2016 Postmortem

KoKo

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9. From my years of experience on DU....

Fri May 20, 2016, 07:55 PM

May 2016

Last edited Fri May 20, 2016, 08:27 PM - Edit history (1)

You'd have to heavily Moderate It! Because, it would turn out like the MIRT Team.

I always hope for "Discussion" here on DU...but, in all my years..I've seen little of it because it always ends in "Flame Wars" or like the META Experiment that was a Failure so bad that the bitterness from it still lingers.

But, Good Luck to You...and would love to see it...just cautioning from "past experience here."

Edited for META Experiment when DU-3 was instituted and cause total Disaster. I mistakenly typed MIRT for META in the second paragraph.

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Would anyone like to see a Clinton/Sanders Dialog group on DU? [View all] Ken Burch May 2016 OP

It sounds good on paper, but I don't think it will work right now. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #1

I like it, but would profit by some group-sponsored guidelines, for sure. highprincipleswork May 2016 #2

You're right. Feel free to suggest some, just to get things started. n/t. Ken Burch May 2016 #3

Well, might be good to look for some common ground, some things we can agree on. highprincipleswork May 2016 #4

A thread on what was agreed on might be good. Ken Burch May 2016 #6

Could start with only positive. The question would be "What do you like about the other candidate?" highprincipleswork May 2016 #7

Good point. n/t. Ken Burch May 2016 #8

I can answer that one! JSup May 2016 #50

Yes. I was blocked for asking for more info on the HCG months ago. The Wielding Truth May 2016 #5

From my years of experience on DU.... KoKo May 2016 #9

Through the magic of the intertubes I have found video of the first meeting.. Fumesucker May 2016 #10

The primary is over scscholar May 2016 #11

And yet it's not over. When it is and there is a nominee that nominee still has to win the actual Bluenorthwest May 2016 #19

Translation: please don't point out facts to me anigbrowl May 2016 #37

I would and I have a lot of concrete suggestions as to small changes she could make which would make Baobab May 2016 #12

I'd like to see your suggestions. n/t. Ken Burch May 2016 #13

We need carve outs for essential public services so they wont be privatized-that could be disastrous Baobab May 2016 #35

This... JSup May 2016 #46

Carve Outs- there are some recommendations as to what they should contain in the following links Baobab May 2016 #52

Good start... JSup May 2016 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #14

We have almost no common ground. xynthee May 2016 #15

We could start with the Democratic platform as common ground. tandem5 May 2016 #18

Do you think they'll adopt any of Bernie's platform? xynthee May 2016 #28

what's MIC? tandem5 May 2016 #30

MIC pokerfan May 2016 #45

Thanks for the pie. My question pertained to the ambiguity of the acronym. tandem5 May 2016 #54

Hillary can't violate her husbands agreement Baobab May 2016 #53

I agree with nearly all of Bernie Sanders' positions, yet I'm supporting Hillary MadBadger May 2016 #32

No thanks. sheshe2 May 2016 #16

What's the point? Flighty McFlight May 2016 #17

no asuhornets May 2016 #20

many of his mostly borrowed ideas are fine. IMO he does not have the temperament for prez msongs May 2016 #21

And Hillary Sanders seems to have a huge commonsense deficit. YUUUUGE! nt nc4bo May 2016 #22

Given the fact that everybody has everybody else on ignore NV Whino May 2016 #23

I have no one on ignore... JSup May 2016 #48

Too soon. After California maybe. . . that will tell a lot. We have to have standing. snowy owl May 2016 #24

No. nt nc4bo May 2016 #25

Yes Turin_C3PO May 2016 #26

Not really. I don't want Hillary in the catbird seat, nor do I want her a heartbeat away. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #29

NO Demsrule86 May 2016 #31

Show me 5 posts in the last 5 days in which someone has stated they are voting timmymoff May 2016 #44

I'd support it, but there are way too many immature babies on GD:P to ever make any progress here. MadBadger May 2016 #33

just let it run its course Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #34

Nice but futile sentiment AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #36

We have one. It is called General Discussion: Primaries FSogol May 2016 #38

There can be no unity... Chan790 May 2016 #39

Sure, but only if equal numbers of hosts are written into the SOP. ucrdem May 2016 #40

I can't help noticing that most of the refusals are coming from Sanders supporters anigbrowl May 2016 #41

I'm always for discussion. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #42

Sorry, no interest. demwing May 2016 #43

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not interested in discussing unity. Barack_America May 2016 #47

no thank you. You are welcome to but I won't be participating. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #49

I think what you're asking is great. barrow-wight May 2016 #51

It might work if the statement of purpose of the group would be what you stated, with the still_one May 2016 #55

It'll never happen. And if it does, Binkie The Clown May 2016 #57

I wanted a "we really dislike both the remaining candidates" group, personally Recursion May 2016 #58

nope ibegurpard May 2016 #59

There is no common ground. djean111 May 2016 #60

Good idea but many have smoke coming out of their ears at the present. mmonk May 2016 #61

I would rather start a support MyNameGoesHere May 2016 #62

Stage 3: Bargaining baldguy May 2016 #63

I seek no unity with that lot. Betty Karlson May 2016 #64

Yes! Feathery Scout May 2016 #65

Nope. DookDook May 2016 #66