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Warren Stupidity

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130. We agree on more things than we disagree on.

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 02:23 PM

Dec 2014

And disagreement is what makes a discussion board fun. The jury system was tolerable until the ridiculous ban hammer was introduced. The admins should look at the data and realize that they have just maybe done something wrong. Either shitcan the ban hammer or make it a whole lot less of a target for factional feud warriors. I suggest shitcan it, re-open meta, which served a useful purpose as a place to contain "discussions about the discussion" and stop worrying that people are having heated discussions. But they aren't going to do that and I think DU is just going to slowly fade away.

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~~~~~Appreciation Thread for nadinbrzezinski~~~~~ [View all] NYC_SKP Dec 2014 OP

I always enjoyed Nadin's posts. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #1

Miss her here. In before the troll swarm. morningfog Dec 2014 #2

I think they know to stay away from this thread. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #180

Cowards. Big tough internet bullies noticeably absent. morningfog Dec 2014 #187

Yes they are cowards. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #188

they are that... PCIntern Dec 2014 #234

I appreciate her too, my dear NYC_SKP! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #3

Ditto!!! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #157

Love her post. I look forward to them. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #4

Here are four articles I posted from nadin tonight SummerSnow. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #9

Thank you for these! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #193

K & R ...and of course good ones get purged from DU as well as the bad ones. L0oniX Dec 2014 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #31

Thanks for the post. ctsnowman Dec 2014 #85

Aye. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #6

K&R SalviaBlue Dec 2014 #7

K PCIntern Jan 2015 #311

Miss her input, smart lady. Mnemosyne Dec 2014 #8

K&R for Nadin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Dec 2014 #10

K&R for Nadin. n/t Cleita Dec 2014 #11

K and R again.. nt PCIntern Jan 2015 #296

Nadin is a special lady. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #12

I lifted your thread and posted it on Facebook where she is sure to see it, my dear NYC_SKP! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #13

Excellent! daleanime Dec 2014 #27

We do! PCIntern Dec 2014 #232

Awww! That is so "You" of you! NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #33

yea Nadin! donheld Dec 2014 #14

! nt PCIntern Jan 2015 #297

K&R, love her. LiberalLoner Dec 2014 #15

kick Beringia Dec 2014 #16

... 840high Dec 2014 #32

I liked her posts! etherealtruth Dec 2014 #17

K&R for Nadine Downwinder Dec 2014 #18

Heartily agree. K & R JohnnyLib2 Dec 2014 #19

Yes! I wish she were back...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #20

* L0oniX Dec 2014 #26

Hey everybody! Check out this post! nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #34

Yup, sid must be feeling guilty. bahrbearian Dec 2014 #83

I'm sure. nt PCIntern Jan 2015 #298

...and still. nt PCIntern Feb 2015 #316

to quote you G_j Dec 2014 #86

You are terrible!! greytdemocrat Dec 2014 #147

Between you and me, one of us thinks you're very clever, and it sure as hell aint me. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #178

Stop cyber bullying me!...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #183

LOL. How ironic, but really not so clever. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #186

Not clever by half... PCIntern Dec 2014 #229

+1 pintobean Dec 2014 #195

I liked it too. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #249

I like you, Sabrina pintobean Dec 2014 #250

LOL, Pinto! Someone is sweet on you! Jury results: bettyellen Dec 2014 #254

Awwww zappaman Dec 2014 #256

More than one someone, I'm sure pintobean Dec 2014 #257

Thanks Pinto, just saw this and I appreciate it as I know sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #258

Lol. I didn't think it was you. pintobean Dec 2014 #261

huh?????????????? 2banon Jan 2015 #306

It took you a month to come up with that? pintobean Jan 2015 #307

FYI obvious explanation 2banon Jan 2015 #308

We've had our scraps, but she's good people derby378 Dec 2014 #21

Cheers! nt a la izquierda Dec 2014 #22

She's doing fine, and putting her new camera to good use. alfredo Dec 2014 #23

Love her pics!!! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #294

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #24

+1 SixString Dec 2014 #28

I agree, and I am wondering why the truth is being hidden on DUl. She was run off by sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #192

Horrific, if you ask me... PCIntern Dec 2014 #242

+2 bravenak Dec 2014 #30

+3 QC Dec 2014 #39

+4 susanr516 Dec 2014 #42

4.5 PCIntern Dec 2014 #266

+4.75 SixString Dec 2014 #267

4.875 PCIntern Dec 2014 #268

+4.9375 NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #270

This is fun as we asymptotically approach: PCIntern Dec 2014 #274

So... PCIntern Dec 2014 #281

+5 Warpy Dec 2014 #49

+6 !!! CountAllVotes Dec 2014 #51

+7 Generic Other Dec 2014 #55

+8 Fuddnik Dec 2014 #77

+9 Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #80

+10 bahrbearian Dec 2014 #82

+ 11 ctsnowman Dec 2014 #87

+12 ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #105

+13 ...and of course it gets a hide which is what's killing DU! L0oniX Dec 2014 #106

Me too+ Can't believe that post was hidden.. I'd say the alerter was abusive and disruptive 2banon Dec 2014 #110

Probably the same alerter who drove Nadine away. L0oniX Dec 2014 #111

Little doubt. Nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #262

apparently a majority of DUers hfojvt Dec 2014 #121

Which reminds me, the other new and stupid feature was 7 person juries. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #135

These protected abusers on this site are all chickenshit cowards... villager Dec 2014 #127

They might alert on this too. L0oniX Dec 2014 #140

It would be interesting to see who views themselves as one of those "chickenshit cowards," villager Dec 2014 #143

+14. She has some nasty bulies. myrna minx Dec 2014 #112

+15 Well none of the bullies will be posting in this thread. But they will be using their alert rhett o rick Dec 2014 #142

+16. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #158

+17 bvar22 Dec 2014 #159

+18 neverforget Dec 2014 #169

+19 PCIntern Dec 2014 #231

+20. She was an asset to DU. Our loss. Hekate Jan 2015 #299

As a matter of fact, one of them has posted. n/t QC Dec 2014 #171

LOL, yeah but he thinks he is so clever no one will notice. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #179

Yes and some nasty people signed up several times just to harass her. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #182

Sad-Cafe was absolutely NOT demtenjeep Dec 2014 #286

look at sad-cafe's ppr message and I disagree with you. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #287

disagree all you want demtenjeep Dec 2014 #288

oh? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #289

How do you know this? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #292

Maybe not pintobean Dec 2014 #290

Agreed! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #291

Amazing, right? NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #119

I know there is one member who thinks the word FUCK should not be used on DU. L0oniX Dec 2014 #123

+ me too. Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #145

4 of these... L0oniX Dec 2014 #164

However the discussion continues underneath the hide, a "feature" of DU3 Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #133

+14 and 2naSalit Dec 2014 #160

+ 20! I wanted to attach it to the other post, but it was hidden for some sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #247

...and here I thought is was because of the use of the F word. L0oniX Dec 2014 #248

+me too Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #94

+me three Agony Dec 2014 #177

I thought she was a good contributor to this on-line community (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #25

you're not alone... PCIntern Dec 2014 #279

K&R for nadin. pacalo Dec 2014 #29

K & R rollin74 Dec 2014 #35

"Nadin sent these links to me last night...As proof "Black Lives Matter" to everyone-finally" NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #36

Tears and Hope. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #66

Perfect! silverweb Dec 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #40

I'm sorry to hear that. silverweb Dec 2014 #45

Marta & I are in too Omaha Steve Dec 2014 #38

Agreed. WheelWalker Dec 2014 #41

K and R! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #43

Love Nadine!!! longship Dec 2014 #44

I miss her here. A fine liberal, and a good person. closeupready Dec 2014 #46

K&R! octoberlib Dec 2014 #47

I hope she comes back soon Warpy Dec 2014 #48

Always enjoyed her posts 2naSalit Dec 2014 #50

Ditto. nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #280

I'm in. We had some disagreements toward the end (maybe she thought I was someone else)... Hekate Dec 2014 #52

Love ya Nadine! Phlem Dec 2014 #53

Love her spunk! She responds to me and is respectful Lint Head Dec 2014 #54

Thanks, SKP. elleng Dec 2014 #56

To Nadin... immoderate Dec 2014 #57

I'll drink to that! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #283

I'll drink to THAT! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #284

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #58

I miss you, too, Nadin! calimary Dec 2014 #59

Thanks for the thread, SKP. brer cat Dec 2014 #60

brer cat. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #69

Yes, thank you!!! nt PCIntern Dec 2014 #265

Thank you... onyourleft Dec 2014 #61

K/R Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #62

I've spent about a decade enjoying her posts Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #63

K&R Mbrow Dec 2014 #64

Nadin rocks. applegrove Dec 2014 #65

Wait. "Miss her"??? aquart Dec 2014 #67

She's still a member. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #68

She was asking for gas money donations for East County Magazine on Giving Tuesday. aquart Dec 2014 #70

Damn. I hadn't seen her posts for awhile, now I know why. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #90

She's one of my favorite posters! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #71

Woo Hoo! Nadine's at the top of the greatest! longship Dec 2014 #72

Now that this is at the top of the page maybe some will read her words. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #73

Powerful words nadin, sheshe2 Dec 2014 #76

I didn't agree with her 100% of the time - but she always had something insightful to say Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 #74

A good progressive with a big heart! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #75

I really appreciated the exchanges I had with her. Lots of good info, a perspective different from merrily Dec 2014 #78

Hear, hear! ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #79

K&R for Nadin! gademocrat7 Dec 2014 #81

+1 Nadin and I have occasionally butted heads, but she brought a lot to DU. Scuba Dec 2014 #84

+2 Nadin. Honest "butting heads" is what good Democrats do. Some here don't understand. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #138

K & R ctsnowman Dec 2014 #88

Very much missed G_j Dec 2014 #89

Well, of course! hedgehog Dec 2014 #91

Come back, Nadin, you're missed! MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #92

The 5 hide ban hammer has wrecked DU. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #93

I don't know when she last had 5 posts hidden, but she hasn't posted for over 4 months muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #96

Yes it is her choice. Victims of bully always have a choice. They can go to another school, rhett o rick Dec 2014 #163

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #165

So you think she deserved to be bullied? I hope not. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #167

I think she was as much to blame as each one of them muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #170

sorry you got a hide for telling the truth Kali Dec 2014 #227

+1 LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #230

What happened to her was text book bullying. She lashed back as many of us do. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #233

Sorry, but that was not my experience with her. Kali Dec 2014 #235

What amazes me pintobean Dec 2014 #239

weird hide, you were on the money...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #237

there are some seriously frivolous alerts going on here. bettyellen Dec 2014 #255

Rival bands. n/t zappaman Dec 2014 #259

*rimshot* bettyellen Dec 2014 #260

She wasn't getting alerted on every post Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #168

Here's another pintobean Dec 2014 #172

The irony is a post above that offered very tepid criticism of Nadin was hidden. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #194

Something doesn't match up here. She got enough hides to take a forced vacation. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #241

Kali's post offers a reason. She was fine until you challenged her or disagreed with her. stevenleser Dec 2014 #243

It looks to me like the jury didn't think it appropriate in an appreciation thread rhett o rick Dec 2014 #246

The hide of your next post was one of the most ridiculous hides I have ever seen stevenleser Dec 2014 #173

Sometimes it seems like it's just a popularity contest. /nt pintobean Dec 2014 #176

I've alerted on the results. At the very least, the admins should note who voted to hide. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #184

Yes, the jury system is now being used as part of the discussion. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #196

Hands down stupid. pecwae Dec 2014 #197

I couln't understand why that was hidden either. nt cwydro Dec 2014 #199

The jury system is the problem. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #101

I don't think so. pintobean Dec 2014 #103

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #124

No, not after Obamanaut was PPRed. pintobean Dec 2014 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #126

It wasn't just hides - every post of hers, almost without exception, was alerted on Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #132

She was also subjected to some pretty serious ridicule. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #139

Same thing they do to Manny and Cali. L0oniX Dec 2014 #141

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #153

Another reason the Host forum should be readable by everyone. Shine a light. morningfog Dec 2014 #190

It's known as self-censorship, and too much of it is the death of any forum, Raksha Dec 2014 #191

According to Skinner, that is not true. cwydro Dec 2014 #200

There is definitely an attempt to create a victimhood around some folks. Meanwhile a post hidden stevenleser Dec 2014 #201

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #202

Who confirmed an "anti Nadin group"? What does that even mean? stevenleser Dec 2014 #203

This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Dec 2014 #220

There was an anti-Nadin group until she finally went to sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #263

Fabulous, the victim of the bullying is now the problem. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #205

Do you think Muriel's post should have been hidden? nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #207

no - it is an example of the problem the admins insist doesn't exist. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #210

I specifically referred to SOP alerts. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #204

So, how frequently was it? She posted 2600 posts in 90 days. In that period how many got stevenleser Dec 2014 #206

You are aware those 2600 posts were not all OPs, yes? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #208

Apparently the rules were bent in her favor. See Sid's post downthread. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #216

Yeah. When was the last time you had a post locked in GD because it was a local story? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #217

Honestly, I dont think other people post a whole lot of local stories. And if they are 'local' they stevenleser Dec 2014 #219

Selective enforcement of the GD SOP was a huge problem with Hosting... SidDithers Dec 2014 #222

Yep. In particular, alerts about racism and sexism were ignored becuause they did not like the bettyellen Dec 2014 #264

There is zero transparency on any of this. We don't have the numbers. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #211

Back when each Forum had its own Hosts... SidDithers Dec 2014 #212

Oh really. Local news stories were off topic in GD? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #215

... SidDithers Dec 2014 #218

Yeah. Nice try. Read the thread: Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #224

Exhibit 'c' Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #226

This bullshit alert crap would not have happened with the mod system. L0oniX Dec 2014 #107

We agree on more things than we disagree on. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #130

...coupled with vengeful alerters. L0oniX Dec 2014 #108

90 days is far too harsh a sentence. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #122

90 days is long enough to find another site and get comfortable... L0oniX Dec 2014 #166

K & R N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2014 #95

^^nadin^^ blm Dec 2014 #97

Solidarity malthaussen Dec 2014 #98

WOW! I Don't Post Here As Much As Some... ChiciB1 Dec 2014 #99

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #100

K&R. Overseas Dec 2014 #102

K&R nt raouldukelives Dec 2014 #104

k and r for nadin--I miss her posts (was just thinking about her the other day) niyad Dec 2014 #109

She was and is still a force to be reckoned with! NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #120

+1,000 malaise Dec 2014 #113

word RedCappedBandit Dec 2014 #114

Nadin had some great posts on the Discussionist Gothmog Dec 2014 #115

K and R for truth! nt hifiguy Dec 2014 #116

She does what she thinks is best. Rex Dec 2014 #117

She has history in Mexico, still visits I belive but is centered in San Diego. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #118

I was wondering why I haven't seen here around in a while. Rex Dec 2014 #128

K&R- Thanks!!! LeftInTX Dec 2014 #129

K & R Lifelong Protester Dec 2014 #131

If you ever come back, nadin...... steve2470 Dec 2014 #134

And damn it - I miss her. jwirr Dec 2014 #136

Great posts always! Paka Dec 2014 #137

Nadin will be ok without DU, but DU suffers without her. Thanks for posting NYC_SKP. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #144

{{{{Nadin}}}} Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #146

K&R valerief Dec 2014 #148

Love ya Nadin! Come back! Owl Dec 2014 #149

I miss the theater of it all LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #150

Nadin is a great poster and she is enjoying her work right now and I am glad she is. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #151

K&R hay rick Dec 2014 #152

W00t! KamaAina Dec 2014 #154

Me too. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #314

K & R. And to the cyber bullies who ran her off from DU... KamaAina Dec 2014 #155

Of course! glinda Dec 2014 #156

Thank you, glinda. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #161

k & r ! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2014 #162

... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2014 #174

... PCIntern Dec 2014 #175

This message was self-deleted by its author NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #181

300! NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #189

Despite the conflicts between her and other members LittleBlue Dec 2014 #185

A shame...since most claim to be liberal and progressive. bigwillq Dec 2014 #198

the viciousness with which Nadin, I, and many others PCIntern Dec 2014 #209

Some of our greatest posters have left the site. Remember the DUzy awards? NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #214

Frankly, I have one foot out the door half the time PCIntern Dec 2014 #223

People leave, some come back. pintobean Dec 2014 #225

Yes but PCIntern Dec 2014 #238

One my favorite posters! nt Raine Dec 2014 #213

She has always been one of DU's best. denbot Dec 2014 #221

Indeed. KamaAina Dec 2014 #228

Thats too bad, I was hoping she would rejoin us soon... winstars Dec 2014 #236

Hope springs eternal. KamaAina Dec 2014 #240

Applause! mfcorey1 Dec 2014 #244

KNR! I miss her very thoughtful posts...nt joeybee12 Dec 2014 #245

I follow her on Facebook. Jazzgirl Dec 2014 #251

I don't get it, this thread is filled with evidence that it's not just you and me. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #252

Missed this first time around, but here's a belated rec... countryjake Dec 2014 #253

What happened to Nadin? ellenrr Dec 2014 #269

Tired of the crap. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #271

gee, wonder how that could be? (sarcastic). Good for her for spending her time more ellenrr Dec 2014 #275

I heard from her the other day. she id doing well and thanks everyone for their well wishes. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #272

Thank you! NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #273

Thank you for the update Gothmog Dec 2014 #277

You're welcome! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #278

PLEASE come back AikidoSoul Dec 2014 #276

Kick...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #282

Kick...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #285

quite a few steering clear thanks to overt behaviors that seem out of place reddread Dec 2014 #293

Kick this alfredo Jan 2015 #295

kickity kick! NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #305

Kick for NadinB! nt Ilsa Jan 2015 #300

Come back nadin!! We miss you!!!...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #301

Kick. Her input is missed, damn it. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2015 #302

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #303

Kick...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #304

Always miss a good voice. Jakes Progress Jan 2015 #309

300 pintobean Jan 2015 #310

Nadin is doing well. i speak to her often. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #312

Kick for astute analysis!!!...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #313

Crunchy. /nt pintobean Jan 2015 #315