How to become a star-member without paying Skinner a single dime! [View all]
This discussion thread was locked by Autumn (a host of the Bernie Sanders group).
Leave. Go to another website that isn't going to enforce pay-to-play rules on you.
Let's be clear about something: Skinner is not, and will never be, who makes this community what it is. Not him nor any other admin. This site continues to exists solely because of the sheer volume of content brought here and created and consumed by it's members.
Whether you knew it or not, all of you are content creators... and now, you're going to be charged for the "privilege" of having a say in the community YOU established.
Anyone can throw a website together (it costs very little... I have several of my own)... and anyone can arbitrarily determine whatever rules they want in their own personal little fiefdom... and set whatever charges and fees they want... but without YOU, this site is nothing.
Over the last 15 years, this site was THE Democratic Underground. With the transition to pay-to-play on key community-determining mechanics of the site, it is truly embracing the most corrosive aspects of what is wrong with politics... it is reduced to a fee-based service.
On that note, this will be my last OP on this site. I may respond to replies... though, after today, I'm done with DU.
If you're looking to find me, I'll be at http://jackpineradicals.org/content.php
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