I turned off the bug!!

[redstateblues]

God it was getting so annoying, only mildly at first, but for some reason the masses started thinking it was cool. I was skipping any posts with the bugs.

[riversedge]

1. I find it

annoying at times. Now especially--too many of them.

[leveymg]

11. Be bugged. Be very bugged

Bzzzzzzzzz

[Kalidurga]

2. That's too bad. Just so you know I got the bug

so keep skipping my posts. I would consider it an honor.

[redstateblues]

4. I don't have to skip it. I removed it. Continue to enjoy annoying others!

All one has to do is remove it in the signature line in your account.

[pintobean]

8. Am I understanding this correctly?

You're putting that poster on ignore because they refuse to look at a stupid, annoying gif?

[Squinch]

9. That is exactly the question this raised in my head.

[pintobean]

10. I've never understood announcing ignores.

It puts the one ignoring at a disadvantage.


But this...

[redstateblues]

17. I'm amazed. I've been here 11 years

It's my first ignore! Because the bug was annoying! Wow. This place ain't what it used to be!

[pintobean]

19. Maybe a little music will make you feel better.

[smirkymonkey]

20. I agree with you, the bug is annoying.

Why are people so touchy about everything lately?

[Sunlei]

35. must be 'something' in the water, air or foods :) (just testing a gif on this thread)

[LiberalArkie]

16. What like this?

[villager]

21. Unless, I guess, it's not in a signature line?

[MrMickeysMom]

41. Or, you could add one like this!

[pintobean]

5. A little raid and poof

gone.

[Recursion]

3. Star members can turn off signature lines, incidentally

I've done that for a while now.

[Lyric]

7. I didn't know I could do that. Thank you!!!

Ugh, thank goodness that stupid bug thing is gone. It was annoying enough when it was just one person with it.

[joshcryer]

25. Nah, you don't need a star to turn off sigs.

I use CSS to turn mine off so they still load but yeah.

[Jesus Malverde]

27. Anyone can signatures and avatars

Been without them for a couple years.

[Recursion]

28. Oh, cool, thanks

I had thought that was only if you paid.

[Sunlei]

30. Thanks, I didn't know that. I like to see peoples avators & sigs.but not my monitor attracting gnats

people who use cell phones probably can't even notice it anyway.

[Recursion]

31. Most browsers also have a plug-in to block a specific image

Probably not IE, but the real ones do.

[Sunlei]

32. Thanks, all I use these days is IE. Its a mess enough to have different versions on my

'collection' of computers I do like to see peoples siglines, some are really clever but I don't like to see bugs. perhaps instead of a bug, a bunnie hopping around? would be fun! or a kitten?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

12. Ugh, more of this childishness. nt

[Historic NY]

13. I used it for years it just distracts people....its not a freaking fly either its a gnat.

[djean111]

44. I find that Hillary gif hilarious - because she is parroting Obama during the 2008campaign.

http://gifrific.com/barack-obama-brushing-dirt-off-his-shoulder/

[jeff47]

14. You did? (nt)

[Rex]

15. So you got on the bandwagon and turned off the bug.

How cute.

[cwydro]

18. Bug. No bug. Bug with swatter.

I don't care.

Pure and silly childishness.

[NuclearDem]

22. Well, if you won't join us in bug solidarity for Martyr Loonix

then won't you at least join us in a rendition of our protest song, "We Shall Undermine"?

[Quixote1818]

23. What is the story behind everyone using the bug?

I have seen a lot of them but it seemed like a fad and I had no interest in getting one. What started everyone doing it?

[dreamnightwind]

24. Loonix was banned a few days ago

and Loonix famously had a bug in her sig line.

[Quixote1818]

26. Thanks for the info! nt

[Sunlei]

36. permanent forever ban or a timeout for naughty no, no words?

[dreamnightwind]

38. PPR

Posted an OP that linked to a site which, among other things, was soliciting people to sign a pledge to write-in Sanders in the general election if he loses the primary.

It's actually an excellent site, all about discussing ways we can reclaim power from the corporatists who have taken over. Other pages on that site discuss those issues without getting into the pledge idea, which I can see gets into a sticky area with DU's TOS.

The Loonix post, though, neither advocated doing so nor warned against it, merely linked to it. IMO we should be able to link to things for discussion, rather than pretending those things aren't happening in the outside world.

At the very least I woud have appreciated a warning or time-out rather than a PPR, 'twas a good poster. Not my site though, we post at the pleasure of the admins.

Apparently her Discussionist handle is Lefty, or something like that, I don't go to that site but I think I read that in a DU post after the PPR happened.

I won't post the site or the link here, probably not wise. I think Loonix's profile will get you there, I forget how, I think you can see her last post. If not try a search of her DU posts.

[Sunlei]

39. whats PPR? permanent ban or time out? not a big deal,I guess one can make a new name & come back.

Discussionist, thanks not interested much in more drama on opinion message boards.

[dreamnightwind]

51. Posting Privileges Revoked, permanent

A poster can possibly create a new id, or the admins can prevent that (they see our IP in our posts), I don't know any more than that. As far as message boards go it is a pretty big deal, doesn't mean it's a big deal to you of course.

[Sunlei]

52. I've modded other MB and done the permaban. They can make a new name if they want.

[artislife]

29. Good.

I put anyone with a swatter on ignore. Much nicer place.

[Sunlei]

33. while you're here, who are those woman in the graphic in your sigline?

was curious

[artislife]

46. The women are from the show Community. nt

[Sunlei]

48. Thanks, can't keep up with all the different "shows" we have to choose from.

I'm more of a Netflix old reruns addict

[artislife]

54. It is on Netflix. I like the humor.

[madokie]

34. Out of respect

I turned off sig lines just a few moments ago but I noticed that some have the bug in their avatars. I remember early on DU I was on dial up so I had both Avatars and sig lines turned off so as to not slow down my du experience so bad. I may have to do the same with avatars also even though I'm on DSL now

[Sunlei]

37. some have the bug in their avatars? this board probably shouldn't allow moving gifs in avatar pics.

[ornotna]

40. That's rather harsh. n/t

[Sunlei]

42. perhaps if everyone started with "moving" graphics in their avatar pic you'll change your mind :P

I like yours!

[ornotna]

43. Thank you

I'm on mobile so I don't see any of them.

[Sunlei]

45. awww on mobile! /hates tiny display. love my huge monitors but the light attracts damned flying bugs

only text here?

[ismnotwasm]

47. I had the flyswatter bug

But then I found it prudent to support #BLM Seattle visually around here.

[Sunlei]

49. maybe I'll change my "hands up,don't kill me police" graphic to the more current Black Lives Matter

Hands up, back turned or even face crushed to the ground, shocked by 50,000 volts doesn't matter to police

[Omaha Steve]

50. Does that go for the fly swatters too?

Just curious.

[LanternWaste]

53. I refer to people who do things differently than I as "the masses" too

I refer to people who do things differently than I as "the masses" too. It really allows us a splendid opportunity to trivialize and minimize a rather benign action while simultaneously implying that we, unlike them are individuals. Self-validation is super cool!