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Stinky The Clown

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9. It is how a jury voted. We have no moderators.

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Thu Mar 20, 2025, 01:22 PM

Mar 20

You made a post. Contents, (at this point) are immaterial.

Someone took offense (fairly or not) at what you posted. They alerted.

The alert went to a jury of other DUers. The jury voted that it violated some rule or another.

The system deleted your post.

That's how it works. So what now?

You could lick your wounds and let it slide.

You can appeal to the admins.(at which point the post's content matters)

I have appealed and lost. I have appealed and had posts restored.

In my view, the site's posters, as a group, are somewhat emotionally overwrought right now.. I blame MOTHERFUCKER. I see him succeeding in tearing the country apart. Overwrought DU members are a small part of that.

Bon Chance, mon ami.

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One of mine was removed a couple weeks ago. bif Mar 20 #1

I think DU is really split on this--albeit I thought some latitude had been approved to allow for SOME hlthe2b Mar 20 #2

moderation is more of an art than a science cadoman Mar 20 #3

Some folks alert too often. Silent Type Mar 20 #4

It varies. usonian Mar 20 #5

I think we should err on the side of free speech Easterncedar Mar 20 #6

You can appeal the removal. madaboutharry Mar 20 #7

I'm not 'new',,, been around DU since Day 1 IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 20 #14

With the Alert button so close to the Rec button, accidents will happen. broiles Mar 20 #8

It is how a jury voted. We have no moderators. Stinky The Clown Mar 20 #9

Thx, I wasn't aware of that 'jury' method IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 20 #10

This one will be gone too GusBob Mar 20 #11

Juries are subjective. Also I hope you know this post could be hidden to for interfering in forum moderation. William769 Mar 20 #12

LOL CatWoman Mar 20 #13

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