Controversial thread title written in smug snarky tone.

[NuclearDem]

Last edited Sun May 11, 2014, 10:16 AM - Edit history (1)

Paragraph referencing recent DU topic of discussion written in snarky tone.

Paragraph referring to opponents of own position with snarky, smug, dismissive, borderline-TOS-violating language.

Paragraph suggesting I in fact have all the answers, and those who disagree are sock puppets and trolls.

Snarky final line completely unrelated to earlier paragraphs. : eyes : : rofl :

EDIT: Partial backwalking.

[fishwax]

1. knee-jerk response which addresses only the subject line and ignores the body of the post

[NuclearDem]

3. Smug response highlighting said lack of reading

Snarky sarcastic questioning of intentions

: eyes :

[MADem]

152. Comment about spelling/grammar, particularly if an unintentional double-entendre is involved.

Gratuitously excessive smilie deployment:

[McCamy Taylor]

274. ALL CAPS REPLY

[TeeYiYi]

303. Please see "Skinner's PINNED post"...

...rebuking ALL CAPS as a "Terms of Service Violation."

I suggest you self-delete! 111!! !!1 1 1!!!!11

TYY

[MADem]

342. Oooooh!!! ALL CAPS REPLY WITH NUMBER ONES AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!!11!!!!!1!1111!!1! nt

[McCamy Taylor]

344. Is duly impressed by poster's superior post count and acknowledges defeat.

[MADem]

371. Alternatively, suggests that high post count is indicative of poster "not having life!"

Comparison of "date joined DU" ensues!

[bhikkhu]

400. Disinterested post hotlinking graphs answering questions no one really asked

and furthermore:



Clearly the OP needs to do more research before posting!

[klook]

408. Not to be a usage Nazi, but...

Pedantic lecture pointing out the distinction between disinterested and uninterested. Extra points if lecture is riddled with inaccuracies.

[bhikkhu]

419. Highyl affrunted response

appropriately riddeld with more misplellings. All caps on the way.

[Voice for Peace]

476. welcome to DU, after misreading welcomee's post count

encouraging remarks about poor spellers having warm hearts

[Supersedeas]

207. every argument has a context

[Aerows]

346. Examines post

determines that poster has no idea what is going on, smugly answers.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Over-the-top first reply referencing paid-for shills taking over the place....

...and some reference to Hitler.

and ended with an inappropriate emoticon.

[NuclearDem]

5. Reply inaccurately pointing out Godwin's law

Questioning of poster's moral character.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Response deflecting accusation with a counter accusation and a reminder of a post from 2007.

And a screencap proving that the post was made.

[NuclearDem]

11. Accusation of stalking.

Totally unwarranted hostility aimed at poster's own history with no evidence to back it up.

[Aerows]

21. Irritated post that previous poster thinks

they are stalked more than another stalked poster, including this one.

[AverageJoe90]

71. Confused poster who doesn't quite understand what is going on.

Scratches his/her head. Tries to make sense of what seems like a longstanding argument. Hopes that people don't jump on 'em.

[Rhiannon12866]

74. Somebody posts the jury results for an alerted post on the thread

Which starts a heated sub-thread that's longer than the original.

[Aerows]

93. Outraged that the jury results were posted

because that person served on the jury and was juror #4.

[Rhiannon12866]

113. So he gets a post hidden and posts an irate screed in AtA...

[Aerows]

117. LOL! n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

121. Which Skinner never answers because he knows the poster will regret his post later...

[Agschmid]

154. Been there, deleted that.

[JDPriestly]

182. Post containing so many links to past posts that no one has the time to read them all.

I like those. Very informative. Makes the poster look erudite. But oh, to find the time to read all the posts at the links.

[McCamy Taylor]

279. Clicks on all the links. Discovers that one is a secret door to an imaginary world

and is whisked away for an adventure that lasts a lifetime, only to return to the present with no memory of where she was or what she did, only a vague sense of dissatisfaction and an overwhelming need to do it again that leads to an obsessive need to click on all links that she encounters in the future which forms that basis of a cautionary tale about 1) listening to talk radio 2) buying foreign made products rather than made in America 3) consuming GM produce.

[libodem]

438. Ok that's it

I have all the plot to finally write that best seller. Thanks much!

[Voice for Peace]

236. plea for the two of you to knock it off and be more respectful of each other

sincere expression of a wish for peace on DU

[AverageJoe90]

246. Offers kudos for this.

Gives you encouragement and moral support.

[Voice for Peace]

281. expresses solidarity via warm and fuzzy smilies

: solidarity smilies :

[McCamy Taylor]

282. Questions poster's motives for offering encouragement and moral support.

Uses a series of emoticons that make no sense

[Voice for Peace]

477. provides links and documented proof

of being a good person according to the Internet.

[AverageJoe90]

70. Reply whining about how racism or sexism, etc. is supposedly widespread on DU.

Makes snarky comment about those who disagree with me. Then proceeds to tell people that anyone who disagrees is automatically "devaluing" my experience simply for disagreeing.

[Number23]

163. Wow.

[bravenak]

169. Really.

[ismnotwasm]

214. Inadvertent exposure of lack of education and experience of topics

Through ignorance revealing posts. Tries to play catch up through out a thread by piling on more such revelations of character by weasal words and very bad logic.

[AverageJoe90]

216. Poorly thought out attempt at "exposure" is debunked with actual evidence(and context).

And said debunking is further supported by revelations of actual flaws of the character of which one is white knighting for, as well as real gaping flaws in their logic, and their actual complete lack of understanding of context(or willful misinterpretation of such). Said white knight's motivations may also be called into question upon revealing of questionable past actions of said individual.

(Out of character comment: Switching roles from "the complainer" to "the debunker" was an interesting thing to try. I'll have to try it again sometime if we do this again. )

[bettyellen]

272. Mighty tasty word salad!

[McCamy Taylor]

287. Cat in glasses!

[bettyellen]

292. LOL!

[Louisiana1976]

368. .......

[RainDog]

235. complaint to note this thread is not about you

and attempts to make it so demonstrate lack of understanding of actual purpose of thread

followed by old fail meme gif from mid-aughts.

[AverageJoe90]

237. Points out that this is indeed not about me, nor did I imply otherwise,

And that you kinda missed my point. No offense.

[RainDog]

239. reiteration

based upon doubling down on same

[Voice for Peace]

283. earnest plea for arguing posters to try harder

to understand each other's point of view.

: encouraging smilies :

[AverageJoe90]

314. Thanks you for being considerate. =)

: thumbs up smiley :

[Feral Child]

309. Lengthy and dramatic

anecdotal post citing traumatic experience that doesn't apply to OP.



Threat to "Ignore".

[McCamy Taylor]

411. Demands a link.

[MattSh]

271. Comment about what a hoot this thread is after 4 shots of vodka and 2 liters of beer.

Really!

[Voice for Peace]

285. something about medical marijuana and its health benefits

emphasizing the humor & enjoyment benefits.

--> insert Stoner video where the featured characters can't
remember what they were arguing about a minute ago

[McCamy Taylor]

295. Rant about how 1) alcohol 2) drugs 3) gambling 4) pornography

1) killed, 2) maimed 3) bankrupted 4) led to the incarceration of my 1) child, 2) parent , 3) dog, 4) favorite presidential candidate and therefore I consider this post personally offensive and demand a personal apology.

Followed by entirely too many crying emoticons in a futile attempt to make the above poster feel guilty or at least shame him/her and elicit sympathy from lurkers.

[MattSh]

299. Comment that 4) thread is no good without pictures. n/t

[Aerows]

338. Plus sign and a 1

to indicate that this is, indeed, a requirement for the thread to be successful.

[McCamy Taylor]

341. Craves approval, bows to pressure to post porn

[Aerows]

345. Declares that porn is subjective

and then rants about gardening and cooking porn.

[Voice for Peace]

383. question as to how one cooks porn, and how it tastes

[Aerows]

387. Reminds questioner

that one poster's porn is another poster's pleasure. One poster may enjoy a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup and whipped cream, while another poster might enjoy a hot fudge sundae.

[Hekate]

418. I recommend butter and salt, after brief boiling

[klook]

426. Heated sub-thread of nutrition lectures, pro and con. (n/t)

[Hekate]

355. Spits on screen at example of porn given

Ah, memories! (wipes away a tear)

[klook]

417. Let the eagle pore

like she's never porn before.

[Tsiyu]

444. Derogatory jeering

Implying with loaded pejoratives that poster must be a Freeper troll to quote John Asscroft

Suggestion to take your Eagle Porn elsewhere...

[Voice for Peace]

478. suggestion to re-think your post, that misunderstanding has occurred

nothing more, nothing less

[Tsiyu]

491. Long winded TL;DR about how I'm in therapy

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and I hope you forgive me

back to solitary

[Voice for Peace]

495. rote sympathetic response

without reading... on account of too much text,
too little time

[Tsiyu]

504. mysterious ellipse

link to "I Will Survive" youtube video






Sudden concern over highjacking thread.

Query as to what OP was about anyway.

[Voice for Peace]

505. OP was a controversial thread title with an unpleasant tone, unrelated to hijacking or eclipses.

However, since the distance from F to P to G is
always the same value, nothing should be taken
for granted. Perhaps one was meant to hijack,
or not. Or both.

[Tsiyu]

506. i see

jpeg of a bunny with a pancake on its head

[McCamy Taylor]

280. Takes offense at being accused of being a paid shill

immediately arousing suspicion that she is a paid shill.

[NYC_SKP]

284. Childish reply to the effect of it takes one to know one!

Closing with emoticon expressing that it's meant in jest and a hug emoticon in case the member is a mom!

And a wave emoticon, as well!

[McCamy Taylor]

307. Series of posts about criminal corporations

that have nothing to do with the OP. but which will trip up shills when they feel compelled to steer the thread away from the dangerous topics.

[marble falls]

434. False equivalency between Hitler and Ghandi, and the Brownies and the Brown Shirts.

[Voice for Peace]

479. several plus signs

several friendly smilies

[Xipe Totec]

4. Haughty disdainful riposte. nt

[NuclearDem]

7. Smug accusation of being a shill.

[Aerows]

19. Post offering attitude that you

dare infer such a notion.

[Xipe Totec]

20. Shocked pouty reply followed by lame alert. nt

[NuclearDem]

22. Threat to list every example of alert abuse ever.

List of every alert abuse ever.

[Voice for Peace]

289. alert for calling out poster's history of alert abuse

[NuclearDem]

297. Counteralert for alert for calling out poster's history of alert abuse.

[Voice for Peace]

327. counter counter alert alert alert

alert heh

[LadyHawkAZ]

379. Gets lost counting counter counter alert alerts, accidentally alerts on self

[Voice for Peace]

382. lol. ends up on jury

votes to leave it.

[RainDog]

420. posts jury alert

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service
Mail Message
On Sun May 11, 2014, 5:26 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Gets lost counting counter counter alert alerts, accidentally alerts on self

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Did I just alert on myself?

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun May 11, 2014, 5:27 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Take it to Meta
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Go Hawks
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Voice for Peace
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Ignore, Trash Thread, or just pass on by - we all have the tools to customize our own DU experiences (and to eliminate things that add no value to that experience). Oh, wait.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Why single out this poster for an alert? Leave it and give the alerter a 24 hour time out. Oh, wait.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I am due beer and travel money first.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Nuclear Dem started it.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[LadyHawkAZ]

470. I like cjeekdgg n/t

[Voice for Peace]

480. expression of appreciation for post

: many happy friendly laughing smilies :

[ms liberty]

28. Outraged reporting of jury results...

Commentary expressing lack of surprise at results.

[Aerows]

32. Haughty reply one was on that jury

and the results didn't lie.

[Thor_MN]

234. Hypocritical reply pointing out your hypocrisy

[Voice for Peace]

290. earnest plea for everybody to quit arguing about stupid stuff

:earnest plea smiley:

[Tsiyu]

448. Rabid reply

asking, "Why do you hate America?"

[Voice for Peace]

465. diplomatic response

:friendly smiley:

[Tsiyu]

469. Admission of PWD (posting while drinking )

Profuse apology for boorish behavior

grouphug smiley and youtube link to schmaltzy friendship song

[Voice for Peace]

471. apology accepted

unsolicited advice about alcohol from been there done that

[Voice for Peace]

288. query about the definition of "riposte"

answers own question after googling the word

[McCamy Taylor]

316. Defines "riposte" without using Google

Days later realizes mistake and goes back to remove incriminating evidence of own stupidity and arrogance, forgetting that edits are recorded.

[Voice for Peace]

326. discovers there has already been an extensive sub thread about the

poster who thought riposte meant ... something or other,
when it didn't.

: cruel laughing smilies :

: tears :

[McCamy Taylor]

329. Responds with essay about post-structuralism

lifted from wikipedia.

[Voice for Peace]

331. touché

[malaise]

403. ROFL

Too good

[jberryhill]

6. Fuck Person Associated With Thesis!

[NuclearDem]

8. Fuck poster replying to thesis.

[Aerows]

17. Fuck everybody

Except those that live inside my own head.

[MADem]

155. After a series of "Fucks," some wag chimes in with "Fuck Ron Paul!"

High fives all round, followed by cries of "DUzy!"

[n2doc]

226. Fuck Nader

Gotta be said

[MADem]

244. And of course, one has to top the cake with a Buck Forge Gush....er, Fuck George Bush as well! nt

[James48]

269. K&R!!! n/t

[The Straight Story]

10. I am a straight/white/privileged/pitbull riding/smoking/male

So such threads don't affect me in the same way. When I see them I go to the secret hot tub area for us white males on DU and partake of the free drinks and cigarettes sold by ladies who also pose on SI covers. We also have a shooting range.

[name not needed]

49. They're bringing in a foosball table next week.

[nomorenomore08]

77. At least you've learned to take things less personally...

[The Straight Story]

80. Well, us white males don't have feelings and don't need

folks to post in a benevolent manner, would make us look weaker than others

Hell, I don't even hold the door open for myself anymore because I was worried what I might be thinking about myself if I did

[nomorenomore08]

82. What's the worst that could happen? Sex with someone you love?

(Provided you don't have self-esteem issues, I suppose.)

[Squinch]

208. (Straight posts about doors. Heads everywhere are scratched.)

[The Straight Story]

298. I can help em out. Holding a door open for a woman is part of rape culture and sexist:

(Part of rape culture)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022517339

(sexist/etc)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022523429

Just search for benevolent sexism door on DU for those scratching their heads.

[Squinch]

385. (Straight posts again as if DU isn't already already familiar with his wacky obsession with doors.)

[The Straight Story]

391. So you see sexism as wacky now?

Here I thought bringing up benevolent sexism and it's rampant stampede by men holding open doors was bringing awareness to the cause and educating fellow posters.

Of course we could discuss things like the girls kidnapped in Nigeria but that generally doesn't generate as much discussion....

[Squinch]

393. Straight pauses in his posting about doors to chastise DUers for not posting about important things.

[The Straight Story]

396. Wonder where I learned that from...

[Voice for Peace]

238. that's very funny

what happens if you don't hold the door open for yourself?

[The Straight Story]

291. Someone will hold it open for me. Which means they think men are weak, want sex with me

and all sorts of things (being polite isn't on the list so let your imagination run wild).

[Voice for Peace]

322. but do you ever just bump into the door?

[Supersedeas]

211. all politics is personal

[Puzzledtraveller]

109. You too?

[awoke_in_2003]

183. But are you circumcised? nt

[King_Klonopin]

193. Biblical reference provoking 10 responses as to why Christianity sucks.

[Voice for Peace]

466. one of the ten provoked responses

Expresses an in-depth opinion, as if it were fact direct from the ultimate authority. Has more than one opinion as it turns out.
"fuck the Pope, too"
"whatever the least of us and whatnot"
honor your people who do unto you what you'd like to do unto them

[King_Klonopin]

474. You forgot the gratuitous pedophile reference !!

[Voice for Peace]

481. blessed are the pedophiles, for even the least of them shall have

nightmares until eternity.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

263. There's an Olive Garden in there

that serves corn flak fried chicken, but breast-feeding moms aren't allowed.

[Voice for Peace]

482. accusation of racism because fried chicken

alerts b/c poster used the b word

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. Comes In From Left Field making off the wall comment apropos of Nothing

[Aerows]

14. Did you read the article about people in Chechnya

becoming more open to other religions?

[NuclearDem]

27. +(number)

Reveal of desperation for allies on the topic.

[Quackers]

127. +2 nt

[pacalo]

137. +3!

[MADem]

160. +4!!! nt

[Louisiana1976]

369. +5!!!!!!

[Aerows]

13. Utterly arrogant reply that asks who the poster thinks they are in couched terms n/t

[NuclearDem]

24. Reply masking hostility with sarcasm and snark.

: eyes :

[Aerows]

29. Reply that easily is delivered with a written smirk

is condescending, yet heart felt and endearing.

Then cuts you to shreds.

[McCamy Taylor]

302. Dalai Lama quote

followed by picture of Dali Lama smiling and bowing.

[Voice for Peace]

483. three dots

followed by picture of dali lama picking his nose, found via google

[klook]

88. Are you OK?

Mock concern thinly veiling overt hostility.

[Aerows]

92. Is your medication working out for you?

More mock concern thinly veiling overt hostility.

[klook]

96. Accusation of deficiency in reading comprehension

followed by vitriolic response indicating respondent's total lack of reading comprehension.

[Aerows]

100. Attack on posters grammar

spelling and diction.

[NuclearDem]

143. This post was hidden by jury decision.

[McCamy Taylor]

311. Comment on style.

Try "The jury decided to hide this post" next time.

[klook]

405. Righteous indignation about my medical condition,

which you callously downplayed while mock-concernedly querying about my meds. At last, sir or madam, have you no decency?

I suppose ear Botox injections gone awry are "funny" to some people.

[Voice for Peace]

484. links to articles about dangers of vaccinations

in which botox is never mentioned.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. DUzy! The entire thread!

[Hekate]

149. +1

This is like old times

[shenmue]

16. Half-baked theory

Picture of cat.

[Aerows]

18. Potato

That's my cat by the way, so if you impugn her, you impugn me, DU and everyone that believes in Democracy!

[awoke_in_2003]

185. She's a beauty. nt

[Aerows]

340. Thank you

I adore her .

[Arugula Latte]

457. Predictable but sincere comment on cuteness of said kitty

and obligatory comparison to other brown tabby with "could be her twin" comment.

Also ...

[NuclearDem]

25. Questioning of half baked theory.

Demand in tone far more hostile than necessary for explanation of relevance of cat picture.

[Aerows]

31. Angry post

that no one noticed post of OP's cat, and ignored cat's magnificence.

[NuclearDem]

33. Resigned acknowledgement of cat

Arrogant demand to return to topic at hand

[Aerows]

39. Assertion that you do not impugn democracy

or the US because you recognize the magnificence of cat.

[Agschmid]

101. I'm gonna add my 2 cents even though clearly I wasn't part of this.

[Aerows]

107. And you are wrong n/t

[AverageJoe90]

219. Angrily posts about how uneducated you are because you disagree with this person whom I agree with.

And writes that only those people who agree with my theory 100% understand what the reality is.

[MohRokTah]

47. Haughty title declaring the poster should take the cat picture to the Lounge.

[Aerows]

58. Outrage that cat picture

should be allowed everywhere, since she is pertinent now to the discussion, since her picture was posted in the discussion.

[TexasTowelie]

90. +1

She is a pretty pussy (acknowledging risk of posting said comment).

[Aerows]

99. (aside)

Poor Roma-Tomato-nose. I made her fodder for DU fights. But at least she is piled up asleep like she is going for the record in the snoozing and lazy Olympics. She's dead weight when she sleeps, and most times, it ends up on the most uncomfortable spot of my body, but I still adore her.

[TexasTowelie]

108. I miss my cat too.

It's been five weeks since I've seen her and it looks like it will be at least a few more weeks until I get to do so. Trying hard to find either my brother or myself a job or to get on disability to be reunited. She is three years old and of the four kittens in her litter she ended up being the ultimate lap kitty.

[riqster]

118. Hugs.

[Aerows]

123. I adore my roma

I couldn't imagine what it would be like without her

[riqster]

125. Yes, our cat Mads Merriwether is a treasure.

To be away would suck.

Hang in there, TT.

[TexasTowelie]

142. Thank you riqster.

Here is a picture of my girl, AC. World's #1 lap kitty.



It's been rough for me every day. I'm still filling out job applications for myself, trying to help my brother find different employment (I end up being his secretary since he has limited computer skills) and trying to take care of medical issues. I got the run-around last week trying to get into a doctor for an evaluation, but finally started the work for my SS disability after being misdirected a few times. I'm hoping that I might be reunited with her in about a month or so.

[riqster]

145. If the gods give us nothing we cannot handle,

Then clearly, they think you are a bad-ass.

Best of luck to you both?

[Aerows]

147. Roma practically has to be pried off my lap

with a crowbar.

[Aerows]

126. That's awful :(

I can't imagine being parted from my pets. I had a Blue Doberman Pinscher that was the best dog a human being can have, a Maine Coone cat, and now, a lazy ass tabby that brings dead things hom that are nearly the size of her own self. Rats, Nutria and Possums.

[Voice for Peace]

485. alerting for something or other, p word

[McCamy Taylor]

312. Over-baked theory. Pic of half a cat.

[Voice for Peace]

486. pic of another half cat

[ucrdem]

23. A noun, a verb, and Edward Snowden.

Works for me!

[calimary]

59. ROFL!!!!!!!

[ucrdem]

61. modest bow.

private chuckle.

[AverageJoe90]

67. Here's an alternative, btw: (person) does not agree with "white privilege", therefore.....

(person) is devaluing my experiences by disagreeing with my post or my POV. (person) does not understand racism because "white privilege".

{or even, in one more extreme case I can recall: ) (person) is against Civil Rights because they disagreed with me on "white privilege". (yes, btw, someone actually did make this claim once)

[bravenak]

124. Uninvited response by someone in the know.

Gif:

[Squinch]

205. Poster who is NOT in-the-know complains about how difficult and exhausting it is for him to have

Last edited Sun May 11, 2014, 12:27 PM - Edit history (1)

to educate those with first hand experience on topics about which the complaining poster has no first hand experience.

Complaining poster seems very mad and sad. In-the-know posters spit out their soda upon reading.

[AverageJoe90]

217. Wow. Just wow. nt

[bravenak]

404. Extra big LOL!!!!

Too many laughy emoticons.
Hat tip:

[Number23]

166. Again... wow.

You have SERIOUSLY got one of these, huh?

[bravenak]

172. Or one of these.

[klook]

97. walk into a bar.... (n/t)

[Voice for Peace]

487. post about the danger of allowing guns in bars

suggestion to NOT walk into a bar without a gun

[Obnoxious_One]

162. Cut and paste, inane blue links and annoying ROFL smileys

[Pholus]

200. Self-referential links to self-referential posts about that post.

With a handful of self-induced kicks.

[Obnoxious_One]

248. Cheer-leading lackey comes in for high five and fist pump.

[Aerows]

343. Other posters

identified as lackeys drown all other posters in word salad and blue link dressing.

[Obnoxious_One]

348. More high fives and self flagellation

Onslaught of ROFL's

[Voice for Peace]

245. Glenn Greenwald's merit enters discussion

[Obnoxious_One]

267. False indignation and profuse use of the word A-hole.

[McCamy Taylor]

335. Indeed!

[winter is coming]

350. Flying monkeys arrive, flinging poo. n/t

[MADem]

459. Salient/related/tangential illustration or video, e.g.

[A HERETIC I AM]

26. Obligatory non-sequitur.

Resigned indignation that the thread doesn't go my way.

[L0oniX]

30. Look what I can do???

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. Troll signs up to post snarky comment...

and quickly becomes known as "Name Removed".

[NuclearDem]

38. Welcome line obviously not intended to be welcoming at all

Second line further indicating suspicions of troll.

[Agschmid]

156. Confirmation of troll by MIRT...

Just FYI

[AverageJoe90]

196. Pizza Delivered. Troll Tombstoned. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

220. Reference to libraries and kale chips by former MIRT member.

Image in message:

[unblock]

35. ha! and people claim that meta-data is content-free!

[MohRokTah]

36. Smarmy announcement of jury results.

Posting of jury results where jury voted 4-3 the let post stand. No jurors made any comments.

[NuclearDem]

40. Whining about alert.

Further whining.

: eyes :

[MohRokTah]

43. Announcement that I was Juror number 3.

Wherein I explain I had thought about commenting "WTF why would you alert on this?" but decided discretion was the better part of valor.

[NuclearDem]

46. Praise for decision

[Aerows]

56. Denouncement of Juror #4

It's always Juror #4

[Agschmid]

102. Passive aggressive post...

Since I was juror 4!

[Aerows]

114. I alerted on your post

and I was juror #5

#5.

Not #4 this time, #5.

This isn't passive aggressive, this is POSTIVE AGGRESSIVE!

#4 might be fodder for jokes, but #5?

#5 doesn't play.

[Initech]

78. I am juror number7!

#7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7! #7!

[McCamy Taylor]

315. Two posters claim to have been juror number two...

[Raine1967]

37. I like Pie.

[AverageJoe90]

72. Comments on how fried chicken is best prepared.

May also throw in comment about Olive Garden, just for kicks.

[byronius]

95. Vegan suggesting less offensive analogy.

Agrees about Darden, though.

[Voice for Peace]

296. humorous cartoon about vegetarian chickens

insert humorous cartoon's image url

[McCamy Taylor]

320. Seizes upon mention of vegetables to post screed about Monsanto

in hopes of luring out paid shills that she has convinced herself are lurking in this thread.

[Aerows]

354. Again rants off topic

about heirloom tomato garden, and bickering about how to know when they need more plant food.

[MADem]

425. Subthread about vegetables spawns a vegan v. meat-eater brawl! nt

[Voice for Peace]

488. very effective guilt trip on meat eaters with no warning

very graphic sad and disturbing pictures of animal factories

[MADem]

492. Accusations of not caring about future generations, conversation devolves into

excoriation of anyone wearing leather shoes, belts, etc. Someone jumps in with a "rat in the meatloaf" tale...with pictures! Food fight ensues!

[Voice for Peace]

493. sub thread further devolves, with a true life story about newspaper pancakes

too sad to recount

[MADem]

496. Ha ha ha! nt

[TexasTowelie]

91. Alerting for sexist remark.

jk

[McCamy Taylor]

323. Rehashes Freedom of Speech versus Freedom from Offensive Language debate.

Writes essay longer than OP that no one reads.

Edits post to include fact that this poster with a gender neutral name is female.

[Squinch]

42. Name Removed

[MohRokTah]

44. Message auto deleted.

[NuclearDem]

50. Suggestion previous post is from return troll.

[Agschmid]

103. Joke about it being library girl.

[Jesus Malverde]

177. You Better Believe it!..nt

[Hekate]

151. Suggest name should be "Sock it to me"

Redundantly explain pun

[Squinch]

204. New post from same troll under new name that is incoherent except for the slurs and curses!@!@$^&*

[marble falls]

76. Message self deleted

[Aerows]

356. dfk n/t

[marble falls]

433. Appeal to Skinner.

[name not needed]

45. Vague reference to a post you made six years ago

followed by PMs to all my DU friends about how much you suck

[NuclearDem]

48. Passive aggressive insult.

[MohRokTah]

51. White Knighting of OP

Additional text describing how wonderful OP is.

[NuclearDem]

52. Words of thanks

: hugs :

[Aerows]

53. Implications that there is

a "posse" to defend OP.

[NuclearDem]

54. Indication of victim complex.

Paragraph feeling sorry for myself.

[Aerows]

55. Disturbed post

that is concerned those defending post are part of a forum conspiracy.

[pacalo]

133. Another disturbed post chiming in to name names.

[Aerows]

136. I'm disturbed that you didn't name names

but I would have been disturbed if you did.

I'm disturbed by this outcome.

[pacalo]

139. Wipe away your disturbed tears. I just posted an attention-seeking OP in Meta...

...which is still active in DU fantasy, to make sure everyone sees who the "bad" people are.

[Aerows]

141. That is in intriguing

but ultimately, truly disturbing.

[klook]

98. Accusation that poster voted for Nader six years ago

and is obviously a Paulbot now.

[MADem]

173. Comment that "DU has really gone downhill" and "DU2 was so much better."

Call to "bring back the mods" followed by subthread that provides examples/reasons why the mod years weren't all that great. Brief discussion of pros/cons; conversation peters out soon enough.

[klook]

374. Invitation to join Free Republic

since the poster is obviously a paid Repuke shill.

[MADem]

376. Or, to go back there/report back to his or her friends on that board! nt

[AverageJoe90]

218. Replies that Nader is a GREAT GUY. Accuses you of being an Obamabot, or.....

makes snarky comment about you being a corporatist.

[MADem]

370. Those really reaching for the stars will snidely suggest you are a "fascist" involved in a

"putch!"

[MohRokTah]

57. Response that ties everything the the BFEE in convoluted fashion

Demands for immediate prosecutions in the Hague.

[Aerows]

62. Response that demands

that you prove it *wasn't* a result of the BFEE.

[Hekate]

179. Nastily why the persistant shit-stirring since arrival at DU

Last straw graphic.

Await jury results for repeated misbehavior in this thread.

[el_bryanto]

63. I"m trying to think where i've read this before

Oh yes - almost every day on each side of every issue.

Bryant

[Callmecrazy]

213. Snarky response to upthread post for stating the obvious

: facepalm :

[Denzil_DC]

64. Post bitterly bemoaning the prevalence of meta in GD.

Preemptive comeback at whichever of youse points out that this post is itself meta.

* Places entire membership of DU on ignore. *

* Vanishes in an existential !poof! of acrid smoke that smells curiously of gin and ditchweed. *

[AverageJoe90]

65. Reasonable response that disagrees with OP's thesis, but in a respectful manner.

States point of view.

Tries to empathize with OP's point of view.

Closes argument.

Ends with friendly statement.

[JHB]

83. Receives no replies, post number is closer to triple digits than single digits

Gets lost among numerous back-and-forth subthreads.

[petronius]

84. DUzy!

[AverageJoe90]

240. Thanks! I do try.

Not always easy sometimes, though, TBH. But it's worth trying anyway.

[Hekate]

194. Lengthy pointless digression on personal experiences connected only tangentially to your post

Express needy desire for more empathy on your part.

Begin to follow you around from thread to thread, seeking emotional gratification.

[Voice for Peace]

249. expression of appreciation for reasonable response

: friendly smiley :

[AverageJoe90]

250. You're welcome. =) nt

: smiley :

[McCamy Taylor]

328. Is still angry over something AverageJoe 90 wrote last year.

Demands that AverageJoe90 defend the point he made last year before he be allowed to discuss any other topic.

Includes links to comments taken out of context designed to make AverageJoe90 look like an extremist out of step with the majority at DU.

[Aerows]

358. Has somehow managed to still be

pissed about something McCamy Taylor posted UPTHREAD since it is at least a few hours later.

[winter is coming]

349. OP attempts to bludgeon responder with threatening and invalid reference to TOS. n/t

[2naSalit]

66. Claims of woo

being promoted with snarky accusations and opinions of why woo is bad but no evidence of what woo actually is.

snarky emoticon:

[cyberswede]

68. Reply expressing skepticism and demanding a link. nt

[cyberswede]

304. Snotty "I didn't think so" when demand for link is unmet. nt

[petronius]

69. Dupe - seriously, do we need eight different threads on this!!??!

(No links provided)

[Hekate]

73. You're afraid of the truth!

[Initech]

75. Rush Limbaugh is a bloated gas bag!

[nomorenomore08]

79. You've got it down to a science. Well done!

[AverageJoe90]

197. Applauds, offers "This, times (number of choice)".

[RainDog]

81. reference to moon bombing thread

provides link: http://sync.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6712126

[Agschmid]

85. Name removed

Last edited Sun May 11, 2014, 11:04 AM - Edit history (1)

[Hekate]

164. Sarcastic "Welcome to DU"

Pointed remarks about poster's low post count

[Agschmid]

165. Don't worry I've been here before I know how this goes...

[Hekate]

171. Query to general audience speculating who you were before

Skirting a juried decision on my rudeness

[RainDog]

168. dot dot dot

gif

[Jesus Malverde]

178. ^^^^This^^^^ and that.

[RainDog]

188. riff on words used in reply

[Voice for Peace]

251. invitation to enjoy your stay

and expression of sincere hope you will enjoy your pizza

[rep the dems]

86. Sarcastic, defensive post from offended party refusing to back down

With additional paragraph claiming that said position represents REAL progressive values

[AverageJoe90]

221. Post that white knights for supposedly offended party.

Offers that if you disagree with the offended party, you are an asshole/sexist/racist/etc.

[rug]

87. A gif that keeps on giving.

[flvegan]

89. Response of THE ARISTOCRATS! because it's all been said.

[AverageJoe90]

198. Don't you mean......The Aristo*cats*? ;-)

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQewSItUUoW6zDA6YGhMX6b7_rvrZhijGyc2ZmJTeJZl9t0HqJlUg

[klook]

94. Locking.

Please post this in the Smug Snarky forum.

[Initech]

104. Call your congressman RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

[Squinch]

278. After you turn on Rachel RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

[MADem]

377. Or demand to be tombstoned, RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

Of course, that only will happen once, and the poster has to come back as a sock!

[rocktivity]

105. Accusation of failure to see irony in diagnosing thread

as suffering from irony deficiency


rocktivity

[Agschmid]

110. They have a pill for that now...

[Aerows]

128. Unfortunately the side effects

pretty much either teleport you to a picnic in Siberia or a luncheon in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[Bobbie Jo]

106. Dramatic *IGNORE* pronouncement.

Outlines criteria for making the coveted list, while congratulating self for superior character judgment and intellectual discernment.

[Agschmid]

111. Snarky response post you'll never see since I'm on your ignore list.

[robbob]

119. Luckily for me I have you all on my ignore list

So I don't even know what you are talking about, yet still feel the need to contribute...

[SidDithers]

227. Snarky response that will be seen when I log out...

so I can see what the people on my Ignore list are saying to me.

Sid

[AverageJoe90]

451. Laughs off pronouncement.

[BlackM]

112. Logs in to congratulate OP for excellent post

because it is long and appears to be popular, but secretly could give a crap and immediately returns to playing candy crush.

[Voice for Peace]

305. welcomes you to DU on account of your low post count

: welcoming smiley :

[Cirque du So-What]

115. Gratuitous post of haughty derision

just to express the depth of my ennui over this topic (it's utterly disinteresting, yunno, so I am compelled to reply to it).

[cyberswede]

242. Pointing out that it was interesting enough fro you to post in

: sarcastically intended "hi" smiley :

[Cirque du So-What]

252. You see

merely ignoring that which I consider to be boring is not sufficient. I must compose a snarky riposte in order to convey the depth of my disdain, thereby kicking the thread and inspiring entire subthreads devoted to the OP's suckage. Lather, rinse, repeat. It all contributes toward the making of the BEST THREAD EVAH!!!111!!eleventy!!11

[cyberswede]

260. So, you're saying...

...total rewording of your post to make your argument seem worse that it is, followed by long-winded dismantling of your position. Statement of surprise to read such a position on a Democratic message board.
: eyeroll smiley :

[Cirque du So-What]

261. It's my raison d'être

Daring to suggest otherwise makes your presence on this board highly suspect : eyeroll smilie :

[cyberswede]

264. Admonition that's it's not all about you.

Accusation of intentionally hijacking the thread for your own purposes. Snarky suggestion that you post your own OP, because this thread is about "controversial thread title."

Curt expression of being "done here."

[Cirque du So-What]

265. Inflammatory reply

designed to draw you back into the fray, with the implication that you 'cut and run' when the going gets tough.

[cyberswede]

301. Obligatory response, despite announcing disengagement

Defensive retort, accompanied by accusation of using personal attacks due to your lack of a legitimate argument.

[Voice for Peace]

306. sincere entreaty to quit arguing and work together for the common good

[Cirque du So-What]

317. Diplomat

butts into hot disputes, presuming that the combatants will welcome and appreciate his even-handed and eminently reasonable mediation. Frankly, he gets what he deserves.


http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/warriorshtm/diplomat.htm

[Voice for Peace]

325. luckily, flameproof and made of rubber, and really immature

[KT2000]

116. Woo-Woo-Woo n/t

[8 track mind]

120. lame attempt at diffusing the argument by dumb humor n/t

[8 track mind]

189. pissed off at non response to what i thought was the greatest joke ever

[Squinch]

386. .

[Voice for Peace]

392. much delayed appreciation of joke

wasn't very funny, but don't want poster to feel bad

[riqster]

122. Curmudgeonly, dyspeptic, terse response.

Oh, and get off my lawn, while you're about it.

[Aerows]

130. Acerbic response

couched in sardonic phrasing.

[riqster]

132. A wave of my cane, and a reminder of how much better everything was in my day.

[Voice for Peace]

394. post listing reasons it was much worse in your day

with links and photographs

[riqster]

430. Angry rant about young whippersnappers.

[LadyHawkAZ]

129. Strange, incomprehensible word salad that no one understands

ending in LOL!!!

Reference to crackpot website in the middle.

[Agschmid]

131. Trying to explain what the hell they meant...

Clearly gets it wrong.

[LadyHawkAZ]

135. Misspelled word salad correction

followed by fully comprehensible insult.

Meme graphic.

[riqster]

134. Anti vaxxer screed, written from a booth at Olive Garden.

Reading a woo Facebook page.

[Aerows]

140. A pitbull ate that page

and my homework as it smoked.

[Initech]

153. And with that Prescott Pharmaceuticals is proud to announce Vaxaspill.

Vaxaspill - side effects include Beer Gut, Beer Belly, and Beer Jimmy Cracks Corn Prescott - you can chemically depend on us.

[cyberswede]

256. Enjoy your stay

(alerts so MIRT can dispatch spammer)

[Hekate]

170. Weary but well researched reply based on science

No expectation that anyone is listening

Head-bashing emoticon
Face-palm emoticon

[winter is coming]

409. Response that nitpicks on one minor point while ignoring your lengthy, meaningful post. n/t

[Aerows]

138. Streisand effect

We have arrived with grace, belching and questionable behavior.

[pacalo]

144. Indignant reply informing NuclearDem that he has been reported to some safe-haven group.

[Zorra]

146. Third Way still sucks. nt

[Jamaal510]

148. Overuse of the word "DUzy"

[Initech]

157. DUzy!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

150. Bookmarking to read at my leisure!

[McCamy Taylor]

268. Respectful response because your post count is higher than anyone else here

so you must be important.

[MattSh]

286. Declaring a winner on said thread.

[TroglodyteScholar]

158. Obligatory snarky retort that adds nothing n/t

[Agschmid]

159. Nothing but a payday for you... Eh shill?

[TroglodyteScholar]

167. Your rigid idealism is a barrier to progress!

[McCamy Taylor]

332. GM Corn kills kitties!

[TroglodyteScholar]

333. Wait, that one's true, isn't it?

[Voice for Peace]

397. links to scholarly articles on the effect of GM corn on all small animals except cats

:despair smiley:

[Flying Squirrel]

161. UNREC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111

(nt)

[MADem]

461. Call for the ability to up/downvote individual posts; lament that UNREC feature has

gone the way of the dodo.

[Hekate]

174. Announcement that I've written to the Admins demanding to know who let Meta back in

Disgust at demise of civility, humor, intelligence, and use of respectable links at DU.

[McCamy Taylor]

334. Misreads post. Defends video games against charge that they contribute to violence.

[Warren DeMontague]

175. web meme image conveying exasperation at repetititious thread concept.

[RainDog]

176. music video totally unrelated to thread topic

[RainDog]

184. expression of joy over story

personal incident related (which will later be deleted on further thought.)

[Agschmid]

215. Strange post letting you know I deleted my story.

A mention that I still love that unrelated video.

[RainDog]

230. multiple LOLs

and rofl smilies

[JDPriestly]

181. Theme, counter-theme, development, denouement.

Or:

Theme A, Theme B, Development, Recapitulation

http://issuu.com/tobyrush/docs/sonataallegroform

That's the sonata form. Music.

Thanks for pointing out the form, the pattern. We see it a lot here.

Now my posts tend to just ramble on -- free association. No form much in most of them. Maybe those with form are more readable.

[McCamy Taylor]

336. (Cat walks across keyboard, through mere chance manages to type)

Tha tao that can be sed iz not thu eternel tao

(Upon reflection, poster will delete thread for fear that someone will criticize her cat's spelling)

(Upon further reflection will remember that her cat can not read so it will not care if anyone criticizes its spelling)

[Voice for Peace]

398. reads post thought to have been deleted,

and criticizes cat's spelling but compliments its typing.

[8 track mind]

186. picture of cop delivering milk to family n/t

[8 track mind]

187. another story of a pit bull breast feeding at olive garden

[8 track mind]

190. ive never flown an airplane, but im an expert on the Malaysia flight.

[King_Klonopin]

191. It's all about me.

Reasons why I must leave DU community which are
self-indulgent, victim-based and pseudo-sensitve.

[AverageJoe90]

223. Post that also white knights for this person.

Says that if you disagree with them, you are automatically devaluing their experiences, or not an actual liberal/feminist/social justice advocate/insert other cause here, but a RW troll, or that you are prejudiced, etc.

(Out of character: continuation/variation of post 221. )

[Voice for Peace]

308. advice to not take anything personally on DU

[King_Klonopin]

192. Reply that puts words in your mouth using manipulative logic.

[MrScorpio]

195. Late to the game post, imparting a futile plea for civility...

Unwelcome request towards all to appeal to their better nature.

[McCamy Taylor]

270. Request seconded. Stern reminder than anything that does not lead to Democractic

Victory this Fall is frivolous, narcissistic behavior that will result in this child being sent back to a "home" she has never known.

[Hekate]

360. Expresses horror at photo. Starts hashtag campaign.

Beats breast.

[steve2470]

199. passive-aggressive posting of a YouTube video nt

[redraider1974]

201. Stoner DU member who posts once every three years wants to put his two cents in

on a subject he obviously knows nothing about, and if at one point he KNEW something about the subject, he forgot a long time ago.

[Voice for Peace]

255. welcome to DU even though you've been here for years

:friendly welcoming smilies :

[Hekate]

361. Sarcastic suggestion to enjoy your pizza

[Squinch]

389. Baaaahahahaha! Someone actually got a name removed on this thread!!!!!

That's a sad, sad troll.

[Hekate]

399. Oh. My. God. You're right -- it actually, happened! elevenses!!!

[malaise]

203. Choking with laughter

Yes this entire thread is a DUzy

[Hekate]

362. Just when I think...

... DU has finally lost its soul, this thread comes to the rescue.

Now I need screen cleaner.

[malaise]

364. Seriously it is hysterically funny

and very deep

[AverageJoe90]

429. I've had some real fun with this one, too. TBH. nt =)

[Squinch]

206. Nuclear Dem posts new OP back-walking this one.

[PeaceNikki]

209. snotty reply including trash tread and ignore poster

[WinkyDink]

210. Sarcastic suggestion of having taken a wrong turn.

[AverageJoe90]

313. At Albuquerque. =p

[WinkyDink]

384. Hahaha! Gotta love him! (Bonus: I learned how to pronounce "Coachella"!)

[Callmecrazy]

212. Kick and Rec

Only to increase post count.

[SidDithers]

222. Zombie, claiming to be a "long-time lurker"...

chiming in with references to things that were posted before their account was created.

Sid

[AverageJoe90]

224. Alerts on post, acknowledging a possible zombie. nt

[Agschmid]

253. Posts jury results....

Jury did not hide the post... Figures.

One juror comment:

Frivolous alert, and I never vote to hide.

[Hekate]

363. Quick recognition of posting style; sarcastic greeting...

Couldn't stay away, eh?

[JoePhilly]

225. Hilarious sub-thread barely related to topic with funny graphics

[MattSh]

293. An important sub-thread that's unexplicabaly ignored.

[McCamy Taylor]

337. Sub-thread that offends important Democratic donors

specifically designed to get thread tombstoned without having to address the true point of concern which would alert other members of DU to poster's actual agenda.

[haele]

228. Am owed Beer-

And travel money.

Obligatory Picture of Burgess Meredith.

[seveneyes]

229. Fire can't melt this mettle

[FreepFryer]

231. Witty but ultimately ignored 'drive-by' one-liner...

...by long-time lurker.

EDIT: to enhance illusion of readability, 'n/t' one-liner awkwardly split into an actual post with text.

[Voice for Peace]

489. reply to this post

n/t

[malthaussen]

232. Accusation that the Oper wants Ted Cruz for President.

[Paladin]

233. Heartfelt "Nicely put!" response from long-time DU'er. (nt)

[Throd]

241. My opinion is more valid and authentic than yours because I (fill in blank)

I bet you've never even read (obscure book by little known author)!

[MynameisBlarney]

243. AN ARBITRARY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

DEMAND THAT SOME SORT OF ACTION BE TAKEN!!!!

We will not stand for this anymore!

[IronLionZion]

247. None of these problems would happen if we only just had...

the idealized fictional utopia that is SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE (which of course has jack shit to do with this thread) . Backed up by statements belying the truth that the poster claims to support something without quite understanding what it means.

Followed by calls to punish the Democrats for [some unforgivable offense] and do whatever it takes to lead to having fewer Democrats in office, because that will teach them. Then insert plug for leftist third parties, further cementing the idea that Democratic Underground is for burying any democrats deep underground since republicans are just too scary and exhausting to deal with.

[NuclearDem]

254. Further elaboration that should've been in an edit.

But is instead buried in the responses.

[Voice for Peace]

319. astute observation regarding your edit

self-congratulations for reading something crucial that
everyone else overlooked

[ladjf]

257. What thread does the OP refere to?

[McCamy Taylor]

339. Link to thread that obviously has nothing to do with the OP

about 1) war orphans 2) starving kittens 3) rape victims designed to make it seem that the OP and the poster who wrote it are insensitive to the needs of the weak.

[allan01]

258. re:Controversial thread title written in smug snarky tone.

hit trash entire thread button

[randys1]

259. New here, not sure what this is about, but my god people, please put some energy here

https://www.aclu.org/voting-rights

or here


http://www.866ourvote.org/


https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote

[LiberalElite]

275. Some people can't take a joke n/t (welcome to DU!)

[SunSeeker]

277. Pragmatic progressive chimes in.

Wonders why DUers waste time with inside jokes and navel gazing when there's work to do.

[AverageJoe90]

300. Another pragmatic progressive seconds this. nt

[Voice for Peace]

321. sympathetic effort at clarification of the purpose of such threads

[name not needed]

390. Reply admonishing poster for being a humorless killjoy

[cyberswede]

262. Warning that the tone of your post will drive voters away from democrats. nt

[DirkGently]

266. Responsive OP entitled, "To those who write controversial OP titles in snarky tones."

[TeeYiYi]

273. New "look at meeeee" OP posted in GD...

... stating that "Controversial thread title written in smug snarky tone" makes DU suck (after being locked out of "Controversial thread title written in smug snarky tone" thread.)

TYY

[LadyHawkAZ]

372. Look at Meeeee! thread reaches 400 replies, and 6 hidden posts

[msanthrope]

276. You Better Believe It!!!! nt

[BootinUp]

294. All your base are belong to us.nt

[Go Vols]

310. Questions the color

of the sky in posters world.

[JoePhilly]

318. Points out you forgot to include a source link.

[ConservativeDemocrat]

324. Dramatic Statement Proclaiming "Goodbye Cold Cruel DU"

Long caterwaul about how the Democratic Underground isn't like it was in the old days, when everyone was nice all the time.

Incensed screaming about having to read opinions I disagree with, even though the ignore button is easily available.

Vicious screaming about how angry I am that juries don't hide all positions other than my own.

Reference to the OP as the exact kind of thing that is making the D.U. to awful, and how OP's attack is a personal affront.

Link to a thread from a week or so back that I started, which attacks OP in exactly the same manner about what I'm complaining about now.

Whining about OP's tag line.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

(edit: 2 weeks later, am back to posting.)

[chknltl]

330. Wtf? nuffsaid.

[winter is coming]

347. Spam for streaming TV. Only free channel available is Fox News. n/t

[Tree-Hugger]

351. I just want someone to notice me.

I like turtles.

[Agschmid]

353. I see what you did there...

Inserting cute turtle pics here!

[Chico Man]

352. kick (nt)

[winter is coming]

357. Non sequitur response about how I'm being bullied by other DUers. n/t

[cyberswede]

435. Snarky post pointing out that this is just a message board...

and your compliant diminishes "real" bullying. : tsk : smiley

[Aerows]

359. Suggestions that the OP

Uses ketchup on their hot dogs, but doesn't implicitly state that they do.

[winter is coming]

365. Alarmist rant about how DU is ignoring 2014. n/t

[cyberswede]

437. Patronizing lecture about how some of us can deal with multiple issues at once.

eyeroll smiley

[H2O Man]

366. "I've got a feeling

a feeling deep inside." -- James Paul McCartney

Sorry -- listening to the Beatles, doing yard work, and drinking beer.

[Aerows]

367. Inexplicably posts another cat picture

[LadyHawkAZ]

373. Squees

Tells you all about my cat.

[Aerows]

378. Squees

at description of cat. Adds emoticons to reinforce said squee.

[klook]

413. Asserts that anybody who doesn't have a dog

has no clue about what true pet love is.

[Aerows]

415. Scoffs that poster assumes

that anyone aggrandizing their cat has not had the finest dog in the known world.

[klook]

416. Doubles down

with heart-rending tales of dog heroism accompanied by citations of scientific studies (sorry, can't seem to find links at the moment) proving that cats would kill their owners if they could figure out how to open cans for themselves.

[libodem]

439. I just got busted by my cat

For looking at your cat pic. I'm so ashamed.

[Warpy]

375. Nasty remarks centered around alerting on the OP

answered by someone on the jury posting results of the alert, full of members complaining it's the twentieth jury they've served on over the OP.

Then this post removed by jury decision 7-0 to HIDE.

[OnyxCollie]

380. Nonsense...

Post of multiple self-referential blue links, copied and pasted from Whitehouse.gov, tangentially related to topic being discussed.

...Followed by "LOL!" and

[RufusTFirefly]

381. Head-scratching, nitpicky non sequitur...

Accompanied by smug smiley

[DeadLetterOffice]

395. Again considers posting reply

Reminds self that low post count makes others assume self is a troll/shill/sock, and that reply will therefore be ignored by pretty much everybody.

Reminds self that arguing with people on internet is seldom productive.

Does not post, closes thread (again), goes back to LBN.

[Voice for Peace]

432. post imagining what your post would have said, and responding to it, even though you didn't post it

encouraging you to post anyway -- because even when you have thousands in your post count, people will ignore your posts.

[Fumesucker]

436. Posts anyway against better judgment

Spends rest of day wishing they were still ignored.

[Aerows]

440. Notes that poster had an interesting forum moniker

and hopes that said poster will rejoin the discussion with a welcoming tone.

[bravenak]

401. Late freight post congratulating the op.

Has been on ignore for months.

[Bobbie Jo]

402. Cringeworthy post

from member who monopolizes thread, and doesn't know when to call it a day.

[McCamy Taylor]

406. Posts Elizabeth Warren's position on controversial thread titles written in smug snarky tones

along with imaginary bumper sticker for imaginary Elizabeth Warren in 2016 presidential campaign.

[Beartracks]

412. Earnest reminder that we must focus on 2014 mid-terms before 2016.

Expresses accurate description of the doom that awaits us if we don't.

====================

[McCamy Taylor]

414. Equally earnest reminder that the party out of power typically picks up seats in the midterm

followed by an impassioned bit of rah-rahing designed to raise spirits.

Lots of democratic emoticons, icons, slogans, photos, quotes, none of which quite takes the sting out of the first line of the post.

[Raine1967]

407. I Still like pie.

I'm a PieBot.

[BumRushDaShow]

410. The meme! Don't forget the latest meme!!!11!!!!

[AverageJoe90]

427. Laughs at meme. =)

[BumRushDaShow]

431. Insists the laughter is nothing but a strawman.

[Jakes Progress]

421. Oh yeah. Well, you must

be something i think you would not like to be called.

EDIT: Just "Oh yeah" lest you think I was actually making an argument.

[Skittles]

422. you want I should kick some smug, snarky ass, NuclearDem?

YOU KNOW I'D DO THAT FOR YOU MY SWEET

[MADem]

460. Pictures and comments about Alexander Dumas....

[uppityperson]

423. Stridently held opinion based on pseudoscience but I'm right.

[GusBob]

424. whiny its all about meeeeeee reply

Which includes farfetched first person anecdotal information intended to lay on a guilt trip

[AverageJoe90]

428. Ontological materialist posts screed about how every bit of research he doesn't 100% agree with.....

is automatically woo or some sort of other pseudoscience while posting excerpts from research, that is genuinely questionable in quality, but that he asks no questions of whatsoever because it aligns perfectly, or almost perfectly with his worldview(i.e. "humans are nothing more than biological robots because Dawkins&quot .

(Out of character: Okay, to be honest, I haven't really seen this on DU, TBH, but I have noticed this on other sites, though. So I've started a new character subthread as it were)

[Aerows]

441. Automatically refutes screed

just to be difficult.

[AverageJoe90]

443. Climate doomer jumps into the conversation, decides to side with the ontological materialist.

Posts his own screed about how humanity is irrevocably doomed to decline and perish, that the IPCC is not being truthful about the true severity of climate change or temperature sensitivity, and that only people like Guy McPherson have all the answers because they "buck the system". Then ties together his arguments with that of the ontological materialist's, making the claim that anyone who disagrees with them is a science denier and/or a RW troll, despite the irony that he himself is trolling. (The ontological materialist later writes a DU Mail proverbially high fiving the white knighting climate doomer for a troll well played.)

[Aerows]

445. Rants about climate doomer's links

and derides them as a faulty source.

[AverageJoe90]

446. Climate doomer posts more faulty source URLs.

Attacks poster, calls them a climate change denier, a "tool monkey" and a "hopium addict". Also makes snarky comment about Obama while he's at it.

[Aerows]

449. Agitated and snide reply

in agreement and throws in a harsh rebuttal that suggests the climate doomer has problems of a sexual nature.

Edits the post and pretends that the level of insult didn't go that low.

[AverageJoe90]

450. Ontological materialist white knights for his white knight.

Makes way off the wall comment about evopsych and how people who believe in the possibility of survival of consciousness(doubly so if they back it up with their favored research) are nothing more than glorified biological ape-robots in denial of their apeness. Then makes extraordinarily snide comment about "Obamabots".

[Aerows]

453. Wonders about posters attachment to the word "ontological"

Then makes comment expressing dismay that post makes "no fucking sense whatsoever", but asks for clarification.

[AverageJoe90]

454. OOC post.

(Surprisingly enough, I'm having a hard time finding any direct links to that, but these guys are basically the hardcore version of physicalists:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monism

Whereas methodological materialists tend to be much more open minded, even while retaining their skepticism. I believe Dr. Neil Tyson falls into the latter group, whilst Richard Dawkins is definitely of the former, for example. Hope this clears things up a bit. )

[Tommy_Carcetti]

442. Non-sequitur reference to Chuggo by poster who doesn't realize that Chuggo was so five years ago.

Includes video link to Chuggo's music video, which results in the post being hidden due to the offensive lyrics contained within.

[sufrommich]

452. Comment designed to remind everyone that this

type of OP shows up with regularity on DU and has now officially been done to death.

[geardaddy]

455. Posts of long, existential

word salad with references to being owed beer and travel expenses and many experiences.

[Arugula Latte]

456. Late arrival by yours truly who quickly skims thread to assess opportunities for

snarky tangentially related joke or pun war with pinboy.

[NuclearDem]

458. Comments about creating a monster

Profuse apologies.

[LadyHawkAZ]

462. Another reference to moon bombing

with an additional reference to pubic shaving.

[cyberswede]

463. Polite suggestion to self-delete to put the thread out of its misery

Snarky statement implying that the OP probably really likes the attention, so probably won't self-delete.

[Voice for Peace]

490. BOLD disagreement regarding misery

the thread must live.
it can not be killed.

:zombie smiley :

[Phentex]

464. Insert snotty reference about the Cooking & Baking forum...

what the fudge did we ever do to you?!!!

[Ikonoklast]

467. Makes obscure reference to the political writings of Don Knotts.

Takes umbrage when absolutely no one else is aware of the fact that Knotts was one of the premier political theorists of our time, and is ridiculed for stating as such.

Quotes from Knott's Magnum Opus, Contemporary Phenomenological Justice in Proto-Constructive Decentralized Political Constructs.


Other posters support their position by stating Barney Fife insults.

[warrprayer]

468. PLONK! *

* This is only a test PLONK. Had this been an actual PLONK, the PLONK would be followed by an angry paragraph asking why the poster is allowed to remain on D.U. while posting right wing drivel, followed by emoticons expressing disdain for the poster in question.

This has been a test of the emergency PLONKING system.

Thank you.

[Callmecrazy]

472. Hilarious pun submitted by Pinboy3niner...

[Beartracks]

473. Late reply that no one will see, much less read or reply to.

Witty or observant remark, trying to be part of the (pretty much ended) conversation.

========================

[Voice for Peace]

475. astonishingly surprising response, and exclamation of joy

The Thread Lives!!!!

[LadyHawkAZ]

494. Random kick with comment on the approaching 500 post mark

[RainDog]

498. Random gif show of support kick

[Earth_First]

497. Mmmmm...bacon. nt

[William Seger]

499. K&R in failed attempt to be post 500

[sharp_stick]

500. 500 Ha Ha

On edit: Sitting on this damned thread for days to be post 500, now I can die happy.

[RainDog]

501. +500! --oops

[sharp_stick]

502. smug reply

pretending to feel bad that you're post was fractions of a second too late. In reality feeling superior and kind of pathetic for that superior feeling.

[RainDog]

503. dealing with defeat

by saying congrats! (and sincerely meaning it - but I'm weird that way. lol)





....5 minutes later

[NuclearDem]

507. Utterly shameless kick.

Defiant statement about not allowing racist OP to outpace silly OP.

[Aerows]

508. Wanders in, fondly kicks thread

because it was in the DUzy's.