Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumSo someone is offended for being criticized for coming over to the Hillary group, and
violating its TOS because that person felt "it was his right to do it".
http://www.democraticunderground.com/128023931
I wonder if the person even has a concept what TOS within special groups means?
rpannier
(24,350 posts)Sometimes it seems like there are people here who don't feel the rules apply to them
But, should you go over to their little corner of the sky and say anything, hellfire pours from them
It's embarrassing
I'm all about getting behind your woman or man for office, but a little class would be nice
still_one
(92,492 posts)general, it would be nice if we would be respectful of each other's candidates, and everyones groups.
rpannier
(24,350 posts)I think many of us can point to where we posted in the wrong group once or twice
When asked to take it down, the poster should have the courtesy and respect to do so
Kind of like visiting someones house and they ask you to stop raiding their fridge.
A polite person stops
on note: I went to the link and wrote a quick thing about TOS
It won't do any good, but maybe cuz I have a Bernie icon the dink might think a little bit more because it doesn't come from an HRC supporter
But I doubt it
still_one
(92,492 posts)rpannier
(24,350 posts)BainsBane
(53,112 posts)and in another. I self deleted when I realized it. I've since put the BS group in the trash so I don't make that mistake again. I don't want to disrespect their safe haven, just as I don't like it when others disrespect the groups I belong to.
still_one
(92,492 posts)sheshe2
(84,005 posts)They are posting their complaint of the Hillary Group in The BERNIE GROUP.
BainsBane
(53,112 posts)pummeled relentlessly for allowing meta discussions in here?
sheshe2
(84,005 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Our members are targets and the hosts will not allow people to come in here to disrupt and bait us.
We have this one space where we should be free of Hillary hate and they just can't help themselves and feel the need to invade our space.
still_one
(92,492 posts)Cha
(297,935 posts)intruders can't respect another Group's space but they sure are quick to ban the slightest infraction in their group.
Not that I would ever enter their domain.. I take private Groups' wishes seriously.
Thank you for all your work in Hillary's Room, Hosts!
brer cat
(24,640 posts)Most of us are in one or more protected groups to get a break from the warfare in GD and GD . BOG, AfAm, HOF and others have been hit hard by DUers who seem to revel in being disruptors. It is totally disrespectful of the rules of DU.
riversedge
(70,415 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,250 posts)GDP, so they venture in here to "stir it up". Be aware of the heightened baiting & stalking behavior. Some of our best allies are either on vacation, or one bad hide away from it. I trashed them both, and it made a world of difference in my DU experience.
still_one
(92,492 posts)game, though it would be nice if folks were respectful.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)still_one
(92,492 posts)Cha
(297,935 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)'Stirring it up' is all they got.
BooScout
(10,406 posts)...That some people either won't or can't understand that these groups are safe havens for people who share similar opinions and stances regarding their candidate. It's also a shame that some people feel the need to hound and harass us in our safe haven. It's bad enough we are stalked, berated, insulted and alerted on for sheer vindictiveness in GDP, but to come in here and try and stir the pot is immature and childish.
Thanks to our hosts for continuing to keep this place safe, fun and interesting It's a hard job, I know from personal experience. Kudo's to all of you who have stepped up to the plate!
MADem
(135,425 posts)The gripe was "No one is covering BERNIE's announcement!!"
I replied with "Yep, they are" and gave links to prove it. Then, a poster over there called me stupid.
No, I'm not making this up:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280796
Keep in mind this was during the height of unrest in Baltimore, too. Some were angered that CNN had the NERVE to cover the murder of Mr. Gray by the police, and not turn CNN into The Bernie Show, or something.
Then, a rather aggressive gatekeeper (wrongly) accused me of "trolling" and became infuriated because my supporting Sanders' entry into the race was insufficient--I had to cough up a loyalty pledge, and I wasn't about to do that.
That was all it took--bam! The boom got lowered!
I never said a single word in criticism of Senator Sanders, The Man, or The Candidate (in fact, I welcomed him to the race), but hey, it's their little group, and they are more than welcome to it!
I will say that vicious, scrabbling anger does little to nothing to help a candidate. If anything, my opinion of Mr. Sanders is slightly lowered, not by what he says, but by what some of the people who PURPORT to support him (and I make that distinction quite deliberately) say. Some of his cheerleaders are doing him no favors--in fact, they're giving him The Business in the Worst Possible Way...!!!
I do think people who live in very thin glass houses shouldn't throw pebbles, never mind stones, though!!!
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)But in the interest of comity, I will not specify in much detail ... Suffice it to say, a question was asked (about an area I have great interest in) and I responded ... with a link that answered the question ... and got a hand slap by one of the Group's host.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I still like Senator Sanders just fine...but I can't say I like some (not all, just a vociferous few) of his supporters overmuch!
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)because visitors who just look at the greatest page have only the slightest clue what room the OP originated it.
So new visitors get blasted in one of the protected rooms, and think that all of DU is that unfriendly.
I don't know what the answer is. Perhaps a label "Protected Room -- Please Read Terms of Service" when a protected room posting appears on the front page.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)We wang a space where we don't have to argue with Hillary haters.
We are sick of being alert stalked and baited.
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)The protected rooms do not welcome alternate points of view. Admit it.
Incidentally, my point would apply equally to a Bernie Sanders protected room.
I'm not especially opposed to the HRC room -- although I got banned from there once) -- I just think the DU admins have to do something to distinguish the opinion-protected boards from the open-discussion boards, especially when posts appear on the "Greatest Page."
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)As host i am asking you to self delete this.
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)Which kind of makes my point about how protected groups need to be more clearly distinguished from open discussion boards.
However, sorry, hrmjustin, I will not self-delete my comments, which have nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. I do not consider my comments offensive; I merely say that some protected groups can be seen as "unfriendly" to strangers.
still_one
(92,492 posts)and it tells you quite clearly where you are
MADem
(135,425 posts)do not appear on the greatest page or the home page of DU at all. They don't need to be "rec'd" -- hell, if you're in a protected group, you're supporting the basic views of the group. Strip out the recs and keep those groups a bit more private--make people work to find them, make them more like clubhouses and less like places where people fling shit from behind a wall.
George II
(67,782 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)It will definitely slow down some of the bs that has been brewing lately.
serbbral
(260 posts)Don't think I'll be voting for her, but that is their right.
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)uwep
(108 posts)and I never went to that group. I just responded to some malicious statements made on the home page about Hillary. I even said that I liked Sanders and that he would be more productive if he stayed in the Senate and supported the Democrats. I do not know if he ever declared himself as a Democrat. I even met Hillary at a book signing and commented about the bet she had made with Bow Tie Boy (Tucker Carlson).
George II
(67,782 posts)They way those posts show up there really sucks - protected group posts shouldn't be permitted outside the group. Unfortunately "they" found out that if they "rec" the shit out of their posts they wind up there.
still_one
(92,492 posts)President in 2016. I honestly made a mistake thinker Ng I was in the GD forum, and did appologize, but groups decide the rules, and I understood it was not personal
I am now very careful to see where I post, so it made me more aware