I want to say a public thanks to Skinner and EarlG.

[Kali]

Thanks for a couple of recent locks. I am sure you will still get plenty of flack (from everyone for everything ), but I appreciate your recent actions. It helps send the message that deliberately posting sexist flamebait really shouldn't be acceptable here.

[hrmjustin]

1. Agreed. There are not many hosts on today so it was vey helpful that they acted.

[pintobean]

12. They didn't violate the SOP

so the hosts shouldn't be locking them. The CS alerts failed. Admin stands by jury decisions but, once in a while, they'll step in and lock a thread because it's flame bate. That was the case here. Good for them.

[hrmjustin]

14. I disagree. I think they did and voted to lock.

[cthulu2016]

2. You could show your appreciation by not posting zero content noise like this

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Tell us how that would work...

[Lex]

6. Thanks for bumping the thread.

Nice work.

[WillyT]

28. LOL !!!

[rhett o rick]

40. They have no idea what you mean and you are wasting your time trying to explain. nm

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Even when we're not sure if they're here or not...

They often are.

And yes, it is appreciated.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Skinner is coming....

everyone look busy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Too funny! You just reminded me of something...

Back on DU2, when we still had mods, I did a term as a Lounge mod.

The day I started, Will Pitt had a thread that was titled: "CaliforniaPeggy is now a Lounge Mod. Everyone look busy."

[awoke_in_2003]

20. Yeah, I saw a t shirt once...

It said "Jesus is coming....everyone look busy"

[UtahLib]

5. I will join you! nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. I'll add my thanks to Skinner and EarlG for their timely locks.

[bettyellen]

8. Me too. Next they should explain "lock nothing" didn't actually mean "lock nothing"

[hootinholler]

19. And a better explanation of the only rule to be considered when on a jury is

Does this post make DU suck?

[bettyellen]

21. there is a lot of - something earlier sucked, and that was not zapped, so....

yeah, juries and hosts make mistakes. it's not a reason to keep making mistakes.

[steve2470]

9. They do run a great site ! nt

[Ms. Toad]

10. I do appreciate the locks -

But if there had been a clearer message from the admins, earlier in the game, that those kinds of threads were unacceptable on DU the people posting them might not have felt empowered to do so.

The community standards are becoming more tolerant of treating women as sex objects - as evidenced by the fact that each of the threads I am aware of being locked as not within the SOP survived multiple jury votes (on the OP and farther down thread). As long as this place feels so hostile to women (even if it is only a few vocal and persistent folks making it feel that way), people who don't like that atmosphere will leave, leaving only people who think leaving threads like those standing is fine to create the new - even more tolerant of misogyny - community standards.

The locks are good - but more is needed before I will feel welcome and drawn to hang around much.

[DLevine]

11. +1

[Curmudgeoness]

13. No, I will not leave.

Maybe I am just more willing to ignore the threads that I find inappropriate instead of even responding. And if we all did that, those threads would sink like a stone, or be populated by a bunch of creeps.

But they will not make me leave.

[cyberswede]

17. I agree.

[mimi85]

22. Me too.

I think it was a lot of angst about nothing. Anyone watch TV lately, seen commercials, read a magazine? I agree that the Miley C antics of the world are tacky, but I def don't get my panties (can we use that word anymore?) in a wad about it.

[G_j]

18. K&R

[DontTreadOnMe]

23. Are you here for the 5 min or the full half hour?

[kestrel91316]

24. Sexist flamebait OPs are now being locked?????????????????

I'm sure there's been some mistake.

[freshwest]

25. And also thanks to Elad, working in the wilds of Oregon... n/t

[Kali]

30. oh I didn't mean to slight Elad

but it was about the locks and the implied guidance we might take from them...

[freshwest]

35. I never saw the threads though, just the fall out. It's still shaking out tonight. Good to see you!

[Kali]

37. hey, I did a post in the lounge the other day you might get a kick out of

and maybe even help me! http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018577167

[freshwest]

39. Okay, I gave it a try!

[Rex]

26. LOL...EarlG locked ONE thread and the other was hidden by the jury.

nt.

[Kali]

27. Skinner locked one, EarlG locked one and juries are free to hide them as well

[Rex]

29. Hopefully it will end these meta-flamebait threads.

I missed the one that Skinner locked.

[hrmjustin]

31. It was bad. As a host I hope they end soon as well.

[Rex]

32. I am glad you have taken to hosting on DU.

A very thankless job and a very frustrating job.

[hrmjustin]

33. Lol it has it's moments. I am enjoying the break from mirt but will sign up again next term.

I have been posting a lot more in the NY room of late.

[Rex]

34. I really need to start reading in more groups.

GD can rot ones brain.

[hrmjustin]

36. Duzy lol!

[CK_John]

38. IMO, Skinner should take the whole site down a week every 6mos, a nastiest timeout

[SunSeeker]

41. Good to hear about the lock/hide. Those posts made DU suck. nt

[AgingAmerican]

42. The fact they rarely step in

says a lot about the community and the owners of the site

[chervilant]

43. It's a nice gesture

Wish they'd lock the offensive SI swimsuit cover thread, as well.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

44. DU is my favorite site.

I greatly appreciate all those who keep it running. Thank you.