OMG! I have been mentioned on Discussionist!

[leftofcool]

Not as many times as Will Pitt or Brooklynite but I did get a nasty mention (something about "hot air') Is there a prize????????????

[hrmjustin]

1. Not fair!

[House of Roberts]

2. This might go on all weekend.

I suck at keeping score too.

[onehandle]

3. Democratic Underground has created Free Republic II.

How proud the owners must be.

[xfundy]

5. Everybody's gotta pay the rent.

I'm assuming they do it for the money. If those people on Discussionist are willing to buy bullshit, as they obviously are, I'd sell it to them in a flash while feeding the bull Ex-Lax and offering them milkshakes.

[The Straight Story]

7. What they have done is

Create a site they don't interact with or care about and left it to whomever comes along.

Much like it seems they are aiming for here.

If DU folks want to influence that site they can sign up, post, and get involved in the jury pools and run it how they think a site should be run.

Some of us have done so, but the right wing has better success at forming the site how they want it. Du has way more than enough people to sign up, post, and change the landscape of it. But they don't want to.

So not sure why folks complain so much about it, no one is keeping folks here from getting involved in it.

Perhaps, in the end, it was a social experiment. Give people the ability to run a site, see who takes advantage of it, and sit back and watch. DU'ers like a quasi moderated site, and then complain about the moderation. And when not upset over that complain about the juries - which work slightly better here than there (but not by much).

My take: Sites like Di with no moderation are just plain lazy. Look at really well done sites, like reddit, where you have a healthy mix of moderation on a large scale and small.

The owners of both sites don't want to be involved (look at ask the admins). Di had potential but it was abandoned by both the admins and people here who couldn't stomach views contrary to theirs (not talking about the trolling style posts).

[Gothmog]

23. DI can be fun

The conservatives are fun to play with and cannot argue

[bravenak]

4. I'm pissed that nobody mentioned me.

You guys have all the fun!!

[xfundy]

6. I'll mention you!

You look like a very sweet and kind person.

[panader0]

8. Looks are deceiving..that one has teeth.

She's sweet and kind too...

[bravenak]

11. Hee hee!

[xfundy]

12. Oh yeah.

I saw them awhile back. Still, kittens and puppies have teeth and roses have thorns, and she's just being who she is as are we all. I don't blame her for fighting back and protecting herself and her cubs.

[bravenak]

9. Oh, goody!

Thank you, I feel better.

[xfundy]

17. You're welcome.

Don't worry, I'm not coming on to you. I'm gay.

[bravenak]

18. That just made my day!

Somebody said that same exact thing to me last week when he pulled down his pants to show me a bruise.

[freshwest]

29. That smile is starting to look scary! You tell 'em, Brave one! n/t

[hfojvt]

13. maybe I should go over there and mention myself

I coulda been somebody. Coulda been a contenda.

[bravenak]

15. I might have to go over there with you.

Our names should be in lights!

[NYC_SKP]

10. Until you've been on the top ten Dummies list, you're bush league!

Work harder!

[madfloridian]

14. Ha! Been there done that.

[NYC_SKP]

16. Oh yeah, you're a Hall of Famer!

Which is, really, an honor and indication that you're doing it right!

[shenmue]

19. You win everything

[babylonsister]

20. I've never gone there. Does that make me bad? Or a cookie? nt

[Binkie The Clown]

21. What's "Discussionist"? n/t

[rug]

24. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10133832

[Binkie The Clown]

27. Thanks. I looked around there a little, but

it doesn't really look like a place I would frequent.

[Gothmog]

22. No there is no prize

[L0oniX]

25. Silver Buzzard ...is that you?

[Historic NY]

26. Proves the point the SCUM over there migrate here....

its making this place a sack of shit.

[Number23]

28. Yep. There's a crew here that are always talking about how "fun" Discussionist is and how much they

like it there. I guess it should come as no coincidence that these same folks cannot shit on Democrats or this president any harder and are also always saying how much "common ground" they've discovered with the right wing Republican trolls on DI.

Even if this board rallied a million dollars to buy them a clue, I think the painfully, blatantly obvious would still sail right over their heads.

[freshwest]

30. Yeah, read the Trumad thread and they don't hide that they post here. There goes the juries... n/t

[PRB]

31. I dunno

I like a fairly moderated site. There has to be some moderation, or a site will be overrun with spam, porn, etc. If a site is well-moderated, then you have a decent amount of order. Contention can get out of hand quickly. You also have hurtful people and those who like to bully. There are still a lot of hateful/hurtful words that need to be moderated. Bullying and such is up and the internet is the new playground.