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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 01:53 PM Original message |
I wonder if some people don't understand how the Unrec is supposed to work. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Your post depressed me... |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. UnRec for making sense..... |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I agree with your analyses. nt. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thanks. Do you think this might be what some people are doing? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That, and, some people just like to stir the shit. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
75. That's craptastic. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Yes. That and what RaleighNCDUer posted. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
55. Pray tell, how can you see if it is 1 or 60 unrecs? |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #55 |
77. I'm psychic. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Some people don't read the post, others read it but it somehow translates itself into... |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Rec, now off to the greatest page with ye! |
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Better Today (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Unrecs are often accidental, as the unrec is somehow in the more intuitive place to click regardless |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. That would be a valid reason to Unrec. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sorry, No |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who are you to tell people how to use the unrec function? I unrec this thread! |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
65. Agreed |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. And you're so entitled. n/t |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm sorry, I should never have suggested it in the first place! |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why do you think people need help with the unrecommend function? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I've been seeing some strange unrecs in unexpected places. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. Unrec, for the freedom to be able to unrec for whatever stupid reason I want. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Nobody's trying to pry your Unrec from your cold, dead hands. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Obama isn't doing something that *I* want, so therefore he sucks |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Oh, me too. I usually UnRec those. n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. So...the kittens are okay, right? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Depends on whether or not this thread makes it to the Greatest Page. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. Who says? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. That is true. But News and Facts aren't supposed to be suppressed just because it's sad. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. I didn't see any regulations regarding |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. urecs are anti-intellectual |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. An opinion that can't be supported by facts |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. I hadn't considered whether this was a dominant concern overall |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Yep, I've seen the same thing... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I'm not really complaining so much as puzzling out seemingly random unrecs in odd places. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. That's really on the shallow people who base what they read based on recs or unrecs though. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. That post is anti-intellectual. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. A weak OP is a valid reason. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. So is a topic I simply don't want to see on the Greatest Page. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. See, THAT makes sense. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. It's the bad news and the good news I want to talk about. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Your approach makes sense. You are correct on all points. n/t |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Oh shit! So that's how it works |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. Click... |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. I prefer to decide for myself what posts are worth reading |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. Unrecommends are undemocratic. That's how it's suppose to work! |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
28. Plus there is the bug that lets you rec/unrec a post multiple times. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Well, please don't tell me or anyone (except Skinner) about it. n/t |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. Rec/unrec is the one vote you get on an OP or thread... |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. The unrec is used to kill dissent and criticism about Obama & his administration. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. The rec is used to encourage dissent and criticism about Obama & his administration. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
84. And yet all that stuff is still here. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. Unrec etiquette...cool! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Hey, I'm here to help. n/t |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I'm sure your motives are honorable and all... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. You are correct on all counts. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. Based on the result this post got, it looks as if most DU'ers have a different understanding. |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. I unrec threads where the unrec feature is discussed. n/t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Fair enough. n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
40. You should add that unrec doesn't magically make the thread disappear |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #40 |
74. I thought we already discussed this in that thread that disappeared |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
41. I think some people take it too seriously. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. K&U |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Now that this matter is settled... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Well, judging by the popularity of THIS thread, I think I'll leave that to someone else. n/t |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
50. While I don't use unrec a lot, I don't hesitate |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
51. Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths In US, Study Shows |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
52. The Unrec Punk |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. LOL! Thanks! n/t |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. I've never used it, but I know it works |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. It's all fun and games until someone Unrecs an eye. n/t |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Probably so. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
59. The standard for Unrecommend is what the poster chooses to consider. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. The reasons you gave are all valid. n/t |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
61. Petulance drives the "unrecommended" choice as much as anything else. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
68. Time for a poem. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. If your poem was in its own thread, I would give it a Rec. n/t |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. It was. |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
71. I take it "supposed to" means "how it would work ideally." In this case, |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
78. Would the same |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. Un-rec'd - our internal business does not belong on the Greatest Page |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. That's a good point. n/t |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
80. Kittens? |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
82. Ian, people will use the unrec the way they want to. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Send me a list of your threads in a PM once a day, and I'll rec them all. n/t |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Are you serious?? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Sure. If some douchebag is going around Un-reccing you, I'll be happy to cancel it out. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Jesus NO! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
83. Every fucking time the topic is unrec, I see the same fucking idiots making their ..... |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
85. No, that's not really what it's for |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Agreed on all points. n/t |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
91. Leave the cats alone |
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