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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-09-09 09:57 PM
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11. Well one thing for sure...there will be no hotly debated posts there
And I doubt that you will ever see one from such forums as Religion and spirituality.
But I guess that is what some people want...a nice safe place where only the things that are easy to agree with get any attention.
No it does not stifle free speach...it just prevents some things from getting noticed.
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  -A SAMPLING Of The Greatest Page Under This NEW, FASCIST RATING SYSTEM!!!! Beetwasher  Jul-09-09 09:48 PM   #0 
  - (shakes head sadly) Terrible. Just... terrible.  BlooInBloo   Jul-09-09 09:50 PM   #1 
  - ?  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 09:50 PM   #3 
     - Teasing. :)  BlooInBloo   Jul-09-09 11:08 PM   #50 
        - Thought So!  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:14 AM   #61 
  - I can see you're in the pocket of Al From.  BurtWorm   Jul-09-09 09:50 PM   #2 
  - I agree, Greatest seems to be just fine...  Spazito   Jul-09-09 09:51 PM   #4 
  - Wow. Defending Kucinich and McKinney, attacking Limbaugh, promoting healthcare  Uzybone   Jul-09-09 09:51 PM   #5 
  - Another idiotic strawman.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 09:52 PM   #6 
  - The Only Strawmen Are From The People Whining About It  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 09:54 PM   #9 
  - The word "strawman" should be banned. It is the most inappropriately overused word on DU.n/t  lindisfarne   Jul-09-09 09:58 PM   #13 
  - Oh, so you want to throw straw men under the bus now?  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 10:13 PM   #25 
  - A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1]  lindisfarne   Jul-09-09 11:07 PM   #48 
  - Agreed. Also the ROTFL emoticon.  Hun Joro   Jul-10-09 09:01 AM   #56 
  - OMG!!! You are right!!! Now I see all the threads  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:02 PM   #16 
     - I Guess Not Only Does "Strawman" Escape You, But So Does "Sarcasm"  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:05 PM   #19 
     - Is DU a democracy now?  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:17 PM   #29 
        - Umm, Apparently What Gets To The Greates Page IS A Democracy  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:24 PM   #34 
           - As if trolls can't manipulate using the unrec button.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:34 PM   #38 
              - Umm, They Already Abused Rec Only  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:16 AM   #63 
                 - Bingo! nt  Flying Dream Blues   Jul-10-09 02:19 PM   #74 
     - Well, there are several decrying it as supressive, unprogressive and so on  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 10:16 PM   #26 
        - Apparently, you only read the title.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:19 PM   #32 
        - LOLOL  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 10:33 PM   #37 
           - From the OP  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:37 PM   #39 
              - it doesn't say what you think it says  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 11:05 PM   #45 
                 - Why don't you ask if he forgot a couple of words.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 11:07 PM   #47 
                    - it's the only interpretation coherent with the rest of the thread  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 11:10 PM   #51 
        - Unprogressive means shutting out both left and conservative points of view.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 10:58 PM   #42 
           - see #45  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 11:06 PM   #46 
              - See #47.  Luminous Animal   Jul-09-09 11:08 PM   #49 
  - aaahhhhhh! Skinner took your lolly away  Hutzpa   Jul-10-09 08:01 PM   #83 
  - Some of those threads were there before the new fascist rating system took effect.  rateyes   Jul-09-09 09:52 PM   #7 
  - Yes, it solved a problem that didn't exist.  Renew Deal   Jul-09-09 09:53 PM   #8 
  - Apparently Others Feel Differently  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 09:55 PM   #10 
     - So you're in the majority and own the site?  Renew Deal   Jul-09-09 10:06 PM   #20 
        - Yes, I'm In The Majority  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:09 PM   #22 
           - And you're showing exactly the problem with "the decision" on behalf of "the majority?"  Renew Deal   Jul-09-09 10:16 PM   #27 
              - WTF, the majority of people think the earth is round too  anigbrowl   Jul-09-09 10:18 PM   #31 
              - The earth is actually a mis-shapen sphere  TrogL   Jul-10-09 03:15 PM   #77 
              - Ohh, You Poor Opressed Minority, You!  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:20 PM   #33 
                 - You're a case study in what's wrong with the system.  Renew Deal   Jul-09-09 10:39 PM   #40 
                    - RIIIIIGGGHHHTTT!  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:18 AM   #64 
  - Well one thing for sure...there will be no hotly debated posts there  zeemike   Jul-09-09 09:57 PM   #11 
  - Really? Umm, You Didn't Click On Any Of Those Threads Did You?  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 09:57 PM   #12 
     - Sure I have read a lot of them  zeemike   Jul-09-09 10:17 PM   #28 
        - YMMV  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:25 PM   #35 
           - And it has been in effect how long?  zeemike   Jul-09-09 10:41 PM   #41 
              - Threads That Old Are No Longer On The Greatest  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:13 AM   #60 
  - I just Rec'd this thread  Cha   Jul-09-09 09:59 PM   #14 
  - With All The Online DU Enemies I've Made, I Fully Expect To NEVER Have Another Thread  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:01 PM   #15 
  - Same.  BlooInBloo   Jul-09-09 10:04 PM   #18 
  - I am surprised as well  HughMoran   Jul-09-09 10:09 PM   #23 
  - I like it too..it's  Cha   Jul-09-09 10:10 PM   #24 
  - Another example of what's wrong with the system.  Renew Deal   Jul-09-09 10:18 PM   #30 
  - LOL!!  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:28 PM   #36 
     - One might care if things stayed on the Greatest for more than 24 hours. But they don't, and many  lindisfarne   Jul-09-09 11:12 PM   #52 
        - So What?  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:15 AM   #62 
  - I rec threads by people I don't like all the time.  Forkboy   Jul-10-09 01:53 PM   #71 
     - Yeah  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 01:57 PM   #72 
  - Unrec button  malletgirl02   Jul-09-09 11:33 PM   #53 
     - Of Course! The Reality Is That THEY Will Probably Be The Ones Who "Abuse" The New System The Most  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 02:08 PM   #73 
  - The OPs, themselves, are quite good.  Laelth   Jul-09-09 10:03 PM   #17 
  - I Disagree  Beetwasher   Jul-09-09 10:08 PM   #21 
  - Here is one that made it to the greatest page before the U button  zeemike   Jul-09-09 11:01 PM   #43 
  - And You're Evidence That That Wouldn't Make It To The Greatest STILL??  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 09:19 AM   #65 
     - Evidence? I did not know it was required for an opinion.  zeemike   Jul-10-09 01:07 PM   #67 
        - Since When Is An Assertion Like This An Opinion?  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 01:11 PM   #68 
        - Huh? just what is an opinion in your world?  zeemike   Jul-10-09 01:37 PM   #69 
           - Opinions Are Fucking Opinions When They Are Presented As Such  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 01:49 PM   #70 
              - Sorry I call bullshit on that.  zeemike   Jul-10-09 03:08 PM   #75 
                 - Hey, Let's Redefine Anything We Want Any Time We Want So We're Never Wrong About Anything!  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 06:47 PM   #78 
                    - So you can't wrap your mind around an assertive opinion.  zeemike   Jul-10-09 07:14 PM   #79 
                       - LOL!!  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 07:54 PM   #82 
        - Since when do people automatically  Control-Z   Jul-10-09 07:24 PM   #80 
  - So much for the "censorship" accusations.  Odin2005   Jul-09-09 11:05 PM   #44 
  - Oh man, it looks intelligent again!!!!  sandnsea   Jul-10-09 12:38 AM   #54 
  - It's GREAT. Interesting, intelligent,informative, thought-provoking posts... just like the old days.  lamp_shade   Jul-10-09 04:12 AM   #55 
  - That was the original intention for the Greatest Page  LynneSin   Jul-10-09 09:07 AM   #58 
  - Look at all the silencing going on!!...nt  SidDithers   Jul-10-09 09:03 AM   #57 
  - Yes, actually seeing the results on the Greatest Page, I agree. Unrec is cool  WeDidIt   Jul-10-09 09:08 AM   #59 
  - It really is the Greatest, without all those threads that don't deserve to be there.  TexasObserver   Jul-10-09 11:52 AM   #66 
  - The horror! The horror!  redqueen   Jul-10-09 03:12 PM   #76 
  - I Love All The Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 08:11 PM   #85 
  - But Beetwasher, doesn't it bother you  CakeGrrl   Jul-10-09 07:32 PM   #81 
     - Meh  Beetwasher   Jul-10-09 08:10 PM   #84 
 

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