurtful" and "insensitive," SunSeeker? yallerdawg Feb 2016 #34
The alerter claimed I was being "devisive." Ironic, no? SunSeeker Feb 2016 #38
Excellent - amazing how many come in here and file SOP alerts, more and more every day. George II Feb 2016 #21
I figured it was about damn time. William769 Feb 2016 #23
I'm a Hillary supporter sdaz Feb 2016 #30
Welcome! Ellen Forradalom Feb 2016 #33
Post it in Hillary's Group, sdaz.. we keep the anger out. Cha Feb 2016 #58
Thanks mcar Feb 2016 #35
Thanks William! wysi Feb 2016 #36
Preach it, Brother Bill! obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #39
Thanks, William! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #40
Thank you! DemonGoddess Feb 2016 #41
Please try again. William769 Feb 2016 #61
The alert system was a peer-reviewed tool for community civility that's being abused and ... NurseJackie Feb 2016 #42
K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #44
Thank you! NastyRiffraff Feb 2016 #45
Lol~ sheshe2 Feb 2016 #46
Yes, minutes ago - an SOP alert on an OP about SOP alerts! George II Feb 2016 #47
Very meta in a literal sense! obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #48
Well.............. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #49
Well it's easy to understand if you support Bernie 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #53
LOL! Bobbie Jo Feb 2016 #59
I support you position 100% liberal N proud Feb 2016 #51
Two more SOP alerts a minute apart - now FOUR in 58 minutes. George II Feb 2016 #54
Amazing. And not in a good way. Thanks William! kydo Feb 2016 #55
So JCH you get 3 SOP alert on your Alert Explanation Thread.. have they no shame?! Cha Feb 2016 #56
They have no 2naSalit May 2016 #69
K&R ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #60
Why are there so many SOP alerts in OUR group - invariably when I check the "credentials".... George II Feb 2016 #62
A question......... George II Mar 2016 #63
Thank you William nt Cary Mar 2016 #64
Yes LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #65
Thank you William! Firebrand Gary Apr 2016 #66
Thank you. William769 Apr 2016 #67
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