Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:28 PM
Metric System (6,048 posts)
Raise Your Hands: Who has been banned from the Bernie Group?
I have. I'm sure most of us have. I accidentally posted a response a few months ago without realizing I was posting in their group. There's currently a discussion over there right now about how we are too sensitive and quick to ban. Have they looked in the mirror?
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Metric System | Dec 2015 | OP |
cheapdate | Dec 2015 | #1 | |
msrizzo | Dec 2015 | #2 | |
Treant | Dec 2015 | #22 | |
yallerdawg | Dec 2015 | #3 | |
fleabiscuit | Dec 2015 | #43 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #4 | |
yallerdawg | Dec 2015 | #11 | |
Hoyt | Dec 2015 | #5 | |
OregonBlue | Dec 2015 | #8 | |
Metric System | Dec 2015 | #29 | |
stonecutter357 | Dec 2015 | #6 | |
lamp_shade | Dec 2015 | #7 | |
upaloopa | Dec 2015 | #9 | |
Rose Siding | Dec 2015 | #10 | |
Thinkingabout | Dec 2015 | #12 | |
wildeyed | Dec 2015 | #13 | |
mwrguy | Dec 2015 | #14 | |
Starry Messenger | Dec 2015 | #15 | |
sufrommich | Dec 2015 | #16 | |
leftofcool | Dec 2015 | #17 | |
Coolest Ranger | Dec 2015 | #18 | |
FloridaBlues | Dec 2015 | #19 | |
dlwickham | Dec 2015 | #20 | |
question everything | Dec 2015 | #21 | |
Metric System | Dec 2015 | #30 | |
murielm99 | Dec 2015 | #36 | |
treestar | Dec 2015 | #23 | |
fleabiscuit | Dec 2015 | #44 | |
treestar | Dec 2015 | #47 | |
Loki | Dec 2015 | #24 | |
shenmue | Dec 2015 | #25 | |
chillfactor | Dec 2015 | #26 | |
redstateblues | Dec 2015 | #27 | |
Gothmog | Dec 2015 | #28 | |
Historic NY | Dec 2015 | #31 | |
TSIAS | Dec 2015 | #32 | |
fleabiscuit | Dec 2015 | #45 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #55 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #53 | |
NastyRiffraff | Dec 2015 | #33 | |
Gloria | Dec 2015 | #34 | |
murielm99 | Dec 2015 | #35 | |
Agschmid | Dec 2015 | #37 | |
NurseJackie | Dec 2015 | #38 | |
SusanCalvin | Dec 2015 | #39 | |
SusanCalvin | Dec 2015 | #48 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #51 | |
NCTraveler | Dec 2015 | #40 | |
dlwickham | Dec 2015 | #60 | |
riversedge | Dec 2015 | #41 | |
fleabiscuit | Dec 2015 | #42 | |
Politicub | Dec 2015 | #46 | |
the_phantom_dennis | Dec 2015 | #49 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #50 | |
the_phantom_dennis | Dec 2015 | #61 | |
Cha | Dec 2015 | #62 | |
the_phantom_dennis | Dec 2015 | #63 | |
RandySF | Dec 2015 | #52 | |
MADem | Dec 2015 | #54 | |
pnwmom | Dec 2015 | #58 | |
BlueStateLib | Dec 2015 | #56 | |
ConservativeDemocrat | Dec 2015 | #57 | |
Zing Zing Zingbah | Dec 2015 | #59 | |
BlueCaliDem | Dec 2015 | #64 | |
workinclasszero | Dec 2015 | #65 |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:31 PM
cheapdate (3,811 posts)
1. The comments that got me banned were very mild ones,
I support Bernie Sanders for God's sake. His supporters, on the other hand, can tend to be assholes. The day is soon coming when I will be banned here, I'm sure. Why not?
I like and admire Hillary Clinton. I happen to think Bernie Sander's strong stand against powerful banking and financial interests would be good for the country at this particular time in history. I defend Hillary Clinton against scurrilous attacks. That was probably what got me banned and labeled as a "fellow traveler" by the Bernie people. |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:33 PM
msrizzo (796 posts)
2. I don't post there.
So therefore pretty sure I'm not banned. The one time I accidentally did I self deleted when I realized it was a Bernie group.
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Response to msrizzo (Reply #2)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:30 PM
Treant (1,968 posts)
22. Ditto.
A quick glance at the top of the screen to the breadcrumb trail, see the Sanders group, close the window. I don't even bother to read the stuff any longer.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:38 PM
yallerdawg (16,104 posts)
3. I am not supporting Senator Sanders (I-VT) in primary.
I stay out of their 'safe haven' and I wish they would stay out of ours.
Unfortunately, for many of 'them' it has never been about supporting Sanders. ![]() That's why they keep violating our lone sanctuary. |
Response to yallerdawg (Reply #3)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 01:30 PM
fleabiscuit (4,542 posts)
43. Spot on.
If I thought BS was the second coming, what I read from supporters would still have me running away. That's probably true of 70% of the 99% of half the 50% of...
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:38 PM
Cha (286,506 posts)
4. BooHOO!!!! We have more intruders Blocked here because more of them come in here to disrupt..
and then they go whine about it.
I respect their private space.. I would no more go in there and disrupt like they do then go into someone else's home. In fact I trashed their group a long time ago so I don't even have to see it. |
Response to Cha (Reply #4)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:00 PM
yallerdawg (16,104 posts)
11. This seems to be a characteristic of 'those' supporters.
If they can find a way in, they trash the place and steal the stuff they want!
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:39 PM
Hoyt (54,770 posts)
5. Accidental post there too that was quite mild. But, I generally like the safe group concept.
Response to Hoyt (Reply #5)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:48 PM
OregonBlue (7,458 posts)
8. Same here. Didn't even realize it was a Bernie Sanders Group post and my response was
very, very, mild. Was banned within minutes. I actually love Bernie but I also like Hillary. I just know I will vote for the Dem so it doesn't matter to me. I think they might be a little over zealous though.
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Response to Hoyt (Reply #5)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 07:24 PM
Metric System (6,048 posts)
29. I like the safe group concept as well. I never would have posted had I realized it was the Bernie
group.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:40 PM
stonecutter357 (12,520 posts)
6. K&R!
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:46 PM
lamp_shade (14,493 posts)
7. No problem here. I put Bernie in the Trash Can months ago.
Not that I dislike him or any of his supporters. I just got tired of seeing all the threads.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:49 PM
upaloopa (11,417 posts)
9. I have been banned but I don't consider it a loss
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:54 PM
Rose Siding (32,623 posts)
10. I have never tried to post there, nor would I.
It's simple, really: Candidate groups are for supporters of that candidate. Unless it's an honest mistake, I don't know why anyone would want to. A little self control is all it takes.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:30 PM
Thinkingabout (30,058 posts)
12. I was and for a comment which wasn't even snarky, probably because my comments
on GD-P, alright with me, it did not even come to the level others have posted in the Hillary group today.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:31 PM
wildeyed (11,240 posts)
13. Did accidentally, but self deleted in time.
Honestly, I really have no desire to post there. It is SUPPOSED to be a place for supporters to post without interference. I do wish there was a warning for groups when you hit the post button like you get in LBN stating the rules of the forum.Cut down on honest sure errors.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:38 PM
Starry Messenger (32,336 posts)
15. I have that group in my trash can.
I've almost posted on their threads, since they brigade their rec count and get silly crap on the front page, but I recheck before posting and have managed to avoid it thus far.
I'm sure I'd be blocked in there, no matter what I posted, but I'm an advocate of the safe haven concept, so their pool, their rules. |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:40 PM
sufrommich (22,871 posts)
16. I stay out of protected groups that I don't belong in.
Frankly,I don't get the obsessive need to invade a protected group,it seems really childish to me.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 03:52 PM
leftofcool (19,460 posts)
17. I am pretty sure I am banned but don't give a shit!
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 03:53 PM
Coolest Ranger (2,034 posts)
18. I haven't
I just trashed it
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:16 PM
FloridaBlues (3,709 posts)
19. I have for a bland sentence but some are thinned skinned over there
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:25 PM
dlwickham (3,316 posts)
20. me
screw 'em
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:28 PM
question everything (45,289 posts)
21. Never been there. I think that groups should be reserved to members of the group
We don't like pro Bernie's post here and we should not post there, or on O'Malley's.
There are other groups on DU where one should not post what is against the purpose of the group. This is why we have the DP: P where we can debate Bernie and others. I think that if one is upsetting members of a group, an alert should be issued and the post hidden. I once did this from one of the groups - and I rarely alert - and the post was hidden because it was a group. |
Response to question everything (Reply #21)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 07:27 PM
Metric System (6,048 posts)
30. Oh, I agree. I definitely should not have posted in the Bernie group and wouldn't have, had I
realized that's where I was posting. It was my mistake. The purpose of my OP was to point out that we are no more thin-skinned or quick to ban than the Bernie group.
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Response to question everything (Reply #21)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:36 AM
murielm99 (29,843 posts)
36. I posted in the O'Malley group,
but it was to voice my respect for him and his supporters. I will not intrude there of they don't want that. I don't think I need to post there any more.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 05:16 PM
treestar (81,509 posts)
23. Not that I know of
I posted there once accidentally. Do you get an email in the DU inbox?
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Response to fleabiscuit (Reply #44)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 02:51 PM
treestar (81,509 posts)
47. Thanks
I suppose they did not ban me then.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 05:57 PM
Loki (3,822 posts)
24. Me..... for saying that I would vote for the nominee no matter who it is.
I've been at DU since the *selection and I've never seen people who cannot tolerate a different opinion than these folks. Sorry, but you won't convince me with that kind of behavior. I like the man, but not his supporters. I refuse to have such a rigid ideology that I cannot see the forest for the trees. A republican win in a race as important as the presidency goes beyond party, it speaks directly to the health of this country and it's people. Everyone will lose if that happens.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:13 PM
shenmue (38,410 posts)
25. I was
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:17 PM
chillfactor (7,247 posts)
26. I have....
seems pretty petty of Bernie supporters..they are very thin-skinned.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:18 PM
redstateblues (10,561 posts)
27. Same for me. Didn't realize
I was in Bernie world. I posted something very tame. Boom!
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:30 PM
Gothmog (130,193 posts)
28. I was banned from Sanders group
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 07:29 PM
Historic NY (36,744 posts)
31. Yup, they don't allow any discourse.....
Response to Historic NY (Reply #31)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 08:46 PM
TSIAS (14,689 posts)
32. That's rich
From a Group that has more blocked users than subscribers.
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Response to TSIAS (Reply #32)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 01:40 PM
fleabiscuit (4,542 posts)
45. Might want to copy & past that to 4.
Just saying...
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Response to fleabiscuit (Reply #45)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 03:12 AM
Cha (286,506 posts)
55. LOL.. i finally saw it.
You're funny! Thank you, flea..
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Response to TSIAS (Reply #32)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 03:10 AM
Cha (286,506 posts)
53. Yeah, you got the Block. It's because more BS supporters come into our Group and Disrupt..
that's the reason we have more BLOCKS.
I would never dream of going into the BS Group.. I respect the boundaries.. BS supporters do NOT respect our boundaries.. so we have more Blocks. Do ya see how that Works? |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 09:02 PM
NastyRiffraff (12,448 posts)
33. I don't, and will not, post there.
Unlike some Sanders supporters, I respect a safe haven. I wish everyone would.
I don't post, or read, the cesspool that GD-P has become either. |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:11 AM
Gloria (17,663 posts)
34. Ages ago, immediately after one post that waffled on Sanders
They were "hurt"....and I also had mixed up the forums...so it was a mistake....and that was that!
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:31 AM
murielm99 (29,843 posts)
35. I have only gone there by accident.
I haven't posted there.
I respect their space, even if they don't respect ours. |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:44 AM
Agschmid (28,749 posts)
37. Hell I got banned when I was a Bernie supporter.
It's out of control.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 06:50 AM
NurseJackie (42,862 posts)
38. Also an accidental post from me.
I'd previously thought that "hiding" their group would ALSO hide it from this web site's home page. (IT DOES NOT.) So, one of their threads in the "hidden" group was visible to me from the home page, I clicked and commented and was banned.
Oh well. No biggie. Why does this bother them so much? They ban, we ban ... big-whoop ... ![]() |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 11:22 AM
SusanCalvin (6,592 posts)
39. Me.
For posts that weren't even in the Bernie group.
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Response to SusanCalvin (Reply #39)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 12:26 AM
SusanCalvin (6,592 posts)
48. Has anyone else been banned
For posts that weren't even in the Bernie group? (Granted, I was complaining about some "supporters'" behavior, but it was not in the Bernie group. Just happened to draw the attention of a host.)
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Response to SusanCalvin (Reply #39)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:44 AM
Cha (286,506 posts)
51. I bet.. you're too nice.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 11:52 AM
NCTraveler (30,481 posts)
40. My only post in the Sanders Group. No joke.
Was banned by smokey nj fifteen minutes after posting this.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069099 |
Response to NCTraveler (Reply #40)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:53 PM
dlwickham (3,316 posts)
60. you weren't on the approved posters list or something?
some odd ducks over there
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 12:36 PM
riversedge (66,042 posts)
41. not long after the gd-p got set up
twice I did not realize I was in the bernie group
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 01:20 PM
fleabiscuit (4,542 posts)
42. Yup. One & done. And I was't trying to be snarky, much. BFD n/t
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Mon Dec 21, 2015, 02:27 PM
Politicub (12,148 posts)
46. Me, too
After posting a reply to a thread. I wasn't able to go in and defend my pov after the ban. The post itself didn't get hid - it was just me being pushed out the exit.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:02 AM
the_phantom_dennis (28 posts)
49. Hey, I Just Got Here
No damn WAY am I venturing in that viper pit!
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Response to the_phantom_dennis (Reply #49)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:43 AM
Cha (286,506 posts)
50. Well welcome to DU.. It's always nice to see a Hillary's supporter's smilin' face.
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Response to Cha (Reply #50)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:18 AM
the_phantom_dennis (28 posts)
61. Youi're not Dennis Miller are you?
You know the way he says "cha-cha" in that fake Philly accent? What the hell happened to him?
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Response to the_phantom_dennis (Reply #61)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:20 AM
Cha (286,506 posts)
62. I have no clue about dennis except he turned rw asshole.
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Response to Cha (Reply #62)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:21 AM
the_phantom_dennis (28 posts)
63. Yeah
There was a time when he was actually funny. Then, like you said, he turned to the Dark Side.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:48 AM
RandySF (46,248 posts)
52. I was banned right away
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 03:11 AM
MADem (135,425 posts)
54. Keep in mind, this group was exported from DU2. The Bernie group was only
formulated after he declared his candidacy. This group goes back to the 08 primaries.
Any numbers differences have to do with one group being here for almost eight years, and the other being here less than a year. I was kicked out of that group for telling the group that coverage of his candidacy announcement WAS being covered (despite those riots in Baltimore that were interfering with the event) by the television media, and providing links to prove what I said. I was the 2nd person banned. I didn't say a word against the candidate, either. They just didn't want that particular fact corrected. Here's a list of those of us who have run afoul (scroll down a bit): http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1280 If they want to shape their membership, that's fine with me. We do the same. They shouldn't be throwing rocks in a glass house, though. |
Response to MADem (Reply #54)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 06:54 PM
pnwmom (107,970 posts)
58. I was also blocked after two fact-based, non-confrontational posts. They are sensitive over there.
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:32 PM
BlueStateLib (937 posts)
56. Me too
Pointing out each candidate gets equal tickets to the debates got me banned
I asked smokey why I was banned and the response I got was "You were blocked because you are a Hillary supporter" |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:51 PM
ConservativeDemocrat (2,720 posts)
57. I believe I posted a link... showing that an assertion made was wrong
That was it for me.
I hope - hope - that it was just my login handle that made them decide to do that. But given how much they're falling into conspiracy theorizing these days, I'm not so convinced. Angrily not wanting to hear anyone else's opinions is one thing. Completely rejecting reality is, well, flat out being an extremist nutcase. - C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 07:12 PM
Zing Zing Zingbah (6,496 posts)
59. I don't go to the Bernie group.
I'm not banned from anything that I know of. How would I know? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be because I never go there.
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Response to Metric System (Original post)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 03:39 AM
BlueCaliDem (15,438 posts)
64. I'd been immediately banned.
I accidentally wandered in the Bernie group and posted the cardinal sin of sins..."...when Hillary Clinton is elected". I was notified that I was banned for being arrogant and using the word "when".
I've since trashed the group and don't see any of their posts. ![]() |
Response to Metric System (Original post)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:12 AM
workinclasszero (28,270 posts)
65. Me...but I don't know why
I might posted on accident there before but its probably that Hillary H on my posts LOL
Who would want to go over and post in that fever swamp of propaganda and disinformation anyway? Not me! |