Just in case anyone hasn't seen this from Skinner on when the GE Officially Begins..

[Cha]

Skinner (61,725 posts)

1. After the primaries on June 7 (California, New Jersey, etc.)...

...we will announce that the primaries are nearing an end, and members will have one more week to "get it out of their systems".

The final Democratic presidential primary is Tuesday, June 14 in Washington DC. People will have one last glorious day of primary season on June 15, and then Democratic Underground general election season begins on Thursday, June 16.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1259&pid=10493

And, this..

Skinner (61,725 posts)

1. It all depends on how you do it.

Thoughtful discussions of Hillary Clinton's private email server and how it might affect the campaign: Fine.

Using Hillary Clinton's private email server as a club in order to beat her down: Not fine.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910489

workinclassHero!

Hillary's Group

[chillfactor]

1. yes I saw Skinner's post...

and celebrated!!!!

[Cha]

3. Two more weeks, chillfactor!

;toast: It's been a long over a year!

[radical noodle]

2. So happy to see this

I can't wait! So tired of the bashing of Democrats here on DU.

[Cha]

4. Hey rad!

Two more weeks Two more Weeks Two more Weeks!

[radical noodle]

24. I'm ready to celebrate

I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about this primary. It's been a nightmare!

[Cha]

25. Stay out of gdp..

I do and haven't had any nightmares.

I am so glad, though.. that Skinner's doing this for the sake of our Candidate, Hillary Clinton, and for the sake of the Planet.

It's always nice when board called Democratic Underground supports the Democratic candidate for President and doesn't pump up ******* donald the racist turnip.. er, trump.

[radical noodle]

31. I should stay out of there

It's like watching a train wreck.

We need to start concentrating on Hillary's accomplishments, the good things she's done and how she can defeat Trump. Donald the racist turnip gave me a chuckle, though.

[Cha]

34. I know.. apologies to turnips.. they're the best. I just think of trump as turnip.. can't

help myself. Charlie Pierce calls him the vulgar talking yam.

Oh we will have our Big Chance to put all of Hillary's accomplishments on full display once this thing gets going.. without any damn interruptions from the disruptors.. it will be awesome!

rad

[sarae]

5. Good to know.

Though that seems like a long time (under political cesspool conditions), it's really not. Or that's what I'm telling myself.

[Cha]

10. Oh I agree.. It's a damn long time..

under those very conditions, sarae.

But, compared to over a year.. I guess we'll rake it! lol

[savalez]

6. About time.

I hope he also addresses the Jury abuse that bernie bots are so fond of doing.

[Cha]

12. No kidding! I've been wondering about the "jury system" as it is, too.. will it still be the

same.. regulating what are" thoughtful discussions about Hillary's damn emails"?

salvalez~

[savalez]

37. I hope he fixes it.

regulating what are" thoughtful discussions about Hillary's damn emails"?

Is there such thing as thoughtful discussions about that?

Cha!

[Cha]

40. Yeah, I'm thinking only pubbies and BBB care about the damn emails..

savalez~

[Starry Messenger]

7. I think a week to get it out of their systems is generous.

[Cha]

14. More than generous..

Starry~Thank you!

[Blue Idaho]

8. He assumes

There is something left here after so many Hillary Clinton supporters have left to find discussion sites that are moderated to protect freedom of speech and also stop threats, name calling, and other forms of cyber bullying.

[Cha]

20. It's been a vile nasty year with Hillary getting lied about from rwinger sources on DU

and she has the most negative covering from the m$m.. and trump.

But, Hillary has beaten them all.. BS LOST.

Mahalo, Blue Idaho~

[sarae]

28. It will be interesting to see who's left.

I'm guessing there will be more people who haven't felt comfortable expressing their support for either HRC or the Dem party under the current circumstances. It's impossible to have a rational, civil discussion about HRC without being verbally attacked, unless you're in this group. It'll be such a relief once we're past Jun 15.

[stonecutter357]

9. K&R!

[SaschaHM]

11. I have a feeling that the second point is...

going to be continuously tested. I can't wait for the post announcing the end on June 7th though. Should be an absolute treat.

[Cha]

41. Oh yeah.. that's a red flag right there. Hopefullry it won't be settled by biased jury.

Mahalo, Sascha~

[fleabiscuit]

13. Bookmarked!

[Cha]

17. LOL!

flea~

[Sparkly]

15. Let us count the days.

[liberal N proud]

16. 14

[Sparkly]

21. "How do I stand thee? Let me count the days."

Yup, 14 and counting.

[Cha]

22. Countdown to the end of the year

from hell.

Sparkly~

[Kaleva]

18. I want to be here all those dates.

[yallerdawg]

19. This is very good news!

Through the end of July would have been a bloody no-turning-back battle royal!

The next week or two is not going to be pretty.

[Cha]

23. Yes, one would like to think it

can't get much uglier but we know that's not true.

yallerdawg~

[sheshe2]

27. Here is the drill.

[pandr32]

51. I agree

It will be a meltdown of posts screaming that there is no democracy here, the fix is in--all in the bag with "the Clinton machine" and part of "the establishment" stuff.

[Her Sister]

26. Together we can pass these two weeks! and the Majorly DRAG here will be over!

woohoo!!! Great news Cha! Good to see light at the end of this tunnel!

Together it'll be alright! Thanks for this group!

We'll be able to just CELEBRATE HRC"s road to the WHITEHOUSE!!!!

[sheshe2]

29. From Scrooged.

[Cha]

35. Mahalo, she.. will listen to this when I get back.. Love Annie Lennox and Al Green!

[sheshe2]

36. ...

[Walk away]

30. Oh Cha! You're such an optimist!

[Cha]

44. I am but

not necessarily about this.. we've been burned for so long.. it will definitely be a wait and see process.

Mahalo, Walk away~

[SunSeeker]

32. Can't wait. I miss the old DU. nt

[workinclasszero]

38. Me too!

I want to fight republicans not democrats because they aren't pure enough.

[Cha]

45. It will be that way for 1/2 of June, July, August, September, October, and early

November anyway.

[bluestateguy]

33. In 2004 I was for Dean, then Clark, then it was time to grow up.

Primaries are hard, but you have to accept that sometimes your candidate will lose.

[Cha]

50. Yeah, I've been there, too.. on the losing side.. not lately though..

bluestateguy~

[workinclasszero]

39. Glad its over on the 15th but..

Its a long time till the 15th.

[DesertRat]

42. I also recommend some of Skinner's recent posts

in the Ask the Administrators Group. He has provided more clarification on what the changes will look like.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1259

Skinner (61,732 posts)
1. I think a lot of people have the wrong idea, and are going to be disappointed.

Last edited Tue May 31, 2016, 09:14 PM - Edit history (1)

We have no intention of purging anyone, and we have no intention of disallowing good-faith discussion of the issues. I think most people are going to be fine with that. But there are going to be a a few people (including both Hillary and Bernie supporters) who are going to be disappointed because the massive crackdown they have been hoping for does not come to pass.

Most people think the big change coming in general election season is that people on this website will need to stop bashing Hillary Clinton. Yes, that's part of it -- but it's not the only thing and it's definitely not the most important thing. The really big change coming in general election season is that people on this website will need to stop bashing each other.

Throughout this primary season we have been in a death spiral of declining standards. So we are going to institute some rules, and we will expect everyone to follow those rules, and we will expect everyone to enforce those rules when they serve on juries. The rules shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone -- they are mostly common sense, and they are basically the same rules we had for years when we had moderators: No personal attacks, no broad-brush group attacks, no bigotry, no right-wing smears or sources against Democrats, no advocating for spoilers or republicans, no meta-discussion, etc.

I am just so tired of people bashing each other and bashing Democrats on this website. I know the hardcore partisans will try to paint this whole thing through the Hillary vs Bernie lens, and drive that wedge as hard as they can, but that is just so not where I am at right now. I don't care who anyone has supported in the primaries -- I really don't. As long as you treat your fellow DU members with respect, stop tearing down Democratic public figures (including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and everyone else), and don't advocate for Donald Trump or some lost-cause third-party spoiler candidate, then you'll be fine.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910488#post1

[Cha]

43. Great Addition, DesertRat.. I'm bummed the juries are going to continue..

Throughout this primary season we have been in a death spiral of declining standards. So we are going to institute some rules, and we will expect everyone to follow those rules, and we will expect everyone to enforce those rules when they serve on juries. The rules shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone -- they are mostly common sense, and they are basically the same rules we had for years when we had moderators: No personal attacks, no broad-brush group attacks, no bigotry, no right-wing smears or sources against Democrats, no advocating for spoilers or republicans, no meta-discussion, etc

.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910488#post1

"Throughout this primary season we have been in a death spiral of declining standards."

No, kidding! They're going to have to be looking @ a lot of jury decisions and who made them.

Mahalo, DesertRat!

[DesertRat]

53. The changes to the jury system will be interesting

We are going to have an appeal process in the near future.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910492

[Cha]

57. That is interesting.. one we've been advocating for.. better do it right the first

time jurors.. you don't want your decision overturned on appeal because you were biased or didn't hide for an obvious infraction against TOS.

Mahalo, DesertRat

[JustAnotherGen]

46. Good - it's going to be a long hot summer

And we need to start attacking Trump sooner rather than later.

[sarae]

47. Reading some of the other questions and answers in Ask The Administrators, and

some people want to bash Clinton so badly that they're already trying to figure a way to do so under the new rules. I'm sure we'll see some creative ways of doing it once we're past June 15.

Speaking for myself, I have no desire to bash Bernie as long as he stops bashing Clinton & other Dems. Hopefully everyone's goal will be for the Dem nominee to win in November.

[Cha]

48. Oh yeah, they want to twist themselves into

pretzels to keep bashing Hillary @ all costs.. it's evidently addictive.

Oh, I will stop bashing burnie when he stops bashing Hillary, President Obama, and all our beautiful Dem leaders.. I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[teamster633]

52. The most active thread I saw on GD yesterday was on that very topic...

...how much could they continue to bash Hillary while staying just this side of the line? Pathetic.

[Cha]

54. I hope Skinner is taking note.. they have no interest in his rules..

bashing Hillary is their game.

[LannyDeVaney]

55. In reading the continued questions in AtA ...

it's pretty clear NOTHING will change on June 15th.

Nothing. With every reply, Skinner softens his stance.

[sarae]

56. Yeah, I noticed that.

I'm assuming criticizing Bernie will be off limits, but it will still be open season on Clinton, under the guise of "constructive criticism."

What's the end goal? Why would you even want to stay on a "Democratic" website if you really want the Dems to lose in November?

[hamsterjill]

49. Can't wait for June 16th then.

Back to some thoughtful and productive discussion, hopefully, minus the fear of being bashed just for supporting the (obvious) Democratic candidate!