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In reply to the discussion: The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION. [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)I'm seriously kidding. I read every word and strong recommend this post as I can tell you put a lot into it and I don't mean effort. My first impression was someone is usually here to snark at these type of things, internet brings out some pretty interesting characters -- I've seen "If you hate America so much why are you even this site?" at DU, seriously like foreign policy are like sports with teams & cheering sections.
What I mean is I don't have much of a community of like minded people outside the world wide web because I live in the most conservative city of 250,000+ so I put a lot of value to this place and especially from the valuable posters & contributors, thank god the # of mockers went down, so much better especially with the rise of ugly during primaries (you might find a lot more support if this wasn't a primary & not for a wrong candidate as all I have are positive memories of him. Behavior matters more than an inappropriate joke or simply doing or saying the wrong thing as like you said if you're positive person you will learn, understand, or correct whatever mistakes you made if and when you make them so having a chance this or that seems appropriate not something so arbitrary when there are these second chances lasting for years and don't mind them here. Truly racist/bigoted or right wing I want to see gone