OMG people it is unrecommened. It isn't like they are forming a list to

[xultar]

intentionally ban users in some sort of collusion type deeal.

GEEZ!

It's not going to stop you from starting a thread.
It's not going to stop you from replying to a thread.
It's not going to limit your free speech.
It's not going to stop popular threads from being kicked.
It's not going to mute your voice.
It's not going to bring down the Obama administration.
It's not going to stop your beautiful eloquence or pros.
It's not going to stop the Dems from getting 60 votes.
It's not going to put Republicans in power.
It's not going to stop the earth from spinning.

It's just a new feature. In the scheme of things nothing has really changed except what may get on the greatest page...
and I don't know about you, but I don't even go to the greatest page. So what is all the hype about?

If you don't like it don't use it. If you do like it use it.

:crazy:

[masuki bance]

1. kick & unrec'd. nt

[xultar]

7. I've been unrecommending any thread with unrecommend in it.

Just like I'm about to do this POS thread. :rofl:

[TexasObserver]

41. I only Unrecommend those which annoy me.

Some threads simply aren't worth the time it takes to click on them.

Unrecommend is a way to warn others.

[EFerrari]

2. Oh, you say that now!

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

4. "First, they came for the recommend feature..."

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

3. It's a slow news day

and it's something new to argue about. A match made in hell.

[BlooInBloo]

5. When a very small group of people have an extremely minority opinion...

They commonly regard anything as a conspiracy against them.

[EFerrari]

10. So, when did you decide that attacking the minority was fine?

Seriously, I don't want to know.

[xultar]

13. I unrecommend this thread. Enjoy it.

[lindisfarne]

21. Ummm. No you don't. You can't Unrec your own thread.

O8)

[xultar]

28. that is such bullshit. I want to unrecommend my thread damn it.

[xultar]

11. Then we need a I recommend a drink feature for those people.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. I can recommend that

Really, drinks all around will end this crap. :P

[EFerrari]

22. NOW we're talkin'

lol

[madokie]

6. rec

[Hydra]

8. Happy to un-rec and silence you

Have a nice day! :evilgrin:

[Uzybone]

12. I just reced it, she can post again

ha!

[xultar]

9. I can't unrecommend my own fucking thread. Call the fucking WH Department of Law!

[Fuzz]

14. Shhh, yes, yes we are.

[onehandle]

17. Quiet!

Ixnay on the ecretsa.

[Fuzz]

38. S h i t. I lewbay it.

[rudy23]

16. It's a strawman to say that's the problem with it. It's just not as good as before, that's all.

If one reason is because it games the greatest page, that's a reason it's not as good. Not a reason why the sky is falling, that's your strawman.

Wow, this is really striking a nerve---some people REALLY like the power to unrecommend.

[Luminous Animal]

18. Exactly.

Plus, the OP presents a declarative list with nothing to back any of them up rather than engage in any substantive debate with those who have issues with the unrec feature.

[Iggo]

39. Stop making sense!

Why do you hate freedom and America too?

[lindisfarne]

19. Well well well .... it hurts my feelings that totally anonymous people Unrec me.

:cry:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. To Recommend or Unrecommend, that is the question

The answer is, who cares? Unless you're a devoted user of the Greatest Page, who cares?

And if you're a devoted user of the Greatest Page, wean yourself off of it. Just find the good stuff on your own, fer the love of Pete. What are you, lazy or something?

[LynneSin]

23. Oh man i'm going to have to contact the department of Laws on you

:rofl:

[DCKit]

24. K&U for the guy telling the truth.

Kidding. +1.

Funny though, the ones complaining about this....

[malletgirl02]

25. Recomeded

While I don't normally give recs to these type of post, I will give yours one.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. Yeah well there has already been a demand by a DU'er for the mods and admins to expose

whoever unrec'd their thread about Andy. Expose to the light, ridicule, and ban is what I'm assuming the poster was hoping would be the sequence of events.

[xultar]

31. Sounds creepy to me. Mostly I bet like me people are just screwing around with it.

Shit will simmer down in the next week or so.

[lindisfarne]

34. Yes, one of those 2 Unrecs was by someone who was Unreccing every thread s/he opened.

A member by name of WeDidIt confessed in another thread started by the OP of the original thread.

But the OP (& supporters) was convinced it was a freeper who had infiltrated and was going to get exposed. Never occurred to them it could be for some other reason - or a mistake for that matter.

(To clarify: OP's initial complaint was about 2 Unrecs (currently there are 18 in the OP's original thread Recommendation: +133 (151 votes))
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6023924&mesg_id=6025393

[Carl Skan]

27. Am I the only one who doesn't actually look at the greatest threads?

Even when all I did was lurk, I only checked the forums I actually cared about.

[xultar]

30. Nope. I never go to the greatest page. It isn't current. So I could give a rats

what's up there usually.

[fizzgig]

45. i don't

i just go right to the forum

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. I don't. n/t

[tammywammy]

40. I never go there either. n/t

[HughMoran]

29. It's not a big deal, is it?

...or is it?

[xultar]

32. No it is not. How often do you go to the greatest page? Seriously.

[HughMoran]

33. Me? I go a few times a day

...but I'm a voracious web surfer. I also post on 5 other forums regularly.

[gkhouston]

42. Never. n/t

[trotsky]

44. I'm lucky if I stumble across it more than once a month.

Honestly, the wailing and weeping and gnashing of teeth over this has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen on DU.

[scubadude]

36. Herdspeak rules! nt

[TexasObserver]

37. First they came for the people who opposed Unrecommend ....

I agree with your post. It's ridirkulous, the brouhaha about the new feature.

[dionysus]

43. well stated