| 212. This used to be a community. |
| -Do you think bullying is a problem on DU? |
prolesunited |
Oct-14-10 04:28 PM |
#0 |
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ok I am not going to vote in this |
littlewolf |
Oct-14-10 04:29 PM |
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Hey You...Get Off My Lawn !!! |
RagAss |
Oct-14-10 04:30 PM |
#2 |
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lmao... you are such an asssss. |
seabeyond |
Oct-14-10 04:34 PM |
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LOL |
RagAss |
Oct-14-10 04:52 PM |
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HEY!! |
AsahinaKimi |
Oct-14-10 04:40 PM |
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Welcome; little wolves always have big hearts. |
Ferret Annica |
Oct-14-10 09:30 PM |
#34 |
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People fight on politics blogs/websites all the time. |
geek tragedy |
Oct-14-10 04:31 PM |
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+1 Politics and religion. The very topics people avoid in polite conversation. nt |
phasma ex machina |
Oct-15-10 09:57 PM |
#191 |
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yes.... i see bullying. and is funny after i see the very same people on the threads about bullyin |
seabeyond |
Oct-14-10 04:36 PM |
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we agree again |
SargeUNN |
Oct-15-10 10:42 AM |
#105 |
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connect..... |
seabeyond |
Oct-15-10 11:41 AM |
#118 |
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Yes, and thank you for saying it. |
QC |
Oct-14-10 04:38 PM |
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I've been noticing it more |
prolesunited |
Oct-14-10 04:45 PM |
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It's ugly, isn't it? n/t |
QC |
Oct-14-10 04:50 PM |
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Agreed. It's NOT "same as it ever was." |
Ignis |
Oct-14-10 05:23 PM |
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Thank you |
prolesunited |
Oct-14-10 05:46 PM |
#21 |
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They know, or believe, that they are immune from repercussions and have become |
Greyhound |
Oct-14-10 11:53 PM |
#58 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-15-10 10:44 AM |
#106 |
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Yes, that's it in a nutshell. |
Ignis |
Oct-15-10 04:47 PM |
#171 |
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Actually, primary nastiness is exactly what the atmosphere here reminds me of |
tavalon |
Oct-15-10 06:13 AM |
#77 |
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It began with primary nastiness |
Hatchling |
Oct-15-10 08:44 AM |
#85 |
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Ah, but grasshopper, you do not understand a fundamental tenet |
tavalon |
Oct-15-10 11:16 AM |
#115 |
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I've noticed it, as well. |
hamsterjill |
Oct-14-10 09:43 PM |
#37 |
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There may be insults and attacks on DU, but that doesn't make them bullying |
muriel_volestrangler |
Oct-14-10 04:38 PM |
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If that were true... |
JuniperLea |
Oct-14-10 04:44 PM |
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Don't agree with you assessment |
prolesunited |
Oct-14-10 04:50 PM |
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I agree that some intimidate posters into not challenging them. |
Curmudgeoness |
Oct-14-10 06:10 PM |
#22 |
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That certainly happens. |
Radical Activist |
Oct-15-10 12:08 PM |
#126 |
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The concept of being intimidated into not typing is alien to me. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 05:02 PM |
#174 |
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I just put those people on ignore or take their negative comments with a |
tigereye |
Oct-15-10 09:18 PM |
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That's generally how I see it too - calling online prickishness 'bullying' seems |
petronius |
Oct-14-10 06:20 PM |
#24 |
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DU Has Bullying Everytime There's An Election Cycle |
NashVegas |
Oct-15-10 07:33 AM |
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Over in the GLBT forum one of the guys said a goodbye to all of us |
pgodbold |
Oct-15-10 08:20 AM |
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i've met a few real assholes, but only a few in 8 years....pretty good record |
spanone |
Oct-14-10 04:51 PM |
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Oct-14-10 04:52 PM |
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WHAT? |
independent_voter |
Oct-14-10 05:22 PM |
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Its the way its always been |
quinnox |
Oct-14-10 04:53 PM |
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Nope |
LostInAnomie |
Oct-14-10 04:55 PM |
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Anyone can see them rush to certain threads to lash out. |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-14-10 05:18 PM |
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Lotsa browbeating, some low blows, but only a couple of bona fide bullies. |
rucky |
Oct-14-10 06:11 PM |
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Browbeating and low blows is bullying when there is no |
Curmudgeoness |
Oct-14-10 08:41 PM |
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Oct-15-10 10:48 AM |
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I don't see it. |
Iggo |
Oct-14-10 06:34 PM |
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yes, if you mean nasty responses to posts, etc. that said, those posts are essentially |
KG |
Oct-14-10 06:39 PM |
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Sure it is |
madokie |
Oct-14-10 06:45 PM |
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Absolutely |
Sugarcoated |
Oct-14-10 06:57 PM |
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Easy to get around, really. I was "bullied" by a little group in a post I had about a neighbor who |
CTyankee |
Oct-14-10 08:08 PM |
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With all of the pain and suffering in the world, you chose to be worried |
DainBramaged |
Oct-14-10 10:36 PM |
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wow, dain, still so sensitive, aren't you? |
CTyankee |
Oct-15-10 08:20 AM |
#82 |
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Pathetic, truly pathetic |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 10:16 AM |
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I would say both of you |
prolesunited |
Oct-15-10 12:10 PM |
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I get what you are saying...it's kind of sad when a thread gets turned into something |
CTyankee |
Oct-16-10 08:27 AM |
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Awwww aren't you special, you got your neighbor to knuckle under |
DainBramaged |
Oct-16-10 10:31 AM |
#201 |
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you're in a hole, dain. Stop digging... |
CTyankee |
Oct-16-10 02:28 PM |
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I did nothing of a sort . Either you are confusing me with someone else or |
CTyankee |
Oct-15-10 02:32 PM |
#151 |
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It is not a worthy path to take. Is that a threat? |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 03:06 PM |
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I have not one single person on Ignore. I have never used it. |
CTyankee |
Oct-15-10 03:17 PM |
#158 |
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This was a classic thread, and a classic example of noseyneighborism |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 03:34 PM |
#159 |
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Yes, making fun of them really does make them mad. n/t |
Cleita |
Oct-15-10 12:08 AM |
#60 |
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I'm too old to get worked up anyway, even if I wanted to, which I don't! |
CTyankee |
Oct-15-10 08:59 AM |
#87 |
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And Cleita |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 11:03 AM |
#111 |
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Nope. |
GoneOffShore |
Oct-14-10 08:24 PM |
#30 |
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"Anonymous bully" is an oxymoron. |
darkstar3 |
Oct-14-10 08:34 PM |
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Never been cyber stalked, I see. N/t |
Le Taz Hot |
Oct-15-10 09:15 AM |
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"Stalking" of any form requires a certain lack of anonymity, |
darkstar3 |
Oct-15-10 10:24 AM |
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This was not on DU but it if they , |
Le Taz Hot |
Oct-16-10 06:26 AM |
#197 |
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Two problems: |
darkstar3 |
Oct-16-10 10:01 AM |
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How does someone "stalk" the moniker "Le Taz Hot"? Or "apocalypsehow" for that matter? |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-15-10 01:09 PM |
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I've no idea what you're referring to when you say |
Le Taz Hot |
Oct-16-10 06:19 AM |
#196 |
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I don't mean "you" specifically - I meant the generic "you" that takes the affirmative position as |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-16-10 01:46 PM |
#204 |
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Exactly...nt |
SidDithers |
Oct-15-10 12:55 PM |
#134 |
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+1 n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 02:48 PM |
#153 |
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I don't see it here. I see more people claiming it's going on. |
BurtWorm |
Oct-14-10 09:13 PM |
#33 |
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Oh Jesus H. Christ... |
snooper2 |
Oct-14-10 09:32 PM |
#35 |
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Wow, people whine a lot. |
KansasVoter |
Oct-14-10 09:33 PM |
#36 |
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I've never seen anyone bullied. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-14-10 09:47 PM |
#38 |
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Well, 120 people seem to disagree so far |
prolesunited |
Oct-14-10 09:58 PM |
#40 |
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Yes, I see that. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-14-10 10:10 PM |
#43 |
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I've seen it many many times. |
donheld |
Oct-14-10 10:32 PM |
#48 |
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Can you give an example (without calling people out)? |
BurtWorm |
Oct-15-10 10:25 AM |
#103 |
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Yeah, you newbeys miss everything..... |
cliffordu |
Oct-15-10 02:21 AM |
#68 |
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There is almost NO debate left. Any back and forth gets locked. |
WingDinger |
Oct-14-10 09:51 PM |
#39 |
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The only locked thread on the first 3 pages of GD: |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Oct-14-10 09:59 PM |
#41 |
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Well, I've been here about 3 months and I already have 14 people on ignore. |
pgodbold |
Oct-14-10 10:09 PM |
#42 |
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I had a couple from way back in the day |
Sugarcoated |
Oct-14-10 11:45 PM |
#55 |
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My ignore list needs a drum roll when I load it. |
Jamastiene |
Oct-16-10 07:59 AM |
#198 |
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Yes, pile ons are a form of bullying |
ecstatic |
Oct-14-10 10:16 PM |
#44 |
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+1000 nt |
laughingliberal |
Oct-15-10 12:05 AM |
#59 |
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It's pathetic how clever they think they are. n/t |
Catherina |
Oct-15-10 09:46 AM |
#93 |
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I had seen that happen, then had it happen to me |
DeschutesRiver |
Oct-15-10 11:06 AM |
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They did it to me on one particularly long thread. |
HughBeaumont |
Oct-15-10 04:07 PM |
#165 |
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Yes...it is the main reason why I don't view GDP. n/t |
demmiblue |
Oct-14-10 10:21 PM |
#45 |
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Deleted message |
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Oct-14-10 10:24 PM |
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Oh I see. No criticism of what GDP has become is permitted. Ok, I'll try again |
Catherina |
Oct-15-10 09:48 AM |
#95 |
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GDP makes me feel all funny down there! |
QC |
Oct-17-10 09:56 PM |
#209 |
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without a doubt. harassment, stalking, threats of offline mayhem...it's all there. |
nashville_brook |
Oct-14-10 10:32 PM |
#47 |
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Offline mayhem? |
Renew Deal |
Oct-14-10 10:36 PM |
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If someone threatens someone else with "offline mayhem", they should be banned. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-15-10 12:45 AM |
#64 |
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I can quite honestly say I've never seen any bullying |
Upton |
Oct-14-10 10:40 PM |
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Yes. And it's quite amusing that some of the people posting in this thread |
JackBeck |
Oct-14-10 10:43 PM |
#52 |
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Could the 142 of you that voted for the last answer please identify yourselves. |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-14-10 11:26 PM |
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People who get a little too aggresive with me end up on ignore. I don't have the time in my life |
applegrove |
Oct-14-10 11:37 PM |
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I'm with you |
Sugarcoated |
Oct-14-10 11:49 PM |
#57 |
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Me, too. |
GoCubsGo |
Oct-15-10 12:33 PM |
#131 |
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I have two people on ignore right now. |
applegrove |
Oct-15-10 07:43 PM |
#177 |
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Do you think the administration will notice these results? |
Greyhound |
Oct-14-10 11:49 PM |
#56 |
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Notice yes. Take action until it affects to bottom line? Not so sure. n/t |
Catherina |
Oct-15-10 09:50 AM |
#96 |
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No n/t |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 10:58 AM |
#110 |
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do you really think that they don't think about this stuff? DId you miss the |
tigereye |
Oct-15-10 09:35 PM |
#189 |
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Did you notice the poll results? |
Greyhound |
Oct-16-10 02:20 PM |
#205 |
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I beg your pardon? That isn't what I said. |
tigereye |
Oct-16-10 02:47 PM |
#207 |
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I've seen bullying and I've seen baiting. |
TriMera |
Oct-15-10 12:20 AM |
#61 |
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Someone being an asshole anonymously on the internet to another anonymous person doesn't fit my |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-15-10 12:42 AM |
#62 |
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what if words can inflict pain too? |
hfojvt |
Oct-15-10 03:06 AM |
#71 |
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"Some people even go so far as to unrec." - Damn. You had me going, there. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-15-10 03:43 AM |
#74 |
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LOL! |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-15-10 01:03 PM |
#136 |
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Well said... |
SidDithers |
Oct-15-10 01:02 PM |
#135 |
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Hell Yes |
DonCoquixote |
Oct-15-10 12:43 AM |
#63 |
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i can't vote -- you left out the |
orleans |
Oct-15-10 12:48 AM |
#65 |
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+1 million! |
saracat |
Oct-15-10 02:05 AM |
#66 |
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Yes. In some places it is like a regular Reign of Terror, complete with condemning crowd. |
political_Dem |
Oct-15-10 02:09 AM |
#67 |
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Getting threads they disagree with locked has become a contest |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 03:09 AM |
#73 |
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I agree |
blue_onyx |
Oct-15-10 10:47 AM |
#107 |
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You got that right! |
neverforget |
Oct-17-10 10:39 PM |
#211 |
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LOL - the 2008 primaries never end. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-15-10 02:27 AM |
#69 |
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You're wrong. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-15-10 03:44 AM |
#75 |
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Touche! |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-15-10 01:12 PM |
#143 |
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Oh for pete's sake. nt |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 02:52 AM |
#70 |
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I say, it was absolutely atrocious the way legitimate concerns about the moon bombing were handled. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-15-10 03:53 AM |
#76 |
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Bwah! |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 12:22 PM |
#129 |
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That was such a fun thread |
NeedleCast |
Oct-15-10 04:05 PM |
#164 |
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You are immortal now. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-15-10 08:39 PM |
#180 |
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That. Was. Epic. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-15-10 08:40 PM |
#181 |
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Compared to most other forums, DU is pretty damn civil. |
name not needed |
Oct-15-10 03:08 AM |
#72 |
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Bullying is a problem here like it is everywhere |
lunatica |
Oct-15-10 06:26 AM |
#78 |
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HELL NO! And if you mention it again, I'll rip your fucking LUNGS out! |
HopeHoops |
Oct-15-10 07:30 AM |
#79 |
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honestly, DU made me disappointed in Democrats. |
stuntcat |
Oct-15-10 07:36 AM |
#81 |
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I don't know about bullying, but there is definitely a "gang" mentality |
Stinky The Clown |
Oct-15-10 08:44 AM |
#84 |
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yeah, sometimes there are feuds about stuff that has nothing to do with |
tigereye |
Oct-15-10 09:41 PM |
#190 |
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I have to assume that the DUers who think bullying on DU |
sufrommich |
Oct-15-10 08:50 AM |
#86 |
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No |
bigwillq |
Oct-15-10 09:02 AM |
#88 |
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A form of bullying that is never discussed |
Le Taz Hot |
Oct-15-10 09:12 AM |
#89 |
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that's happened to you too, huh? |
WolverineDG |
Oct-15-10 01:19 PM |
#145 |
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Absolutely. -eom- |
HuckleB |
Oct-15-10 03:05 PM |
#155 |
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Bullying? Um, if you feel bullied...close the browser window. |
NYC Liberal |
Oct-15-10 09:43 AM |
#91 |
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Well said... |
SidDithers |
Oct-15-10 01:06 PM |
#140 |
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Exactly |
Stevenmarc |
Oct-15-10 05:09 PM |
#175 |
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Sometimes Captain Obvious is sorely needed around here. |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 07:54 PM |
#178 |
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They act like they're that poor kid who has to get on the bus every fucking day, |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-15-10 08:48 PM |
#183 |
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Of course not. |
bikebloke |
Oct-15-10 09:46 AM |
#92 |
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GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY OR ELSE! |
Regret My New Name |
Oct-15-10 09:47 AM |
#94 |
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Keep it up, and I'll unrec you again! |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 02:52 PM |
#154 |
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I'm telling on you to skinner. |
Regret My New Name |
Oct-16-10 12:12 PM |
#202 |
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Yes and I can name names |
kgnu_fan |
Oct-15-10 09:53 AM |
#97 |
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Please do .. |
butterfly77 |
Oct-15-10 10:15 PM |
#192 |
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People are always horrible to one another on the internet. I'm not sure "bullying" is the right word |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Oct-15-10 09:54 AM |
#98 |
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You bet, and they won't comment in this thread either...... |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 10:13 AM |
#99 |
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Yo, you hit a nerve there |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 11:10 AM |
#114 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-15-10 01:17 PM |
#144 |
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Maybe |
Renew Deal |
Oct-15-10 10:15 AM |
#100 |
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Yes. Just check out threads where certain posters are relentlessly attacked. |
Pathwalker |
Oct-15-10 10:27 AM |
#104 |
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If you don't march lock-step with the 'majority' opinion on an issue |
astral |
Oct-15-10 10:51 AM |
#109 |
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I think majority/minority has nothing to do with it. |
JackRiddler |
Oct-15-10 11:04 AM |
#112 |
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And Jack Riddler hits it out of the park, |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 11:20 AM |
#116 |
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Right, the "pony brigade" |
JackRiddler |
Oct-15-10 11:48 AM |
#121 |
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Yes it is. Yesterday I got stalked & hassled in a couple of threads, one of which was my own OP. |
earth mom |
Oct-15-10 11:22 AM |
#117 |
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Nobody is forcing you to be here |
TonyMontana |
Oct-15-10 11:44 AM |
#119 |
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True |
prolesunited |
Oct-15-10 11:59 AM |
#122 |
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Really? |
DainBramaged |
Oct-15-10 12:08 PM |
#125 |
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Many consider this a community. |
HuckleB |
Oct-15-10 04:38 PM |
#169 |
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This used to be a community. |
QC |
Oct-19-10 08:47 AM |
#212 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-15-10 11:45 AM |
#120 |
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I'm not in either camp |
prolesunited |
Oct-15-10 12:02 PM |
#123 |
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I'm putting in for a raise from 20 cents a reply to thirty - and a solid dollar per OP. |
apocalypsehow |
Oct-15-10 01:05 PM |
#137 |
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I think this minimizes what "bullying" really is. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 12:06 PM |
#124 |
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Name removed |
Oct-15-10 01:25 PM |
#146 |
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So you're suggesting that the handful of posters who believe that bullying doesn't exist |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 01:49 PM |
#148 |
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Nope, that's not exactly what I said |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 02:23 PM |
#150 |
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Vox populi. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 02:44 PM |
#152 |
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Semantics, definitions, other sites |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 03:46 PM |
#161 |
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My main point was that this trivializes bullying. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-15-10 04:53 PM |
#172 |
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About half of the problems are caused by first replies. |
JackRiddler |
Oct-15-10 12:14 PM |
#128 |
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I haven't seen it often, but I may not have gone on the relevant threads. |
LeftishBrit |
Oct-15-10 12:31 PM |
#130 |
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This site is tame compared to the rest of the internet. |
Dash87 |
Oct-15-10 12:36 PM |
#132 |
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No... |
SidDithers |
Oct-15-10 12:51 PM |
#133 |
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the word bullying is overused here |
Whisp |
Oct-15-10 01:06 PM |
#138 |
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No |
NeedleCast |
Oct-15-10 01:06 PM |
#139 |
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Recently I saw what seemed like a baiting thread have |
izzybeans |
Oct-15-10 01:09 PM |
#141 |
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Bingo, izzybeans n/t |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 01:30 PM |
#147 |
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yes, I can now see the orchestration very clearly. Just pay attention |
kgnu_fan |
Oct-15-10 01:55 PM |
#149 |
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And only the owners benefit - |
TBF |
Oct-15-10 03:40 PM |
#160 |
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More and more stuff seems orchestrated, which mean cliques, which means bullying. |
HuckleB |
Oct-15-10 04:01 PM |
#163 |
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only if getting called a PUMA for criticizing Obama is bullying |
CreekDog |
Oct-15-10 03:08 PM |
#157 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-15-10 03:59 PM |
#162 |
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I dunno, but certain "sensibles" seem bulletproof in their flamethrowing. |
HughBeaumont |
Oct-15-10 04:11 PM |
#166 |
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Large message boards can be very distressing |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 04:11 PM |
#167 |
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Or those that want to |
robdogbucky |
Oct-15-10 04:36 PM |
#168 |
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+42! |
dbt |
Oct-15-10 05:00 PM |
#173 |
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How terribly exhausting it must be |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 06:30 PM |
#176 |
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And the unrecs! |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-15-10 08:51 PM |
#184 |
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Honestly, I don't think about them. |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 10:33 PM |
#194 |
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I'm on dial-up now, do you have any idea how long I have to wait to be bullied? |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-15-10 09:02 PM |
#187 |
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I never thought of that. |
woo me with science |
Oct-15-10 10:31 PM |
#193 |
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I call it nagging, and there's an abundance of that. |
TexasObserver |
Oct-15-10 04:45 PM |
#170 |
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Bully intimidation from virtual fuckwads? |
Baclava |
Oct-15-10 08:15 PM |
#179 |
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There are a bunch of issues where there is one acceptable point of view. |
county worker |
Oct-15-10 08:44 PM |
#182 |
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There's a tendency .... sometimes you can turn it around .... sometimes |
defendandprotect |
Oct-15-10 08:52 PM |
#185 |
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hmm, do you mean rudeness, or people who can't seem to deal well with |
tigereye |
Oct-15-10 08:54 PM |
#186 |
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I didn't until I saw the new topic in my post below: |
Mimosa |
Oct-15-10 10:36 PM |
#195 |
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DU is pretty well bully proof. |
Whisp |
Oct-16-10 12:21 PM |
#203 |
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"Bullying" is hyperbole. |
Quantess |
Oct-16-10 02:55 PM |
#208 |
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Hey, it's just text flashing on your computer monitor. If you don't like it you can just laugh it |
totodeinhere |
Oct-17-10 10:32 PM |
#210 |