i do hearby declare, with no power to back me up whatsoever, that today be a day of peace on du.

[mopinko]

day to imagine the peace of ignore. ignore the fud, ignore the nuts, ignore those working for the other side.

many people on du do not use ignore for a lot of good reasons. but i think that a one day visit to the land of 'i cant hear you' might be very useful in encouraging people to use this tool.
i ask that people turn forward, and focus on the good that is here. i would like to this post to be a silent thread of solidarity with the democratic party, and a turn forward toward november.
i request that people refrain from naming anyone that they are ignoring. or even how many. just a silent wish to move forward together.
i intend to alert on posts not in the spirit of silence and peace. i urge others to do the same.

who is with me?

namaste

[seabeyond]

1. i hear ya mopinko. and walking into a weekend....

that sounds a bit perfect. thinkin' to enjoy the outside world preppin' for the weekend.

[mopinko]

26. i have many spring things to do today.

but i will stay checked in here.

[Autumn]

2. Can you define the spirit of silence and peace please?

Just to be on the safe side so as to avoid being alerted on. TIA

[mopinko]

19. .

.

[whistler162]

3. Thems fightin' words!

[panader0]

4. IBTL!!

[MADem]

80. If anyone locked this thread--after leaving so many others up--one can still REC it. Just saying. nt

[quinnox]

5. I encourage anyone to use ignore, if they find certain duers annoying or

exasperating. Even if it is me.
Trust me, it won't bother me a bit.

[L0oniX]

6. Calling Dr. Strangelove ...Dr. Strangelove wanted at missile silo 666.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

14. War rooms wouldn't be such a bad idea so long as all the fighting was confined to that 1 room.

[Fumesucker]

7. Can you speak up please?

Those never-to-be-sufficiently-damned billy goats are trip trapping over the bleeping bridge again.

[treestar]

8. Nice post, Hitler

Just kidding.

[Boom Sound 416]

54. ...

You got that one out pretty fast-ish

[Cha]

93. Guess we're not

silent anymore?

[dionysus]

9. nice post hitler.

[Enrique]

10. who's fighting and what fo'

come on!

[randome]

11. Peace.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers. It's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[calimary]

28. This one makes the whole thread!

[LittleBlue]

12. F*** you, mopinko!

Am I doing it right?

[mopinko]

25. no

you have to use all caps, or you lose.

F$%# YOU LITTLEBLUE F'ER!!1!111!!

see?

[seabeyond]

13. omg.... bah hahahaha. how is the thread working for you mopinko? did i miss

something? cause wow, with the responses. anyway.

i am ..... ops

read the rest of your post. see. i am simply looking for peace. i jumped right on it. hey. so funny.

hmmmm


hitting the sunshine first.

[mopinko]

20. its better than i thought.

its not locked yet.

[seabeyond]

21. Lol. And see, you send me off with a smile. You are that good. Nt

[MADem]

82. Locked threads can still be rec'd. Isn't it nice the admins left it that way?

We can still express ourselves, which is a good thing.

[Warpy]

15. It's always peaceful on DU

Trolls who are incapable of a little decorum find themselves out on their bums.

[Autumn]

17. I see it that way too. I don't want to read someones OP I fucking don't read it.

I see an obvious troll I alert on them, boom MIRT has them. It is so fucking easy to enjoy the best message board on the web. Trash thread and ignoring people you don't agree with is just wonderful.

Of course the down side to that is you can't complain about and alert everyone you don't like.

[mopinko]

18. its just one day

that's all. one day.

[Autumn]

22. It's everyday, if one will choose to have it. Everyone is in charge of their DU experience.

It don't get any better than that. I edited this to add

You seem to want everyone here to change their DU experience to make yours better. Maybe you need to change your experience.

[mopinko]

53. i dont really care. it's not an order.

my du experience is pretty great. i am very focused here, and rarely get sucked in.
that's why it makes me sad to see so many people who just cant seem to break out.

its all good, you dont have to do anything.

[Autumn]

61. I hear you but don't you think if posters wanted to "break out"

they would? Some just enjoy the snark, shit stirring, nastiness and drama that frees them up from the issues and derails any conversation of those issues.

[mopinko]

70. those people especially would benefit from a day of peace

maybe they wont, but what does it hurt to try?

[Autumn]

76. I say more power to anyone or anything that can make them take

a day of peace but I don't think most are interested in having or giving a day of peace. But at least you made an effort

[Maedhros]

16. Since I applied the ignore function liberally, the volume of crass background noise has subsided

and DU is much more pleasant.

[mopinko]

24. i think folks should try it. we need the focus.

it isn't permanent. it isn't killing anyone. they don't even know.

[Maedhros]

38. I've gotten to the point that if a poster responds with venom to something I put up,

and can't respond with a thoughtful critique, then I put them on ignore.

There are many trolls here on DU, and they may not even think they are trolls. But it's clear that they are here only to harangue and agitate, and by engaging with them I become part of the problem.

So let them shout their " "s and " "s to the void.

[mopinko]

52. that is the mental image

that makes this day worthwhile.

[Maedhros]

65. They need some Sentimental Hygiene:

[JHB]

23. It has begun

[mopinko]

27. hi rosesaylavee

i see you there .

[darkangel218]

29. Peace kitteh agrees!

[IMG][/IMG]

[mopinko]

31. seems plausible to me.

[elleng]

30. Namaste

[mopinko]

33. as you know, i have my own reasons to be in this frame of mind.

but dont we always all act out of some self interest? and arent human needs universal?
so...

[elleng]

34. Yes indeed, mop.

[Dirty Socialist]

32. But I am at War with Paul Ryan

He is pissing me off.

[mopinko]

48. is he here?

this is about targeting the paul ryans and not each other.

namaste

[johnp3907]

78. This is the crux of the biscuit.

[NBachers]

35. OK, time for "behind the times NBachers" to play ketchup- What is "fud?"

[quinnox]

39. some silly term that authoritarian types like to use

It is along the lines of "emo progressive", I believe. My best guess anyway.

[Maedhros]

40. Origin of term? Acronym?

When I see "fud" I think of this:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&docid=gaY1rmSjLK39BM&tbnid=oayNmLfBYYH7dM:&ved=0CAUQjBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.fark.net%2Fimages%2Fcache%2F850%2FL%2FLv%2Ffark_LvrudkpSp3zHlDnFTmOaqbzFKGY.jpg%3Ft%3D4XE62nLTWQ9ur3zIfKw2eA%26f%3D1396843200&ei=ouU-U4m7HYrC2wX7zoCQBw&psig=AFQjCNGdJpZGmncUylSd6cq1qtCYvp-EpQ&ust=1396717346652290

[quinnox]

43. I don't know, I usually ignore silly terms like that

I only know I usually see the lock stepper types as the ones using it. It is one of their boogey-man, or something, like Libertarians.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

58. aaaand, predictably, your post was alerted. 'not in the spirit of the thread' 0-7.

We will all get along, or you'll be made to suffer. I like it.


On Fri Apr 4, 2014, 10:24 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

I don't know, I usually ignore silly terms like that
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4780175

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

please read the op, and remove this post. it is not in the spirit of this thread.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Apr 4, 2014, 10:31 AM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: While I agree with the alerter, I don't agree that this post should be hidden. Respond to the post, the poster is wrong about the acronym FUD and if it is just a passive-aggressive hit on the OP, you will have taken this poster down a notch as well.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not a rule violation.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is a discussion forum. Threads don't have spirits. Boo!
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: OP's don't get to make their own rules of what is appropriate or not in their threads. That leads to censorship and disrupts some of DU's core principles. Leave it.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: So if someone starts a thread imploring people not to argue, but someone argues anyway, their post should be removed even though they haven't violated community standards? I think not. If you can't handle a discussion, go look at puppy pictures somewhere.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[quinnox]

62. Thanks for posting that

I'll reveal a small secret. I'm deliberately being a little "provocative" in my posts today, because I'm curious if this new 7 member jury system will result in censorship of strongly worded opinions. Good to see it seems to not be a factor, so far.

[ConservativeDemocrat]

67. Try a more acid test, before you conclude that

Like voicing support for President Obama.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[mopinko]

72. well

seems to me that there are better threads than this to test the waters.
saddens me.

but, its all good. if that is who you are, all good.

[Number23]

88. "if that is who you are, all good." Absolutely PERFECT response

Likes flies to honey... ((smh))

Very nice thread.

[mopinko]

71. and i am hunky dory with that.

it's all good.

[pipi_k]

103. Hahahah!!! Juror...

#6...

"go look at puppy pictures somewhere"




That's a pretty good idea, I think. Maybe we should petition Skinner for a sort of "time out" room

Pink decor... filled with puppy and kitty pictures...

[pinboy3niner]

42. Fear, uncertainty and doubt (link)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt

[siligut]

56. Thank you pinboy3niner, every democrat should know what FUD means

FUD is a common technique used by manipulative sorts, like the fascist elite minions.

[mopinko]

100. and it is depressingly effective.

but hard to deal with without name calling.
peace

[freshwest]

91. F.U.D. = Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. Classic RF 101 to depress the vote. n/t

[blm]

36. aye

; )

[aikoaiko]

37. You did a better job of framing your request this time.

I doubt your OP will even be alerted upon.

Personally, I've never used the ignore feature and don't understand why anyone would come to a Democratic-oriented discussion board only to ignore what is being said.

[Maedhros]

44. There are posters who are not interested in engaging in any kind of actual, meaningful dialogue.

They just want to attack and harass other posters. Ignoring them means I won't see what they post and won't be tempted into responding to them, thus allowing their thread hijacking exploits to succeed.

YMMV.

[mopinko]

47. fud

just one day to turn down the fud.

that's all.

[Cha]

96. The Ignore Feature is a gift.. especially when

you've seen the SOS year after year from the same members. It cleans up the site like donating to the board does.

[mopinko]

46. i am often misunderstood.

like i said, people have good reasons.
i just think that a day of focus and peace is a good way to take stock.

november is too important for confusion, disinformation and pissing contests.
we need to focus and move forward.

[polichick]

41. Might've been better to practice ignoring without the announcement.

[mopinko]

45. i do. actually pretty good at it without the list.

just trying to spread the love.
what's wrong with that?

[bearssoapbox]

49. I'm with you.

[mopinko]

50. that too

am a farmer, after all.

[bearssoapbox]

63. My wife has put out a garden for the past 3-4 years.

It's at my brothers house. He has about 4 acres. We get our eggs from him too.

I hope I'm well enough to help in the garden this year. Frustrating not being able to do the most basic things without help.

Nice set-up you have. Looks and sounds like things are going good.

[mopinko]

90. yup

my life is good.

[LynneSin]

51. Can I start a Kum-Ba-Ya Circle?

Can't have peace without all sitting in a circle and singing Kum-Ba-Ya

[mopinko]

73. hey, one verse cant hurt

kumbayah

[Boom Sound 416]

55. Might I recommend

The lounge after your session

[Blue_Tires]

57. I'll drink to that!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

59. Thanks mopinko...

needed peace.

Don't use ignore cuz I feel I would love to hear all sides even if they piss me off.
I would hate to ignore that. I just may learn something.

Thanks again.

Namaste, deep and reverent bow.

[Crunchy Frog]

60. I don't use ignore on DU3 because

I like o be able to read the replies or subthreads, and you can't see those either.

Instead, there are some posters that I simply skip over and only read the replies. Sort of a "manual ignore".

I hope this doesn't violate the spirit of the thread and get alerted on.

[mopinko]

75. oh no. stipulated that there are good reasons to avoid the function.

but it's just one day.

[LiberalLovinLug]

64. ....

[Peacetrain]

66. I logged in to REC this.. and wish you well

with this endeavor for the day.. I think it is entirely possible to do this!!! ..namaste

[Cha]

95. ...

Peacetrain~

[Peacetrain]

106. .......

CHA!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

68. "Differences of opinion are what make horse races." Mark Twain

[mopinko]

74. if you cant go a day without a horse race,

well,
its on you.
but it is just one day.

[lillypaddle]

69. WTF? you crazy

sweet thing!

I'm with ya.

[mopinko]

77. UPDATE- gotta check out for the time being.

maybe for the night. got a deadline, then gonna tend bar at the farmer movie and mingle.

i thanks those that get it, but also those that question it, and foster discussion.
please fill in for me if you can.
will check in when i get hope. i will try not to pui, tho.

peace

[tridim]

79. I'm Spring cleaning all weekend. No time to fret about DU.

I just quit smoking and my sense of smell is returning like crazy.

My kitchen smells REAL BAD, but then again my workplace smells pretty bad too. Food smells great though!

So, cleaning, scrubbing, disinfecting, and homemade cinnamon rolls.

[mopinko]

84. you are excused

[Cha]

98. Spring Cleaning too.. it feels so good at the end of the day to cruise over what

you've accomplished!

Cinnamon Rolls!

[Marrah_G]

81. I've been doing that for years

Works amazingly well.

[Hekate]

83. Peace. I gave this a lot of thought...

...but afaict you not only can't see the stinker you want to ignore, you can't see what everyone else has to say about it. That turned out to be too hard foR me to do -- yet.

Peace to you, mo -- I hate to tell you what this silly autocorrect does to your handle! We'll try to make DU a better microcosm.....

[mopinko]

85. hello my friend

it is just one day.

[Cha]

86. .

[mopinko]

87. now that there is the spirit!!!

[Cha]

94. Mahalo, mopinko.. I tried to get into the Spirit of your OP..

sodahead

[mopinko]

89. UPDATE- had a fun night with chicago urban agriculture enthusiasts

wont bore y'all.
but can i get some k & r /

[freshwest]

92. K&R. I like your going against the grain here. Namaste to you and it may even be true that:

So let's try for some peace in our hearts for each other.

[Cha]

97. Now you know that's Cool!

Had a productive day on Kaua'i too~

[mopinko]

99. ya know, i made a post on facebook the other day-

when i retire to keep myself busy i will volunteer at the obama library, which we all know belongs in hyde park. but if the put it in hawaii, well, i'll just have to make the sacrifice.
were on o'ahu for a week in january. really is paradise.

[Cha]

105. Two libraries!

[otherone]

101. I'm with you MO!

mdmc

[mopinko]

102. UPDATE- THANKS TO ALL

i think this was a great experiment. i thank those that took part.

i hope that if nothing else it gave you a few seconds pause to think about how peace looks and feels.
i hope it made you want it more.

[jberryhill]

104. When is "proper spelling day"

"Hereby"

[FSogol]

107. When is "proper use of a question mark day?"

[jberryhill]

108. I am slain.

May God have mercy on my soul.