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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:31 PM
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Where to post threads about the Democratic primaries. And how to HIDE those threads.
Yesterday we posted a poll asking if members wanted us to limit discussion of the Democratic presidential primaries, and nearly 9 out of 10 respondents voted yes.

Starting now, discussions about the Democratic Presidential Primaries are no longer permitted in the General Discussion forum. Instead, such topics must be posted in the newly-renamed General Discussion: Primaries forum.

Posting threads in the correct forum is simple.

When you click "post" to start a thread in either of the two General Discussion forums, you will be presented with a page explaining that discussion of the Democratic presidential primaries is not permitted in the General Discussion forum, and instead must be posted in the General Discussion: Primaries forum. You will then be prompted to select the forum that is most appropriate for your topic. After you have selected the appropriate forum, post the thread as you normally do.

If you are not sure where to post your thread, then it probably belongs in the General Discussion: Primaries forum.

How to HIDE threads posted in the General Discussion: Primaries forum, so you will not see them on the Latest page.

If you wish to avoid seeing threads from the General Discussion: Primaries forum, you can set your preferences so that they will not appear on the Latest Page. Here's how:

Just click the "Options" icon at the top of any page, and then click "Edit your preferences" to go to the Preferences page. Scroll partway down the page until you see the words "Hide General Discussion: Primaries from the Latest page?" Select "yes," then click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

And, of course, if you want to avoid seeing threads about the Democratic presidential primaries, you should avoid entering the General Discussion: Primaries forum.

Thank you for your understanding.

The DU Administrators

A copy of this thread has been pinned to the top of both GD forums. And it has been crossed posted in the other GD forum. Please kick and recommend as necessary so more DUers can see it.
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:31 PM
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1. Thank You.
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:32 PM
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2. Whoo-hoo!!!
Great news. Thanks.

Sid
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:33 PM
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3. WHOOO-HOOO!!!!
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:35 PM
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4. Welcome to the jungle!!!!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:38 PM
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5. Thank You Skinner
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:39 PM
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6. Thanks....!
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:41 PM
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7. excellent!
Thanks!
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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:41 PM
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8. ...
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MzNov Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:42 PM
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9. K&R!


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MH1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:43 PM
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10. THANK YOU!!!!!!1111!!
This is excellent news and good work by the DU team!!!

Yay!

:hug:
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LanternWaste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:43 PM
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11. Oh man... thanks Skinner
Oh man...


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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:44 PM
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12. Thank You For The Change, And Godspeed To The Mods.
:toast:
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:47 PM
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13. Thank you.
You guys are the best. :loveya:

I don't mind seeing GDP in my Latest page, but thanks for that extra effort also.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 04:49 PM
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14. Thanks, MUCH appreciated
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:04 PM
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15. Most excellent, BRAVO! K & R.
:yourock:

:kick: MKJ
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dorkulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:05 PM
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16. What was wrong with GD: Politics?
Just sayin'.

:shrug:
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:08 PM
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18. the sewage was overflowing
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:09 PM
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19. It was a wretched hive of scum and villany. n/t
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dorkulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:23 PM
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20. Well...yeah, exactly.
Sounds perfect for the "You're all idiots unless you support my candidate" threads.
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robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:29 PM
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49. Many of us read GD politics all the time to get real news, and were tired of
having to leap through the primaries "stuff".
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:06 PM
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17. ThankyewJAYbus!!!!!!!!
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:37 PM
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21. K&R n/t
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:37 PM
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22. Thanks, Skinner!
Is it possible to hide all "General Discussion: Primaries" threads from the "Greatest Page", too?

Pretty please?

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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:18 PM
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25. I just counted the GDP threads on the "Greatest" page: came to 209.
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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 07:22 PM
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32. Currently no.
But we are not opposed to expanding the functionality in the future if it becomes necessary.
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:39 PM
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23. Thanks for keeping order around the place, Skinner & co.
Much appreciated.
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:10 PM
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24. Yikes, over 200 GD:Primaries threads on the Greatest Page! Any way to hide those, too?
Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 06:10 PM by tuvor
Oh pleeeez, oh pleeeeeeeeez.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:19 PM
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26. Thanks, tuvor! I just counted them: 209.
Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 06:20 PM by 8_year_nightmare
Kind of makes the "greatest" page useless when one is looking for the most relevant threads.
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Ghost Dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 04:23 AM
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39. Yes. Hide them on Greatest, too. Perhaps give them their own
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 04:59 AM by Ghost Dog
separate Greatest: Primaries page.

Or, if technically taxing to do this, would this work: assign votes from GD primaries a negative rating, so that instead of spreading upwards on Greatest, they would grow downwards - still there, still in order (but reverse order), but automatically separate from other information? (depends how the page is programmed, of course but could just be a simple change from: if >=5 to if >=5 OR <=-5).
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Donald Ian Rankin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:19 PM
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27. Where do threads about the Republican primaries go? N.T.
N.T.
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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 07:23 PM
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33. Wherever you like. (nt)
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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:03 PM
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45. My $0.02, put those in GDP as well. All primaries should go together. nt
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:48 PM
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28. kicking
:kick:
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:50 PM
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29. Thank you. k&r
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:51 PM
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30. Thank You so much! k&r
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cgrindley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:53 PM
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31. Thank you, thank you so much
In your faces, Edwards spammers!
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TheCentepedeShoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 07:27 PM
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34. Thank you, thank you
Other stuff was getting totally lost in here.
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greeneyedboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 10:06 PM
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35. THANK YOU. i happen to like all of our field & am sick of the infighting.
round of applause for the admins.
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femrap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 11:31 PM
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36. Cool nt
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wildflowergardener Donating Member (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 11:49 PM
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37. thanks - greatest
Thanks for this - let me echo my support for finding a way to keep it out of the greatest thread as an option. Generally all I read on DU is the greatest thread but it would be nice for a way to avoid all the sniping. I guess for the time being I'll have to change where I go to first to read and just maybe do latest and not the greatest page if I want to avoid it.

Meg
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Faux pas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:12 AM
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38. Thank you, thank you thank you Skinner! Now maybe I'll enjoy
being here again.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:37 AM
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40. Kick.
:kick:
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:38 AM
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41. Thanks Skinner.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 10:47 AM
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42. kick
:kick:
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 10:54 AM
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43. Thanks, You guys are great
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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:01 PM
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44. Thank you so much Skinner. This was badly needed. nt
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Elspeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:37 PM
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46. Way to go, Skinner
I don't have to do threads locking myself anymore.
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:39 PM
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47. Skinner I love you and would gladly have your babies
:yourock:
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robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:28 PM
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48. nice.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:09 PM
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50. This explains why GD is so lonely today
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:15 PM
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51. Next step: Lounge posts in lounge!
A girl can dream....
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 03:16 PM
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52. I am quite enjoying this
Nice to see informative posts again in GD.

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