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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:13 PM Original message |
We will have incivility here at DU as long as we tolerate incivility. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fuck incivility! n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No, no, ALERT on incivility! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Right. Feed a cold, fuck a fever, alert on incivility. Got it. n/t |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. Fuck a fever? LOLz |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well yes |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've been trying to think how best to deal with the "bullying" |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Drawing a dividing line between disagreement and mockery is impossible |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Mocking isn't the problem until the gang dynamic comes into play |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. +1 |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. You're right about how volitile some threads can get. An OP or comment |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I will PM sometimes, if I feel I "know" the poster.... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. As the oldest child, my fear about PM ing someone is fear of |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. i dont hesitate to pm. i start with answer or dont, both are fine with me... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Sometimes the OP brings it on themselves... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
63. don't post about woo, and yes, we did land on the moon |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. I support the Planet Pluto |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. But when you think about it, civility is only a mask. I'd rather people be real. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Civility isn't fakery, it's respect. nt |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
51. It is quite possible to be both very real and civil. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
66. +1 Actually, I'd say that descending into insults isn't "real" discussion, although |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm going into lurk mode... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. Geez people it's just message board shit........... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. It's the line between saying "I disagree with you" and |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Well, yeah, but "you are a stinky booger brain!"......... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Disagreement doesn't bother me--even vehement |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. That's right. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. In any communication, real people can be hurt. Denying that doesn't change reality. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Oh shut the fuck up |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Now you've done it... Just for that I've dispatched someone..... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I will live to regret posting where I leave it unlocked every day |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. du is soooo bad. lol. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. I've been losing sleep over this for 2 weeks. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. I've starting to use Ignore more frequently on people who seem have their heads up their asses |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I've been here long enough to see some old time posters suddenly |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think we should put self-"policing" in support of civility ahead of cliques & stop abdicating |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. What we NEED... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Yes, that is true, but please see my post #22 on this thread. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. We will have incivility here at DU as long as we tolerate free debate. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. "free debate"? At DU? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. locking |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I thought for a second there that this was an "official" lock |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. LOL....but I've had a few of my threads locked for less. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. Locking. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
30. We could speak up more when we see it |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Just be careful not to get caught up in someone else's ongoing vendetta. |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. Incivility is GOOD for TRAFFIC. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Inner voice, dbt! Inner voice! |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Some people read this site just for entertainment. |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Yeah, I know. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
68. It's true, flame war=clicks$$$ |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. Why don't you go shit in your hat? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
39. Good idea |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
42. Maybe we need a "Fight Club" forum where |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Tell people what we REALLY think of them |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
71. +1 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Hey, hi |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Hi there. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I was on a break |
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Biker13 (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. I'm A Member... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. "some great people have left here, and it's usually the best that do" |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
57. Wish there was a smilie for "play nicely" |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I like it - but my second thought is that it can be used as a weapon. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I suppose |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. If it is heeded |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Mods have lives, too. Sometimes it takes a while to get a response, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. If you are the right person, yes. Then you are one of the lucky ones. Not all are. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I've begun to alert more, regardless. The mods aren't psychic, so they aren't |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. + infinitum |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
72. Some people are assholes. nt |
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