DU' s 99% has zero hidden posts.

[MineralMan]

Its members participate in discussions, offer their opinions, and disagree with other's opinions reasonably and without personal attacks.

DU' s 99% tries hard not to insult involuntary classes of people.

It supports Democratic candidates without attacking other Democratic candidates by using vile names or distorted information.

Members of that 99% read threads and try to learn from other's points of view.

DU' s 99% doesn't get timeouts, doesn't get banned and helps to make DU the terrific discussion forum it has been since 2001.

Here's to DU' s 99%!

[House of Roberts]

1. Hear, Hear!

.

[MineralMan]

2. Thanks!

The drama just gets to me sometimes.

[sharp_stick]

3. Absolutely

There are a lot of people who don't live to piss off everyone they come across.

I've been here since 2004 and had one hide. I knew I was going to get it...If I had to do it again I probably would have done it again but that was an aberration.

[MineralMan]

4. Almost everyone tries to get along

on DU. That's what I've noticed. 99% is about right. Only a small group tries not to.

[aspirant]

40. Which group is that?

Are they the remaining 1%er's?

[d_legendary1]

142. The hard liners

Everyone's got'em. The hardcore people who are so into their message that they don't hear anything else. At least from my experience anyway.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Oy

[BeanMusical]

34. Yes, I know what you mean.

Not agreeing with you all the time but I like you.

[longship]

6. More importantly, the 99% of DU do not wear a time out as a badge.

And those who do celebrate times out or PPR's are part of the problem. And personal attacks are inexcusable, no matter what ones opinion.

Thank you MM.
R&

[MineralMan]

8. You've always been one of the 99%.

Thanks.

[longship]

15. My best to you, my good friend. nt

[hrmjustin]

7. Not easy to bite your tongue but i do it a lot.

[RebelOne]

19. Me too. I have been tempted to post some nasty replies

to posters I do not agree with.

[hrmjustin]

21. Just best to bite your tongue and use ignore.

Last week i put 20 of my detractors on ignore. It became clear i was their target and i decided it is not worth getting myself upset because of their issues.

I hope i stick with it this time.

[daleanime]

46. Don't get down on yourself.....

and if it was that bad, don't let them out until after the election.

[skepticscott]

160. Anyone on DU

who has 20 detractors (that they know of) is probably doing something that warrants self-examination.

[1StrongBlackMan]

74. I try to hold my tongue ...

most times, I am successful ... But every now and again, I fail. And, in most of those failures, I am deeply ashamed (that I got so sucked in).

Funny MM should post THIS OP today! ... As I was driving in to work, I decided to test driving a new M.O. I will be doing more reading and less typing in threads where I disagree ... And, I will not be responding to ANY post addressed to me that I find offensive, personal, or, that I believe has deliberately taken what I wrote to the "left side."

[1StrongBlackMan]

86. I am failing ...

respectably, but miserably.

[Number23]

9. What if you've gotten hides but never had a timeout?

Or what if you got a shit ton of hides, like well into the teens and to the point where people could see that over ONE HUNDRED Duers were ignoring you, but you straightened your act before the admins created the rule that five hidden posts meant that you couldn't post?

[MineralMan]

11. I don't know. I've been here for almost seven years.

I've had a few hidden posts in that time. I've learned from each of them. Haven't had one for quite some time now.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

18. I just had my 1st hidden post a month or 2 ago

At the time I thought it was totally uncalled for, but I learned from it. You have to account for the thin-skinned folks here on DU. Not everyone was raised in a totally secular and liberal/progressive environment as I, born and raised in Madison, WI, sometimes called "The People's Republic of Madison", or "78 square miles surrounded by reality", or "The Berkeley of the Midwest". I've usually had good intent, but sometimes poor delivery.

Anyhow, of the 1% slackers, many of us are just a month or 2 from paying our penance, and rejoining civil DU society!

[ColesCountyDem]

143. "You have to account for the thin-skinned folks here on DU"

I've had exactly one hide, and this is the lesson I learned from it, too.

[pintobean]

16. I guess we have to wait until we have none

and we can start our own horn tooting thread.

Don't sweat it Number23, you're in my 1%.

[Number23]

17. Some posts around here you just gotta have a little fun in. Especially these days.

[Rex]

95. MM is not near as clever as he thinks he is.

Sad that so many people fall for it hook line and sinker.

[closeupready]

102. Agree. I had him on ignore for years until recently.

For reasons I won't go into at the moment.

[Puglover]

154. Sad?

Unbelievable actually.

[L0oniX]

10. Yeaaaa ...we're back in school again. Time to conform.

[MineralMan]

12. Everyone does as he or she chooses.

Getting along is a choice, too.

[seveneyes]

13. And everything is green and submarine

[DisgustipatedinCA]

27. It's better in empty, ancient amphitheatres, but points for style anyway. nt

[William769]

14. I think your numbers are skewed. Sorry.

[calimary]

20. Sir, yes sir!

[Scuba]

22. +1

[madokie]

23. Sometimes ones post has nothing to do with them getting a hidden post

sometimes all you have to do is cross the wrong person and get a bad jury pool. I know I've been there.
I try my damnedest to not and only have had a couple in all the years I've been here.
Most times I'll just walk away

[ileus]

24. +99

[lovemydog]

25. Here's to the friendly folks.

The ones who listen. The ones who try and learn. The ones who try and read another person's post from their point of view. The ones who go out for a walk or take a break from DU or even edit or delete their post if it's attacking the other person. The ones who don't freak out from constructive criticism or a somewhat different viewpoint.

[passiveporcupine]

158. The ones who try and read another person's post from their point of view

Ha...too much work. It's easier to go with your first instinct...defensive!

Great post BTW, and this is something I really need to keep in mind.

[lovemydog]

159. Hah!

Hey, what's it to you? It's not like you're some big shot expert or anything. I mean where do you get off talking like that. Let's burn more bridges! More I tells ya more!

Seriously:

Why thank you.

That was very kind of you passiveporcupine.

I hope you enjoy a wonderful evening!

[Logical]

26. Huh? nt

[Codeine]

28. I am the 99%! (At this particular moment, unlikely to last long.) nt

[orpupilofnature57]

29. I wish I was more Cautious, Courteous, and Congenial . Here's to those who are !!!

[Kali]

30. some people are more active and passionate

others are really disrupting trolls.

I am sitting here with 3 at the moment - the most I have ever had at one time. I am a little embarrassed but I am also not that active in GD where tempers can rise over stuff people care about.

edit - this feels a little meta-ish

[libodem]

31. Attaboy DU

We don't make this place suck.

[SixString]

32. The Milquetoast Mountebank rides again.

giddyup!

[pintobean]

35. Lol.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

49. LOL

I can't believe this pap has garnered nearly 65 recs.

[SixString]

50. 64 now.

But one is a self rec.

That one doesn't count.

In fact, I've heard it could make one go blind.

[pscot]

80. Now that's funny

[Rex]

89. He insults some of the best posters on DU, but he likes to do that.

Such a one trick pony is he.

[SixString]

116. He insults the intelligence of anyone who reads his tripe.

119 recs.

The gullibility is amazing.

[Rex]

149. Well some people like to feel good about themselves and also have someone else to look down on.

So the OP kills to shitbirds with one stone. I agree, it also was meant to make all the old timers here feel like shit - which it did, I already heard about it in a PM - so mission accomplished for MM.

[whatchamacallit]

100. !

[pinboy3niner]

145. This post was hidden by jury, locked by hosts, Unliked by MineralMan, and ROFL-smilied by SidDithers

The hosts recommended re-posting in the Animal/Vegetable/MineralMan dungeon.

[SixString]

163. ...

[BeanMusical]

33. Prove it.

[MNBrewer]

47. I was also wondering where the data were derived

[BeanMusical]

36. Well some of them as a metric ton of self-deleted OPs!

Here's to

that site we can' mention

[Diclotican]

37. MineralMan

MineralMan

Never had any post hidden - even if sentiment sometimes got high - and for the most part, it was the other party who got into insults... I guess my english is not that good yet, so I can insult anyone on their own terms... Sometimes it is a good thing to not be to good in a language...

Diclotican

[LostOne4Ever]

38. That is kind of a misleading statistic don't you think?

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]It is like saying that most auto accidents happen near the home.

Of course most auto-accidents happen near the home! That is where we drive most of the time!

Similarly, of course DU's 99% don't have hides....because most of those 99% never post or only make a handful of posts and never post again. DU has over 200k+ members. I don't see 200k+posts a day on DU.

Besides, I will wear my hide with pride. Anyone claiming god will damn all transsexuals and liberals to hell deserves getting told to F-off.[/font]

[Liberal_in_LA]

39. I have a hidden post. I didn't insult anyone. someone didn't like my.source. am I one of the bad 1%?

[Chan790]

41. DU's 99% will never know the feeling of being an outlaw badass, yeah?

I'm kind of proud of my antisocial behavior and my hide; my bad attitude and my unwillingness to play nice; my refusal to lie down and let bad Democrats go unchallenged in seeking office. Here's to DU's 1%!

[mainstreetonce]

42. Thanks

Ii mostly read

[whatchamacallit]

43. 99% were never freepers either n/t

[Kennah]

51. Does trolling there count? n/t

[closeupready]

104. Ha! Yep. Just what I was thinking, too.

I suppose there is the fact that MM fessed up to that, AND his ugly history there.

STILL, neither you nor I ever joined or contributed, and I certainly have a less-than-zero interest in what they are talking about.

[madinmaryland]

44. 99% of DU's members don't post. Dumbest post of the year. nt

[pintobean]

45. Sometimes, I miss tru.

[ProfessorGAC]

130. Try To Be More Literal, Mad

Sheesh

[PowerToThePeople]

48. Well I have 3 hides in my transparency page

ZERO of them are personal attacks or against DU's TOS. Every one was just a view on controversial subjects that certain groups do not like to hear.

[MissDeeds]

68. I have had one post hidden

It was for using the "b" word. Strangely enough, I've seen it used many times since then with apparently no problem. There was even a thread on the front page recently with the word in its subject line.

[rhett o rick]

52. The 99% shouldn't be obsessed with alerting. That's not very politically liberal. nm

[Kennah]

53. 99% of DUers never owned slaves

[Purveyor]

54. Most likely due to the fact that 95% of DU'ers don't post commentary... eom

[LiberalArkie]

55. I try to get along. When someone doesn't like something I said, I usually delete my thread to stop

the arguing.

[Exilednight]

56. Over 7000 posts and not a single one hidden.

[Kingofalldems]

92. Alerted!

[Exilednight]

98. I'm a rebel like that.

[AngryAmish]

57. Locking - Appeal to Civility

Clearly against DU's TOS.

[99Forever]

58. Made up statistics to support the status quo.

How very droll.

And unsurprising.

I'll take one sometimes gruff person with actual passion for what they believe in over 99 spineless go along to get alongs, anytime.

[malthaussen]

59. Dude, I had a one-word post hidden.

It was neither vulgar nor invective. The Jury System is quite arbitrary.

-- Mal

[BlancheSplanchnik]

66. this is true. n/t

[Rex]

150. He knows.

This was meant to insult 99% of the people that post here on a regular basis.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

60. Where did you come up with your 1% vs 99% theory?

[MineralMan]

61. Same place the other 99% theory came from, actually.

Thanks for asking.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

63. Well it's good to know how scientific it all is...

[Tipperary]

62. I am fairly new to the DU, but I have learned pdq as to who likes

to cause trouble and call names.

[bettyellen]

64. I've learned some threads have a crew of bodyguards alerting on everything they can that disagrees..

Some threads think they're more equal than others.

[MineralMan]

65. I have no idea. I don't get to see any alerts other

than the ones where I'm called to the jury. Personally, I alert pretty rarely. I'd rather comment in the thread, instead. I do sometimes alert on ugly personal attacks on others, but almost never if the attack is directed at me.

[bettyellen]

67. I only know because people have PMd me about alerts they thought were crap...

And some were. Depends on the jury- many react to the people involved and not the content.

[MineralMan]

70. I've gotten those a few times, too, but it's rare.

I have no idea how often my posts get alerted. It's not that interesting to me.

[Proud Public Servant]

69. Just gonna say this, MineralMan

I don't post all that much, but I lurk here a lot -- and not only do I agree with your assessment, I think you lead this place in keeping it as cordial, and welcoming as it is. You're a class act, sir. Kudos to you!

[MineralMan]

72. That's very kind of you to say.

I'm afraid I don't always live up to that, though.

[1StrongBlackMan]

75. +1. n/t

[jtuck004]

71. Sounds like a great way to run a plantation. No gettin' uppity. n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

73. Now, that's a class war frame that everyone can/should agree with ...

[Gothmog]

76. I agree

The vast majority of DUers have no hides

[guillaumeb]

77. I had one hidden post very early on. If that makes me a 1 percent does that mean

I must vote Republican? That hidden post was an attempt at humor that I did not specifically identify as humorous, but there is no "tone of voice" in written comments.

But seriously, great post and observation. Although I have read posts from some here who can get quite personal,is that a function or reflection of this (DU) being considered a safe haven by people who do not wish to publicly speak out on issues where they live?

[samsingh]

78. meta thread. Maybe it should be hidden or frozen?

[MineralMan]

79. There's no prohibition on threads that don't complain about DU.

This thread is a celebration of the vast majority of DUers who discuss things here without being disruptive. It's a positive thread about DU. I suppose this thread was alerted to the forum hosts, but they appear not to think it is disruptive meta. It certainly was not intended to be, either.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

81. 99% of DU has never posted a Chuggo video, apparently. nt

[Maedhros]

82. Well-behaved posters rarely change history. [n/t]

[MineralMan]

83. Well, I doubt if any DU posts change history, really.

It's just a discussion forum. Activism changes history. Posting on Internet forums about politics doesn't seem to do that, I think.

[PowerToThePeople]

132. You do not leave it behind when you close your browser

You take DU into the world with you every time you step outside.

[MineralMan]

134. I think it works the other way.

I bring my experience in the world with me when I come to DU.

I rarely think of DU except when I'm online on DU. That's a lot of time, but DU doesn't follow me around, really.

[PowerToThePeople]

138. It works both ways

You bring your world to DU and you bring DU into the world.

[redruddyred]

84. I've been hidden for saying various non-mainstream and controversial statements.

DU is where you go to agree with people, I guess. conflicts are viewed as a priori negative, which shouldn't be the case. people get very upset about 'third way or not third way', which is unfortunate. now that primaries are coming up, maybe more to do with specific candidates. there are always some snide and unnecessary ad hominem posts about "those people doing that", seems like it would take an extraordinary effort to keep count.

a good place to avoid social darwinists and hate speech, but I think there's more room for diversity of opinion.

[Gormy Cuss]

85. I'm calling you a bad name

just so that I can become a one percenter.


IMO it's far easier to get a post hidden here for a mild personal insult than for RW nonsense. Too often the former is viewed as a personal attack without regard to the context and the latter is viewed as a difference of opinion without considering that this is supposed to be a board for center to left Democratic politics.

[juajen]

87. Thanks, I think.

I don't think I have ever been banned. I would cry, for sure.

[Rex]

88. LOL! Like you can speak for this place!

How insulting to be lectured by someone like you. Oh well I see some people took the bait...sad as that is. So you are saying Sid is not part of the 99%? NanceG is not part of the 99%? Will Pitt?

This is just one of a thousand Nanny posts by MM on DU and is insulting to the people it is intended to insult.

[MineralMan]

90. I speak only for myself.

I'm celebrating all those on DU who participate without having posts hidden. I think that's wonderful.

[Rex]

91. Then why insult people here with your post?

Because you can? Sad.

[MineralMan]

93. I'm insulting nobody, Rex.

I'm congratulating DUers who manage to be here and contribute without attacking. I'm very sorry you misunderstood my post.

[Rex]

94. Nonsense you meant to insult a lot of people on DU and you did and not in a clever way.

But that is you to a T.

[pintobean]

96. Mark the date Rex

We are in agreement 100%.

[Rex]

97. Well you know what that means.

Dunno what state you are in, but buy a lotto ticket...one of us is going to win!

EDIT - the day I believe Sid or Nance or Pitt are NOT part of the 99%...well that day will never come.

[closeupready]

106. Me 3 - or perhaps 99 - or who knows.

MM should delete the OP.

[Rex]

128. He just makes up stuff off the top of his head, where is the link that shows

99% of us don't have any hidden posts. Nowhere and he knows this and just stirs and stirs and stirs. Same shit, different year.

[polly7]

99. What is your definition of 'attacking'?

How about being angry at bigotry or lies or hatred or bullying and replying and getting a post hidden for it?

Not all of us are able to passively accept things that should make most people here angry/ashamed to see and sometimes slip up while answering to it. If only we all had your self-control.

[Rex]

101. LOL...he waited til his one hide was gone then posted this.

Trust me, it is not worth it to engage this person.

[MineralMan]

103. It is always possible to point out that a post is wrong-headed

or offensive without name-calling or any other such thing. By the same token, it's easy to explain why one dislikes a candidate or someone in office without using vile language in reference to that candidate. Name-calling is an attack. Refuting someone's post is not attacking the person. It is going after a position.

Posts on DU that are not direct quotes are the opinion of the poster, in almost all cases. It's not an attack to say why a post is wrong, or even offensive. It is an attack if you call the poster an ugly name. Discuss the post, not the poster, and you'll avoid personal attacks. It's simple.

It's not about being passive or ignoring things people say. It's about discussing issues rather than personalities of posters on DU. Do I get angry at poster? Sure. When that happens, I look for a way to be angry at what was said. Even then, I try to moderate my language to avoid the appearance of directly attacking the person. Is it a matter of control? Yes. A brief pause to reflect on what I want to say is all that's required.

I've had maybe half a dozen posts hidden out of the 73,000 some posts I've made here. It's been a while since the last one. In almost all cases, it was because I posted in haste and without enough thought. Each of those occasions was one of feeling shame. I can do better than that. I should do better than that. I try very hard to do better than that.

[polly7]

108. I don't think many people here at all call names.

Most, I believe, get posts hidden for the exact same reason you did - "it was because I posted in haste and without enough thought." - usually responding to something that was personally insulting (name-calling or ugly call-outs that weren't even alerted on) or for something they found especially offensive, ie. bigotry, bullying, etc.

"Posts on DU that are not direct quotes are the opinion of the poster, in almost all cases. It's not an attack to say why a post is wrong, or even offensive. It is an attack if you call the poster an ugly name. Discuss the post, not the poster, and you'll avoid personal attacks. It's simple. " - very, very rarely happens. People get upset by things just as they would if someone said the same to their face in real life, and they reply back sometimes in anger - "in haste and without enough thought". We're human, not robots.

[MineralMan]

110. And yet, most DUers never have a post hidden.

I have had a few, as I said, and was ashamed of myself for each. Most DUers have never had a post hidden. I celebrate them. That's what this post is about. That some take it as something else is something I cannot change. I'm striving never to post at the time I am upset or angry, but to wait until I can post reasonably and without attacking the other poster. A little time does the trick, along with a bit of thought about how to write in a way I will not be ashamed of later.

My goal is never to have another post hidden. I'm human, too, but I'm trying my best not to say ugly things to people.

[polly7]

112. Responding to bull* and aggression is not 'attacking'.

I'm not at all ashamed of some of my hides, they were well deserved - to trolls who were later banned. I guess I'm not someone who is always able to tolerate crap that is specifically meant to hurt and ridicule without a li'l anger. Oh well .......... I'll be in the 1% hell-pit with those others.

[MineralMan]

114. OK, polly7. I don't include myself in that 99%, either.

I remember each and every post I've written that was hidden. I'm ashamed of them. I could have done much better in each case. My record has been clean for quite a while. I intend to keep it that way. Still, I have great respect for those who always post civilly. Hence this thread.

[polly7]

117. Oh I have respect for them too.

I was just responding to your claim, I believe, that all hides are attacks. Sometimes they're just human response to plain ignorance. None of us are perfect. But definitely, yes, absolute props to those who are able to be civil in all cases.

[Rex]

126. And you know this how?

Right, just making stuff up to stir the pot.

[nolabels]

115. When i get my shoelaces too tight i too get a little cranky

Like it's just sort of Raw-raw post, should we really take it all so seriously?

Like i have only been hanging around here since 02,

.......... so anything that happened before that i have no opinion on

[whatchamacallit]

105. Haha MM you're constantly stomping out your own flaming bag of poo

Dude, you're supposed to leave it at someone else's doorstep

[closeupready]

107. There's a reason I had you on ignore for years.

I'd forgotten, but I think I remember why.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

109. Multiple hides here and all of them for telling the truth about racism.

[Ghost in the Machine]

111. I guess I can consider myself in the 99% now as it has been 2 1/2 years since I've had a post hidden

Most of the ones that were hidden before that were to 3 other members, 2 which are now banned and the other doesn't post here anymore, that I have seen, but is still active.

Peace,

Ghost

[MineralMan]

113. Yes, I think so, too.

Frankly, since hidden posts disappear from profiles after 90 days, I think it's only fair to look at that. As individual DUers, we all know if we have had posts hidden. The admins of this site only show the number of hidden posts in member's profiles for 90 days. I think that's a very good decision. Clearly, anyone who has a clean record here for three months is trying hard to post in a civil manner. Full credit to them, I think.

I remember every hidden post I have had. I know why each was hidden. I have tried never to repeat the fault. I don't put myself in the 99% I mentioned, because I remember those occasions. I also know many, many DUers who have never, ever written anything that was hidden. For most DUers, I have no idea, other than the numbers in their profiles. If it's clear, they're in the 99%, as far as I'm concerned.

[Ghost in the Machine]

118. I hope *this* doesn't get hidden, but here's what shows on MY Transparency Page:

Information on my Transparency page is currently not displayed to other logged-in members because I have had fewer than five posts hidden by Jury in the last 90 days.

My posts hidden by Jury in the last 90 days: 0
Days since last hidden post: 773

Looks like it's not quite 2 1/2 years, but still a little over 2 years...

I guess we're allowed to share that.. if not, will one of the hosts please contact me and I will delete it, no questions asked.... thanks in advance.

Peace,

Ghost

[MineralMan]

119. You can show anything you want from your own profile. I can't imagine that there's any problem

with that. Others can't see your transparency page on their own, though, unless you have 5 hidden posts.

Thanks for your continuing civility!

[Ghost in the Machine]

122. Thank you, too, MineralMan.. I know sometime in the past that you and I had some differences of

opinion, but we can be civil about it and agree to disagree. I don't even remember what it was over, so it really doesn't matter, does it?



Peace,

Ghost

[MineralMan]

123. I can't remember, either. People on DU often disagree

about things. Heck, we're talking about politics, after all. It's expected.

[Xyzse]

120. I don't think I have a hidden post yet.

I do remember when I was new here, I really appreciated that some person PMed me when I said a certain word that could be considered derogatory or insensitive. I didn't even know at that time, since I was just being snarky and sarcastic, and thought it was understood that I was not serious.

So, I was able to edit my post and correct it.

Whomever that was, I appreciate it, since I would probably have been hidden, and would have been put off on this site from then on.

[MineralMan]

121. You're like the vast majority of DUers, then.

Congratulations! Thanks for your reply.

[Xyzse]

125. Yay, for Not Standing Out!

[blm]

124. ((99%))

.

[ProfessorGAC]

127. Nice Thread MM

Disagreement without being disagreeable is a fine trait and should be praised.

[MineralMan]

129. Thanks. But thanks really belong to all of those people

who never post anything deserving of a hide.

[ProfessorGAC]

131. I've Had Two Posts Hidden

Pretty sure and i've been here since the first few months of DU.

One was for mentioning another DU'er as an example but didn't think i was calling them out. The mods or admins disagreed.

Another was because i told someone their opinion was irrelevant to me, after they insulted me. That post got hidden too, but simply saying it was irrelevant got mine hidden.

Oh well.

[captainarizona]

133. freedom of speech is not for speech you agree with ;but speech you don't

When you write things everyone agrees with no problem. When you tell truth to power(even here) or say the emperor has no cloths problem! Censorship should not be a liberal value.

[MineralMan]

135. OK. I agree with that. However, this is a privately-owned forum

so it's not completely open and freedom of speech doesn't really apply here. That's a common mistake people make about Internet discussion forums. I don't think there are any government owned ones, really, and freedom of speech only really applies to the government.

The owners of this place can and do restrict what people can say here.

[captainarizona]

137. that makes their responsibility even greater

We claim as liberals to be fair and just. That sounds more like what I here conservatives say property rights over human rights. Censorship as voltaire said before he was poisoned by a censor I disagree with every word you say ;but will defend to the death your right to say it!

[philosslayer]

148. That may be true, but....

The owners of this forum only set out the general guidelines. The posters themselves police what can stay and what gets hidden. Hence, the jury system is wildly inconsistent.

[ozone_man]

136. Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

DU is best when lively, challenging, passionate. Otherwise it'd be a huge bore.

[philosslayer]

139. Yes, because conformity and following the rules is what being a Progressive is all about

n/t

[MineralMan]

140. On this forum, progressives can be civil. This is Democratic

Underground. Those who can't be civil here get hidden posts.

[philosslayer]

144. And "civility" is based on the judgement of 7 anonymous people

And if 4 of those people decide that the post was uncivil, based on whatever biases they might have, then the post is hidden.

I have seen posts that were hidden that stated facts. Inconvenient facts, but facts nonetheless. And 4 people determined that the facts were not "civil".

[Warren DeMontague]

141. Come on.

DU loves to play "hide the post". Doesn't everybody?

[cyberswede]

146. I snarked at a troll. I suck.

Here's to me!

[Rex]

147. Here let me help you with that...

[Warren DeMontague]

151. DU is like a lot of things.

It's much more enjoyable when one doesn't take it- or oneself, for that matter- too seriously.

[yuiyoshida]

152. I have only ever had one...

for saying something in Japanese
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014800179

[Dont call me Shirley]

153. Can I get in the 99% on only 1 hidden post? C'mon that's not too shabby.

[Rex]

155. NO SOUP FOR YOU!

It is clearly defined in the DU Charter - more than ZERO hidden posts means you are the Best of All Posters here. No exceptions!

[Dont call me Shirley]

156. Damn it, I wanted the soup! Vichyssoise, on a hot summer day!

[bigwillq]

157. Great, I'm finally in the 1 percent.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=137800

[DisgustipatedinCA]

161. I've had several posts locked. I apologize for nothing.

[ellisonz]

162. I'm a 1%er

I miss DU2. Those were the days.

try to learn from other's points of view

This isn't a debating club, it's the internet silly

[AlbertCat]

166. Does this supposed 99% include the people who never post?

I got hidden once for calling a homophobe a homophobe!

This was because someone (who is now on hiatus for getting hidden too much) accused me of fondling my clientele when I took their inseam measurement. I called him a homophobe and so HE got all bent out of shape and had me hidden.


I also got a post hidden that pointed out that most gay people didn't get all hurt by gay jokes involving Linsey Graham because we knew they were highly sarcastic statements against people who even care if someone is gay or not.... like Linsey Graham... and were not homophobic. I was called a homophobe and was hidden.

So.... Hello! I'm the gay homophobe who unjustly calls others homophobes!

Getting hidden (or not getting hidden) is a ridiculous exercise that means nothing and should never be taken seriously at any time for any reason.

In the Hillary group this is enough to get BANNED!

Utterly ridiculous and meaningless.

[pintobean]

168. 99% Meta

Let the call-outs roll on!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026872163

[HappyMe]

169. "Cleverly" disguised form of a

call out and grave dance.

[pintobean]

170. I love the use of quotes

[BeanMusical]

173. The other thread have been locked.

[SixString]

171. And 100% pompous bullshit. n/t.

[BeanMusical]

172. +1

[SixString]

174. Welcome to the 1%.