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MineralMan

(146,351 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2015, 07:59 PM Jun 2015

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DU' s 99% has zero hidden posts. [View all]

Its members participate in discussions, offer their opinions, and disagree with other's opinions reasonably and without personal attacks.

DU' s 99% tries hard not to insult involuntary classes of people.

It supports Democratic candidates without attacking other Democratic candidates by using vile names or distorted information.

Members of that 99% read threads and try to learn from other's points of view.

DU' s 99% doesn't get timeouts, doesn't get banned and helps to make DU the terrific discussion forum it has been since 2001.

Here's to DU' s 99%!

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DU' s 99% has zero hidden posts. [View all] MineralMan Jun 2015 OP

Hear, Hear! House of Roberts Jun 2015 #1

Thanks! MineralMan Jun 2015 #2

Absolutely sharp_stick Jun 2015 #3

Almost everyone tries to get along MineralMan Jun 2015 #4

Which group is that? aspirant Jun 2015 #40

The hard liners d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #142

Oy nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #5

Yes, I know what you mean. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #34

More importantly, the 99% of DU do not wear a time out as a badge. longship Jun 2015 #6

You've always been one of the 99%. MineralMan Jun 2015 #8

My best to you, my good friend. nt longship Jun 2015 #15

Not easy to bite your tongue but i do it a lot. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #7

Me too. I have been tempted to post some nasty replies RebelOne Jun 2015 #19

Just best to bite your tongue and use ignore. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #21

Don't get down on yourself..... daleanime Jun 2015 #46

Anyone on DU skepticscott Jun 2015 #160

I try to hold my tongue ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #74

I am failing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #86

What if you've gotten hides but never had a timeout? Number23 Jun 2015 #9

I don't know. I've been here for almost seven years. MineralMan Jun 2015 #11

I just had my 1st hidden post a month or 2 ago Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #18

"You have to account for the thin-skinned folks here on DU" ColesCountyDem Jun 2015 #143

I guess we have to wait until we have none pintobean Jun 2015 #16

Some posts around here you just gotta have a little fun in. Especially these days. Number23 Jun 2015 #17

MM is not near as clever as he thinks he is. Rex Jun 2015 #95

Agree. I had him on ignore for years until recently. closeupready Jun 2015 #102

Sad? Puglover Jun 2015 #154

Yeaaaa ...we're back in school again. Time to conform. L0oniX Jun 2015 #10

Everyone does as he or she chooses. MineralMan Jun 2015 #12

And everything is green and submarine seveneyes Jun 2015 #13

It's better in empty, ancient amphitheatres, but points for style anyway. nt DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #27

I think your numbers are skewed. Sorry. William769 Jun 2015 #14

Sir, yes sir! calimary Jun 2015 #20

+1 Scuba Jun 2015 #22

Sometimes ones post has nothing to do with them getting a hidden post madokie Jun 2015 #23

+99 ileus Jun 2015 #24

Here's to the friendly folks. lovemydog Jun 2015 #25

The ones who try and read another person's post from their point of view passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #158

Hah! lovemydog Jun 2015 #159

Huh? nt Logical Jun 2015 #26

I am the 99%! (At this particular moment, unlikely to last long.) nt Codeine Jun 2015 #28

I wish I was more Cautious, Courteous, and Congenial . Here's to those who are !!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #29

some people are more active and passionate Kali Jun 2015 #30

Attaboy DU libodem Jun 2015 #31

The Milquetoast Mountebank rides again. SixString Jun 2015 #32

Lol. pintobean Jun 2015 #35

LOL WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2015 #49

64 now. SixString Jun 2015 #50

Now that's funny pscot Jun 2015 #80

He insults some of the best posters on DU, but he likes to do that. Rex Jun 2015 #89

He insults the intelligence of anyone who reads his tripe. SixString Jun 2015 #116

Well some people like to feel good about themselves and also have someone else to look down on. Rex Jun 2015 #149

! whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #100

This post was hidden by jury, locked by hosts, Unliked by MineralMan, and ROFL-smilied by SidDithers pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #145

... SixString Jun 2015 #163

Prove it. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #33

I was also wondering where the data were derived MNBrewer Jun 2015 #47

Well some of them as a metric ton of self-deleted OPs! BeanMusical Jun 2015 #36

MineralMan Diclotican Jun 2015 #37

That is kind of a misleading statistic don't you think? LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #38

I have a hidden post. I didn't insult anyone. someone didn't like my.source. am I one of the bad 1%? Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #39

DU's 99% will never know the feeling of being an outlaw badass, yeah? Chan790 Jun 2015 #41

Thanks mainstreetonce Jun 2015 #42

99% were never freepers either n/t whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #43

Does trolling there count? n/t Kennah Jun 2015 #51

Ha! Yep. Just what I was thinking, too. closeupready Jun 2015 #104

99% of DU's members don't post. Dumbest post of the year. nt madinmaryland Jun 2015 #44

Sometimes, I miss tru. pintobean Jun 2015 #45

Try To Be More Literal, Mad ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #130

Well I have 3 hides in my transparency page PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #48

I have had one post hidden MissDeeds Jun 2015 #68

The 99% shouldn't be obsessed with alerting. That's not very politically liberal. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #52

99% of DUers never owned slaves Kennah Jun 2015 #53

Most likely due to the fact that 95% of DU'ers don't post commentary... eom Purveyor Jun 2015 #54

I try to get along. When someone doesn't like something I said, I usually delete my thread to stop LiberalArkie Jun 2015 #55

Over 7000 posts and not a single one hidden. Exilednight Jun 2015 #56

Alerted! Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #92

I'm a rebel like that. Exilednight Jun 2015 #98

Locking - Appeal to Civility AngryAmish Jun 2015 #57

Made up statistics to support the status quo. 99Forever Jun 2015 #58

Dude, I had a one-word post hidden. malthaussen Jun 2015 #59

this is true. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #66

He knows. Rex Jun 2015 #150

Where did you come up with your 1% vs 99% theory? R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #60

Same place the other 99% theory came from, actually. MineralMan Jun 2015 #61

Well it's good to know how scientific it all is... R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #63

I am fairly new to the DU, but I have learned pdq as to who likes Tipperary Jun 2015 #62

I've learned some threads have a crew of bodyguards alerting on everything they can that disagrees.. bettyellen Jun 2015 #64

I have no idea. I don't get to see any alerts other MineralMan Jun 2015 #65

I only know because people have PMd me about alerts they thought were crap... bettyellen Jun 2015 #67

I've gotten those a few times, too, but it's rare. MineralMan Jun 2015 #70

Just gonna say this, MineralMan Proud Public Servant Jun 2015 #69

That's very kind of you to say. MineralMan Jun 2015 #72

+1. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #75

Sounds like a great way to run a plantation. No gettin' uppity. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #71

Now, that's a class war frame that everyone can/should agree with ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #73

I agree Gothmog Jun 2015 #76

I had one hidden post very early on. If that makes me a 1 percent does that mean guillaumeb Jun 2015 #77

meta thread. Maybe it should be hidden or frozen? samsingh Jun 2015 #78

There's no prohibition on threads that don't complain about DU. MineralMan Jun 2015 #79

99% of DU has never posted a Chuggo video, apparently. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #81

Well-behaved posters rarely change history. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2015 #82

Well, I doubt if any DU posts change history, really. MineralMan Jun 2015 #83

You do not leave it behind when you close your browser PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #132

I think it works the other way. MineralMan Jun 2015 #134

It works both ways PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #138

I've been hidden for saying various non-mainstream and controversial statements. redruddyred Jun 2015 #84

I'm calling you a bad name Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #85

Thanks, I think. juajen Jun 2015 #87

LOL! Like you can speak for this place! Rex Jun 2015 #88

I speak only for myself. MineralMan Jun 2015 #90

Then why insult people here with your post? Rex Jun 2015 #91

I'm insulting nobody, Rex. MineralMan Jun 2015 #93

Nonsense you meant to insult a lot of people on DU and you did and not in a clever way. Rex Jun 2015 #94

Mark the date Rex pintobean Jun 2015 #96

Well you know what that means. Rex Jun 2015 #97

Me 3 - or perhaps 99 - or who knows. closeupready Jun 2015 #106

He just makes up stuff off the top of his head, where is the link that shows Rex Jun 2015 #128

What is your definition of 'attacking'? polly7 Jun 2015 #99

LOL...he waited til his one hide was gone then posted this. Rex Jun 2015 #101

It is always possible to point out that a post is wrong-headed MineralMan Jun 2015 #103

I don't think many people here at all call names. polly7 Jun 2015 #108

And yet, most DUers never have a post hidden. MineralMan Jun 2015 #110

Responding to bull* and aggression is not 'attacking'. polly7 Jun 2015 #112

OK, polly7. I don't include myself in that 99%, either. MineralMan Jun 2015 #114

Oh I have respect for them too. polly7 Jun 2015 #117

And you know this how? Rex Jun 2015 #126

When i get my shoelaces too tight i too get a little cranky nolabels Jun 2015 #115

Haha MM you're constantly stomping out your own flaming bag of poo whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #105

There's a reason I had you on ignore for years. closeupready Jun 2015 #107

Multiple hides here and all of them for telling the truth about racism. NoJusticeNoPeace Jun 2015 #109

I guess I can consider myself in the 99% now as it has been 2 1/2 years since I've had a post hidden Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #111

Yes, I think so, too. MineralMan Jun 2015 #113

I hope *this* doesn't get hidden, but here's what shows on MY Transparency Page: Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #118

You can show anything you want from your own profile. I can't imagine that there's any problem MineralMan Jun 2015 #119

Thank you, too, MineralMan.. I know sometime in the past that you and I had some differences of Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #122

I can't remember, either. People on DU often disagree MineralMan Jun 2015 #123

I don't think I have a hidden post yet. Xyzse Jun 2015 #120

You're like the vast majority of DUers, then. MineralMan Jun 2015 #121

Yay, for Not Standing Out! Xyzse Jun 2015 #125

((99%)) blm Jun 2015 #124

Nice Thread MM ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #127

Thanks. But thanks really belong to all of those people MineralMan Jun 2015 #129

I've Had Two Posts Hidden ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #131

freedom of speech is not for speech you agree with ;but speech you don't captainarizona Jun 2015 #133

OK. I agree with that. However, this is a privately-owned forum MineralMan Jun 2015 #135

that makes their responsibility even greater captainarizona Jun 2015 #137

That may be true, but.... philosslayer Jun 2015 #148

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History ozone_man Jun 2015 #136

Yes, because conformity and following the rules is what being a Progressive is all about philosslayer Jun 2015 #139

On this forum, progressives can be civil. This is Democratic MineralMan Jun 2015 #140

And "civility" is based on the judgement of 7 anonymous people philosslayer Jun 2015 #144

Come on. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #141

I snarked at a troll. I suck. cyberswede Jun 2015 #146

Here let me help you with that... Rex Jun 2015 #147

DU is like a lot of things. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #151

I have only ever had one... yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #152

Can I get in the 99% on only 1 hidden post? C'mon that's not too shabby. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #153

NO SOUP FOR YOU! Rex Jun 2015 #155

Damn it, I wanted the soup! Vichyssoise, on a hot summer day! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #156

Great, I'm finally in the 1 percent. bigwillq Jun 2015 #157

I've had several posts locked. I apologize for nothing. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #161

I'm a 1%er ellisonz Jun 2015 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author SixString Jun 2015 #164

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #165

Does this supposed 99% include the people who never post? AlbertCat Jun 2015 #166

This message was self-deleted by its author ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2015 #167

99% Meta pintobean Jun 2015 #168

"Cleverly" disguised form of a HappyMe Jun 2015 #169

I love the use of quotes pintobean Jun 2015 #170

The other thread have been locked. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #173

And 100% pompous bullshit. n/t. SixString Jun 2015 #171

+1 BeanMusical Jun 2015 #172

Welcome to the 1%. SixString Jun 2015 #174