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In reply to the discussion: Have you checked out Skinner's new toy? [View all]11 Bravo
(24,045 posts)24. Let Skinner or Earl G know. That's supposed to be impossible.
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Anyone who would enjoy an otherwise intelliigent debate with PeeWee Herman would love it.
lpbk2713
May 2014
#6
There did seem to be a lot of DU bashing and DUer bashing. Also lots of discussions that have
Squinch
May 2014
#41
Me too. But I'm not entirely surprised that banned DUers should have a little obsession about it.
Squinch
May 2014
#68
No, they didn't. Skinner set aside all DU usernames. You need to email someone to get it, but he
Ed Suspicious
May 2014
#21
I just signed up. Got discouraged before when I couldn't easily get my username.
Ed Suspicious
May 2014
#18
I only meant that there is no expectation to adhere to liberal or conservative principles.
Ed Suspicious
May 2014
#36
Meanwhile, our gungeon (aka the GC&RKBA group) has gone mostly quiet. Not a coincidence.
Electric Monk
May 2014
#37
That makes the comment from the juror who said, "filthy filthy language" completely hilarious!
Squinch
May 2014
#64
Thanks for sharing. It's nice to know when one of our resident Delicate Flowers™ has a sad.
Electric Monk
May 2014
#80
My children (18 and 20) are very unhappy I now know what the word "FAP" means
etherealtruth
May 2014
#84
Do you have some way of knowing that those types have migrated to Discussionist, or
totodeinhere
May 2014
#45
I don't think I would recognize Vashta's style. There are so many nasty misogynists that it's hard
seaglass
May 2014
#69
I've seen him posting, just surprised that he would acknowledge why he was banned. n/t
seaglass
May 2014
#71
And a few who ought to have been banned here, but seem cozy in their new home among the bigots.nt
Starry Messenger
May 2014
#147
I think it will be great when people stop running from here to there and back again
ScreamingMeemie
May 2014
#32
While I appreciate the experiment, I'm not likely to venture over there myself.
calimary
May 2014
#35
They have a jury system and a mechanism for weeding out trolls just like DU has.
totodeinhere
May 2014
#48
Been thinking of plonking my idea for movie review threads over there, since it doesn't fit DU
Scootaloo
May 2014
#38
Aren't there "Interest Groups" Tags you could add to start a Group focused on Weather?
KoKo
May 2014
#93
I think the weather and climate-related content will go in the big Science group
steve2470
May 2014
#95
So I decided to take a look....and this is one of the first things I saw...
Cali_Democrat
May 2014
#81
I think that person and neckbeard were yanking some chains. I could be wrong. n/t
seaglass
May 2014
#99
He does wonder why some men and many more are opting out of marriage. Because of misandry.
boston bean
May 2014
#105
Yeah, I just found out five minutes between posts (on the same thread I guess)
Fumesucker
May 2014
#92
I think it is definitive of the admins that they wish to play host to hate mongers, offer them
Bluenorthwest
May 2014
#108
Now, Cali you know he's just a poor misunderstood billionaire. And don't you know that CALLING him a
Number23
May 2014
#137
I'm in danger of denting either my desk or my forehead if I spend too much time over there
Fearless
May 2014
#138
I like how it skewers so many of DU's orthodoxies. Some top notch trolling going on there, too.
Romulox
May 2014
#151
A lot of us have friends and family members who are Repubs so we're not actually just making shit up
seaglass
May 2014
#164
Good for you. Interesting that you think you're getting truth from anonymous internet people rather
seaglass
May 2014
#167
Darn. I was going to compliment you on starting that "tell us the story of how you banned" thread,
winter is coming
May 2014
#161