Breaking: The story about the CA police shooter being found below is out of date.

[MineralMan]

At one point, they thought he might be in the San Diego area, but he's apparently somewhere else. He's got at least one firearm though, so everyone be careful.

Please disregard the story that says that they have located the shooter. It is a false alarm and hasn't been edited to reflect that.

[MineralMan]

1. Kick to make sure people know.

[zappaman]

2. Thank you for posting real news and not nooz.

[Luminous Animal]

3. This is not a very nice post.

[MineralMan]

4. But it's accurate. I'm trying to make sure people

know that the earlier report is wrong and out of date. If the OP of that old report will edit that OP, I will self delete this. Until then, I wan't to let people know. Folks are still replying in that thread as though it were still timely.

Thing is, that poster has me on Ignore, so I can't let the OP know. So, I'm doing the best I can.

Maybe you can communicate that the OP should be edited. Once it is, I will self-delete this OP. How's that?

[Luminous Animal]

8. It may be accurate but you are mocking another DUer.

How about you edit for rudeness.

[MineralMan]

10. OK

I edited it. The other post is still incorrect and out of date. The OP should be edited to let people know. My attempt at humor was apparently unsuccessful.

[Luminous Animal]

40. Thank you for the edit and I hope your dad is going to be okay.

[MineralMan]

43. Thanks

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. I agree.

It's actually an extremely rude post, coming from someone who should know better. He knows how it feels to be harassed.

[sad-cafe]

5. haha

nooz

[FSogol]

7. What's the weather like? I'm too lazy to open another browser tab.

[zappaman]

9. Funny you should ask...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022330245

[FSogol]

11. Thanks!

[rug]

45. Lul

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Wow, the level of mean has really upped around these parts, hasn't it?

*insert plea for common decency here*

[Luminous Animal]

15. Common decency?

I'd alert but it is not worth seeing common decency over ruled by a jury, yet again.

[MineralMan]

16. I have edited my OP. It was a bad attempt at humor.

The OP of the other thread should do the same, so people are not confused, now that the story is no longer current or correct.

[Fumesucker]

13. Nadine thoroughly pissed me off a week or so ago

I'm still not going to play this childish pile on game you have going against her.

Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

[DainBramaged]

49. It's amazing how the bulling has intensified on DU recently

Makes one wonder if there is a concerted effort to get rid of a certain few to change the dynamic?

[NCTraveler]

14. Not nice.

[MineralMan]

17. Now edited. My attempt at humor was clumsy.

[NCTraveler]

22. All good. I have had more than my fair share of those moments. nt.

[Hatchling]

46. That wasn't an attempt at humor

That was sheer meaness.

[polly7]

18. So, if you posted this in her thread,

others would see it there ..... no??? I'm sure it wouldn't stay in one sub-thread, so she'd be sure to see it, too.

[MineralMan]

23. I did that as well, as a reply

to the first reply, in hopes that people would notice it and know that the OP is incorrect and out of date. Thanks for your suggestion, but I did that before posting this thread.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. This is what DU is now? Attacks on other DUers for their pet words?

Stalking them in their threads to mock them? That's acceptable around here?

I can't believe this stuff is even happening. I wish people would just learn to use the ignore function if they cannot agree with a poster. Rather than play mean games with them. There is a person on the other side of their computer/device too you know.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

20. Is this typical behavior for the OP of this thread? eom

[Lone_Star_Dem]

26. In general, no. Toward the poster it was aimed at is a different story.

There's no love lost between the two of them from what I've seen in the past.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. This x a million...

But the ignore function takes the fun out of it.

It took walking away for awhile for this to become ever more clear to me.

And given that some of the most egregious posts come from those who have been under attack proves that the bullied do become the bulliers at times.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

28. I've seen the bullied become the bully, too.

It's as if their vision becomes tunneled by what they've been experiencing and it skews their perceptions of everyone. It's never a pretty sight to witness.

DU3 made me more fully understand why the admin used to utilize the forced ignore on DU2. Some people cannot get along and refuse to leave the person they don't like alone. Period.

[SidDithers]

24. DU rec for updated information...nt

Sid

[Bluenorthwest]

25. Can't say I am surprised by the mean spirit of the OP

I can say it is getting old and tired.

[SidDithers]

27. By the way...

At Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:25 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Breaking: The story about the CA police shooter being found below is out of date.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022330236

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

1) MineralMan is mocking Nadin which is rude. And in doing so, the thread has evolved in a thread suitable for Meta and thus off topic.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:32 PM, and the Jury voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: You've got to be fucking kidding me. Nadin refuses to update her thread, so MM is providing up-to-date information. And, if you think the thread is off-topic, alert for SOP and let Hosts deal with it.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: Agreed, against CS.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Stop being ban-happy, you idjits! If you disagree, post a damn reply yourself.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

Sid

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. How unfortunate.

I hope the alerter checked TOS. This playground game has gotten out of control.

[Luminous Animal]

44. No I didn't but by the time my alert got to the jury, MineralMan had already edited his post.

Which is a good thing in my book even. Though, without reading MineralMan's edits, it looks like a frivolous alert.

[MineralMan]

30. My apologies. My attempt at humor was crude.

I should not have written it that way. I have edited the OP of this post. The story referenced remains incorrect and out of date.

Note: I'm having a somewhat difficult day. My 88-year-old- father, who recently was recovering from a subdural hematoma, is now in intensive care with pneumonia. He's in very critical condition. I'm in Minnesota and he's in California, and I can't get there until tomorrow night. So, my patience is at a low ebb today, and my sense of humor is not what it should be. It's very likely that I will not arrive before he passes. That's not an excuse. It's an explanation for my poor attitude today.

[HappyMe]

31. Sorry about your dad.

Self delete this. This is going downhill fast.

[sad-cafe]

33. it doesn't need deleted.

Many are getting frustrated. This was a funny attempt to point things out. I have no problems with it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

39. What are people frustrated about? I guess I'm in the dark here.

[Rex]

41. Same here.

What could that be about?

[sad-cafe]

32. Oh Mm I am so sorry

I pray that you get there before he passes.

[MineralMan]

35. Thanks. Both of my siblings live in the same town,

and I just got back from a week there the other day. I'm keeping my hopes up, and they are treating my father as aggressively as they can. It's not certain what the outcome will be, and he could recover.

[polly7]

34. Best wishes for your dad.

I hope his condition improves ... it's so hard not being close-by.

[MineralMan]

36. He's getting the best treatment available.

I'm retaining hope, but preparing for whatever ensues.

[Brickbat]

37. Thinking of you.

ETA: That looks creepy, but "best wishes" sounded dumb. I hope the coming days and weeks go smoothly for you and your family.

[MineralMan]

38. Thank you. We're hoping for him to recover, but

know that he might well not. It's tough when you're 88 to come back from something like this.

[OldDem2012]

42. Best wishes for your Dad and you and my deepest sympathies....

....I know what you're going through having been there myself during the winter of 2008-2009.

Hang in there.

[coalition_unwilling]

47. If he has been 'found, ' then why are 125 LEOs going door to door in Big Bear as I write? I swear,

you can't make this shit up.

Burned-out truck found at 9:30 a.m. today. Now 5:45 p.m. and they're still acting as though he's in the Big Bear area?

OK.

[Taverner]

48. Go North!

[SixString]

51. Do you really want to use an ailing family member as an excuse...

...to post snark?