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In reply to the discussion: Why are two of our very best progressive posters, William Pitt and Kentuck, leaving? [View all]sibelian
(7,804 posts)406. Once the critical mass has been acheived...
...there will come a tipping point where the ratios of types 1-3 to type 4 is so lopsided that there won't be enough type 4s for the other three types to annoy and they'll start eating each other.
Oh, well. That's what happens when emotionally underdevelopment becomes the norm...
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Why are two of our very best progressive posters, William Pitt and Kentuck, leaving? [View all]
Elwood P Dowd
Jul 2015
OP
Well, putting the finishing touches on turning an "Underground" into a center/right message board...
villager
Jul 2015
#5
There are still a lot of progressives here but many have been intimidated into remaining
newthinking
Jul 2015
#277
Octafish and I insisted on keeping the Bush's truth posted on DU since the early days.
blm
Jul 2015
#229
They don't like to be discomfited because they are, at core, apologists for the status quo
villager
Jul 2015
#238
Behavior at DU3 is unguided, with the exception of the trolling-quashing by MIRT
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2015
#111
Agree to a point. However, hiding a post, in and of itself, doesn't do much when any member can
merrily
Jul 2015
#141
What happened is the bullies have taken over now that there are no mods to keep them
Cleita
Jul 2015
#260
I miss The Magistrate terribly as well--smart as a whip, entertaining as hell, and NICE.
MADem
Jul 2015
#345
I don't think there is anything ironic about it. DU3 has allowed everyone's worst impulses to be on
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#473
And it is pretty much EXACTLY what I feared back when DU3 started and it was explained.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#476
It would require admins periodically reviewing jury decisions vs those rules and eliminating those
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#479
Yes, it is. I've been here since the beginning. What's changed is probably your tolerance.
KittyWampus
Jul 2015
#144
In the early years of DU, most of the people here were angry supporters of Gore-Lieberman.
MADem
Jul 2015
#428
Well, in some ways it's understandable. We were all united against Bushco --
Arugula Latte
Jul 2015
#322
Well, yes. Except I remember endless flamefests following Kerry's loss
LiberalAndProud
Jul 2015
#444
She often linked to her own posts or to material that actually provided little support
Maven
Jul 2015
#383
I knew she was one person--those aspersions about her being a paid poster or a bot or
MADem
Jul 2015
#453
Because a professional journalist who breathlessly reported what he thought was a major scoop,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2015
#3
Impolite? He used the same language Ted Nugent uses, and has doubled and tripled
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#13
No, Ted Nugent tells Obama "suck on my machine gun" while brandishing an assault rifle
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#17
If that is 'too emotionally involved', then so is anyone worrying about why Will Pitt
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2015
#77
Yeah concern trolling a 9 year old post, because GD is kinda nice/polite ATM and the shit stirrers
Rex
Jul 2015
#335
I've read again and again that he was in extreme distress then and apologized later.
merrily
Jul 2015
#163
Pitt gets insulted personally and individually for a post he makes about some politician or other.
merrily
Jul 2015
#193
ironically, I do believe the person posted that in an attempt to defend it.
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#198
And he is a journalist? I dont know this person, but how could he still be a journalist
AllFieldsRequired
Jul 2015
#255
Said "something bad" about Obama? What was it? Not comparing Obama to a used car salesman
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#262
The problem here is that people are emotionally attached to the politician so they
neverforget
Jul 2015
#375
Ditto. Some folks are indeed emotionally attached to a politician as to stocks! Although being
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#477
It was a little more than impolite, however, I do not think that is the reason. Will has
still_one
Jul 2015
#44
some, but he isn't that thin-skinned. I don't know why he is leaving, and he sure didn't indicate
still_one
Jul 2015
#48
He made a crude comment about a politician who will never see it and could care less, even if he
merrily
Jul 2015
#175
I guess you're willing to overlook the personal insults he levies against his fellow DUers.
randome
Jul 2015
#183
Could you enlighten me, then, as to why it has been brought up at all right now?
Hissyspit
Jul 2015
#29
It will come up from time to time in the same way that the Oscar thread does,
LiberalAndProud
Jul 2015
#451
Because a group of concern trolls were getting mad that GD was somewhat nice and polite
Rex
Jul 2015
#340
Us? See that is it right there, your little group of friends made this too obvious
Rex
Jul 2015
#358
No they wouldn't, even Will agreed he was wrong to use those vulgarites against the president.
still_one
Jul 2015
#47
"No ground for complaint does not follow from praise for years that never happened.
merrily
Jul 2015
#185
It's ugly. Mob like. Thug like. Then again, I've seen that with posters other than Will.
merrily
Jul 2015
#305
Oh, that's too good! That OP was not about Obama at all but used car salesmen?
randome
Jul 2015
#352
And of course, Nye, you and I have always been right and been correctly informed about
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#65
More recently, his "big scoop" on a Turbo Tax "hack" turned out to be bullshit as well.
PeaceNikki
Jul 2015
#97
you are wrong. It allows all spectrums of Democratic thought, from the left to middle to right.
still_one
Jul 2015
#49
Lol. The is only the Corporate Approved Candidate. Anything else allowed to
Katashi_itto
Jul 2015
#56
I thought we are talking about DU? Are you saying DU is part of some "conspiracy" to allow positive
still_one
Jul 2015
#59
Obviously you don't subscribe to Howard Dean's 50 state strategy, or history for that matter.
still_one
Jul 2015
#61
Those so-called democrats on the right may have been the democrats turning over black
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#74
You are right, but I was just pointing out they have always existed in the party.
still_one
Jul 2015
#192
The site owners are *obviously* centrists, and Left leaning posters are periodically purged. nt
Romulox
Jul 2015
#203
Tinoire? She left, to start 'Progressive Independent', now 'The Bell Forum', firmly communist
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2015
#498
A jury agreed with me, while a host did not. The post stands, but I am blocked from the Gungeon.
Electric Monk
Jul 2015
#31
Yep. I avoid certain groups because I know if I speak the truth I might get PPRd.
hifiguy
Jul 2015
#426
Yeah, there seems to be a huge grudge match between a handful of prolific posters that seem to think
Chathamization
Jul 2015
#188
GCRA blocks people who think solving a problem by having more of it is a good idea. nt
Electric Monk
Jul 2015
#486
There is no RKBA Group on DU. That right there is your major malfunction.
Electric Monk
Jul 2015
#489
There is no RKBA Group on DU. That right there is your major malfunction.
Electric Monk
Jul 2015
#493
You're kidding right? The cadre of folks who attacked Obama relentlessly can't take any criticism?
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#151
Nope. I have two kids. I would never laugh at the loss of a child. So you can stop manipulating
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#162
Nope, the laughter was at your inability to prove my contention wrong. And you wanted to distract
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#168
I'm sure you did. I have many detractors here who would leap at any criticisms of me
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#178
Your trying desperately hard to manipulate things to make it seem that way, that's for sure.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#246
Your manipulative response spoke for itself too. I can't imagine doing that to someone.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#252
Stop pretending and playing the martyr, OK? You know exactly what you did.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#261
No, I didn't and you didn't even bother to ask what I meant. You ran with it like you loved it.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#267
A liar? Its exactly what you did. It's what you continued to do here. In a completely unrelated
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#274
Yep, other folks pointed out that what you were doing was manipulating the situation.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#284
And for the record, I am not the person who alerted. The person who clued me in that you were
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#288
Yup, several folks in that thread back in February got abusive PMs. That was months before the
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#306
Thank you. I didn't know what I was seeing when she started in on me. I made the assumption that
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#314
I know what she was doing. I know because I have know very manipulative people who like to
bravenak
Jul 2015
#446
You know, I missed that whole episode, and have only been able to piece it bit by bit.....
msanthrope
Aug 2015
#507
Oh and if it is one of those abusive PMs, post it as a response here before alerting on it.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#513
seen it doens of times before- and you are right, often over an initially small disagreement- there
bettyellen
Aug 2015
#512
It doesn't matter if one or one thousand believe something wrong, it's still wrong. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#209
I really don't understand how some of these folks can post this crap after all they have said.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#232
Except, according to your self professed principles, you can't call them crimes. No convictions.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#241
Then answer. Why do you treat accused rapists different from everyone else?
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#249
And as several of us have pointed out, that supposed principle is unevenly applied.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#300
What, you want links to posts where you're promoting PCR, or Madsen, or Bollyn?...
SidDithers
Jul 2015
#245
the racist, anti-semetic and homophobic sources you constantly link to here are all total assholes
bettyellen
Aug 2015
#511
May you grow a thousand more legs, mighty Skittles. You'll need them. n/t
winter is coming
Jul 2015
#205
I guess someone better let Kentuck know, because everyone else in this thread seems to
still_one
Jul 2015
#55
Based on past history, I'd say that William Pitt will be back after a hiatus.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2015
#41
Apparently, Will Pitt had his feelings hurt because of an old post someone dredged up.
cwydro
Jul 2015
#43
My mom was Sicilian, she was the first generation born in the US. None of her family ever called
seaglass
Jul 2015
#127
I dunno. In Joisey it ain't gravy unless you add leftover pork chops or a piece of leftover steak
Jersey Devil
Jul 2015
#119
Brooklyn says Joisey. Joisey don't (sic) say it that way. Most of the Italians I know,
merrily
Jul 2015
#128
Well, my Dad used to say Boigenfield (Bergenfield), "Joisey" and would change the "earl" in his car
Jersey Devil
Jul 2015
#380
I have seen folks put a piece of a pork chop in the gravy and I think the bone
CTyankee
Jul 2015
#129
Here's something I posted on DU of old, a loooong time ago, back when I was "baby_mouse"...
sibelian
Jul 2015
#331
Nah, there have been toxic posters stinking up the place consistently since I've been here.
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#298
Have they ever come off as self-absorbed flighty creative personalities with hurt feelings?
Android3.14
Jul 2015
#167
The 'creative' part extends to liberally peppering one's posts with 'fuck' and 'shit'.
randome
Jul 2015
#236
They are welcome to return, the sooner the better. I understand their frustration and disappointment
leveymg
Jul 2015
#170
The more this website becomes a Rightwing/"Centrist" safe haven, the more people will leave. nt
Romulox
Jul 2015
#204
DU has never pretended to be a news source, but a community... a community that reverts to a den of
JCMach1
Jul 2015
#222
I read Will Pitt's postings to see what people were talking about three days ago.
Orrex
Jul 2015
#242
probably because of crap like this. I would have deleted if some one had the decency to ask me
Hiraeth
Jul 2015
#285
I didn't post the guy's information. I was only saying the poster who did got a bogus hide.
Coventina
Jul 2015
#354
YOU keep AVOIDING my question--would you like it? Would you want someone here who
MADem
Jul 2015
#356
OK fine, I wouldn't like it. But I am not a criminal either. If I were to commit a horrible crime
Coventina
Jul 2015
#357
People have been murdered in that way long before the internet existed. If some whack-a-doodle
Coventina
Jul 2015
#366
You are enabling bad behavior with your endorsement of this--can't you see that?
MADem
Jul 2015
#368
He posted the pictures HIMSELF! He comitted the crime. He chose to brag about said crime
Coventina
Jul 2015
#370
I don't think you have to worry about the good dentist. If he was worried about his safety,
Coventina
Jul 2015
#373
I'm honestly not sure if that would be considered against the TOS or not. I wonder if Skinner would
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#367
His reply still seems to indicate a gray area, although he deleted the post in question.
Coventina
Jul 2015
#386
IDK but, it would only be fair. I am not on here enough to keep on with all this. Thanks.
Hiraeth
Jul 2015
#307
It will be whack-a-mole. That info. is getting out. The more they hide, the more it will be posted.
Arugula Latte
Jul 2015
#328
I posted an "Ask the Administrator" about this post because I honestly am not sure.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#376