Sometimes I wish this board had negative recommends.

[Rosemary2205]

You know, for those time when just not posting in what we think is a "bad" thread just isn't enough and don't want to reward the OP with kicks by telling them the post was awful.


Yeah, I'm bitchy today. :)

[WilliamPitt]

1. There are negative recommends

Called 'Alert.'

[Rosemary2205]

15. "Bad" threads don't always break the TOS

IMHO alert is for those really over the top things that clearly break DU's terms of service. I'm really talking about threads that are just plain "bad" and you disagree with it so much that just letting it sink into oblivion isn't enough.

[Donnachaidh]

2. not a good idea with freeper lurkers

Do you really want to open the board up to that sort of quagmire?

[jobycom]

5. The Freepers have already taken over. There are more posts attacking Democrats

than attacking Bush these days.

[live love laugh]

7. Ain't THAT the truth? n/t

[tabasco]

12. Damn straight.

A lot of them apparently have nothing better to do with their lives, like joining the military.

[MADem]

14. Heh, point taken. Between Naughty Nancy, Evil Edwards, and Hateful Hillary, and all the idiotic

and whining names people come up with for our own Democratic field, we don't need any help eating our own.

It's pretty astounding. You'd think if they were so miserable with the Democrats, they'd move on to the "Haven't A Fucking Chance In Hell" party.

Of course, there's no "Shitty Marginal Party Underground" is there? And no one of that number wants to do the hard work to start one, either.

And this site is so user-friendly, and possessed of so many witty and bright members!

I guess it's more 'fun' to hang here and trash our candidates, crap in the punch, and play the naysayer, rather than go out and work for some fringe loser who won't win anyway.

[Rosemary2205]

17. A perfect example of

threads that could really use a negative recommend.

Yeah, I know. Bitchy Bitchy Bitchy -- today, that's me. :)

[NoPasaran]

25. No "Shitty Marginal Party Underground"?

Actually, such a PIgsty does exist.

[Donnachaidh]

19. true -- but do you want to give them MORE?

An un-recommend button and anonymity will bring wave upon wave of them.

[JVS]

3. that would quickly degenerate into an ugly gong-show

[ccpup]

4. as if the Original Gong Show

wasn't ugly enough! :eyes: Have you seen those reruns?! :scared:

[JVS]

6. how can you dislike a show like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxX7NXeXy-o

[Rosemary2205]

18. People seeking negative attention could be a problem.

point well taken. I didn't think of that. We have enough problems with obvious flamebait posts as it is.

[Ian David]

20. Self-delete (duplicate dude to computer glitch) n/t

[Ian David]

21. This would be a bad thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpNVD5GMUw

[KoKo]

8. The Great Thing about this Board is that ALL have a voice with "Recommend" and not Troll Ratings....

I vote for keeping it as it is. If your post is "crap" no one recommends and you are ignored...if you are FLAME...you get LOCKED...and if it's just middling...you HAVE A CHANCE!

[MADem]

10. All you need is five half baked friends to put a half baked idea up there.

Even if a thousand people think it's shit.

I think an "UNRECOMMEND" feature would keep that in perspective.

[KoKo]

13. It would be very DIVISIVE since many DU'ers have "Fan Clubs." n/t

[MADem]

16. I dunno. It might keep some whacky shit off the front page... NT

[KoKo]

22. I guess "wacky shit" is in the eye of the beholder, though.

I haven't seem it on DU Front Page.... :shrug: Do you have a few examples?

[MADem]

23. Often enough, you see a hundred threads on a bullshit, but hot-button topic

and twenty of them make the Greatest Page, through the work of five eager cheerleaders, when maybe one on the subject would suffice. As for examples, go back through the Greatest archives, there are plenty there.

[MADem]

9. I've said that quite a few times myself...there ARE threads that need to

be given the true measure of "regard" that they merit.

Problem is, once someone has five fringe pals to help them in their call for some absurd action, there it is, up on the front page, making all of us look like kooks.

[Marrah_G]

11. I agree

[AlCzervik]

24. a Scarlett "B".