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rudy23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-19-09 09:51 PM
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96. This board is only one of many. The same thing's going on everywhere.
Why is that so far fetched? Every brand in American hires people to plant positive reviews all over the internet's most popular sites. Viral marketing is the new thing. Why wouldn't that apply to politics, too? Especially given the influence of the blogosphere? This is the second or third most influential political board for Democrats.
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  -Who here thinks the "Whining" meme re unrec is an organised talking point? althecat  Jul-18-09 08:47 PM   #0 
  - I think people are losing their minds over this.  Forkboy   Jul-18-09 08:48 PM   #1 
  - Is that the Dig-Dug dragon in your signature?  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jul-18-09 08:50 PM   #2 
  - Supposed to be Godzilla, but there's a distinct likeness.  Forkboy   Jul-18-09 08:52 PM   #7 
  - Too not have had a mind and then to loose ones mind  obliviously   Jul-18-09 08:55 PM   #9 
  - I lol at the persecution paranoia complex people.  BlooInBloo   Jul-18-09 08:50 PM   #3 
  - It's a Rovian plot.  KittyWampus   Jul-18-09 09:18 PM   #21 
  - It makes you wonder if they really live their lives this way, or if they're just making shit up...  BlooInBloo   Jul-18-09 09:27 PM   #29 
  - The idea that it's a Rovian plot *is itself a Rovian plot!*  Posteritatis   Jul-19-09 01:42 PM   #79 
  - How can the "somebody on the internets is wrong" crowd fight when they don't know who???  TahitiNut   Jul-19-09 02:07 PM   #82 
  - I don't really understand it,  Tangerine LaBamba   Jul-18-09 08:50 PM   #4 
  - I look at it as "not recommended."  Political Tiger   Jul-18-09 09:07 PM   #14 
  - 21st Century disempowered, passive/aggressive, anonymous power trip button  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:13 PM   #66 
  - tough poopie.  PretzelWarrior   Jul-18-09 08:50 PM   #5 
  - You have no idea who al is, do you?  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 09:19 PM   #23 
  - What part of "The feature is here to stay" is difficult to comprehend?  MADem   Jul-18-09 08:51 PM   #6 
  - Some take negative reaction to their postings way too seriously.  Ikonoklast   Jul-18-09 08:53 PM   #8 
  - "brook no dissent from their point-of-view"  Boojatta   Jul-18-09 09:14 PM   #20 
  - I make no accusations.  Ikonoklast   Jul-18-09 09:19 PM   #25 
     - I haven't seen al post about this before. Maybe you could go pull all his threads  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 09:22 PM   #26 
        - Only one of many others just like it, but all with the same meme.  Ikonoklast   Jul-18-09 09:38 PM   #34 
           - No one else has posted this and al hasn't posted it before.  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 10:41 PM   #42 
              - I've read other threads about 'organized unreccers'.  Ikonoklast   Jul-18-09 11:09 PM   #47 
                 - Maybe 'organized unreccers' is an organized talking point.  Crunchy Frog   Jul-19-09 11:16 AM   #63 
  - This lack of comprehension underscores how petty the whole process and attitude is  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:15 PM   #67 
     - More whining.  Ikonoklast   Jul-19-09 11:43 PM   #100 
        - from you.  omega minimo   Jul-20-09 09:23 AM   #101 
           - I am not trying to be adversarial, really.  Ikonoklast   Jul-20-09 09:55 AM   #102 
              - Thank you for articulating that.  omega minimo   Jul-20-09 10:02 AM   #104 
  - William Shatner - Get A Life!  Xipe Totec   Jul-18-09 08:57 PM   #10 
  - In a way, it would be better if it were organized and not just the level of response  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 09:03 PM   #11 
  - "Reflexive internet ugly." If it's so great to so many, why not show the numbers?  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:19 PM   #68 
  - The whining is like a sweet, sweet lullabye to me, and I pray that it never stops.  billyoc   Jul-18-09 09:04 PM   #12 
  - What? Like "poutrage?" Or "Didn't get a pony?"  Mythsaje   Jul-18-09 09:07 PM   #13 
  - Oh god, the paranoid Persecution Complex again.  Odin2005   Jul-18-09 09:09 PM   #15 
  - ABSOLUTELY! Why else would people be so kneejerk adamant about that FEATURE?  rudy23   Jul-18-09 09:09 PM   #16 
  - Why? Because they agree with Skinner and the admins, and think your whining is overblown?  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 01:50 AM   #57 
  - I don't mind the disagreement---there's just something really WEIRD about it.  rudy23   Jul-19-09 09:47 AM   #59 
     - There is no basis for your claims.  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 01:51 PM   #80 
  - and where were people discussing the need for this change before it happened? Ever?  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 07:05 PM   #95 
  - So who do you think organized the talking point? The Admins who  CakeGrrl   Jul-18-09 09:11 PM   #17 
  - I think more people have a big issue with how ugly it's been around here,  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 09:13 PM   #19 
     - I think the mood was getting uglier before Unrec  CakeGrrl   Jul-18-09 10:25 PM   #38 
        - Well, you have a point there. n/t  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 10:41 PM   #43 
  - I think it's whining and I'm completely disorganized.  GoneOffShore   Jul-18-09 09:11 PM   #18 
  - Kicked and visibly un-rec'd.  Iggo   Jul-18-09 09:18 PM   #22 
  - Unrec. n/t  Crunchy Frog   Jul-18-09 09:19 PM   #24 
  - I dunno..  sendero   Jul-18-09 09:24 PM   #27 
  - Then why does it matter at all?  Mythsaje   Jul-18-09 09:26 PM   #28 
  - I'm sick of hearing about it..  sendero   Jul-18-09 09:28 PM   #30 
     - Better--maybe he could wield the +4 Tombstone of Death  Mythsaje   Jul-18-09 09:29 PM   #31 
        - I think he should..  sendero   Jul-18-09 09:33 PM   #32 
           - They should be thankful that you're not in charge, then.  Mythsaje   Jul-18-09 09:38 PM   #33 
           - There've been bloodbaths for far less...  Iggo   Jul-18-09 11:32 PM   #50 
           - +1 n/t  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:25 PM   #73 
  - That's total blind BS. No one has indicated that. At All.  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:37 PM   #77 
  - stop whining  Warren Stupidity   Jul-18-09 09:41 PM   #35 
  - Phew! What's so wrong with disagreeing about how this place is organised....  althecat   Jul-18-09 10:21 PM   #36 
  - The unopposed rec feature gave the STFU brigade  Ms. Toad   Jul-19-09 12:03 PM   #64 
  - What is an "organized talking point"?  Sinistrous   Jul-18-09 10:22 PM   #37 
  - I think the point is that the unrec supporters are not very original in their manner of expression  althecat   Jul-18-09 10:27 PM   #39 
  - No, you've described YOUR group, the recommenders who want no ballast.  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 01:54 AM   #58 
  - Second that n/t  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:20 PM   #71 
  - Oh my, it's a good thing "sheep like behavior" is an original phrase..  Spazito   Jul-19-09 01:27 PM   #75 
  - That's why they need a pushbutton  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 06:10 PM   #92 
  - Kkarl Rrrrove's secret MKULTRA Manchurian sleeper disruptors on DU plot to hurt my feelings  Bucky   Jul-18-09 11:44 PM   #52 
  - its just stupid.. why vote if it doesnt count.. i quit recommending period..  sam sarrha   Jul-18-09 10:36 PM   #40 
  - Who here thinks whining about whining is whining squared?  HughMoran   Jul-18-09 10:38 PM   #41 
  - So you went for cubed!  EFerrari   Jul-18-09 10:45 PM   #44 
     - No half measures here!  HughMoran   Jul-18-09 10:52 PM   #45 
  - ...oh, and telling people "that bothers me" will tend to promote the behavior  HughMoran   Jul-18-09 10:56 PM   #46 
  - I automatically unrec all threads whining about unrecs. nt  masuki bance   Jul-18-09 11:10 PM   #48 
  - +1  TorchTheWitch   Jul-18-09 11:20 PM   #49 
  - There's a saying. If it isn't broke don't fix it. DU wasn't broke before the unrec  shadowknows69   Jul-18-09 11:38 PM   #51 
  - +1  althecat   Jul-19-09 01:18 AM   #53 
  - Take a look in your garden. If it ain't growing, it's dying.  johnaries   Jul-19-09 01:40 AM   #54 
  - I totally agree. And who has an interest in making sure DU is broke? Healthcare trolls?  rudy23   Jul-19-09 09:51 AM   #60 
  - Oh Please  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:19 PM   #69 
     - This board is only one of many. The same thing's going on everywhere.  rudy23   Jul-19-09 09:51 PM   #96 
  - Yup  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:20 PM   #70 
  - -1 and a NOPE  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:26 PM   #74 
  - Yes, it was broken. It was badly broken.  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 02:32 PM   #83 
  - It's called whining because that's what it is.  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 01:44 AM   #55 
  - I've often thought the complaints about unrec were an organised  johnaries   Jul-19-09 01:44 AM   #56 
  - The other popular strawman in this debate is that people care b/c of their own posts  rudy23   Jul-19-09 09:52 AM   #61 
     - Good point. Some of us care that the new toy revealed a lot of really ugly attitudes toward others  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:22 PM   #72 
        - I agree with the subject, not the body.  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:40 PM   #78 
        - ugly attitudes = failure to be impressed by 'oh noes, unrec is EVIL' threads  anigbrowl   Jul-19-09 06:30 PM   #94 
  - OK, here is a visible and non-anonymous unrec  cwydro   Jul-19-09 10:00 AM   #62 
  - Dunno but it makes those who use it seem ignorant.  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 01:10 PM   #65 
  - Really? How so?  Confusious   Jul-19-09 01:31 PM   #76 
     - It's definitely just name calling. (nt)  Posteritatis   Jul-19-09 01:53 PM   #81 
        - It's not name calling. It's an unfortunate impression  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 05:12 PM   #86 
           - Another posts that insults  Confusious   Jul-19-09 05:40 PM   #88 
           - and when they're invisible because of the impression they made,, they make no impression at all  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 05:50 PM   #89 
              - Time for your meds  Confusious   Jul-19-09 06:00 PM   #90 
              - Agreed  HughMoran   Jul-19-09 09:58 PM   #97 
              - .  omega minimo   Jul-19-09 06:09 PM   #91 
  - The whining is the organized talking point, not the calling it what it is.  TexasObserver   Jul-19-09 02:43 PM   #84 
  - Yes, I think the people whining about unrec are organized...nt  SidDithers   Jul-19-09 02:50 PM   #85 
  - It's all Obama's fault, he should have done something about it by now. nt  bemildred   Jul-19-09 05:13 PM   #87 
  - Not organized - just DU Groupthink from posters who were the original whiners about what made the  seaglass   Jul-19-09 06:29 PM   #93 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-19-09 10:07 PM   #98 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-19-09 10:08 PM   #99 
  - The "organized talking point" is coming from the likes of you...  scheming daemons   Jul-20-09 09:57 AM   #103 
     - Oh wow - seriously?  BlooInBloo   Jul-20-09 10:04 AM   #105 
     - oh yeah, well *I* ended up on one of their lists! Actually you did too...  dionysus   Jul-20-09 10:47 AM   #106 
        - Wha? What lists? I wanna see!  BlooInBloo   Jul-20-09 10:48 AM   #107 
 

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