Mildly tantalizing click-bait thread title...

[cyberswede]

Leading to somewhat rose-colored description of my candidate's attributes, followed by snarky exaggeration of what's wrong with the other candidate. eyeroll smilie

[leftofcool]

1. Wot? No movie spoiler?

[cyberswede]

2. Exasperated reply about how people don't "get it"

funny facepalm graphic

[randome]

116. Iron Man dies at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[BeanMusical]

173. Darth Vader is Luke's father!

[msanthrope]

180. Jeebus---Vader is "father" in German. Who doesn't know that? nt

[Scootaloo]

176. Snape kills Dumbledore

[cwydro]

3. Snarky response

alluding to said candidate's unelectability.

[HappyMe]

5. Then an edit includes a

snippy comment about hair, because that's what matters.

[cwydro]

12. Rejoinder

exclaiming that hair IS important to low info voters!

[HappyMe]

17. Smug posting of a

six year old poll of 50 people clearly showing your crummy candidate is way unelectable.

Mild harrumphing over money.

[cwydro]

20. "mild harrumphing"

is now my phrase for the day!

Love it!

[HappyMe]

31. ....

Use it as often as you see fit.

[fadedrose]

64. It doesn't roll of the tongue very easily

Can't it be modified in some way so that old people with poor reading skills can pronounce it easier? It's the "f" sound at the end of the word that does what the "ph" in "phone" does...turns it into an "f'n" sound...

[cwydro]

68. Well anyway,

no one "mildly" harrumphs or otherwise on DU.

Harrumphing and other signs of disdain are usually quite strident here lol!

[ScreamingMeemie]

73. Loud demand to stop hijacking serious thread about important issue.

[fadedrose]

80. Yes, the sound of "ph" is serious nt

[thesquanderer]

125. Accusation of misogyny (n/t)

[HappyMe]

131. Confused what the hell response.

[KMOD]

134. see posters name

and due to past grudge, makes a snarky comment.

[cyberswede]

6. Defensive accusation of repeating RW smears. nt

[PeaceNikki]

11. Misuse of the term STRAWMAN directed at you!!!

Accentuated with several exclamation points and and eyerolly smilie.

[cwydro]

13. LOL!

Someone should make a strawman avatar; it would be fantastic!

[cyberswede]

21. "Helpful" comment that you have no idea what a strawman is.

[PeaceNikki]

22. Grand announcement that I am putting YOU on IGNORE!!

Followed by one final jab at you on the way out.

hrumph.

[hootinholler]

54. Reply to someone in thread after announcing the OP poster was put on ignore

Which if the poster was ignored the thread would not be seen.

[Jamastiene]

163. Obligatory recipe sharing post

right smack dab in the middle of a flame war.

[Jackpine Radical]

152. Dammit, I always suspected you were Scuba's sockpuppet.

You just blew your cover.

[cwydro]

74. Accusation of freeper status.

And instruction to "take it to Creative Speculation forum."

[cyberswede]

77. Petulant "I've been here longer than you"

[treestar]

113. comparison to Obama 2008 polling numbers

[KMOD]

4. questioning of intelligence level

with a mild personal insult thrown in.

[cyberswede]

10. Seemingly neutral response...

that actually means "I'm rubber, and you're glue..."

[cwydro]

15. Alert

followed by the jury results and the identification of which juror the poster was.

[cyberswede]

23. Gloating that someone can't alert for 24 hours!

rofl smilie

[cwydro]

25. !!!

Further gloating that some poster has been locked out of thread.

[treestar]

132. claim to have doctorate

condescending fake sympathy that you are so uninformed.

[smokey nj]

7. ...

Obligatory post of popcorn smilie

[Hekate]

139. usual request to pass butter

[randome]

8. You forgot to throw in a graph that can be interpreted 16 different ways.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[cyberswede]

14. Retort mocking specious source for the graph

...link to rationalwiki article on the source.

[deutsey]

9. Announcement to the thread that I'm trashing the thread

[cyberswede]

18. assertion that you hide from the truth

...assuming you can see the reply because you didn't really trash the thread.

[L0oniX]

19. Announcement I'm leaving DU

[HappyMe]

24. A few replies begging you to stay.

Slightly insulting remarks about other posters in the thread, as they are the ones that should be leaving.

[L0oniX]

30. Offer to make DU donation for your star member status

[HappyMe]

33. Miffed reply about minding your own damn business.

[L0oniX]

36. Apologetic hearts given

[HappyMe]

38. Hidden post

telling poster what to do with said hearts.

[PeaceNikki]

26. Requisite "Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!" reply.

Peppered with the passive aggressive wavy smile.

[cyberswede]

27. First of many "don't let the door hit you..." posts

[deutsey]

29. Response saying "Don't let the door hit you"

[11 Bravo]

94. Posting of Johnny Ringo's "Well, Goodbye" clip from Tombstone ...

followed by snaky references to GBCW posts in general.

[eridani]

199. Na na na na, Na na na na, hey hey goodbye

[stevenleser]

16. Yeah, I'm getting really tired of that. I nearly responded to one person today: "Whats different

about today's OP versus any of the similar ones you posted over the last 2 weeks or so with the exact same theme?"

[cyberswede]

37. Indignant reply that this is a message board where people can post what they like...

and if you don't like it, don't click on the thread.

[stevenleser]

40. Petulant response that this applies to me as well!

Double down on your pettiness by saying if you don't like that response don't post an OP!

[cyberswede]

49. Accusation of stalking

Request to please leave me alone!

[stevenleser]

162. Childish attempt to say it was you who was stalking me!

Request that you leave ME alone, even in threads and OPs you started.

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. Generic self-serving plea for common sense to prevail.

Passive-aggressive posting of decade-old link OP posted one Saturday while drinking as proof of something or other while claiming neutrality.

[cyberswede]

39. TLDR

...yet still able to comment about how your link is irrelevant.

[Bobbie Jo]

32. Obligatory THIRD WAY!1! reference.

[cyberswede]

41. ...

eyeroll smiley

[HappyMe]

42. Emotional plea for loyalty.

Followed up with references to President Cruz!!1

[MADem]

124. Spell "Third" as "TURD" to give the post extra-poopy smelly snarkitude!!!!! nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. Gratuitous slam of President Obama.

[cyberswede]

44. insinuation of racist undertones in your slam

Expression of disbelief that I'm reading this on a DEMOCRATIC message board!

[greatauntoftriplets]

47. Attempt to back up slur by linking to...

world nut daily.

[cyberswede]

52. Sarcastic reference to your stellar source...

suggestion that you would be happier at freeperville.

[greatauntoftriplets]

53. Sudden, extraneous intrusion by library girl...

accusing pro-vax members of shilling for big pharma.

[cyberswede]

58. Snide comment about being a slow day at the library

[ScreamingMeemie]

59. Further commentary that when I was on MIRT, we were aces at catching her.

Fond remembrance of the good ole days.

[HappyMe]

65. Wondering what she said.

Complaint that they always miss all the fun.

[MADem]

128. Hundreds and hundreds of "ME TOO" RECS, many from people who have been

lurking exclusively for ten years or more!

[PeaceNikki]

35. This message was hidden by jury decision.

[Hekate]

127. Name Removed

[treestar]

148. Enjoy your Stay post

[Scootaloo]

177. "Welcome back" response to low-count poster

[ScreamingMeemie]

43. Commentary on jury-hidden message above that poster can't respond to.

Hopeful notation that perhaps THIS is the hide that gets the poster booted after 12 years because he/she is fooling no one.

[cyberswede]

45. Self-congratulation for pissing off the right people.

[ScreamingMeemie]

46. Sock-puppet appearance.

[cyberswede]

63. Snotty "Welcome back!"

[MADem]

129. From a poster who can tell you all about DU in 2008, but who

purportedly signed up in 2013! Ooops!

[Hekate]

140. Veiled reference to the sock-drawer being full

[Agnosticsherbet]

48. Godwin's Law! Godwin's Law! Godwin's Law!

[cyberswede]

67. Nice post, you-know-who

[Agnosticsherbet]

156. I know I am but what are you?

[Jamastiene]

166. Infinity!

[hootinholler]

50. Announcement welcoming you to ignore

Wishing that you have fun with all the other supporters of your candidate there like it's an actual forum.

[cyberswede]

69. Taunting reply that you won't really put me on ignore

[ScreamingMeemie]

79. Tag-team pile-on with general backslapping and inside joke.

[cyberswede]

82. Comment about "the usual suspects"

...and how someone rallied the troops

[ScreamingMeemie]

84. Reply about biding time with mention that poster will eventually

out themselves. :highfivesmiley: :toastsmiley: :roflsmiley:

[kwassa]

51. 75th appearance of this thread title as an OP

ignoring all other versions and presenting this idea as if were new and never discussed before.

[cyberswede]

55. Hurt reply pointing out that nobody made you read this thread

[ScreamingMeemie]

57. Comment that the poster responded to is only ever here to disrupt...

...so it's no big deal. Encouragement to keep on keeping on as a well-respected and beloved member of DU.

[cyberswede]

66. ...

hug smilie

[HappyMe]

60. Cranky wondering why you

just didn't trash can thread.

[randome]

56. Snowden. Greenwald. Clinton. OWS. NSA.

Discuss.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[cyberswede]

75. Accusation of threadjacking

followed by invitation to start your own thread!

[deutsey]

61. Reducing an incredibly complex subject that scholars have written volumes on

down to an overly simplistic definition.

[HappyMe]

70. Agreement.

It really is as simple as that! Accusations that nobody 'gets it'.

[cyberswede]

72. Snide "whoosh" reply

[HappyMe]

83. Angry "whoosh" my ass reply.

Includes a couple of links that vaguely support thesis.

[ScreamingMeemie]

86. Notification that links are from a RW source.

[HappyMe]

92. Loud, snippy accusation that

you could not have read those long articles in this time frame.

Strong denial of source accusation.

[shenmue]

62. Picture of cat

[URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[fadedrose]

78. This is the only response in the entire thread

that makes any sense.....

Nice picture.

[shenmue]

88. U welcome

[Hekate]

130. Reply indicating poster totally thrown off train of thought by squeeeee kitty

[Pooka Fey]

197. Poster unable to remain in Meta, weakened by squeeeeee kitty kryptonite

[eridani]

201. Eben moar itteh bitteh kittehs!

[shenmue]

204. U broke teh Skwee Meter 5000

Now I gotta find teh warranty.

[treestar]

205. angry post decrying the dyeing of kittens!!!!

[eridani]

209. Angry post decrying irrationality about a picture that

--was almost certainly photoshopped.

[cwydro]

71. Favorite gofundme account

inserted for visibility.

[cyberswede]

90. Mean-spirited insinuation that your predicament is your own fault

[HappyMe]

99. Jury results and complaint

that it was left 4-3. How can this happen on a Democratic site??

[KMOD]

76. comment about how this thread has 74 replies

but I only see 30 of them.

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. Unfunny meant-to-be-funny mention of cliques and exclusion

and not giving a shit.

[cwydro]

108. Immediate sub-thread

begins...

[Hekate]

133. Accusation of Meta, with hint of desire to know what's in that sub-thread

[Recursion]

85. Actually

A condescending explanation of the "real facts" behind the story.

[ScreamingMeemie]

87. Refutation based on personal anecdote.

[Recursion]

95. Counter-refutation based on tenuous third-party anecdote!

[ScreamingMeemie]

102. Off-based accusation and assumption of poor education.

[Recursion]

107. CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE!!!!!

[cyberswede]

97. Accusation of twisting the issue to fit your narrative

...including "you're not entitled to your own facts" bromide.

[randome]

89. Now you've done it.

On Mon May 4, 2015, 02:21 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Mildly tantalizing click-bait thread title...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6617467

REASON FOR ALERT

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

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

It's not tantalizing at all!

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon May 4, 2015, 02:33 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Probably not even Swedish.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Been there, done that. Anyone seen my mother lately?
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: She said she'd call me back!
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Pinecones.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The iPod is full and the bees are in the cake!
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh. Oh my.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I voted to hide but Skinner changed it!

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[ScreamingMeemie]

93. Declaration that thread has been won

[cyberswede]

98. +1 with a bunch of zeros after it

[HappyMe]

103. Plus a zillion!

With about 20 of these and these .

[uppityperson]

120. predictable call of duzy in upper case

[KMOD]

136. accidentally reponds to wrong post

causing confusion

[Flying Squirrel]

155. Secret feelings of guilt

For not compiling said DUzys

[Rex]

167. Disclaimer that I did not alert on this thread, because everyone needs to know my alerting habits.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

186. Confession that I was Juror #X

Explanation of my vote now that I see I'm in the majority and read the other comments.

[winter is coming]

91. Unsupported assertion delivered as unquestionable truth. n/t

[cyberswede]

100. Claim that all you (candidatesupporternickname)s are a cult of personality

so how can we take you seriously?

[ScreamingMeemie]

104. Commentary that this deserves its own thread.

[kwassa]

115. Your links are to MSM, and their corporate lackeys.

Therefore false.

[orpupilofnature57]

96. How about,, Patriarchal yet Stepford like Oligarchy drone, Who said last week.

" I'm Bernie Sanders ", she can't help herself it's all she knows .

[cyberswede]

105. Baffled "wut?" reply

shrugging smilie

[Hekate]

141. Snide reference to spell checker being your friend

[ScreamingMeemie]

101. ****************Lots of attention-getting asterisks!!—AND CAPS!!!******************

[HappyMe]

106. Smugly points out a spelling error.

[kwassa]

111. I AM NOT SHOUTING.

[Bobbie Jo]

172. + a totally obnoxious number.

[stevil]

109. Comment

From a registered longtime lurker who JUST HAD to break silence to give my two cents.

[cyberswede]

114. Friendly wave and "nice to see you" comment

[ScreamingMeemie]

142. ....hmmmm... comment on how "stevil" is amazingly close to

that dude "livets" who was banned last week.

[treestar]

184. Information that you owe me a new keyboard

[Quayblue]

189. welcome to DU lulz

[NuclearDem]

110. Contrarian response.

[cyberswede]

117. Inquiry of "what about the SCOTUS?!"

[treestar]

112. Calling you are fan worshipper of your candidate

Haughty statement that I don't blindly follow any candidate.

[cyberswede]

119. "Congratulations" for upholding your principles

...while hinting at your holier-than-thou attitude.

[Pooka Fey]

118. Profound regret for inablility to resist obvious click-bait

and subsequent over-dependence on website blocking tools and 'Ignore' function

[Glassunion]

121. Finding the OP curiously satisfying.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

122. Second post attempting to duplicate this one that gets no recs.

[cwydro]

123. Name removed.

[treestar]

126. DEMAND THAT EVERYBODY CALM DOWN

Explanation for why everyone is wrong.

[ScreamingMeemie]

144. Notification of hypocrisy.

Just look at this poster's history.

[Warpy]

158. OUTRAGE EXPRESSED AT ABOVE DEMAND

Who the hell do you think you are, my mother?

Quick scan of entire thread with multiple alerts issued.

[ScreamingMeemie]

135. Utter disbelief that this thread is continuing and getting recs...

while other more worthy, actually factual and interesting threads die pitiful deaths every day. Loooooong sigh... (furious refreshing for responses)

[jtuck004]

138. +1000 <G> n/t

[treestar]

146. Smug agreement about how some posters can't seem to devote their time

to more worthy threads.

[HappyMe]

150. +1 million agreement.

Long reply about all the things we SHOULD be concerned with. This thread about XYZ is on page 4! PAGE 4!! Disgust expressed, and claims that will be logging for for awhile.

[nolabear]

137. Obligatory K&R

Because I can.

[hatrack]

143. Request For Beer And Travel Money

But couched in strange word-cloud of half-demanding, half-pathetic verbiage possibly displaying less-than-total command of mental faculties.

[treestar]

147. lol

[cwydro]

149. ...

[HappyMe]

153. lol!

Late night poster who has been drinking agrees with the beer money part.

[Eleanors38]

145. God, not another cat gif.

[foo_bar]

151. overuse of rofl emoticon suggesting imminent nervous breakdown

[kjones]

154. Ardent plea for civility.

Desperate attempt to find commonalities. Statement of confusion
and worldly exasperation. Impassioned defense of moderation
and cooperation...

Slow realization of peer isolation. Line of reasoning leading to
formulaic, jaded statement. Broad-brushed declaration which
hyperbolically lampoons society while sharing small nugget of
truth.

Statement of resignation. Expletive deleted.

[Pooka Fey]

157. Concluding post pointing out that thread is a long series of micro-aggressions

[kwassa]

159. Post responding saying that it is really passive-aggressive.

That microaggressions are nothing new and really don't exist.

[Pooka Fey]

196. Stoic prononcement that further debate on topic is a new "mini" micro-aggression

.facepalm. .tsk. .eyes.

[kwassa]

198. Rejection of less than a passive-aggressive macro-aggression.

[Liberal_in_LA]

160. lol. good one

[Jamastiene]

161. Snarky personal insult

followed by accusations you are not a real Democrat, never were, and never will be.

[MerryBlooms]

164. This thread just went on Double Secret Probation!

[Rex]

168. This message was self-deleted by its author. Along with the entire sub-thread.

Along with every other post in thread.

[Rex]

169. This message was self-deleted by its author.

But it is the last one eva! PROMISES!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

170. Locking.

A near-consensus of the hosts feel that this is a conspiracy theory. And many of us simply do not like you. Thank you.

[Rex]

171. Posting age old gif of STNG, because I am way cool and in the know.

[Starry Messenger]

174. Befuddled post from the member who takes everything literally.

12 post subthread from helpful members pointing out both meaning and subtext of snarky exaggeration to befuddled poster.

[nilram]

175. FINE. You've EARNED my IGNORE list, then.

[Quayblue]

200. I don't ignore anyone, I loooooove dissension

[Blue_Tires]

178. I see you must work for BuzzFeed!

[nilram]

179. Sorry, this was already posted here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026620927

[Jesus Malverde]

181. Some comment about age.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

187. First of several replies defending members of my generation and denegrating yours.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

188. Something I forgot to mention in the previous reply but it's too late to edit.

[treestar]

206. Reply from older person agreeing that our generation sucks and

yours is going to save us all.

[Solly Mack]

182. Reference to lost blankie.

Still can't find it.

[Jim Lane]

183. Comment that this kind of thing would never have happened on DU2.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

185. Long meandering hard to decipher post that may or may not have anything to do with OP

Lots of links to obscure web sources to support my position on the off chance that I do have one.

[Skittles]

190. you want I should kick some snarky, rose-colored, exaggerated descripting ass, cyberswede?

LEMME AT THEM!!!

[Initech]

191. An unwed mother openly breastfed her Pitbull at an Olive Garden!!!

CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!

[Pooka Fey]

192. A "Welcome Newbie" greeting including traditional :hi: wave to low-post count member

who ends up MIRT-scrubbed from the site within 24 hours

[Bonobo]

194. Comment about "usual suspects" intimating a personal agenda. nt

[freshwest]

195. Yeah, that really destroys a thread. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

202. Massive fucking GD meltdown

Rinse, repeat for the next 14 months.

[merrily]

203. Expression of appreciation for your concern, followed by thinly-veiled reference to

your being banned in the near future.

[ismnotwasm]

207. +300 replies with 8 recs

Last edited Tue May 5, 2015, 12:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Oh and thousands of views

[Rex]

208. Mild rebuke of The DU and all the posters here, golden ticket to hate on progressives.

Pretend to care, but really don't. Love the golden ticket to hippie punch all day long. Mild use of lists and threats of purging if admins don't turn The DU into my own private dictatorship.

Walk back claim a little bit, not too obvious. SMH and pretend to pine for how The DU use to be and want for it to be that again with mild threats of withholding funds to The DU and The Skinner.

Fake astonishment that The DU is not in 100% agreement with me and pretend to care. Wash, rinse, repeat until boredom sets in. Try not to reflect on the fact that I have no life whatsoever.

Agree with 'another poster' that The DU is overrun with drum circles and unicorns.

[eridani]

210. Post chiding you for forgetting the ponies that fart rainbows n/t