Thoughtful ATA about the future on DU
I've gone through a few of these election thingies here on DU. From the 2004 vote for a ham sandwich if it has a D because even a ham sandwich can beat shrub (fail) and the 2008 maelstrom. And the enjoyable Mittens implosion of 2012 with 47% and binders full of women. Though that first debate had me worried.
But I honestly think the coming "purge" won't be as expected. This season made it obvious that there are supporters on both sides (a small number support Bernie) who are just plain disrupters, poo slingers and generally unpleasant people. Passion can be shown without being an asshole.
The release of the kraken was the final chance for those of the passionate ways to act civil. One last benefit of the doubt when all hope of the self moderating system broke down completely.
Take a look at this ask the admins post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/125910488
My estimation is there are 40 core Bernie supporters, 30 core Clinton supporters and a few hundred Bernie leaning in the general population, going by recs on threads. Positive Bernie posts can see 250+ recs but positive Hillary get about 40. Look at the number of subscribers of the two groups. DU aligns platform wise closer to Bernie.
Which brings me back to the non-purge of 2016. Those who won't be civil will be gone. Those who make posts about supporting single payer, free public college with comments about how we wish Hillsry would support those and many issues will not. Those who say invading countries is not good for America and happen to point out which candidates stand are making an honest discussion post with hopes and aspirations that all candidates don't support immoral wars.
The existing terms of service and jury system will be thrown out and a new one installed. I think it will be more of a surprise for those militants on the other side to handle.
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are being the most obnoxious now (and I'm not talking about being a strong advocate for their candidate of choice; I'm talking about the people who habitually dance on the "should be alerted line"
will be straining every nerve to be moderators. You know it, I know it, and Skinner knows it.
It seems like every time the admins make a change, the vast majority of DU makes a good-faith effort to comply even while grumbling about the change but there's a handful--and it's pretty much the same handful--who set about trying to find ways to game the rules. They're the ones hell-bent on utterly squelching things they don't approve it. It's not enough for them to simply stay out of certain groups or use trash thread or ignore: the things they don't like should not exist.
And I'm not sure how Skinner's really going to square that circle. If he sets up a team of moderators, or continues with MIRT (which has served a useful role in the past, IMO), I think he'll have to exclude some DUers from serving and enduring the endless complaining that will follow. If he bans people, a goodly number of them will simply come back as zombies and start all over again.
Since they can't be reversed that was really the only option. When the changes go in June 16th I expect different results; posters just being gone since some are incapable of being civil.
They will have Discussionist unlike in the past. 
to show their butts will get it yet again when we go into general election season. 
That's why I'm stocking up on for the future.