I think DU needs a "Worst" page.

It would operate exactly like the Greatest Page, with a few minor differences.

The worst page and threads on the Worst page would only be accessible by registered users.

That way, when people put up lame, divisive, potentially embarrassing or just all around obnoxious threads, DU can make up its own collective mind about them.

At 25 votes (or more), a thread could be cast into the registered user-only Worst page.

That way, when an OP disses the entire American electorate in their subject line or makes an extremely misleading accusation, DU'ers can make up their own minds.

This could help out the Mods and give the right wing DU-haters (edit: on the outside) a little less fodder to work with while still allowing us to express ourselves freely.

Thoughts?

just on a whim. We all have that mean streak somewhere in us.

I know I have K&R'd several times based on a whim.

Apparently the party is split between Democrats and Activists and well this is DU.

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it could end up being like Junior High School. I don't like the idea, this is what the mods are for and they are DU'ers themselves.

And I'm interested in what they think about it.

In 2000, we had the Counter Productive Infighting Forum for the Green vs. Democrat wars. It's about time to bring that forum back.

into obscurity.

...seems kind of negative, too--why draw so much attention to what's worst in a group?

By taking it out of the public domain.

Right now, that'd be at the top of the list.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x664697

Prepare to be ashamed!

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If its something you disagree with, then discuss it. This is a DISCUSSION board. I would rather have different views on things instead of 50 posts of the same thing.

Just make it so the rest of the world can't see us fight.

I wonder how many links to some of the more ugly posts we get here get posted at FR. This would put an end to that.

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it's divisive, and reeketh a bit of mobbishness . . .

plus we all probably have 25 haters who would do nothing but recommend us every time we posted, regardless.

Anyway, any day there are whole Tolstoy novels of conversation going on via PM and offline email behind the scenes - that's the really good stuff and you can say whatever you want without getting deleted no matter how absurd or "colorful".

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Seriously, if this were to happen, every other thread would be voted to "Worst" page, depending on who disagrees with who or because so-and-so doesn't like so-and-so. It would be a joke not appreciated by the mods, let alone the admins.

I don't think so. I think DU'ers know the difference between "I disagree with this thread" and "I wish no one at Free Republic or Fox News could see this thread."

They are usually open to suggestions. :shrug:

If we still had ATA, I would have posted it there.

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