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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 05:57 AM
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I know, I know .. this is an unrecommend thread, but it's a good one!
And I'm not complaining about the system.

I'm only curious, and correct me if I'm wrong ..

But isn't the point of the two options, this:

RECOMMEND: You think the OP is a good, interesting read that's worth others having a look, regardless of whether you agree with the OP or not.

**and**

UNRECOMMEND: You think the OP is not a good, interesting read that's not worth others having a look, regardless of whether you agree with the OP or not.

The reason I bring this up is there are many threads that are about despicable things Republicans say about Democrats, or about outrageous legislation, or crappy things said about Obama .. but yet I want to read.

I think people are getting confused that by recommending these kind of OP's, they're some how endorsing the content, and by unrecommending them, they're expressing their outrage about the content, and thus supporting Democrats.


I don't know if any of this makes sense.

But I think we're supposed to recommend threads that are interesting .. key word: interesting .. even if it's a negative material about Democrats .. in order that we notice and read.

I want to read negative stuff about Democrats so I know what the enemy is saying. Unrecommending it doesn't help me pick it out as I scan a page.

Then again. Maybe I know nothing. LOL
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 06:34 AM
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1. Nope.
It's about the content.

Also I unrec hateful/juvenile stuff because it's hateful/juvenile. Do I care if someone wants to read hateful/juvenile on the GPage? No.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 06:41 AM
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2. Fascinating
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 06:51 AM
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3. Easily amused? nt
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 06:57 AM
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4. Yea, particularly when people seem to think they're voting for the
Nobel Peace Prize instead of K&R'ing internet discussion board topics.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 06:59 AM
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5. That's pretty ironic
Edited on Fri Jul-24-09 07:04 AM by Why Syzygy
coming from an OP who is attempting to micro manage the system....
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 07:08 AM
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6. I had no idea you founded the system. My bad.
You know best.

lol
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 11:52 AM
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7. .
:freak:
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 11:55 AM
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8. Unrec is about whatever the person pushing the buttons wants it to be about.
It's a blunt tool.
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