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Raksha

(7,167 posts)
280. I agree with you, Nadin.
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 09:14 PM
Aug 2015

It's not a bug but a feature. That's one of the reasons I don't frequent this site as often as I used to.

Apology to Bravenak [View all] shaayecanaan Aug 2015 OP
Bravenak is a great DUer malaise Aug 2015 #1
She's a smart, strong and passionate woman. I adore her. PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #2
She was alert stalked.Along with other AA posters here. sufrommich Aug 2015 #3
Agreed on the stalking. blackspade Aug 2015 #6
Yes she was and so are a few others....really bullyish behavior nc4bo Aug 2015 #7
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #14
i hope the admins take a close look at that shit. mopinko Aug 2015 #49
I hate to point this out nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #203
I agree with you, Nadin. Raksha Aug 2015 #280
I agree. Part of why I've made myself unavailable for juries. closeupready Aug 2015 #58
Please reconsider missingthebigdog Aug 2015 #105
Ok, I will do that. closeupready Aug 2015 #152
That's not cool. zappaman Aug 2015 #125
I will think again about it. closeupready Aug 2015 #153
And I do not do juries, or alerts nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #205
Agreed Sheepshank Aug 2015 #109
Quit whining. EVERYBODY gets fucked by the jury system. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #162
When people I like go on time out the system is broken Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #165
Pretty much. Marr Aug 2015 #184
Exactly. It's hilarious to watch. /nt pintobean Aug 2015 #237
It really is Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #243
Bingo. nt MH1 Aug 2015 #240
Yes. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #183
She is awesome. blackspade Aug 2015 #4
She sounds wonderful. I don't really know her... other than the name. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #5
7 hidden posts in 2 weeks magical thyme Aug 2015 #11
No offense, but she's brought more to DU than you ever have. Codeine Aug 2015 #12
relevent to my post how? (rhetorical question; I'm truly not interested in your answer) magical thyme Aug 2015 #13
That post was not a threat. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #19
not everybody is familiar with Game of Thrones. I read it as a threat, as I magical thyme Aug 2015 #25
This seems like implied name-calling to me... Lilith Rising Aug 2015 #78
not even close magical thyme Aug 2015 #102
About to find yourself in hot water Lilith Rising Aug 2015 #147
being passionate or angry or upset about something to the point where you are on the brink magical thyme Aug 2015 #151
Everybody is familiar with the Google though Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #80
A game of thrones reference at the end of the statement yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #148
I consider it my job as a juror to understand the post well enough to assess whether it violates CS Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #149
I need to be a better juror then yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #155
What a fucking piss poor excuse!* BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #207
Her entire post referenced GoT. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #211
you imply that the sum total of her DU writings come down to the hides? Sheepshank Aug 2015 #113
You imply there was something wrong with those 7 posts. magical thyme Aug 2015 #124
The poster said they wanted to get to know her better Sheepshank Aug 2015 #163
In your fevered imagination, perhaps. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #168
tuck it away.... Sheepshank Aug 2015 #186
So why doesn't somebody answer that question, because I don't have a good or even fair magical thyme Aug 2015 #188
I can't speak for ALL members of the "Bernie Brigade," Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #242
Yup, did the same thing for someone in the Bernie group Sheepshank Aug 2015 #276
Geez, "no offense?" cwydro Aug 2015 #30
thank you.. what you say is so true.. the first part anyway. I don't know you but Cha Aug 2015 #51
Yep, more than me, too. This is total BS. n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #60
+ infinity. n/t JTFrog Aug 2015 #76
Nailed it. zappaman Aug 2015 #132
Brought more to du than I ever have. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #176
Lol, wow , what a classy thing to say! nt Logical Aug 2015 #190
Doesn't giver her the right to attack and insult people AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #279
4 of them within 15 minutes of each other. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #17
again, the questioner and anybody else, can read them on her transparency page magical thyme Aug 2015 #21
She spoke truth. It made some white people uncomfortable. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #23
she spoke *her* truth. magical thyme Aug 2015 #28
There is only one truth. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #29
I'd think you'd encourage people to read the transparency page magical thyme Aug 2015 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Aug 2015 #79
I definitely recommend that. And I would tell people to keep in mind that AA folks through BLM stevenleser Aug 2015 #82
Same happened to me, cept I wasn't asked to leave, just banned. notadmblnd Aug 2015 #107
+1,000 malaise Aug 2015 #42
You get banned from AA for opposing the clique groupthink. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #83
Yeah, Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #86
Try sticking to the truth sometime. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #89
You realize "the cause" supports Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #97
The fact that you make accusations without knowing the facts... BillZBubb Aug 2015 #108
Facts: Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #111
Apparently you and facts are strangers. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #117
Link to you being asked to leave. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #122
At this point, it's quadrupling down on dishonesty. zappaman Aug 2015 #135
He's already on another thread... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #139
+1 sheshe2 Aug 2015 #189
Careful. There is only one truth, and Dr. Hobbitstein knows it. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #169
Cool little bumper-sticker you wrote-- though unsupported by link provided LanternWaste Aug 2015 #202
At least Dr. H. had the links to the actual posts in question for all to see. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #214
We've banned more people in the last TWO DAYS than in the previous FOUR FUCKING YEARS Number23 Aug 2015 #259
And these are the same people Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #272
Those silly people of color get so upset that their fellow POC are being murdered. They should calm stevenleser Aug 2015 #90
What a foolish comment. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #93
No, what is foolish is that it needs to be said. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #94
No what is foolish is the pathetic generalization. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #95
Which part? That their rhetoric upset folks? Because it clearly did. Or that POC are being murdered? stevenleser Aug 2015 #98
When someone has to hire an ambassador for race relations thats foolish William769 Aug 2015 #115
I'm not sure what you are referring to. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #118
Typical! TM99 Aug 2015 #130
Timing is just so perfect for this. William769 Aug 2015 #131
It was already in the works. TM99 Aug 2015 #140
You keep telling yourself that. William769 Aug 2015 #141
Wtf? zappaman Aug 2015 #142
I modified my selfie-stick. George II Aug 2015 #146
Yup all a game to you TM99 Aug 2015 #143
All the way to the White House! William769 Aug 2015 #145
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service jeff47 Aug 2015 #157
I am not surprised TM99 Aug 2015 #159
How can one be physically violent... bvar22 Aug 2015 #246
Well, if Windows 10 will help you with TM99 Aug 2015 #247
MARISSA BEAT BERNIE UP ???? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US ??? kwassa Aug 2015 #250
She shoved him. TM99 Aug 2015 #251
Okaaaaay. A terrible assault has taken place. Hmmmmm. kwassa Aug 2015 #252
So, if a young woman or young man TM99 Aug 2015 #254
Sounds like Bernie isn't strong enough to be President .... kwassa Aug 2015 #255
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #258
Cops killed 350 black people in the past year. They also killed 850 non-black people. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #173
Walking into someone else's house and spitting on the rug is bad manners. Take it to GD and GD-P Hekate Aug 2015 #171
Creative, though unsupported allegation... again. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #200
She did have some bullshit hides, based on her opinion rather than how she expressed it. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #225
Let's boil those 7 hides down to this - FOUR hides in about a half hour! George II Aug 2015 #41
in which case I'd expect you to encourage people to read the hidden posts magical thyme Aug 2015 #44
Yes indeed, you can she how see was STALKED. In close proximity. Because she had the NERVE KittyWampus Aug 2015 #52
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #61
That's what the alert police thought because they couldn't handle what she had to say. Cha Aug 2015 #73
Who left the door open again? n/t JTFrog Aug 2015 #85
I wish they'd leave the names up. I'm always curious to know who the troll was. Hekate Aug 2015 #244
One alert was terrible and the alerter was more abusive than the post Bravenak posted. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #63
I think the posts in question and the timeline make it clear she was alert-stalked. Chan790 Aug 2015 #65
your one hide may have more to do with visibility than content magical thyme Aug 2015 #138
I read most of her posts when she made them and the rest just now. tblue37 Aug 2015 #106
All but one of them 4-3 hides. KamaAina Aug 2015 #208
Her voice is missed tammywammy Aug 2015 #8
We need to listen and learn from our AA members, not alert stalk them octoberlib Aug 2015 #9
I don't always agree with her Codeine Aug 2015 #10
+1 Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #45
And now she's dead Shankapotomus Aug 2015 #15
It looks like westboro baptist church showed up to protest her funeral... George II Aug 2015 #84
I was gonna use that WBC line in an earlier post. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #88
I actually don't even know Bravneks Shankapotomus Aug 2015 #91
"GOD HATES BRAVENAKS!" "Seven hides all sinful!! Shame shame shame!!" Cha Aug 2015 #241
She made some people uncomfortable brer cat Aug 2015 #16
Agreed - Bravenak makes DU a better place, and I wish her speedy return GeoWilliam750 Aug 2015 #18
+10000 sheshe2 Aug 2015 #193
Bravenak is awesome! n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #20
Bravenak is a great member of DU and I am sorry that she is in time out Gothmog Aug 2015 #22
This is what DU has become. onehandle Aug 2015 #24
Don't kid yourself, this is what DU always was. In 2008 it was LGBT people being used as political Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #274
The treatment of bravenek and others since Saturday has been a remarkable spectacle alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #26
Its so sad, Peacetrain Aug 2015 #27
She pulls no punches, and some people seem not to like that Orrex Aug 2015 #31
I was on a jury for a person who was alerted daredtowork Aug 2015 #39
'just look at those white ass crowds' Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #32
That's called speaking truth to power daredtowork Aug 2015 #36
She was angry and frustrated. TBF Aug 2015 #38
So we give her special leeway to post hurtful, rude, or over the top material? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #128
As a white-ass person, I can't imagine getting offended by that phrase. Orrex Aug 2015 #43
thank you! Cha Aug 2015 #70
Many years ago I got into an argument with an employee Orrex Aug 2015 #103
Agree.. everything Black Americans have been through over the centuries... thanks to Cha Aug 2015 #114
This white-ass person agrees with you. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #133
I thought it was hilarious. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #46
Ugh, glad I missed that. nt msrizzo Aug 2015 #166
Holy Christ on a mother flipping cracker. Holy Shit Number23 Aug 2015 #260
It's why I give zero fucks about a lot of feelings about BLM. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #262
And I bet a jury left it alone with the old "Debate, don't censor!1" garbage Number23 Aug 2015 #264
That's a single sentence taken out of a longer post. George II Aug 2015 #48
What's objectionable about that? Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #50
Oh, boo-hoo....give me a break. n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #55
Such a well thought out response. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #101
You're confused about what it means? n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #116
Looks like you are calling me a baby. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #120
Hmph, well, I guess you're right, brevity was the wrong choice in this case. prayin4rain Aug 2015 #136
What are you talking about? Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #182
About the same time that it became ok to ask "what the fuck are you talking about?" Orrex Aug 2015 #187
Touche. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #192
Haha, perfect. n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #201
Except the f word is an expletive, the other a racial slur. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #215
White ass is a racial slur??? What? n/t prayin4rain Aug 2015 #218
Matter of opinion. In my opinion as well as a DU jury, yes. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #220
That's a stretch. prayin4rain Aug 2015 #221
In fairness, I *did* make the baby comparison Orrex Aug 2015 #194
Can barely see the forest for all the prayin4rain Aug 2015 #206
Are they or are they not white-ass crowds? Codeine Aug 2015 #57
my white ass thinks it's high time for that fucking discussion. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #92
Exactly right. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #185
Precisely. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #197
Seriously? You take that personally? hunter Aug 2015 #99
No, I didn't take it personally. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #100
Revealing of what, exactly? hunter Aug 2015 #110
The post you linked to really deserves to be hidden. Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2015 #236
If it were white kids getting gunned down senselessly left and right by scared black folks... nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #268
The apparent lack of diversity among Sanders supporters - while not inherently a negative - nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #267
This Bernie supporter has no problem with Bravenak TBF Aug 2015 #33
I also feel the same way, I had no problem with her or her posts. Agschmid Aug 2015 #216
Whew...I thought she had been tombstoned at first deutsey Aug 2015 #34
Personally I would not have hidden Mbrow Aug 2015 #37
she made people uncomfortable JI7 Aug 2015 #40
Thank you. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #47
"Do not post bigotry based on someone's race or ethnic origin" canoeist52 Aug 2015 #53
I hope you're also alerting all the vile posts Bernie Sanders supporters are writing KittyWampus Aug 2015 #59
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #66
Those who spewed vitriol are the losers. Cha Aug 2015 #75
Repeatedly labelling Sanders supporters racists is offensive. Marr Aug 2015 #68
And since no one is doing that… your post doesn't seem relevant. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #71
The juries didn't agree with you. /nt Marr Aug 2015 #77
Given what the jury system on DU has become, that's not saying much at all. n/t JTFrog Aug 2015 #112
Bravenak has absolutely labeled DUers as racist mythology Aug 2015 #121
Context is everything. Unless you are white and fragile. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #156
More race-baiting bullshit. And you know what else is bullshit? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #178
The white, fragile folks get time out for losing their shit while posting also, just Zorra Aug 2015 #212
That is a false claim. Orrex Aug 2015 #160
Where's the bigotry in that? Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #72
OFFS Kali Aug 2015 #74
Good to see someone who gets it. Kingofalldems Aug 2015 #96
She earned her time out. Marr Aug 2015 #54
LOL! KittyWampus Aug 2015 #62
Ah, you edited your post. Marr Aug 2015 #64
I don't know anything about all this really. David__77 Aug 2015 #56
Specifically, this... David__77 Aug 2015 #69
Yes. DU is the place for such confrontation. JTFrog Aug 2015 #119
I understand. David__77 Aug 2015 #161
She was alert trolled and she allowed herself to be drawn into angry, angry responses..... marble falls Aug 2015 #67
Alert trolled is bullshit conspiricy shit! How could you set thst up so.... Logical Aug 2015 #196
If you get alerted enough the laws of averages creep up on you. She allowed herself to be drawn... marble falls Aug 2015 #219
I read her transparency page, and her hides were no worse than mine have been. If you are.... Logical Aug 2015 #233
Some people who are trying to make an impassioned point sometimes make word choices that aikoaiko Aug 2015 #81
No apology is necessary. She is opinionated and passionate which is fine. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #87
That's mighty gracious of you to decline the apology on Bravenak's behalf. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2015 #164
The level of rage is something we can't understand unless we are experiencing what is happening in jalan48 Aug 2015 #104
According to some, she was "race nagging". zappaman Aug 2015 #123
^^this^^ n/t JTFrog Aug 2015 #127
Not some, one. William769 Aug 2015 #129
+1000 Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #154
AMEN!!! etherealtruth Aug 2015 #167
unfuckingbelievable that ugly stuff like that flies here. disappointing. bullshit hides. bettyellen Aug 2015 #174
Yep, it is plain as day for sure... Spazito Aug 2015 #181
The alert stalking in the AA group is reprehensible. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #195
Nailed it. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #224
Are all or most of the people in the AA forum black folk? n/t Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2015 #239
I want to wrap this post in a blanket, put it on my knee and give it a cookie Number23 Aug 2015 #261
DU will be worse off without Bravenak William769 Aug 2015 #126
I think the entire jury system is massively flawed--it's *designed* to punish minority opinion. nt Romulox Aug 2015 #134
Do you have a better plan? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #170
DU2 was much better than this. In all respects. Romulox Aug 2015 #175
The old moderation system was better. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #231
I disagree. I had very bad experience with that system. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #234
DU was a better place for Beavenak. okasha Aug 2015 #137
bravenak speaks truths that some don't want to hear. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #144
I was not a fan. You have to be able to listen to more points of view than your own. Vinca Aug 2015 #150
Unless your point of view is a deliberately ignored Codeine Aug 2015 #199
The key word in your post is "unpleasant." Vinca Aug 2015 #223
Unpleasant times call for unpleasant measures. That's how it is. nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #269
Civility seems to be a lost art. Vinca Aug 2015 #271
Civility is a good general principle, but it shouldn't (and can't) be an ironclad law. nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #278
Dam 7 hides!? Rex Aug 2015 #158
One of the best du has to offer. nt. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #172
She's a great DUer Aerows Aug 2015 #177
Her voice is missed. The alert-stalkers should be ashamed, but they don't know how. nt Hekate Aug 2015 #179
I like Bravenak. H2O Man Aug 2015 #180
Bravenak is a DU treasure. She has taught me so much. myrna minx Aug 2015 #191
K & R SunSeeker Aug 2015 #198
NOOOOOOO!!!!!! KamaAina Aug 2015 #204
I found her to be offputting, obnoxious, argumentative... Shandris Aug 2015 #209
Bravenak is a great person and poster. Her posts were willfully misinterpreted emulatorloo Aug 2015 #210
I love Bravenak. lovemydog Aug 2015 #213
I did send her a PM Warpy Aug 2015 #217
Maybe DU needs a Back Alley group goldent Aug 2015 #222
I read her hidden posts Flying Squirrel Aug 2015 #226
I think she was kinda joking on that one. Turin_C3PO Aug 2015 #227
Ok... Flying Squirrel Aug 2015 #228
I strongly disagree with the banning of NYC_SKP. Turin_C3PO Aug 2015 #229
Game of Thrones. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #232
I think DU needs bravenak, and I hope to see her back soon. eom lunamagica Aug 2015 #230
kick... Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #235
She was just too over the top romanic Aug 2015 #238
I think you are too over the top. kwassa Aug 2015 #257
And that one just came back from a timeout of his own. Number23 Aug 2015 #263
I will miss her on here! m-lekktor Aug 2015 #245
Hey Bravenak... You're Ok With Me... Passion And Truth-Telling... WillyT Aug 2015 #248
K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #249
BRAVENAK IS THE BEST!!! kwassa Aug 2015 #253
Agree... does yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #256
+1 nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #265
don't always agree with Bravenak, but I am glad we are on the same side Marrah_G Aug 2015 #266
What an odious fucking bunch of alert-stalking crybabies... nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #270
I love Bravenak. I relate. She is a person who strives to be an honest broker while also containing Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #273
Spacedog to the rescue Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #275
The same person shouldn't be able to alert on another poster more than once a week. Kurska Aug 2015 #277
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