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In reply to the discussion: Leave Discussionist Alone. [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)36. Hi, Sabrina. I think I understand where you're coming from(I hope).
To be truthful with you, though, some of us have noticed a rather disturbing trend; it does seem that some of the less reputable members of Discussionist have been participating in some heavy-duty trolling of this website.....even including, unfortunately, rape threats against a few people.
I haven't signed up myself just yet. I do genuinely enjoying bashing extremist RWNJs on the 'Net(used to do that all the time on YouTube, btw.), but damn, some of the trolls on there are hardcore; I honestly do wish the Admins could clean house of the worst elements every once in a while(no offense!).
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I get that it allows all points of view. I don't care for that but it is what it is.
hrmjustin
Sep 2014
#1
It may not be their fault. Example: lead poisoning can cause one to become stupid.
L0oniX
Sep 2014
#26
No but you can give it a different room to play in. Think of it as the junk room. n/t
A Simple Game
Sep 2014
#112
But you can change ignorance. I never assume people to be stupid, ignorant, yes.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#207
Here's a link to an OP I posted to correct a right wing wrong assumption about Liberals.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#313
i have to say here that people, especially those with extreme right wing views and misogynists tend
locdlib
Sep 2014
#350
I stated the facts, not what I think. I KNOW, I don't THINK that those juries unanimously hid those
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#245
I read the comments of the jurors. It was pretty obvious that some of them were
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#288
Conservatives are human beings, too. You aren't telling me anything I don't already know.
kcr
Sep 2014
#308
I agree, I have family and friends who are Conservatives also. Not the Rush Limbaugh kind
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#310
You ARE aware, are you not, that four Discussionist Juries voted 7-0 to hide those posts?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#242
Ask EarlG. Oh, wait. Don't. He thinks the victim should have shut up about it. n/t
kcr
Sep 2014
#243
I asked you. How does it 'hurt us' to have four juries vote unanimously to hide the attacker's posts
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#250
No, you don't 'know enough' if you are not a member. Just as anyone criticizing this site
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#291
Are you seriously arguing that someone who is not a member of a site knows all there is to know
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#312
I believe you said you knew 'enough' to judge the site. Am I wrong, was that someone else? n/t
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#325
The attacker was banned pretty quickly from Discussionist, faster than many of his cohorts
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#209
You'll have to discuss that with the admins. A lot of people won't agree with you, but you're free
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#267
And another member continues to use the site to urge retribution against DUers
BainsBane
Sep 2014
#263
Link to the thread and I will alert on it. Seeing as how this last troll was quickly banned
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#266
Well, as I have said before in this thread I have been threatened online more than once. Simply for
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#275
I checked his profile on Discussionist and he is not active, his PPs have been revoked. So he is
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#292
Okay, thanks, I obviously misunderstood. You are correct, he is still active. The Doctor is not.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#341
I remember that. I alerted on a post that said, "Do you know XXX? What a bitch!"
roguevalley
Sep 2014
#82
If you haven't been there in awhile and are not now appalled at the level of misogyny, racism and
hlthe2b
Sep 2014
#2
I post on Discussionist and I don't post right-wing views. Discussionist doesn't look like a failure
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#94
Why would they do that, or even suggest such a thing? See that is the difference I have found
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#328
Yes, that is the best kind, the unexpected. Nice to see the hugs all around!
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#381
And, incredibly, I question that line of thinking. That is what makes it an interesting
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#145
How is putting all the nuts in one basket and getting them off DU a failed experiment?
Demeter
Sep 2014
#299
Why? I don't feel an overwhelming need to convert the infidels, so to speak...
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#64
Well the right-wingers on Discussionist will never change my thinking so we're even.
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#99
So you think that shutting down one site will eliminate the 'scum' from this country?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#72
No, you just made my point. DU attacking Rush, and other Democratic sites also, had
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#83
Why can't it be exposed here at it's sister site. Why are you trying to squash
boston bean
Sep 2014
#132
huh, my reading of this is you want everyone here to leave discussionist alone
boston bean
Sep 2014
#160
Wrong, I deliberately did say this was a response to Trumad's OP. Seriously,
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#161
No, that's what I thought. Do you want this site shut down also, aren't there 'mysoginist assholes'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#290
Good, then we are in agreement. I was getting the impression you wanted the site shut down.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#320
My only real accomplishment on Discussionist is to ensure that some right-wing hosehead
Aristus
Sep 2014
#8
Skinner said DU usernames were reserved on Discussionist for the same people on DU.
former9thward
Sep 2014
#20
I can definitely see how someone who enjoys putting down the RWers at Discissionist
kcr
Sep 2014
#12
Iow, if someone posts an OP putting down people who like to challenge Right Wingers
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#16
Well, if someone is defending them for attacking one of our own, talk to that person. I would
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#86
Who you are talking to is a woman who has been subjected to even more vile, sexual
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#170
Maybe because I prefer to deal with it my way. I hope that is alright with you.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#361
Setting up a site to profit off of trolls having internet fights. Mom must be proud. #whatever nt
TeamPooka
Sep 2014
#27
How sweet, a nasty personal attack complete with Nazi imagery. You didn't need to translate, been
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#335
Did you similarly acknowledge the command to 'Shut Discussionist Down'? In German?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#358
I am surprised that you, knowing her full well, think that she was ordering anyone to do
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#375
Are you talking about the person who ordered the Admins to 'Shut Discussionist Down'?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#401
We were talking about Authoritarianism. I believe it was you who raised the issue.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#411
Hey Sabrina, I actually changed two hard-right-wingers minds about the Iraq invasion.
polly7
Sep 2014
#57
Good for you polly, you have the personality and patience to present your views in a respectful
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#321
Lol, well sometimes even the patience of a saint would be tested. Name-calling doesn't bother me,
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#338
WEll, I have no burning desire to convert the heathen. What do we do if they refuse to
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#90
I've not been very successful but it looks like some of the media is coming around
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#153
this works well until its own members are all in synch with each other on misogyny...
CTyankee
Sep 2014
#173
Thanks, that of course is reprehensible no matter where it is coming from. I myself
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#53
Good post, and I could not agree more. Sometimes I wonder who is behind a lot of this
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#184
Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. Seems like the jury system is working over there then
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#100
Considering the make up of the jury system there, those hides are very positive imo. 7-0!
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#110
Better than some of the results I've seen here for posts that should have been hidden.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#179
So you would prefer those posts WEREN'T hidden? Would that have been just a 'random'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#186
So do we all, which is why I am happy with both DU and Discussionist where those threats
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#286
So you want Discussionist shut down? There are people here that are explaining
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#352
I want to be rich and beautiful and famous, too. What does it matter. Why do you care?
kcr
Sep 2014
#355
I am only trying my best to find out what it is you want. Lots of complaining but little commitment
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#362
And yet here you are in the middle of this shit? You didn't bother to find out what it was about?
JTFrog
Sep 2014
#175
When do we a get the Leave Stormfront Alone, Leave FR Alone, Leave Rush Alone OP? n/t
JTFrog
Sep 2014
#342
Is that meant to insinuate that Skinner, EarlG and Elad are guilty of setting up a site that is
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#360
Are Democrats allowed to post at FR? I was under the impression that Dems could not refute anything
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#367
So do I, but what's your point? Are you trying to accuse the OP author of closing her
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#269
I've seen enough of your posts to know that you seem to be one of a few clued in folks here
Number23
Sep 2014
#296
Thank you for this thread. How oddly absurd that people will say, "Every time I go there
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#60
I do not in any way support or apologize for any behavior that includes rude disruption
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#125
I propose that the administrators take misogyny and threats to women more seriously
BainsBane
Sep 2014
#144
I am not that familiar with logical fallacies but your post must qualify.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#133
Thanks Rhett. That is always an easy decision for me, to not participate in something
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#108
I strongly support "refuting". But when you run into those that don't want to play
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#138
I'm sorry, but there's a pattern here and it has nothing to do with Discussionist
Glitterati
Sep 2014
#75
I'm not interested in shutting Discussionist down. I am interested in adding misogyny to the TOS
seaglass
Sep 2014
#200
I don't feel I've attacked the owners and no, I actually think the likelihood of them making the
seaglass
Sep 2014
#214
On the upside, at least they're not rending their garments about the Men's Group lately. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2014
#227
Just saw your post, sorry for not responding sooner. You have hit the nail on the head. And I doubt
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#428
Sorry, I didn't read that thread. I am responding to Trumad's title. As I have said
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#91
From what I've learned from MsToad in this thread, the jury system appears to have worked
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#113
Yes, this is true. Change is gradual and not a guarantee, but it is worth the effort.
The Midway Rebel
Sep 2014
#142
Exactly. For the audience is a good reason for posting anywhere. So many people
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#147
People, especially unsophisticated morons, all have an inherent need to express themselves
MrScorpio
Sep 2014
#376
The conservatives really have trouble with facts and being confronted with numbers
Gothmog
Sep 2014
#384
DKDC (don't know don't care) sounds like far too many cases of DSBS (dreaded sperm backup syndrome)
DesertFaux
Sep 2014
#117
I absolutely agree and if you are familiar with my posts at all you will know that I
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#172
so you can challenge RW points, but don't want those points challenged here?
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#178
no i am not. people here criticize discussionist because of the RW views expressed there
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#183
the only reason people care about shutting down discussionist has to do with DU's admins owning both
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#420
Discussionist isn't a Conservative site, is it? And no one is forcing anyone to post
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#421
you might not care but others do. what gives liberals a bad name has nothing to do with DU
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#422
When you want to make a point, it needs to be based on fact. You just TRIED to make a
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#423
Great! That is the solution as I pointed out in the OP. Do you think it should be
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#193
Well, I'll be blunt also. Kudos to the members over there who voted unanimously against
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#211
I think EarlG makes a number of valid points. The only reason that crap was here was because
Electric Monk
Sep 2014
#274
That's an excellent post from EarlG. And he is RIGHT. Most of us here would never have seen the
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#431
I understand where you're coming from, but that's not what Discussionist is from what I've seen.
cui bono
Sep 2014
#219
Hell must have frozen over! Now I'm at a loss, I WANT to argue with you, but just can't find
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#249
Me either. Sabrina is one of the most principled posters in DU. I am glad you agree. nm
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#273
K&R for an alternative view. Even if I can't stand the place myself. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#244
Threats of violence or rape should be grounds of instant and permanent banning on both sites (nt)
LostOne4Ever
Sep 2014
#246
Agreed and that is exactly what happened at Discussionist. Four juries hid those posts 7-0 and
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#248
I just checked his profile on Discussionist and it says his posting privileges have been revoked.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#282
I'd honestly think that the biggest problem with shutting that place down is.....
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#259
If we could get, say, the late George S. Patton in here to talk about these threads
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#260
Thanks, BlueCaliDem. I agree that the same rule we have here, where you cannot
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#279
This is the internet. That 'shit' will never be 'wiped out completely'. It IS very much controlled
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#284
You were wrong. Like all sites, a few real trolls, such as the one whose PPs have been revoked his
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#287
No, it's in response to those trying to dictate to Skinner that he shut down Discussionist.
pacalo
Sep 2014
#305
That is hyperbole and has not relationship whatsoever to this subject. For one thing
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#398
There is a virtual army of paid full time right wing sockpuppets on the internet.
Enthusiast
Sep 2014
#304
True, but we have to disagree. They are far more prevalent on this site and get a lot
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#425
I understand. Weird as this may seem though, I find it harder to tolerate them here
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#427
I think it is completely relevant when people get threatened with horrible crimes.
WCLinolVir
Sep 2014
#353
I agree that no one should be telling others what or where to discuss. That is why Posted this OP
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#382
So now it's not enough to accuse DUers of being anti-American Putin supporters, are you
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#406
I feel it is reprehensible for any one on this site to use those old right wing 'saddam lover'
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#414
So if people point out FACTS about neocon foreign policies which have already dragged this
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#432