I've been away for a few days and missed this.

As to the why it got locked, some pro-2nd-rkba types don't want any discussions about guns unless they're about how awesome and fun they can be.



edited to add: an excellent place to post 'toons that mock gun nuts would be here


edited again: Are you referring to this Tom Tomorrow 'toon thread that is not, in fact, locked, and also has 200+ recs?

and should be scrapped, IMO. Hosts routinely ignore parts of the SOP.

Let juries decide what is on and off-topic for the Forum.

Sid

#notallhosts, but several.

I once had a post hidden for telling a poster that their alerts are ignored by some Hosts, simply because of who they were.

That said, there are some really good Hosts. It's too bad that they're so often neutered by the bloc of Hosts that think that nothing is ever off topic.

Sid

It makes DU suck.

Time for another break, maybe.

Some interesting times ahead for you, I think.



Sid

and we're wearing sunglasses.

Welcome to Meta 2.0.

The owners of this private site can do whatever they want.

I am finding the self-censoring in DU has risen to Victorian standards.

If a post doesn't please the Victorians among us it gets hidden.

As a result I don't participate in juries and never share my real feelings here anymore. This site is no longer about an open exchange of ideas. It is about sharing the ideas that the most fragile among us share. I kind of liken it to Stasi Germany a bit.

But I still enjoy many of the posts and often use what I learn here on other truly progressive sites.

They use certain reasons to prevent certain words from being used. People who use the unpopular (to some) words are labeled as bigots, sexists, racists, or some other "ist" that no one wishes to be called. So they are given power to control expression.

Every group is protected and therefore it is wrong to speak ill of them. I don't know how far it will be taken.

JUST NOW noticing or making an issue out of it. Makes me wonder if they noticed it too, long ago, but just now got around to talking about it...cuz it fits their agenda atm.

even if it is a meta shit storm with five alerts and people asking the OP to delete- it's the "group" of alerters who are disruptive.

but, there are half a dozen people here whose OPs are protected by some hosts like body guards. it is certainly interesting, that hosts forum.

anyone who doubts me should go ahead, join up and and take a look. tranparency is awesome.

not surprised it hasn't changed much in the last year.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

Sid

and take a peek at what goes on. sunlight is the best disinfectant, it might actually help things.

Cuz we alerted on a whiny post from a poster who some hosts like.
So did 3 other DUers.
But I don't need to tell you who the worst host was and still is, do I?

I know exactly who that is. They've worn that crown for a long, long time.

Sid

and we forgot one? But meeting you was worth all the accusations!! :love:

It was 6 of us!
How dare we alert on someone a few hosts like!

I've had ONE PM from a host, ever.

And I'm most commonly a "thread killer". This is probably my first post to ever reach this level of notoriety.

Can you post some substantiation of your claim?

referring to, but I don't think you were involved at all in the hosts threads I am thinking of.
sign up to host and take look for yourself, there is waay too much weird stuff in there, I would not know where to begin. seriously. it;s interesting.

excuses to hide it. and that is pretty much what it takes these days.

thing, ain't it? Kinda like saying "shazam!"

Not sure what OP of mine was locked, but if I actually criticized the hosts, I sure as hell would expect them to find an excuse to lock it. that is one of the few things hosts actually agree is disruptive these days!

would anyone even bother?

except for LBN, in each of the main forums, in the "about this forum" tab it states "no whining about DU."

and very rarely gets hidden. meta is no longer an issue either.

It's only left alone if a particular host likes the poster.

just to be defiant, LOL. that's been amusing to watch, but yeah in the past you'd get locked for not sitting at their cafeteria table.

Consensus shouldn't mean unanimity.

Sid

the issue" when there are new hosts cycling in and out of there almost daily who are not obligated to accept the definition set by a few. It is still not a settled issue in there. Don;t see how it could be.

But yeah, a few have put forth that one merely needs to say "strong leave" and run away with no explanation and the thread must stay open.
It flies in the face of what MOST of Skinner repeatedly said about discussing things as a group in order to achieve consensus.
No one feels obligated to explain or discuss, indeed many hosts get angry and claim to be harassed when asked anything. You can have strong leave as a first post and render all other votes worthless, and discussing the OP becomes moot.

The funny part is when someone votes leave, and someone asks- is it strong or wishy washy? LOL. That about sums it up.

the threads in there to understand the decision making process. At least, I could have sworn seeing you post in the host forum many times?

Or maybe it was a figment of my imagination...