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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:32 PM Original message |
I Humbly Propose a "3-Unrec-Per-Day" Limit to Skinner and the Admins. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. In addition, anyone using "unrec" should be required to post THE REASONS they are unrec'ing |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. So, should anyone using |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. It's hard enough to get folks to give a reason for starting a thread ... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. No. "Recommending" a thread doesn't impose on anyone or do any harm |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. How does unrec'ing harm? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. The idea of giving some the chance to push a thread OFF the Greatest Page |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
69. Whether or not it is "harmful" depends on the |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #69 |
117. I know - I can scarcely believe a mature adult would use the phrase "do harm" in the context of a |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. We can hope I guess |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #117 |
146. Your side would be far more convincing in arguing that this was "minor" |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
80. if enough people unrecommend a thread to push it off the greatest page, |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
119. Ok that is nonsense. |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. or be limited to 3 recs a day? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. There will be a minority that will abuse anything... |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
123. that's what I mean |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. People who rec often post the reason or at least post... |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, I think that's going too far... |
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Adir Pykhtin (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Why not also ask the recommenders to justify the recommendation? |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Likewise, those using "rec" should be required to post THE REASONS they are rec'ing. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. It's different with "rec", because recommending a thread doesn't impose on anyone |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. What you intended to say isn't at all clear. However, unrec is a vote down, rec - a vote up. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
70. Sure it does. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. If those people don't like a particular thread on Greatest, why isn't it enough |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. Why should you be guaranteed to see the |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #85 |
100. The right to expression always trumps the right to suppress expression |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #100 |
112. No one is stopping people from expressing themselves. The original threads remain, in their |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #100 |
114. It is a privilege brought to you |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
58. As a general rule, people "rec'ing" a thread are also particupating actively in it |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Your evidence for that statement?That's certainly not true of all.I've rec'ed many threads without |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. There is no legitimate justification for letting people force a thread into a less accessible area |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Cabal? Suppressing NO votes is no better than suppressing YES votes.The threads remain in the forums |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. There's been the repeated insinuation(never a direct accusation, just a smear) |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Actually, threads used to get on GP if 5 DUers support, even if 500 do not. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. And if that's all the people that were interested in those threads, they quietly died out |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. #78 already provides my answer. "Suppressing NO votes is no better than suppressing YES votes."n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Not having "unrec" isn't suppression. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Sorry, I strongly disagree.Please note that there is plenty of evidence against your statement that |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #58 |
104. You a graduate of the Fox News school of fact checking? |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. I unreced this thread because I am sick of whiny threads complaining abut unrec |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
95. And who is going to enforce the policy? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. That wouldn't be a bad idea. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
102. You need to get a thicker skin |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #102 |
148. It isn't personal with me...this debate never has been...at some point, you've got to accept that |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. So you want to make a bad feature less bad? |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I don't think it's a bad feature. It just needs "softening." |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. I think that people who unrec should be burned at the the stake! |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Don't you think that the anti-unreckers would prefer |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. That's harsh. I just want to hear the lamentations of their women. Maybe sow their fields with salt. |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Anti Unreccers |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
91. And as I've repeatedly said, THAT's wrong |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. I guess where we disconnect here |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #94 |
108. It's the concern that it's the first step in a more-repressive, more closed-off DU |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. I disagree |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
74. no...just that the unrecers get a life, that all. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #74 |
97. Those worried about Unrecs keeping their posts off GP should get a life. n/t |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 08:54 AM Response to Reply #74 |
144. "make it harder for people to see them"? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. . |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Definitely worth discussing. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. No, that's anti democratic and unneeded. A three thread limit on thread starters makes sense. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. How about this.. you can only rec or unrec.. if you also post in same said thread |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. While I appreciate the sentiment, there is a big ol flaw in that idea |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Good Point.. just trying to add to the discussion.. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. Remember we used to get that second chance? 'Are you sure you want to rec this post?' |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think it should be the same both ways - whatever the rule is. I do think the speedbump was good... |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. I think so too Bloo.. I have hit the wrong button myself a couple of times |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. ....(see pic) |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. Only if we could use all three daily uns on one thread if we so choose |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Only if the same goes for Recs - it's about balance and duality |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. How about a Rec limit too? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. No, because that would help the vanity thread starters and hurt quality threads. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. Any unrec limit should be accompanied by an equal recommend limit |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Exactly - if we are going to "limit" participation, it ought to be fair |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Good, as long as there is a 3 Rec per day limit. Fair is fair. n/t |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. What a load of hogwash. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Come on, I stated my points politely enough. Don't be rude. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. "I promise I'll consider it." |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. You know internet forum status is serious business! It's like WoW status. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. What's WoW? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. See... |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Oh, of course! Duh. |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Something my husband drives me crazy with |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. Balance that with a three-recommendation limit, then. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. I LOVE IT |
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DKRC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. Rec/Unrec should be balanced if a limit is imposed |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. Idea is hogwash |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. GMTA ... maybe it helps fight swine flu? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. I think people need to relax. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. I think they should arrest people who stand in water!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
51. Some of you are out of your minds. This isn't a negotiation. Thats why it takes forever to get |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #51 |
76. Pretty authoritarian and paternalist attitude there. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
52. Furthermore, there is a whiney minority that thinks if they whine enough, things will change |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
75. Please don't use phrases like "a whiny minority"...that's Republican talk |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. You spent a lot of time on that post. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Hopefully it's more than insulting |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. If so, what would the lesson be? |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. How about, that a post no matter how long it took to write may not have any recommendable content |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Or, perhaps it says, "Tell me what I want to hear or just shut up." |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Well, see, the facts don't support your conclusion |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. The People Have Spoken |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
105. You sound like a Nixon supporter on Election Night, 1972 |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #105 |
135. So, you think that Obama should work with the Republicans then? |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #105 |
141. hahaha |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #56 |
109. You sound like an Obama supporter on Election Night, 2008 |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. There's no way that "unrec" could be change or could possibly be progressive |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #110 |
115. yeah what could be progressive about us voting on what should or should not |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #115 |
143. lol |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #110 |
136. So is DU right wing for not allowing conservatives? |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #110 |
142. FAIL |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
65. I think it's fine the way it is. |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #65 |
84. +1 |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
67. Hate it...sorry. nt |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
68. instead of |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
71. So, if a KKK Freeper posts vile BS we couldn't unrecommend it if we've |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
77. You really like the Greatest page now...so why change it? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
81. I think there should be forms to fill in and mail, for every Rec and Unrec. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #81 |
96. Including DNA tests and stool samples |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
83. any and all posts I see concerning the "unrec" function will from this point on |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
86. But that would make it more difficult to censor and remove all posts one disagrees with.... |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
87. Nobody is talking about the reason |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. No one has really mentioned what threads this included. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. And now, frivolous threads die a death without being on GP, unless enough DUers think they should be |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Why wasn't the original quiet death enough? |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. You keep asking the question, ignoring the fact I and many others have answered it. It's clear |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #101 |
106. You like "unrec" because you want to be protected from anything you disagree with |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. If that were true, I wouldn't read through the forums, or the latest page, now would I?n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #87 |
118. So now there is a more damaging feature to abuse! Cool! |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
111. How about not? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
113. People who take themselves too seriously should not be taken seriously by anyone else. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
121. A life. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
122. My cat just coughed up a huge motherfuckin' hairball and I'm supposed to worry about unrecs? |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. Sounds like you need a zoomgroom. They pull out that underhair on long-haired cats well. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. Oh goody, coz I already got sucked into buying one of these |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. For a cat? Why? Nail clippers work fine. n/t |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Actually, after I figured out how to use it, it works better because |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. I just choose furniture the cats won't scratch (most of the time). Yes, they rule my life. I keep a |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #129 |
132. Jeeze, now you have me all wanting to get one |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
125. We seem to be following the failed policies... |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
130. I'd be for it as long as it also features a 3 rec limit as well. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
131. good idea. Youtube limits that amount of voting that can be done within a certain period |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
133. There ought to be the exact same limits/restrictions for recs and unrecs. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I agree. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
137. I think that many people |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
138. Also they should have to comment on why |
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Po_d Mainiac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
139. k&r n/t |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
140. I Humbly Propose That Everyone Like Me Because I Don't Like Having My Feelings Hurt |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. You disagree by debating. It's enough to have the right to debate |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #145 |
147. Censorship would be deleting a thread |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #147 |
150. all suppression is a form of censorship |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
149. Hell I'd take that limit for both rec's and unrec's |
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