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Ocelot II

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79. It's the internet and it's full of opinions about what people should do or not do.

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:19 PM

Dec 30

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.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] milestogo Dec 30 OP

Turn off (named anchor or pundit) now! Shrek Dec 30 #1

Also Turn On JustAnotherGen Dec 30 #2

Seriously? dflprincess Dec 30 #133

The Cancel your health insurance JustAnotherGen Dec 30 #3

Delete your post or it will be deleted for you dalton99a Dec 30 #4

Or one of my favorites: MarineCombatEngineer Dec 30 #5

I had that one when it was a left leaning source - Politico womanofthehills Dec 30 #33

Politico is generally acceptable here, but it is definitely not left leaning. BannonsLiver Dec 30 #54

Most rating sites online have Politico left leaning - do you have one that says it's right leaning? womanofthehills Dec 30 #144

Ownership changed to Axel Springer in 2021. summer_in_TX Dec 31 #156

It's not left leaning. BannonsLiver Dec 31 #166

That is a little different from some of the other "orders" because spooky3 Dec 30 #62

I get that a lot Demovictory9 Dec 30 #102

Yeah, sometimes RW sources pop up on Google searches. LeftInTX Dec 31 #170

It's a big place wryter2000 Dec 30 #6

There's another one! maxsolomon Dec 30 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author wryter2000 Dec 30 #82

Oh brother. maxsolomon Dec 30 #87

I misunderstood wryter2000 Dec 30 #97

yes Skittles Dec 30 #128

"Delete your post. There's an opinion I don't like expressed in part of it." Dave Bowman Dec 30 #7

Ignore that. Dulcinea Dec 30 #8

Yeah, what the fuck happened to live and let live dalton99a Dec 30 #9

Howzabout: PCIntern Dec 30 #10

Use your flip phone! dalton99a Dec 30 #16

No MSM whatsoever can be trusted!!!! Cut your cable & toss your tv out the window!!!! Hekate Dec 30 #63

Occasionally I see news posted by The Hill which isn't posted anywhere else. milestogo Dec 30 #11

Every publication ever gets someone in a snit Sympthsical Dec 30 #30

I don't come to DU to see links to 'the bird site', which Leon Musk makes money on, Snarkoleptic Dec 30 #12

The only time I post anything from X is because of an embedded video in the post... Dennis Donovan Dec 30 #57

You're still pushing traffic/clicks to Elmo, but you do you. Snarkoleptic Dec 30 #120

How does an X post embedded on a completely different site make him money? Dennis Donovan Dec 31 #160

The revenue is not based solely on ad impressions JoseBalow Dec 31 #164

I'm robbing them of traffic because of what tweets I post and how I post them Dennis Donovan Dec 31 #165

Every view of that embedded Tweet is counted as traffic to Twitter JoseBalow Dec 30 #122

Read my other reply above... n/t Dennis Donovan Dec 31 #161

some of this is simply call for action stopdiggin Dec 30 #13

I would encourage anybody on a jury to be careful Bluetus Dec 30 #36

Sigh. And yet more 'direction' on what we 'must do' .... stopdiggin Dec 30 #42

From someone who joined Nov. 1st. ms liberty Dec 30 #59

That sounds like an attack Bluetus Dec 30 #75

I for one canetoad Dec 30 #88

I second canetoad's reply. Deuxcents Dec 30 #95

I don't think there's any point in getting everyone depressed. We know all the atrocities that have happened. Walleye Dec 30 #64

This thread is not asking for constructive suggestions Bluetus Dec 30 #78

It is against TOS to discuss forum moderation JoseBalow Dec 30 #123

Noted. The entire thread is about moderation. Bluetus Dec 30 #124

Another problem with the flagger bullies womanofthehills Dec 30 #146

Elitism from people who think they are Duer royalty due to their massive post counts SunImp Dec 30 #151

'DU royalty', gag. Same for the swarm bulliers. Celerity Dec 31 #163

A call to action should be more specific! LeftInTX Dec 30 #121

Anything Trump is verboten dalton99a Dec 30 #14

It's on a downhill slide. BannonsLiver Dec 30 #15

Lord, I love that screen name Callie1979 Dec 30 #18

And going faster as the number of memorials approaches the current readership dalton99a Dec 30 #21

Even the TOS describes kind of an "echo chamber". Callie1979 Dec 30 #17

Agree. Polly Hennessey Dec 30 #20

OMG DeepWinter Dec 30 #69

Agreed ProfessorGAC Dec 30 #83

It takes more than one juror doesn't it? underpants Dec 30 #116

Rarely Here, Too ProfessorGAC Dec 30 #117

You and I True Dough Dec 30 #126

That Doesn't Surprise Me ProfessorGAC Dec 30 #129

About a godd 1/3 of the times I get asked to jury a post that had been alerted on... Attilatheblond Dec 30 #93

I had an appeal approved for just what you're saying wryter2000 Dec 30 #105

You didn't answer my question (about your opinion that didn't like} is my favorite. Autumn Dec 30 #22

Being ordered not to use this word or that word. Irish_Dem Dec 30 #23

Yeah, the recent what we're allowed to call Elmo Musk thread was the latest in unintentional comedy. BannonsLiver Dec 30 #39

And let's be real careful about calling Trump a traitor dalton99a Dec 30 #47

Yes, I was castigated by someone for making light of Trump's weight years ago. BannonsLiver Dec 30 #51

Holy shit, Bannonsliver, what a thought bottomofthehill Dec 30 #148

Musk would kill us all in our beds and not blink if he could make a dollar off of us. Irish_Dem Dec 30 #65

Did I refer to Musk as Elonia? madinmaryland Dec 30 #89

+1 dalton99a Dec 30 #43

Yep, there never seems to be a shortage anciano Dec 30 #24

You should be using the word "champing" there Sympthsical Dec 30 #28

Love it! anciano Dec 30 #38

Because DU is a liberal site, there is leeway Maeve Dec 30 #25

If you can't ignore things like that, you're going to be disappointed MineralMan Dec 30 #26

Salt ZDU Dec 30 #27

Sometimes I read GD with a large glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn by my side GoneOffShore Dec 30 #29

If the source you post includes outright lies about Biden emulatorloo Dec 30 #31

I think that depends...IF someone is doing that to Expose the Latest Lies, thst one thing imho.... electric_blue68 Dec 31 #157

Don't shop at (store) mcar Dec 30 #32

LINK!!!???#### Is there a LINK!!$$$### Lemons UK Dec 30 #34

Not just any link. An approved link. dalton99a Dec 30 #35

Peer reviewed Strelnikov_ Dec 30 #119

Just caught one of those yesterday. bottomofthehill Dec 30 #145

You should have asked them to supply a link to prove you wrong dalton99a Dec 30 #149

I like the way you think. That is just what I did bottomofthehill Dec 30 #152

Trying to control what others post is impossible - TBF Dec 30 #37

What TBF Said! ProfessorGAC Dec 30 #86

I hear you. Elessar Zappa Dec 30 #40

This forum is infested with trolls ItsjustMe Dec 30 #41

might be. but the OP is pointing to an entirely different stopdiggin Dec 30 #46

I also appreciate snowybirdie Dec 30 #44

Yep! Patton French Dec 30 #45

How should it be addressed Keepthesoulalive Dec 30 #48

The only time I will tell a poster "Delete your post" is if it's fake news Polybius Dec 30 #49

It's only an order if Buzz cook Dec 30 #50

How do you feel about misinformation? Fiendish Thingy Dec 30 #52

Sanctimonious, supercilious, and holier-than-thou. nocoincidences Dec 30 #53

The path you used to get here also goes the other direction if you don't like your stay krawhitham Dec 30 #55

Thinly veiled passive aggressive hostility. milestogo Dec 30 #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 31 #169

Ignore what you don't like. elleng Dec 30 #56

And don't call me Francis Shellback Squid Dec 30 #58

I never write in a passive voice... hunter Dec 30 #60

A couple of posts of yours in your history Kaleva Dec 30 #61

Are you the FBI? milestogo Dec 30 #66

But you read it which is a form of use. Kaleva Dec 30 #73

And then I stopped and deleted my account. milestogo Dec 30 #77

Ok. You read that years ago then. Kaleva Dec 30 #84

Yes, but I still remember the discussion because its of its content. milestogo Dec 30 #90

I misunderstood. Kaleva Dec 30 #99

Ok now treat this info as top secret: milestogo Dec 30 #109

LOL! Kaleva Dec 30 #111

Wash behind your ears! gay texan Dec 30 #68

If you're going to paint the fence, True Dough Dec 30 #130

Well played gay texan Dec 30 #138

i had someone repeatedly PM me about a post from CNN DBoon Dec 30 #70

I had someone PM saying I was a troll Kaleva Dec 30 #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 30 #71

couldn't agree more!! Things that are just demonstrably false stopdiggin Dec 30 #136

You do realize no one is specifically ordering you around, right? Think. Again. Dec 30 #72

Where do you go to get ordered around? SocialDemocrat61 Dec 30 #74

Beat_Me_Like_A_MAGA_B****.com Bluetus Dec 30 #80

Link???!!### Lemons UK Dec 31 #168

Anywhere near my wife. Patton French Dec 30 #92

It's the internet and it's full of opinions about what people should do or not do. Ocelot II Dec 30 #79

Some people need a little help usonian Dec 30 #81

CAN'T I GO ONE DAY WITHOUT SEEING HIS FISHLIPS Skittles Dec 30 #125

Here are some better fishlips: milestogo Dec 30 #135

The Soup Nazi agrees. "An artist suffers for his work" usonian Dec 30 #142

*SNORT* Skittles Dec 30 #143

Call your Congresscritter RIGHT FUCKING NOW! madinmaryland Dec 30 #85

That one is excellent! milestogo Dec 30 #91

There it is! Dr. Strange Dec 30 #106

thread winner! TBF Dec 30 #113

Correction JustAnotherGen Dec 30 #139

It's a discussion site. Pay no attention to posts you don't like. nt LAS14 Dec 30 #94

Right? This whole thread is dedicated to telling people not to post stuff, couched Scrivener7 Dec 30 #98

Just took a gummy, so I'll be enjoying this even more pretty soon Attilatheblond Dec 30 #141

Link? Kid Berwyn Dec 30 #96

LOL. I used to hear all the cardiologists at conferences with speaking roles lauding the power of beta blockers hlthe2b Dec 30 #100

My OPINION is a FACT!!1!* JoseBalow Dec 30 #101

Criticism is just part of living in the world. walkingman Dec 30 #103

DELETE THIS! NOW! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 30 #104

They aren't ultimatums. Voltaire2 Dec 30 #107

Self engrossed whining NeoTrajan Dec 30 #108

I came here for an argument. LudwigPastorius Dec 30 #110

Oh gawd. milestogo Dec 30 #112

You should have made a beeline to the Complaint Department! Abolishinist Dec 30 #115

Honestly though, there's nothing worse than milquetoast writing arguing either nothing or both sides. PeaceWave Dec 30 #131

No you didn't. ms liberty Dec 30 #114

No, you didn't! eppur_se_muova Dec 31 #167

Agree....The other day Meowmee Dec 30 #118

Sometimes people will post a video milestogo Dec 30 #132

Agree Meowmee Dec 30 #150

Gosh, I've been on DU quite a while.... Laffy Kat Dec 30 #127

A comment about comments about other comments. dgauss Dec 30 #134

Remember, milestogo... True Dough Dec 30 #137

This thread JustAnotherGen Dec 30 #140

I seek out info that may be contrary to my views. Xolodno Dec 30 #147

Biden didn't lose. Kamala did. Your friends have probably been giving you inaccurate feedback..LOL LeftInTX Dec 31 #159

It was late and I was tired. Plus I had just read an article... Xolodno Dec 31 #171

I was giving you a hard time. I figured it was typo.... LeftInTX Dec 31 #172

Yeah, I come to DU for the gatekeeping and policing of language that people use RockRaven Dec 30 #153

Geez I wouldn't want any of that either. mahina Dec 30 #154

lol. nt ecstatic Dec 30 #155

You come to a place known to be opinionated and complain that people are opinionated. mucholderthandirt Dec 31 #158

Where do you normally go? Buns_of_Fire Dec 31 #162

It doesn't bother me electric_blue68 Dec 31 #173