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Sat Nov-25-06 11:46 AM
Response to Reply #31 |
| 52. You mean people like benburch and Walt Starr |
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Edited on Sat Nov-25-06 11:47 AM by bananas
when you said "Otoh there are some well known and highly appreciated DUers who have been banned."
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| -Have you ever gone back and read posts of someone who has been Tombstoned? |
trumad |
Nov-25-06 10:36 AM |
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do you mean longtime posters who got banned, or 8-post trolls? |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 10:37 AM |
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I check long timers just to see what got them banned... |
trumad |
Nov-25-06 10:39 AM |
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LOL, it's almost an automatic with me. There's something about those short declarative statements. |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 10:44 AM |
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also, they almost always have no profile |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 10:47 AM |
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Yup, That Is A Definite Red Flag |
Dinger |
Nov-25-06 11:41 AM |
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I have no profile |
bigluckyfeet |
Nov-25-06 01:49 PM |
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ok, was wondering. To me, though, I can recognize disruptors right away |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 10:45 AM |
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I have noticed the "we democrats" or "we liberals" |
Patiod |
Nov-25-06 11:43 AM |
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How do you know who's been banned? |
SaveOurDemocracy |
Nov-25-06 11:23 AM |
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some trolls, disruptors manage to hang around for a long time |
rman |
Nov-25-06 10:56 AM |
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that's what I was getting at. Remember the 2004 election? |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 11:00 AM |
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They even donated? |
proud2Blib |
Nov-25-06 11:18 AM |
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gotta keep up the image |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 11:20 AM |
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That's not what i am getting at. |
rman |
Nov-25-06 11:19 AM |
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You mean people like benburch and Walt Starr |
bananas |
Nov-25-06 11:46 AM |
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A lot of outstanding DUer's were "baited". |
johnaries |
Nov-25-06 11:58 AM |
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i find this odd that anyone is so out of control, they cannot accept |
seabeyond |
Nov-25-06 12:48 PM |
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I have used the X a number of times, but small out of the 98,000+ members. |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 12:48 PM |
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That's kind of sad when you cannot mention something. |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 12:44 PM |
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oh yeah I remember him |
Mandate My Ass |
Nov-25-06 11:50 AM |
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That's what's been nagging at my mind also. |
pnorman |
Nov-25-06 12:07 PM |
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There can be a second chance |
never cry wolf |
Nov-25-06 01:07 PM |
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The guy I know who told me about DU ended up getting banned. |
Kelly Rupert |
Nov-25-06 01:09 PM |
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So "tombstoned" is banned? n/t |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 10:39 AM |
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As banned as can be.... |
trumad |
Nov-25-06 10:39 AM |
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Thanks, I have heard it being referenced, but not specifically explained. |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 10:44 AM |
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Check out the user profile of a banned poster |
robbob |
Nov-25-06 11:18 AM |
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What conclusions |
AnnInLa |
Nov-25-06 10:44 AM |
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when you see enough of them before they get tombstoned, you'll learn to spot them |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 10:45 AM |
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Hahahahahaha! |
Juniperx |
Nov-25-06 10:50 AM |
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LMFAO ... |
Trajan |
Nov-25-06 12:39 PM |
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I've seem a poster be called a freeper frequently by somebody who disagrees with them. |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 12:42 PM |
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Some are obvious. Some are insidious. |
LWolf |
Nov-25-06 10:53 AM |
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Others are banned because they lost their temper and picked a fight with mods, or with other DUers |
conscious evolution |
Nov-25-06 01:06 PM |
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How do you go back and read posts of others? |
filer |
Nov-25-06 10:45 AM |
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Use the 'Search' function and look for 'Author' |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 10:50 AM |
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Thanks. |
filer |
Nov-25-06 10:56 AM |
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Go to the search icon above |
trumad |
Nov-25-06 10:55 AM |
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Whew, that's scary. |
filer |
Nov-25-06 11:03 AM |
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Yes, you are definitely leaving a record, not a bad thing. The community board is |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 11:24 AM |
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I agree that that leaving a record is not a bad thing. |
filer |
Nov-25-06 12:03 PM |
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You are not only leaving a record here, but also on places like Google. n/t |
elocs |
Nov-25-06 12:51 PM |
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I guess I think of that record as leaving footsteps. My real self is much better represented by my |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 01:42 PM |
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Yes. |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 10:45 AM |
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The profile is always an annoyance if nothing else. |
acmejack |
Nov-25-06 11:10 AM |
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It's a way of showing courtesy to others, imho. |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 11:17 AM |
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I agree. One can have the bare bones profile, but a least offer some sort |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 11:29 AM |
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It's kind of like wearing mirror sunglasses... |
annabanana |
Nov-25-06 11:47 AM |
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They may not know that their profile is not viewable. |
Mugu |
Nov-25-06 01:53 PM |
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though mine would show amarillo texas.... it certainly could |
seabeyond |
Nov-25-06 11:21 AM |
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Well, I addressed a congruent concern I had in my profile. |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 11:34 AM |
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I like to see at least male/female and location |
ComerPerro |
Nov-25-06 11:21 AM |
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I think that's a tactic to get post counts up |
Juniperx |
Nov-25-06 10:46 AM |
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I know I've been accused a couple of times, can't remember exactly why |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 10:57 AM |
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You can learn a lot, for lots of different reasons, by reading old posts. |
Poll_Blind |
Nov-25-06 10:47 AM |
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I do that with old news stories, too. I have followed certain posters over the last |
BleedingHeartPatriot |
Nov-25-06 11:03 AM |
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Trolls and moles are so juvenile |
Melynn |
Nov-25-06 10:53 AM |
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this is my thought. i fooled them. .... say what, wasnt playing |
seabeyond |
Nov-25-06 10:58 AM |
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what is ignored? |
DemReadingDU |
Nov-25-06 11:25 AM |
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you have a poster, or posters on ignore, you can see your list |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-25-06 11:30 AM |
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Thanks! It was an oops! |
DemReadingDU |
Nov-25-06 11:37 AM |
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It keeps you from seeing another DUer's posts. Just click on this icon ... |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 11:30 AM |
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it was an Ooops! |
DemReadingDU |
Nov-25-06 11:35 AM |
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I have used "ignore" in fits of pique, on occasion. . . |
annabanana |
Nov-25-06 11:54 AM |
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For a while, I put 'nuke' candidates in my Buddy List. |
TahitiNut |
Nov-25-06 12:10 PM |
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Oops! I've done that a few times too - put someone on 'ignore' by accident |
bananas |
Nov-25-06 11:33 AM |
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Yep, it was an oops! |
DemReadingDU |
Nov-25-06 11:39 AM |
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I know what you mean |
conscious evolution |
Nov-25-06 01:02 PM |
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I wish they'd tombstone people for |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-25-06 11:26 AM |
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here lately te moderators have been doing an excellent job kicking it |
seabeyond |
Nov-25-06 11:30 AM |
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I meant repeat offenders |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-25-06 11:53 AM |
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I'd Like To, But Don't Know How |
Dinger |
Nov-25-06 11:38 AM |
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that's interesting |
shanti |
Nov-25-06 11:39 AM |
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I'd like to thank DU here |
creeksneakers2 |
Nov-25-06 11:49 AM |
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mine either. i try to speak up about ban issue. often i will debate an issue |
seabeyond |
Nov-25-06 11:56 AM |
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There's a definite smell of the swamp on troll posts. |
Cleita |
Nov-25-06 12:33 PM |
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bigriver wrote ''F... Christmas.'' |
Octafish |
Nov-25-06 12:11 PM |
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bigriver got tombstoned? |
Cleita |
Nov-25-06 12:12 PM |
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I miss OldLeftyLawyer. |
charlyvi |
Nov-25-06 12:27 PM |
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I miss her very much. |
Puglover |
Nov-25-06 01:24 PM |
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Boo! Someone I was having a "discussion" with just got tombstoned. |
JackBeck |
Nov-25-06 01:16 PM |
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Did ya go back and read my posts? |
salin |
Nov-25-06 01:48 PM |
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locking..... |
Moderator |
Nov-25-06 02:06 PM |
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