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milestogo

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Turn off (named anchor or pundit) now! Shrek Dec 2024 #1
Also Turn On JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #2
Seriously? dflprincess Dec 2024 #133
The Cancel your health insurance JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #3
Delete your post or it will be deleted for you dalton99a Dec 2024 #4
Or one of my favorites: MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2024 #5
I had that one when it was a left leaning source - Politico womanofthehills Dec 2024 #33
Politico is generally acceptable here, but it is definitely not left leaning. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #54
Most rating sites online have Politico left leaning - do you have one that says it's right leaning? womanofthehills Dec 2024 #144
Ownership changed to Axel Springer in 2021. summer_in_TX Dec 2024 #156
It's not left leaning. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #166
That is a little different from some of the other "orders" because spooky3 Dec 2024 #62
I get that a lot Demovictory9 Dec 2024 #102
Yeah, sometimes RW sources pop up on Google searches. LeftInTX Dec 2024 #170
It's a big place wryter2000 Dec 2024 #6
There's another one! maxsolomon Dec 2024 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author wryter2000 Dec 2024 #82
Oh brother. maxsolomon Dec 2024 #87
I misunderstood wryter2000 Dec 2024 #97
yes Skittles Dec 2024 #128
"Delete your post. There's an opinion I don't like expressed in part of it." Dave Bowman Dec 2024 #7
Ignore that. Dulcinea Dec 2024 #8
Yeah, what the fuck happened to live and let live dalton99a Dec 2024 #9
Howzabout: PCIntern Dec 2024 #10
Use your flip phone! dalton99a Dec 2024 #16
No MSM whatsoever can be trusted!!!! Cut your cable & toss your tv out the window!!!! Hekate Dec 2024 #63
Occasionally I see news posted by The Hill which isn't posted anywhere else. milestogo Dec 2024 #11
Every publication ever gets someone in a snit Sympthsical Dec 2024 #30
I don't come to DU to see links to 'the bird site', which Leon Musk makes money on, Snarkoleptic Dec 2024 #12
The only time I post anything from X is because of an embedded video in the post... Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #57
You're still pushing traffic/clicks to Elmo, but you do you. Snarkoleptic Dec 2024 #120
How does an X post embedded on a completely different site make him money? Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #160
The revenue is not based solely on ad impressions JoseBalow Dec 2024 #164
I'm robbing them of traffic because of what tweets I post and how I post them Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #165
Every view of that embedded Tweet is counted as traffic to Twitter JoseBalow Dec 2024 #122
Read my other reply above... n/t Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #161
some of this is simply call for action stopdiggin Dec 2024 #13
I would encourage anybody on a jury to be careful Bluetus Dec 2024 #36
Sigh. And yet more 'direction' on what we 'must do' .... stopdiggin Dec 2024 #42
From someone who joined Nov. 1st. ms liberty Dec 2024 #59
That sounds like an attack Bluetus Dec 2024 #75
I for one canetoad Dec 2024 #88
I second canetoad's reply. Deuxcents Dec 2024 #95
I don't think there's any point in getting everyone depressed. We know all the atrocities that have happened. Walleye Dec 2024 #64
This thread is not asking for constructive suggestions Bluetus Dec 2024 #78
It is against TOS to discuss forum moderation JoseBalow Dec 2024 #123
Noted. The entire thread is about moderation. Bluetus Dec 2024 #124
Another problem with the flagger bullies womanofthehills Dec 2024 #146
Elitism from people who think they are Duer royalty due to their massive post counts SunImp Dec 2024 #151
'DU royalty', gag. Same for the swarm bulliers. Celerity Dec 2024 #163
A call to action should be more specific! LeftInTX Dec 2024 #121
Anything Trump is verboten dalton99a Dec 2024 #14
It's on a downhill slide. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #15
Lord, I love that screen name Callie1979 Dec 2024 #18
And going faster as the number of memorials approaches the current readership dalton99a Dec 2024 #21
Even the TOS describes kind of an "echo chamber". Callie1979 Dec 2024 #17
Agree. Polly Hennessey Dec 2024 #20
OMG DeepWinter Dec 2024 #69
Agreed ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #83
It takes more than one juror doesn't it? underpants Dec 2024 #116
Rarely Here, Too ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #117
You and I True Dough Dec 2024 #126
That Doesn't Surprise Me ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #129
About a godd 1/3 of the times I get asked to jury a post that had been alerted on... Attilatheblond Dec 2024 #93
I had an appeal approved for just what you're saying wryter2000 Dec 2024 #105
You didn't answer my question (about your opinion that didn't like} is my favorite. Autumn Dec 2024 #22
Being ordered not to use this word or that word. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #23
Yeah, the recent what we're allowed to call Elmo Musk thread was the latest in unintentional comedy. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #39
And let's be real careful about calling Trump a traitor dalton99a Dec 2024 #47
Yes, I was castigated by someone for making light of Trump's weight years ago. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #51
Holy shit, Bannonsliver, what a thought bottomofthehill Dec 2024 #148
Musk would kill us all in our beds and not blink if he could make a dollar off of us. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #65
Did I refer to Musk as Elonia? madinmaryland Dec 2024 #89
+1 dalton99a Dec 2024 #43
Yep, there never seems to be a shortage anciano Dec 2024 #24
You should be using the word "champing" there Sympthsical Dec 2024 #28
Love it! anciano Dec 2024 #38
Because DU is a liberal site, there is leeway Maeve Dec 2024 #25
If you can't ignore things like that, you're going to be disappointed MineralMan Dec 2024 #26
Salt ZDU Dec 2024 #27
Sometimes I read GD with a large glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn by my side GoneOffShore Dec 2024 #29
If the source you post includes outright lies about Biden emulatorloo Dec 2024 #31
I think that depends...IF someone is doing that to Expose the Latest Lies, thst one thing imho.... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #157
Don't shop at (store) mcar Dec 2024 #32
LINK!!!???#### Is there a LINK!!$$$### Lemons UK Dec 2024 #34
Not just any link. An approved link. dalton99a Dec 2024 #35
Peer reviewed Strelnikov_ Dec 2024 #119
Just caught one of those yesterday. bottomofthehill Dec 2024 #145
You should have asked them to supply a link to prove you wrong dalton99a Dec 2024 #149
I like the way you think. That is just what I did bottomofthehill Dec 2024 #152
Trying to control what others post is impossible - TBF Dec 2024 #37
What TBF Said! ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #86
I hear you. Elessar Zappa Dec 2024 #40
This forum is infested with trolls ItsjustMe Dec 2024 #41
might be. but the OP is pointing to an entirely different stopdiggin Dec 2024 #46
I also appreciate snowybirdie Dec 2024 #44
Yep! Patton French Dec 2024 #45
How should it be addressed Keepthesoulalive Dec 2024 #48
The only time I will tell a poster "Delete your post" is if it's fake news Polybius Dec 2024 #49
It's only an order if Buzz cook Dec 2024 #50
How do you feel about misinformation? Fiendish Thingy Dec 2024 #52
Sanctimonious, supercilious, and holier-than-thou. nocoincidences Dec 2024 #53
The path you used to get here also goes the other direction if you don't like your stay krawhitham Dec 2024 #55
Thinly veiled passive aggressive hostility. milestogo Dec 2024 #67
Complaining that you "get ordered around" while telling people what they shouldn't post on DU because you don't like it krawhitham Dec 2024 #169
Ignore what you don't like. elleng Dec 2024 #56
And don't call me Francis Shellback Squid Dec 2024 #58
I never write in a passive voice... hunter Dec 2024 #60
A couple of posts of yours in your history Kaleva Dec 2024 #61
Are you the FBI? milestogo Dec 2024 #66
But you read it which is a form of use. Kaleva Dec 2024 #73
And then I stopped and deleted my account. milestogo Dec 2024 #77
Ok. You read that years ago then. Kaleva Dec 2024 #84
Yes, but I still remember the discussion because its of its content. milestogo Dec 2024 #90
I misunderstood. Kaleva Dec 2024 #99
Ok now treat this info as top secret: milestogo Dec 2024 #109
LOL! Kaleva Dec 2024 #111
Wash behind your ears! gay texan Dec 2024 #68
If you're going to paint the fence, True Dough Dec 2024 #130
Well played gay texan Dec 2024 #138
i had someone repeatedly PM me about a post from CNN DBoon Dec 2024 #70
I had someone PM saying I was a troll Kaleva Dec 2024 #76
I'll always push back when an OP puts up a false or misleading post. If people don't like that, well, put me on ignore. Celerity Dec 2024 #71
couldn't agree more!! Things that are just demonstrably false stopdiggin Dec 2024 #136
You do realize no one is specifically ordering you around, right? Think. Again. Dec 2024 #72
Where do you go to get ordered around? SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2024 #74
Beat_Me_Like_A_MAGA_B****.com Bluetus Dec 2024 #80
Link???!!### Lemons UK Dec 2024 #168
Anywhere near my wife. Patton French Dec 2024 #92
It's the internet and it's full of opinions about what people should do or not do. Ocelot II Dec 2024 #79
Some people need a little help usonian Dec 2024 #81
CAN'T I GO ONE DAY WITHOUT SEEING HIS FISHLIPS Skittles Dec 2024 #125
Here are some better fishlips: milestogo Dec 2024 #135
The Soup Nazi agrees. "An artist suffers for his work" usonian Dec 2024 #142
*SNORT* Skittles Dec 2024 #143
Call your Congresscritter RIGHT FUCKING NOW! madinmaryland Dec 2024 #85
That one is excellent! milestogo Dec 2024 #91
There it is! Dr. Strange Dec 2024 #106
thread winner! TBF Dec 2024 #113
Correction JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #139
It's a discussion site. Pay no attention to posts you don't like. nt LAS14 Dec 2024 #94
Right? This whole thread is dedicated to telling people not to post stuff, couched Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #98
Just took a gummy, so I'll be enjoying this even more pretty soon Attilatheblond Dec 2024 #141
Link? Kid Berwyn Dec 2024 #96
LOL. I used to hear all the cardiologists at conferences with speaking roles lauding the power of beta blockers hlthe2b Dec 2024 #100
My OPINION is a FACT!!1!* JoseBalow Dec 2024 #101
Criticism is just part of living in the world. walkingman Dec 2024 #103
DELETE THIS! NOW! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2024 #104
They aren't ultimatums. Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #107
Self engrossed whining NeoTrajan Dec 2024 #108
I came here for an argument. LudwigPastorius Dec 2024 #110
Oh gawd. milestogo Dec 2024 #112
You should have made a beeline to the Complaint Department! Abolishinist Dec 2024 #115
Honestly though, there's nothing worse than milquetoast writing arguing either nothing or both sides. PeaceWave Dec 2024 #131
No you didn't. ms liberty Dec 2024 #114
No, you didn't! eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #167
Agree....The other day Meowmee Dec 2024 #118
Sometimes people will post a video milestogo Dec 2024 #132
Agree Meowmee Dec 2024 #150
Gosh, I've been on DU quite a while.... Laffy Kat Dec 2024 #127
A comment about comments about other comments. dgauss Dec 2024 #134
Remember, milestogo... True Dough Dec 2024 #137
This thread JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #140
I seek out info that may be contrary to my views. Xolodno Dec 2024 #147
Biden didn't lose. Kamala did. Your friends have probably been giving you inaccurate feedback..LOL LeftInTX Dec 2024 #159
It was late and I was tired. Plus I had just read an article... Xolodno Dec 2024 #171
I was giving you a hard time. I figured it was typo.... LeftInTX Dec 2024 #172
Yeah, I come to DU for the gatekeeping and policing of language that people use RockRaven Dec 2024 #153
Geez I wouldn't want any of that either. mahina Dec 2024 #154
lol. nt ecstatic Dec 2024 #155
You come to a place known to be opinionated and complain that people are opinionated. mucholderthandirt Dec 2024 #158
Where do you normally go? Buns_of_Fire Dec 2024 #162
It doesn't bother me electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #173

Shrek

(4,249 posts)
1. Turn off (named anchor or pundit) now!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:12 PM
Dec 2024

That's another frequent one.

JustAnotherGen

(34,629 posts)
2. Also Turn On
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:13 PM
Dec 2024

(named anchor or pundit) right now!

dflprincess

(28,741 posts)
133. Seriously?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:42 PM
Dec 2024

I take that as (usually Rachel or Lawrence, it seems) is saying something you may really want to hear.

I don't take it as an order.

JustAnotherGen

(34,629 posts)
3. The Cancel your health insurance
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:14 PM
Dec 2024

Is beyond ridiculous.

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
4. Delete your post or it will be deleted for you
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:14 PM
Dec 2024

MarineCombatEngineer

(15,018 posts)
5. Or one of my favorites:
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:15 PM
Dec 2024
You need to delete that thread/post because it's a RW source.


womanofthehills

(9,605 posts)
33. I had that one when it was a left leaning source - Politico
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:42 PM
Dec 2024

Can't make it up. I also hate it when they vote your post out when its from a left wing source but they disagree and vote it out as a right wing source.

BannonsLiver

(19,027 posts)
54. Politico is generally acceptable here, but it is definitely not left leaning.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:10 PM
Dec 2024

Never has been. It was founded by a Republican and is now owned by a conservative German.

womanofthehills

(9,605 posts)
144. Most rating sites online have Politico left leaning - do you have one that says it's right leaning?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:43 PM
Dec 2024

Hardvard. edu Feb 2024 -Allsides has Politico leaning left.
ttps://guides.library.harvard.edu/newsleans/allsides

"AllSides uses a patented bias rating system to classify news sources as left, center, or right leaning. Components of the rating system include crowd-sourcing, surveys, internal research, and use of third party sources such as Wikipedia and research conducted by Groseclose and Milyo at UCLA. Note that while the Groseclose & Milyo results are popular, the methodology it is not without critique."
ttps://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=637508&p=4462444


MediBias a fact check
"Overall, we rate Politico Left-Center biased[/i] based on story selection and editorial positions that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. "

"Both sides of the political spectrum have accused Politico of having a left or right bias. For example, Media Matters for America, a progressive media watchdog group in Washington, has accused them of having a “Republican tilt.” Politico also published an article criticizing Obama for not being a strong supporter of Israel: “Obama’s Jewish Problem.” In another article, they state that Liberals are not as tolerant as they say they are: “Why Liberals Aren’t as Tolerant as They Think.” Further, an article criticizing Democratic Socialism: “Down Goes Socialism,” and another criticizing Bernie Sanders, “Bernie’s army in disarray.” Lastly, according to the Poynter Institute, Politico is balanced.

The right-leaning Daily Caller had also criticized Politico for having a liberal bias when they compared a New York Times headline to Politico’s Playbook headline by claiming that it “Extended further to the left than the NYT on this headline.”

A 2014 Pew Research Survey found that 59% of Politico’s audience is consistently or primarily liberal, 16% Mixed, and 26% consistently or mostly conservative. This indicates that a more liberal audience prefers politico.

In review, Politico occasionally publishes listicles such as “All of Trump’s Russia Ties, in 7 Charts.” They also publish articles with minimally loaded words such as “Ocasio-Cortez warns Trump Jr. about subpoena power in response to the meme” and the source to credible media outlets such as Reuters and the NY Times. However, they sometimes use emotional headlines: Establishment looks to crush liberals on Medicare for All. They also have a content partnership with the South China Morning Post, which we rate Mixed for factual reporting.


Editorially, they provide a balance of opinions in the past, as evidenced by the criticism they have received from both sides. However, since our last review, many more op-eds and news stories favor the left through story selection and wording, such as this Republicans gripped by dread as multiple crises swirl, and this Trump official pressured CDC to change report on Covid and kids. They generally report news factually and recently with a more left-leaning bias in both story selection and editorial position

Last Updated on December 6, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
















summer_in_TX

(3,519 posts)
156. Ownership changed to Axel Springer in 2021.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:48 AM
Dec 2024

Axel Springer currently owns Die Welt, the German publication which published Elon Musk's op-ed in which he told Germans that the far right AfD party was Germany's "last spark of hope." There's been an uproar about Musk's attempt to interfere in the upcoming German elections, and the opinion editor of the newspaper promptly resigned over management's decision to publish it.

Politico's political coverage used to be considered pretty centrist/center-left and reliable. Not sure that there's been enough change for the ratings to change, but since those are done by analyzing coverage over a lengthy period of time rather than one single article, I'm not sure that there hasn't been some change either that just hasn't been published because the research isn't complete for that time period.

Those ratings take time.

BannonsLiver

(19,027 posts)
166. It's not left leaning.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:12 PM
Dec 2024

spooky3

(37,265 posts)
62. That is a little different from some of the other "orders" because
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:30 PM
Dec 2024

The TOS clearly states RW sources shouldn’t be posted here unless you’re making fun of the content, etc.

It’s not always clear which sources are RW but sometimes it’s obvious (e.g., Fox News).

Demovictory9

(35,045 posts)
102. I get that a lot
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:25 PM
Dec 2024

LeftInTX

(32,761 posts)
170. Yeah, sometimes RW sources pop up on Google searches.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 03:18 PM
Dec 2024

Or they pop up via SM.

I try to find another source.

But let's face it: Sharing a Daily Mail article in the lounge or Weird News, or if it's celebrity news, non-political stuff does not make someone a right winger.

One time I posted an article from the NY Times. However, it had a link to a tweet from a RW source. (The tweet was a video) I got chewed out. I replied that NY Times probably vetted their source. Other sources that weren't RW also had the video.

wryter2000

(47,793 posts)
6. It's a big place
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:15 PM
Dec 2024

Ignore what you don't like.

maxsolomon

(36,182 posts)
19. There's another one!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:26 PM
Dec 2024

Response to maxsolomon (Reply #19)

maxsolomon

(36,182 posts)
87. Oh brother.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:41 PM
Dec 2024

I thought your comment was amusing, as it's quite a common reaction on DU.

Hence the

wryter2000

(47,793 posts)
97. I misunderstood
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:17 PM
Dec 2024

I’ll delete the post. I’m sorry. No sarcasm.

Skittles

(163,073 posts)
128. yes
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:36 PM
Dec 2024

IMAGINE THAT

Dave Bowman

(4,886 posts)
7. "Delete your post. There's an opinion I don't like expressed in part of it."
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:16 PM
Dec 2024

I've noticed this one often recently.

Dulcinea

(8,118 posts)
8. Ignore that.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:16 PM
Dec 2024

That's what I do. I come here a lot to share news stories that people may have missed, & sometimes I get flack for it, but I don't let it bother me. They can read them & like them or not. I can't control that.

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
9. Yeah, what the fuck happened to live and let live
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:16 PM
Dec 2024

PCIntern

(27,215 posts)
10. Howzabout:
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:17 PM
Dec 2024

STOP WATCHING TEEVEE NEWS!!!!

or

CANCEL YOUR CABLE!!! I HAVE NOT WATCHED TV SINCE IKE WAS PRESIDENT!!!

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
16. Use your flip phone!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:24 PM
Dec 2024

Hekate

(96,988 posts)
63. No MSM whatsoever can be trusted!!!! Cut your cable & toss your tv out the window!!!!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:33 PM
Dec 2024

Plus Rachel Maddow is being paid too much by MSNBC!!!!

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
11. Occasionally I see news posted by The Hill which isn't posted anywhere else.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:19 PM
Dec 2024

They cover Congress pretty thoroughly. Yes, they definitely have a right wing bias. But if nobody else is reporting on it, do we just ignore? But some people will complain about using The Hill as a source.

Sympthsical

(10,439 posts)
30. Every publication ever gets someone in a snit
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:38 PM
Dec 2024

I'm not sure what people read since so many things are disqualified.

That's why I get all my news from my cousin Rachel's blog. None of that right-wing Rachel Maddow for me, no sir! (She said she likes oranges one time, and we all know oranges are a famously MAGA fruit, because Florida)

Snarkoleptic

(6,108 posts)
12. I don't come to DU to see links to 'the bird site', which Leon Musk makes money on,
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:19 PM
Dec 2024

while trying to gut our earned benefits and drive us toward fascism/Putinism.

I'm happy to ignore them and won't tell anyone what to post, but FUCK MUSK and his shit-bird site.

Dennis Donovan

(29,950 posts)
57. The only time I post anything from X is because of an embedded video in the post...
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:20 PM
Dec 2024

...and the post renders on DU. Clicking the video link inside a tweet doesn't redirect you to X, so you're robbing Elmo of actual "clicks" or "engagements" that he can then use to lure advertisers.

Snarkoleptic

(6,108 posts)
120. You're still pushing traffic/clicks to Elmo, but you do you.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:15 PM
Dec 2024

n/t

Dennis Donovan

(29,950 posts)
160. How does an X post embedded on a completely different site make him money?
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 06:23 AM
Dec 2024

He makes money on ads, not clicks. Clicks on X count as engagements on X, which is the only place he displays ads. Displaying an X post embedded on a completely different site doesn't display ads. And clicking on a video in an embedded ad doesn't bring you back to X to view it, so, you're never seeing an ad.

If you click on the post itself, then you're redirected to X and that's when he makes money. Embedding a post into another site's page doesn't mean shit to advertisers since their ads won't be seen. Clicking the video only plays the video - again, no ad involved...

JoseBalow

(7,117 posts)
164. The revenue is not based solely on ad impressions
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 07:23 AM
Dec 2024

They also monetize promoted content, accounts, hashtags, also data licensing, and more. If you're interested to learn about how Twitter actually earns it's money, it's easy to research.

The traffic that you provide them via embedding Tweets absolutely helps the site, ad impressions notwithstanding.

Dennis Donovan

(29,950 posts)
165. I'm robbing them of traffic because of what tweets I post and how I post them
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 07:35 AM
Dec 2024
https://www.democraticunderground.com/125626903

On edit: that was written in September - I've since changed my stance to only posting tweets when there's a video available in it that isn't available anywhere else.

JoseBalow

(7,117 posts)
122. Every view of that embedded Tweet is counted as traffic to Twitter
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:01 PM
Dec 2024

Every time it is rendered and displayed on a page, it absolutely does benefit Elmo. If the post is viewed 500 times, that's 500 views for Elmo.

This is what embedded Tweets look like for me using the Privacy Badger browser extension...



That does not benefit Elmo at all. If I allow it to be displayed, then it would.

Dennis Donovan

(29,950 posts)
161. Read my other reply above... n/t
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 06:27 AM
Dec 2024

stopdiggin

(13,542 posts)
13. some of this is simply call for action
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:19 PM
Dec 2024

(which, due to the temperature of the populous and country - has ramped up a number of degrees)
- and not quite the 'directive' that you take it to be. Or at least needn't (or doesn't deserve?) be taken so! Shake it off. Be a little more secure in your own opinions (and moral stance).

Keep in mind that everyone waving a shaker or pom-pom - is not really a crossing guard. It's OK to walk past ....

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Bluetus

(866 posts)
36. I would encourage anybody on a jury to be careful
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:46 PM
Dec 2024

There are certainly flagger bullies here and on most other similar sites. They make all sorts of accusations about a person's motives for whatever position they present in a posting. If you are asked to judge, take some time to get past whether you agree or disagree with the position. Instead, look at the facts. Did the post actually violate any rules?

It is not a violation to state an unpopular or challenging position. It is not a violation to observe things that Democrats have been doing poorly, resulting in failures. It is a violation to directly attract a specific person.

We are at a moment when a reckoning is badly needed, IMHO. We have been steadily losing power for 50 years. There are "glass half full" personalities who can cite individual victories, and we all want to celebrate those. But we must recognize that 2 generations ago, roughly half the public proudly identified as Democrats, and now only 25% do. We must realize that we have completely lost the Supreme Court, and can no longer count on the Judicial branch as the ultimate firewall. That is gone, and Trump is going to take every advantage of that.

So jurors, please be patient with people who make posts that sound urgent, agitated, even hair on fire. And if you are one who naturally rejects any suggestions of change, at least consider that you may be part of the circumstances we face today.

Bottom line, a circular firing squad does no good. Nor does creating a bubble of reality denial. We must move forward together, even if that means ruffling some feathers along the way.

stopdiggin

(13,542 posts)
42. Sigh. And yet more 'direction' on what we 'must do' ....
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:52 PM
Dec 2024

ms liberty

(10,111 posts)
59. From someone who joined Nov. 1st.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:23 PM
Dec 2024

Bluetus

(866 posts)
75. That sounds like an attack
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:16 PM
Dec 2024

Maybe I should flag that.

I have read the site for over a decade. I decided I should speak up because there has been so much denial, and so little time for us to act in ways that will be effective.

If you are a person who only wants to have your own opinion reinforced, maybe this isn't the best place to be. Or maybe it is. Maybe that is what the site leadership sees as the mission of the site. If so, then most threads here would be pointless.

canetoad

(18,826 posts)
88. I for one
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:44 PM
Dec 2024

Appreciated your thoughtful post of more than one terse sentence. Welcome to DU; please keep sharing your thoughts.

Deuxcents

(21,587 posts)
95. I second canetoad's reply.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:54 PM
Dec 2024

Walleye

(39,229 posts)
64. I don't think there's any point in getting everyone depressed. We know all the atrocities that have happened.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:33 PM
Dec 2024

Maybe offer some constructive suggestions?

Bluetus

(866 posts)
78. This thread is not asking for constructive suggestions
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:18 PM
Dec 2024

It is asking for exactly the opposite -- no opposing or challenging opinions. I have made what I hope are constructive, action-oriented, results-oriented suggestions on other threads. I welcome you to look them up, and I will be happy to exchange views on those threads.

JoseBalow

(7,117 posts)
123. It is against TOS to discuss forum moderation
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:10 PM
Dec 2024
Don't interfere with forum moderation
Don't post messages about site rules, enforcement, juries, hosts, administration, alerts, alerters, removed posts, appeals, locked threads, or anything else related to how this website is moderated (except in the Ask the Administrators forum).


Welcome to DU

Bluetus

(866 posts)
124. Noted. The entire thread is about moderation.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:14 PM
Dec 2024

Last edited Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:44 PM - Edit history (1)

I made no comments about the site moderators, their system or any of their decisions. I commented abut USER behavior, which is exactly what the OP was about.

If I were the flagging type (and I'm not -- I have never flagged any post on any site) it seems like this entire thread would be a good one to remove. It seems to be some folks expressing personal grievances apropos to nothing.

womanofthehills

(9,605 posts)
146. Another problem with the flagger bullies
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:52 PM
Dec 2024

Good people keep disappearing and DU gets smaller. We never know if someone is taking a break from DU or they just got kicked off by the flagger bullies.

I hate it when someone says to someone new - how dare you post that -you just joined and only have 5 posts. How are we supposed to get new people to join if this stuff keeps happening.

SunImp

(2,464 posts)
151. Elitism from people who think they are Duer royalty due to their massive post counts
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:37 AM
Dec 2024

Some of these same people constantly spam threads with twitter post, +1 inflammatory comments (they're glad they don't have to do that now), cheerleading Duers who are obviously bullying another. These people think everything is fine & DON'T want things to change for the better.

Celerity

(48,988 posts)
163. 'DU royalty', gag. Same for the swarm bulliers.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 07:17 AM
Dec 2024

Good post.

LeftInTX

(32,761 posts)
121. A call to action should be more specific!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:39 PM
Dec 2024

Instead we get things like, "Let's take to the streets".....

My response: "Can someone please organize this?"

Followed by a response to me: "Quit making excuses"

Posting an actual event or how to is great, (a march, a phone call ) but vague directives such as "get out the pitchforks", I interpret as directives "yell at your computer or TV more louder than you currently yell"

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
14. Anything Trump is verboten
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:22 PM
Dec 2024

Because this is a political forum. There is no need to mention any political figures.

BannonsLiver

(19,027 posts)
15. It's on a downhill slide.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:24 PM
Dec 2024

That’s been the case for years now.

Callie1979

(641 posts)
18. Lord, I love that screen name
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:25 PM
Dec 2024

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
21. And going faster as the number of memorials approaches the current readership
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:28 PM
Dec 2024

Callie1979

(641 posts)
17. Even the TOS describes kind of an "echo chamber".
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:24 PM
Dec 2024

Factual info may get alerted & hidden because enough random jurors dont LIKE the fact that was posted. Which is odd; I wouldnt think a place like this would actually BLOCK factual info just because it may not be popular.

Polly Hennessey

(7,769 posts)
20. Agree.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:27 PM
Dec 2024
 

DeepWinter

(931 posts)
69. OMG
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:50 PM
Dec 2024

1000% totally agree. One thing I absolutely hate is an Echo Chamber. But dissenting voices and opinion rapidly get squashed as "right wing" talking points. Absurd.

ProfessorGAC

(72,149 posts)
83. Agreed
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:33 PM
Dec 2024

When a juror, I have a problem with deleting a post that delivers contrary views but based in fact.
So, I completely understand your point.

underpants

(189,686 posts)
116. It takes more than one juror doesn't it?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:24 PM
Dec 2024

I figured it was a majority. I have no idea how many jurors are on jury.

I rarely vote to cancel a post I’m alerted to.

ProfessorGAC

(72,149 posts)
117. Rarely Here, Too
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:28 PM
Dec 2024

I'm not sure the number, but I believe the jury has to be a clear majority but not unanimous. Pretty sure about that, but not positive.
I usually vote to return if the alerted post is just a different, or unpopular, POV.
I think I have a more rigid definition of "personal attack" than others, too
But, clear violations of TOS? I feel obligated to go with at least "Close Call..."

True Dough

(22,511 posts)
126. You and I
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:34 PM
Dec 2024

are like-minded jurors, Prof!

ProfessorGAC

(72,149 posts)
129. That Doesn't Surprise Me
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:36 PM
Dec 2024

We are like-minded about quite a few things!

Attilatheblond

(5,563 posts)
93. About a godd 1/3 of the times I get asked to jury a post that had been alerted on...
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:51 PM
Dec 2024

... I wonder 'just how insecure or fussy was the person who alerted on this?

Tender feelings are good, up to a point, but I see a lot of stuff that gets alerted and sent to peer review that should just be ignored if it bothered the alert-er so much. If people can't tolerate differing opinions, well, they should go to TikTok after it gets shut down. Jeeze, people, what gives with the 'my way or the highway' thinking?

wryter2000

(47,793 posts)
105. I had an appeal approved for just what you're saying
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:50 PM
Dec 2024

My alerted post was re-instated. I had posted something that was unflattering to a group, but it was merely a statement of fact.

Autumn

(47,624 posts)
22. You didn't answer my question (about your opinion that didn't like} is my favorite.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:28 PM
Dec 2024

It's just your opinion about Garland and I need proof !! is another good one.

You went off topic from the OPs post!

Irish_Dem

(67,214 posts)
23. Being ordered not to use this word or that word.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:29 PM
Dec 2024

I don't need word or thought police on my tail every day.

BannonsLiver

(19,027 posts)
39. Yeah, the recent what we're allowed to call Elmo Musk thread was the latest in unintentional comedy.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:48 PM
Dec 2024

Sure he's dismantling our democracy, and is an unelected co-president, but let's think long and hard about what we call him so we don't offend anyone.

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
47. And let's be real careful about calling Trump a traitor
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:58 PM
Dec 2024

because here's what the Constitution says about treason blah blah

And he might not be a liar because he thinks it's true blah blah

And don't you call him fat because you're insulting Americans blah blah

...

BannonsLiver

(19,027 posts)
51. Yes, I was castigated by someone for making light of Trump's weight years ago.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:06 PM
Dec 2024

Stuff like that is one of the reasons why we lose.

bottomofthehill

(9,082 posts)
148. Holy shit, Bannonsliver, what a thought
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:00 AM
Dec 2024

I am with you, the purity police suck. Robert Kennedy is a junkie, a fucking heroin addict, Trump was a fat fuck before finding Ozympic, LindsyG is everything people say he is, fuck them and their feelings all. Snowflake alert, plenty of people suck, are should be called out for it

Irish_Dem

(67,214 posts)
65. Musk would kill us all in our beds and not blink if he could make a dollar off of us.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:35 PM
Dec 2024

But we have to be polite about him like we are at Buckingham Palace meeting the King.

madinmaryland

(65,343 posts)
89. Did I refer to Musk as Elonia?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:49 PM
Dec 2024

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
43. +1
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:52 PM
Dec 2024

anciano

(1,739 posts)
24. Yep, there never seems to be a shortage
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:30 PM
Dec 2024

of people who are chomping at the bit to tell me what I "should" be doing. It makes me wonder how I got through the past 77 years without them?....🤔

Sympthsical

(10,439 posts)
28. You should be using the word "champing" there
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:35 PM
Dec 2024

(I kid. Over time, chomping has become common usage as well. But the opportunity was irresistable)

anciano

(1,739 posts)
38. Love it!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:47 PM
Dec 2024

Well done. I left myself open for that one!

Maeve

(43,179 posts)
25. Because DU is a liberal site, there is leeway
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:31 PM
Dec 2024

Unless someone is pushing RW ideas, or spamming, more things are allowed than not. Yeah, I don't particularly want to hear some of the finger-wagging stuff, either, but most of it comes from a decent place. So I ignore it and go on, hiding it if it really ticks me off, but...DU Admin allows so much that I DO like and can't find easily elsewhere. All part of civic discourse

MineralMan

(148,780 posts)
26. If you can't ignore things like that, you're going to be disappointed
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:31 PM
Dec 2024

often, I'm afraid. Nobody here can tell you to do or not do anything with any authority. I advise just ignoring such posts.

ZDU

(260 posts)
27. Salt
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:33 PM
Dec 2024

grain of ...

GoneOffShore

(17,767 posts)
29. Sometimes I read GD with a large glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn by my side
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:37 PM
Dec 2024

I'm now going to make some more popcorn.

emulatorloo

(45,730 posts)
31. If the source you post includes outright lies about Biden
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:40 PM
Dec 2024

and other Democrats you’re going to get pushback.

Just a fact of life.

electric_blue68

(20,603 posts)
157. I think that depends...IF someone is doing that to Expose the Latest Lies, thst one thing imho....
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 02:51 AM
Dec 2024

I don't watch, or look at RW sites in general, so I get news of that stuff here, actually.

I think it's important to know some of what they're saying to properly combat it.

mcar

(44,351 posts)
32. Don't shop at (store)
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:41 PM
Dec 2024
 

Lemons UK

(225 posts)
34. LINK!!!???#### Is there a LINK!!$$$###
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:44 PM
Dec 2024

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
35. Not just any link. An approved link.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:45 PM
Dec 2024

Strelnikov_

(7,954 posts)
119. Peer reviewed
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:09 PM
Dec 2024

all in a ‘General Discussion’ forum,

A nasty case of the scolds has taken hold of this site.

bottomofthehill

(9,082 posts)
145. Just caught one of those yesterday.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:45 PM
Dec 2024

I commented to something that was incorrect and there was no link. I called it wrong and got the ugly “Link?”
Common sense needs no link.

dalton99a

(87,743 posts)
149. You should have asked them to supply a link to prove you wrong
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:34 AM
Dec 2024

bottomofthehill

(9,082 posts)
152. I like the way you think. That is just what I did
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:39 AM
Dec 2024

TBF

(35,069 posts)
37. Trying to control what others post is impossible -
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:46 PM
Dec 2024

I guess the best advice would be to ignore those threads, and post in others instead (or start your own OPs).

Also, a couple of things to consider - it sounds like EarlG is going to put up a forum where folks can make suggestions about the Democratic party itself - which is bound to be interesting. So, I'd stick around for that. And MIRT should be reopening again in Jan/Feb and a bunch of us have served on that 2-3 terms and will be taking a break. In that forum you keep an eye on all the new members (under 100 posts only), and it can be fast paced at times. You might enjoy getting a look at how that whole process works. You're a star member so would likely be a good candidate - EarlG should put up a notice looking for new volunteers pretty soon.

Have a good day! (not an order, just being decent!)

ProfessorGAC

(72,149 posts)
86. What TBF Said!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:40 PM
Dec 2024

I second everything in that post.

Elessar Zappa

(16,318 posts)
40. I hear you.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:50 PM
Dec 2024

I apologize if I’ve ever been guilty of doing so.

 

ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts)
41. This forum is infested with trolls
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:51 PM
Dec 2024

There's not really much you can do about it.

Just try to ignore them, or put them on ignore.

stopdiggin

(13,542 posts)
46. might be. but the OP is pointing to an entirely different
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:58 PM
Dec 2024

social parameter. (that being the scolds and finger waggers inhabiting our side of the aisle)

snowybirdie

(5,979 posts)
44. I also appreciate
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:56 PM
Dec 2024

those telling me what tv to watch. Good post

Patton French

(1,534 posts)
45. Yep!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:58 PM
Dec 2024

NT

Keepthesoulalive

(1,134 posts)
48. How should it be addressed
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:59 PM
Dec 2024

Many videos and headlines are clickbait. How should people push back in a non confrontational way?

Polybius

(19,625 posts)
49. The only time I will tell a poster "Delete your post" is if it's fake news
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:00 PM
Dec 2024

Last week two posters (not you) posted a false news story that was fooling some fellow DU'ers in the thread.

Buzz cook

(2,696 posts)
50. It's only an order if
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:04 PM
Dec 2024

The person has the power to enforce it. If they don't then you have the power to tell them to fuck off.

You probably know that.
So you're just kvetching. If it makes you feel better, fine.
Doesn't do anything for me though.

Fiendish Thingy

(19,023 posts)
52. How do you feel about misinformation?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:08 PM
Dec 2024

There have been occasions where someone posts an OP with egregious, provably false information.

I’m talking about falsely reporting someone’s death, arrest, or win/loss of an election, that type of thing.

In addition there are posts expressing opinions that use provably false information to support those opinions.

How do you feel about the DU community calling for the OP to delete their post in those cases?

(I’m not suggesting you have posted misinformation)

There is no rule in the TOS against posting false or misinformation, outside of “kooky extremist content”, so if it doesn’t fall into that category, then what is the community to do about it?

nocoincidences

(2,383 posts)
53. Sanctimonious, supercilious, and holier-than-thou.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:10 PM
Dec 2024

My morals are so much higher than your morals.

History will judge that I am right and you are wrong.

Doncha just love people like that? Doncha immediately want to change your thinking so that you can be like them?

krawhitham

(4,967 posts)
55. The path you used to get here also goes the other direction if you don't like your stay
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:18 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
67. Thinly veiled passive aggressive hostility.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:46 PM
Dec 2024

Very nice.

krawhitham

(4,967 posts)
169. Complaining that you "get ordered around" while telling people what they shouldn't post on DU because you don't like it
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:46 PM
Dec 2024

Now that's true thinly veiled passive aggressive hostility.

elleng

(139,034 posts)
56. Ignore what you don't like.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:19 PM
Dec 2024

Shellback Squid

(9,294 posts)
58. And don't call me Francis
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:20 PM
Dec 2024

hunter

(39,438 posts)
60. I never write in a passive voice...
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:27 PM
Dec 2024

... and frequently ignore people who are telling me what to do, even those in actual positions of authority. This has gotten me into serious trouble more times than I care to confess. Nobody on any social media site can order me around.

I don't watch television news or opinion. That works for me.

I don't watch any advertising supported television at all. That works for me.

I have a flip phone. That works for me.

DU is my only social media site. That works for me.

Meat is not part of my regular daily diet. That works for me.

Etc.

You be yourself, I'll be myself.

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
61. A couple of posts of yours in your history
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:28 PM
Dec 2024

"I do not use Facebook or Instagram"

"Yeah I saw that being discussed on Facebook by some young mothers"

You don't use it but you read it?

Looking at your history, I found two threads where what you describe may have happened. In one of the threads, the statement wasn't directed at you but was to all of DU.

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
66. Are you the FBI?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:44 PM
Dec 2024

I got off Facebook 4 years ago.

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
73. But you read it which is a form of use.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:13 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
77. And then I stopped and deleted my account.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:18 PM
Dec 2024

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
84. Ok. You read that years ago then.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:33 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
90. Yes, but I still remember the discussion because its of its content.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:50 PM
Dec 2024

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
99. I misunderstood.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:19 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
109. Ok now treat this info as top secret:
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:37 PM
Dec 2024

How long to leave cabbage in a bra?

Hold leaves in place with your bra. If the ridges of the cabbage leaves are hard, gently roll a soup can over the ridges to soften before use. Wear the leaves continuously for two hours then discard. Repeat each day until your breasts are comfortable with not being nursed—usually three to five days.

That's not the kind of info you forget...

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
111. LOL!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:17 PM
Dec 2024

I really like the internet. There's so much info to be had about so many different subjects.

gay texan

(2,959 posts)
68. Wash behind your ears!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:46 PM
Dec 2024

Eat your veggies

Mow the lawn

Paint the fence

True Dough

(22,511 posts)
130. If you're going to paint the fence,
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:37 PM
Dec 2024

you also have to wax the car.

-Mr Miyagi

gay texan

(2,959 posts)
138. Well played
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:05 PM
Dec 2024

" Where did all of these cars come from?"
"Detroit!"

DBoon

(23,623 posts)
70. i had someone repeatedly PM me about a post from CNN
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:50 PM
Dec 2024

apparently he or she thought CNN was a right wing source and they had to keep messaging me about it

i blocked the sender. i find blocking very useful.

Kaleva

(39,106 posts)
76. I had someone PM saying I was a troll
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:17 PM
Dec 2024

She's now FFR'd

Celerity

(48,988 posts)
71. I'll always push back when an OP puts up a false or misleading post. If people don't like that, well, put me on ignore.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:08 PM
Dec 2024

It is very disheartening to see OPs that were clearly bullshit, were thoroughly debunked up and down the thread, yet the OP refuses to pull it.

Then, to compound matters, new posters come in, and completely ignoring all the numerous replies that showed the OP to false, continue to amp up the dross.

I have see this happen far too often. It really is a bad look for DU.

In regards to RW sources, I do not come here to read bollocks from The Gateway Pundit, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, etc etc. I fully retain the right to call shit RW sources like those out. As with the first part of my reply, if people do not like my actions in that area, they can place me on ignore.

stopdiggin

(13,542 posts)
136. couldn't agree more!! Things that are just demonstrably false
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:56 PM
Dec 2024

really have no place. And shouldn't enjoy any kind of, "just ignore it" community protections. If it's flat out wrong - it is destructive! Sum total!

Think. Again.

(22,330 posts)
72. You do realize no one is specifically ordering you around, right?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:12 PM
Dec 2024

SocialDemocrat61

(3,962 posts)
74. Where do you go to get ordered around?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:14 PM
Dec 2024

Asking for a friend 😉

Bluetus

(866 posts)
80. Beat_Me_Like_A_MAGA_B****.com
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:21 PM
Dec 2024
 

Lemons UK

(225 posts)
168. Link???!!###
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:26 PM
Dec 2024

Patton French

(1,534 posts)
92. Anywhere near my wife.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:51 PM
Dec 2024

Ocelot II

(123,950 posts)
79. It's the internet and it's full of opinions about what people should do or not do.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:19 PM
Dec 2024

But people on the internet who have opinions about what I should or shouldn't do can't make me do or not do anything, so I don't worry about any of it.

usonian

(16,854 posts)
81. Some people need a little help
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:21 PM
Dec 2024

Last edited Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:39 PM - Edit history (1)



Getting off the jelly doughnuts.


And hamberders.

Skittles

(163,073 posts)
125. CAN'T I GO ONE DAY WITHOUT SEEING HIS FISHLIPS
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:25 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
135. Here are some better fishlips:
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:53 PM
Dec 2024

usonian

(16,854 posts)
142. The Soup Nazi agrees. "An artist suffers for his work"
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:40 PM
Dec 2024

I changed it.
Hope you are happy now.

Now, complain about leopard lips.

Skittles

(163,073 posts)
143. *SNORT*
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:42 PM
Dec 2024

madinmaryland

(65,343 posts)
85. Call your Congresscritter RIGHT FUCKING NOW!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:37 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
91. That one is excellent!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:51 PM
Dec 2024

Dr. Strange

(26,025 posts)
106. There it is!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:53 PM
Dec 2024

TBF

(35,069 posts)
113. thread winner!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 07:02 PM
Dec 2024

Old school reply ...

JustAnotherGen

(34,629 posts)
139. Correction
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:27 PM
Dec 2024

Fugging now

LAS14

(15,117 posts)
94. It's a discussion site. Pay no attention to posts you don't like. nt
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:52 PM
Dec 2024

Scrivener7

(54,997 posts)
98. Right? This whole thread is dedicated to telling people not to post stuff, couched
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:18 PM
Dec 2024

as a complaint against people who tell people not to post stuff.

I'm guessing some are not seeing the irony.

And that's just the beginning of the weirdness in this one.

I'm kind of enjoying reading it.

Attilatheblond

(5,563 posts)
141. Just took a gummy, so I'll be enjoying this even more pretty soon
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:35 PM
Dec 2024

Kid Berwyn

(19,730 posts)
96. Link?
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:00 PM
Dec 2024

Asking for the fiends.

hlthe2b

(108,924 posts)
100. LOL. I used to hear all the cardiologists at conferences with speaking roles lauding the power of beta blockers
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:20 PM
Dec 2024

to help them through any "jitters" or nerves facing some of their former mentors. Successful as the approach is, they would advocate that we put propranolol (common beta-blocker) in the drinking water for the general public--only half kidding-- (to calm the f..k down!-- LOL )

Maybe that wasn't such a bad idea, after all? Can we infuse it through the keyboards?

JoseBalow

(7,117 posts)
101. My OPINION is a FACT!!1!*
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:25 PM
Dec 2024




* No actual facts were harmed in the expression of this opinion.

walkingman

(9,016 posts)
103. Criticism is just part of living in the world.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:27 PM
Dec 2024

Don’t get defensive or blame others. Sometimes It’s not what someone says, it’s what you hear. And remember, you can always reject criticism that does not match what your core beliefs tell you is correct.

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,007 posts)
104. DELETE THIS! NOW!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:49 PM
Dec 2024

Voltaire2

(15,366 posts)
107. They aren't ultimatums.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:56 PM
Dec 2024

Nobody is ordering you around. Even if the alleged utterances were phrased as you suggest, nobody posting them has any control at all over your behavior.

Now go delete your op.

NeoTrajan

(13 posts)
108. Self engrossed whining
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:59 PM
Dec 2024

The world is bigger than this ...

Nuff said ...

LudwigPastorius

(12,041 posts)
110. I came here for an argument.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:00 PM
Dec 2024

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
112. Oh gawd.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:54 PM
Dec 2024

I had a professor once who criticized the whole class for the papers we turned in.

"I want you to give me an argument!" he said, slamming his fist on the desk. None of this "description" stuff. If you turn a paper in to me it better have an argument!

Abolishinist

(2,357 posts)
115. You should have made a beeline to the Complaint Department!
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:20 PM
Dec 2024

PeaceWave

(1,421 posts)
131. Honestly though, there's nothing worse than milquetoast writing arguing either nothing or both sides.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:37 PM
Dec 2024

ms liberty

(10,111 posts)
114. No you didn't.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 07:58 PM
Dec 2024


eppur_se_muova

(38,686 posts)
167. No, you didn't!
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:12 PM
Dec 2024

I've used that (or other performance of that skit) a few times lately.

Meowmee

(8,215 posts)
118. Agree....The other day
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:01 PM
Dec 2024

Someone ordered me to “ watch the damn video” because I might learn something… about a Bernie video posted that I asked why not just post a synopsis for it. So they did and I said it was nothing I didn’t already know. 😹 The person ordering me to do so was not the op either.

I think some of these people are trolls.

milestogo

(20,118 posts)
132. Sometimes people will post a video
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:39 PM
Dec 2024

that's over 20 minutes long and apparently makes a really good point.

So why can't you just tell me the point and not make me watch the 20 min video?

Meowmee

(8,215 posts)
150. Agree
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:36 AM
Dec 2024

This one was eight minutes long apparently but I think the op should give us a synopsis about the video anyway. Whatever the length is. I feel like I’m wasting my time to click on a post and all that’s there is a video. A lot of them are simply click bait too.

So they were kind enough to do that when I asked. But when I said, I already knew all of that, that was when someone else decided to come and start swearing at me and ordering me around, etc….telling me to “just watch the damn video” is not going to get me to watch your video. Most of the videos posted here I don’t watch anyway.

If I thought there was something there that was different I might’ve watched it- who knows.

Even more annoying is when a video gives you an idea of what it’s about in the title and then whoever is doing it goes on and on and on about something that has nothing to do with their title, etc.

It’s also very annoying to keep seeing the same thing posted over and over again by different people. I don’t find it quite as annoying now because I have so many people on ignore here that I don’t see a lot of what’s posted here anymore anyway.

Laffy Kat

(16,585 posts)
127. Gosh, I've been on DU quite a while....
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:35 PM
Dec 2024

I've never really felt "ordered around." If I don't like a suggestion I just ignore it.

dgauss

(1,291 posts)
134. A comment about comments about other comments.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:47 PM
Dec 2024

I tend to agree with your comment, but it does get a bit confusing.

True Dough

(22,511 posts)
137. Remember, milestogo...
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:58 PM
Dec 2024

JustAnotherGen

(34,629 posts)
140. This thread
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:28 PM
Dec 2024

Is pure comedic gold.

Xolodno

(6,918 posts)
147. I seek out info that may be contrary to my views.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:52 PM
Dec 2024

Because they sometimes have a very valid point. Don't expect me to goose step. Every so often I have one too many and post something and boom, I either get a lot of angry posts or a jury hides it. I think part of the problem is, we have many who believe some of our leaders are Democratic Jesus and nothing should be questioned. Well, its a big country with a lot of diverse opinion. Purity tests will never win elections, but we have to listen to opposing views as we may not understand where the other person is coming from, even if their wrong.

I won't even get on my soap box here and state why we lost, I would be burned at the stake. Intrestingly, a number of my GOP friends did not gloat, they actually asked me why I thought Biden lost. When I told them, they nodded in agreement. Let me tell you, they weren't exactly happy Trump won either and just held their nose. I could say more, but a jury will probably hide it.

LeftInTX

(32,761 posts)
159. Biden didn't lose. Kamala did. Your friends have probably been giving you inaccurate feedback..LOL
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 05:47 AM
Dec 2024

Xolodno

(6,918 posts)
171. It was late and I was tired. Plus I had just read an article...
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 04:28 PM
Dec 2024

...where Biden still thought he could have won. But since you mentioned it, how was the campaign Harris ran on any different? Pelosi shot down AOC for a powerful committee chair. I'm a firm believer that we need new ideas, but the excuse is always "too liberal, people won't go for it". Well, we still lost and if we are going to lose, lets at least see where the chips fall, we might learn something instead of playing it safe all the time.

LeftInTX

(32,761 posts)
172. I was giving you a hard time. I figured it was typo....
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 04:34 PM
Dec 2024

I was disappointed about AOC. I thought Kamala was great and the best we had. Sure there were some mistakes, but there were things that were just not going well for Democrats in general. Latinos are huge voting block. The price of eggs are a big deal to them. The price of food is high. However, what was really weird was male Latinos. They did not like her and many went for Trump. I don't know if it was racism or because she was a woman. (Machismo?? Still??) Male Latinos in South Texas are generally not a progressive group, think "ranchero". (They like people like Henry Cuellar etc) I don't believe blue dog Vicente Gonzales endorsed Kamala. He was re-elected by a thin margin.

RockRaven

(17,109 posts)
153. Yeah, I come to DU for the gatekeeping and policing of language that people use
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:44 AM
Dec 2024

to express their ideas and values. That's the good stuff!

mahina

(19,630 posts)
154. Geez I wouldn't want any of that either.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:45 AM
Dec 2024

Are these from old DU friends? I sure hope not. My ignore list is growing.

Stout hearts

ecstatic

(34,703 posts)
155. lol. nt
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:50 AM
Dec 2024

mucholderthandirt

(1,418 posts)
158. You come to a place known to be opinionated and complain that people are opinionated.
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 05:00 AM
Dec 2024

Okay. Don't know what you expect to happen, because it's not going to change. So, are you leaving? If so, Bye, Felicia. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

It's up to the mod's to corral those being too bossy, maybe. What's the site rules for that? I don't know. I guess if they don't feel rules are broken, it's not going to be removed or edited.

I mean, I get tired of the TURN ON O'DONNEL/insert some show RIGHT NOW!. I don't like the drop and run video/article links. I don't click on just anything. But I've decided I can put people who do these things on ignore and get on with my life. I don't feel the need to drop a post like this to cry about it.

Buns_of_Fire

(18,276 posts)
162. Where do you normally go?
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 06:44 AM
Dec 2024

(I'm sorry. Sometimes the snark fairy taps me on the shoulder, and I must obey. )

electric_blue68

(20,603 posts)
173. It doesn't bother me
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 05:13 PM
Dec 2024
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