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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 08:58 AM Jun 2014

My apologies for the Michelle Malkin link.

I had a post hidden this morning.

That doesn't happen to me often, and I'm sorry that I posted what I did. My intention was to provide a link to show the image I posted was actually Mad Magazine and not a photoshop. The link in question went to a site run by Michelle Malkin. I didn't know she ran the site in question, in fact had to google her name to remind me of who she is. The person who created the alert used the link to Malkin's site as justification for the alert, and three of the jurors who voted to hide described the Malkin link as the reason for their vote.

Again, my apologies.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025085917

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My apologies for the Michelle Malkin link. (Original Post) Scuba Jun 2014 OP
Meta, alerting! FSogol Jun 2014 #1
Jury Results . LOL KittyWampus Jun 2014 #6
Seriously? Or did you make that up for laughs? n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #8
seriously. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #10
Wow. Incredible. Guess some folks here are just alert trolls. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #11
It could be someone with a lot of time pintobean Jun 2014 #13
Can people in timeout hit alert? n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #14
I believe so. pintobean Jun 2014 #16
That seems to be a oversight in the design. Timeouts should be read-only. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #17
Found it pintobean Jun 2014 #26
Well, after an 0-7 fail they'll have to use that time for something other than ... 11 Bravo Jun 2014 #15
Probably rearranging their sock drawer. FSogol Jun 2014 #18
This whole place has become an alert troll haven. L0oniX Jun 2014 #24
2 of the last 3 juries I had been on went 0-7. (The 3rd went 1-6) FSogol Jun 2014 #20
I cracked up when I received this..I am Juror#6. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #21
Poorly played ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #2
I could have been clearer. I wanted to be sure it was a real Mad cover, and not ... Scuba Jun 2014 #12
Good on you Scuba. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #3
Wow, who knew?! femmocrat Jun 2014 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Jun 2014 #5
I was on that jury. Believe me, it was VERY hard for me to vote to hide it. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 #7
To be fair Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #9
So, the alerter didn't check their sources? pintobean Jun 2014 #22
Salem Communications is worse Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #23
Were you naughty? MrScorpio Jun 2014 #19
Well it's a good thing that the alerter is trying to protect us from mind altering shit. L0oniX Jun 2014 #25
Well, we are not happy with you packman Jun 2014 #27
that's it, who wants to take Scuba out back..... LynneSin Jun 2014 #28
PM me. Scuba Jun 2014 #30
Someone hit alert? Octafish Jun 2014 #29
You can't say any fairer than that. riqster Jun 2014 #31
not entirely sure if that was fair PatrynXX Jun 2014 #32
No apology needed. There are always people who are afraid of the written word... jtuck004 Jun 2014 #33
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
6. Jury Results . LOL
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:13 AM
Jun 2014

UTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

On Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:00 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

My apologies for the Michelle Malkin link.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025086122

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This really seems like doubling down. Why on earth try to drive more eyes to that post and the website link?

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:09 AM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Michelle Malkin is an evil parasite. If a DU is psychologically damaged, or just deeply offended from a apology thread, we have a long, long way to go
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Easy mistake to make. Seems to me like the aleter is over the top.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alerter, Scuba is trying to explain, nothing wrong with that. I don't see it as doubling down, it is an apology.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
26. Found it
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:23 AM
Jun 2014
Members whose transparency pages are showing will be restricted in the following ways: 1) they can't post, 2) they can't serve on juries, 3) they can't serve as hosts in forums or groups, and 4) they can't serve on the Malicious Intruder Removal Team. If they are currently assigned as a host or as a MIRT member, they will be removed by the software.

Members whose transparency pages are showing will not be restricted in any other ways. They will be able to send and receive DU Mail. They will be able to recommend threads. They will even be able to send alerts (this is so people can't insult people who are temporarily blocked).


It was in announcements.
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1013&pid=3332

11 Bravo

(23,925 posts)
15. Well, after an 0-7 fail they'll have to use that time for something other than ...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:44 AM
Jun 2014

alerting ... at least for a while.

FSogol

(45,445 posts)
20. 2 of the last 3 juries I had been on went 0-7. (The 3rd went 1-6)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:54 AM
Jun 2014

I know Skinner said alert stalking doesn't exist, but someone is making frivolous alerts.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
12. I could have been clearer. I wanted to be sure it was a real Mad cover, and not ...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:31 AM
Jun 2014

... just 'shopped to look like one.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
3. Good on you Scuba.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:04 AM
Jun 2014

We all make mistakes here. I have made more than a few. While the attacks on Hillary are starting to bother me as they very closely mimics attacks from the right, she brought this one on herself. When she makes a comment as she did, true or not, she opens herself up to ridicule from everyone. It is clear to me from your posting history that you post in good faith. Makes this a non-issue for me.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
4. Wow, who knew?!
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:12 AM
Jun 2014

It doesn't mention the evil witch (Malkin) anywhere on that page that I could spot.

Thanks for posting this explanation, Scuba. A lot of us learned from your mistake today.

Sorry you got hidden though, for a completely innocent mistake. They should have given you a chance to correct it.

Response to Scuba (Original post)

 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
7. I was on that jury. Believe me, it was VERY hard for me to vote to hide it.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:13 AM
Jun 2014

But hide it , I did.

We have to have some standards as far as sources go and Malkin is just beyond whatever that line is.

That being the said, the spoof of the trite and ever-tedious, Clinton ( I can't believe we are going to go thru this yet again. ) is spot on... whether it came from Malkin or MAD.

 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
25. Well it's a good thing that the alerter is trying to protect us from mind altering shit.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:09 AM
Jun 2014

Fucking helicopter alert troll nanny state

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
27. Well, we are not happy with you
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:24 AM
Jun 2014

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WE DO NOT USE THE "M" WORD IN THIS CLASSROOM, YOUNG MAN

riqster

(13,986 posts)
31. You can't say any fairer than that.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:54 AM
Jun 2014

I must say, though, I could have done without the wet-noodle-kink hookup sub thread. (TMFI).

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
32. not entirely sure if that was fair
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:31 AM
Jun 2014

so anyone linking to foxnews should be put on alert too?? No Apology needed since I've never heard of the site but okay was a stupid name for a site. Twitchy sounds like a term that means she's excited for sex or something. interestingly as far as Mad Magazine goes. it's like the movie The Incredibles. Which I consider a fairly left wing movie. Which gets alot of liberals mad. Because they consider it a very right wing movie. Like hello the female is the one keeping the family together.

Mad Magazine is considered a Tea Party magazine and yet it bashes the tea party. Loved Mad Magazine since I was young. It's Neutral like SNL. Basically DU should have a big link on the time on what sites one shouldn't be linking to because they are owned by right wing crazies and personally I'd love to know because not all of us know that they are. Now if I'd seen the picture I would have saved the picture and simply uploaded it here. I didn't originally want to serve on a jury until one time I had to report.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
33. No apology needed. There are always people who are afraid of the written word...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:59 AM
Jun 2014

I think it's better when adults choose for themselves.




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