I guess I'm taking the bullets to prove there are Alert Stalkers.

[trumad]

My last couple of hides were pretty amazing. I know I am a target but I'm ok with that.

I've been here since the beginning and it's never been as weird as it is now. Every word I write and every post that I put up I review over and over to make sure it survives.

I obviously suck at that.

It's 1984 on steroids.

[hrmjustin]

1. Sorry that is happening to you. You don't go along eith the oeer pressure here so you are a target.

[giftedgirl77]

2. Lol,mine look like the alerts were cut & pasted,

they actually said me using the term BernieBros is divisive. Fucking hypocrites.

[wildeyed]

9. The ones who say that are the same

who use "weathervane" and "hillbots". I actually did some searches to find out. When you call them on it, the answer is Well, it is justified when I am rude and use slurs, but you may not! Kinda Bro-ish behavior, IMO.

[romana]

10. Yep

I think it would be fair to alert on "Camp Weathervane." But that kind of childish game is not worth it. I'll spend my time and energy GOTV for Clinton, instead.

[Cha]

3. That's my line.. Big Brother is watching.. thankfully Skinner revised the rules

so they can't get us suspended anymore.

They hate that.

[upaloopa]

26. They can put you on account review which takes days to get privileges back

I wrote Bernie's words in two posts and both were hid and then I was put on review

[Cha]

44. I know, upaloopa, and that's bullshit. Glad he finally reviewed you back on board.

Note to self don't quote BS.

[Walk away]

4. You don't have to prove it to me!

Three hides for nothing on my Birthday. I was out for over a month but came back a day early due to the big amnesty. What can they actually do to you now?

[trumad]

6. Well I had two hides in one day ...

which put my account under review. I was on that review for 48 hours and it was just reactivated.

[pandr32]

13. I am so sorry you are being attacked.

I venture out there once in a while, too. We should be able to without expecting to be attacked. It is bizarro-land out there.

[upaloopa]

27. Same here I got 4 hides in less than 24 hours

And put on review for four days

[yallerdawg]

5. You didn't piss off...

Tom Brady fans, did you?

[trumad]

7. No they only put me on ignore.

[yallerdawg]

8. Not as vicious as the Hillary Haters.

One side hides, one side bans.

It's getting a little better everyday!

[giftedgirl77]

11. That what gets me is they complain about the ppl who were banned.

Are they really that oblivious to the racist fucked up shit those assholes posted. I swear their thought process was so similar they could've been the same person.

Jury: I'm referring to ppl whose assholish behavior got them banned thus they are not DUers.

[pandr32]

12. The rules may have changed but the stalkers/posters are still doing damage

One need only look at the home page of "Democratic Underground" to see their work. Count the number of articles that are pro-Clinton--the front-runner by far, and then count all the rah-rah Bernie Sanders posts.
I did start to respond to a post about Democratic Senators urging Sanders to knock it off, but it was locked already when I hit the post my reply button. A duplicate post, however, is standing in our group.
This needs to end.
The front page should reflect the issues facing Democrats--not just Bernie Sanders and his miracle-will-come campaign.

[Cha]

17. Yeah, it's sickening with BS 24/7 all the time overkill.

Thankfully that will end.. and what a fine day that will be.

[pandr32]

30. Indeed!

Can't wait!

[ismnotwasm]

14. I agree.

Definitely have a target on your back

[cosmicone]

15. Certain political philosophies cannot survive

without turning extremely authoritarian and suppressing all dissent.

We have seen this before in Russia, China, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela etc.

No criticism of the messiah shall be tolerated. Not even an iota. Either you are a saluting comrade or you are going to Siberia.

[KittyWampus]

34. that's the supreme irony for me- who the authoritarians on DU turn out to be...

I haven't criticized Obama a whole lot on DU over the years but it's not like I alert any time someone posts stuff negative about his actions, positions or proposals.

[fleabiscuit]

16. I have to do this, I can't help myself...

[Her Sister]

19. bwahahahahaaaa!! here's the response!

&spfreload=1

[Fla Dem]

18. trumad, you are a recognizable and respected member of DU.

I speculate they are issuing points to BS supporters for HRC supporters' hides. The more recognizable/respected the DU member the more points they get. I'm sure with the highest points rewarded is 100, you get them 100. Again this is total speculation on my part. I know of no such program being run by the BS Group, but can find no other reason for all the ridiculous hides.

[trumad]

20. Truth be told...

It is the flaw in the jury system..a flaw I bet the Admin didn't see coming.

Here's what I think. There are certainly alert trolls on DU and the trolls most certainly have a target list they focus on.

I have no doubt I am on the list and probably rank in the top 5...top 10 for sure.

When I get alerted on there is a pretty damn good chance the majority of the jury is not supporting my candidate.

That's all it takes...if my post is anti- the other guy..I've got a good chance of getting a hide...no matter how inane my subject matter is.

The saying use to be "take your chance with the jury".

Well when the jury is so slanted to one side, your chances aren't very good.

Oh.....and don't discount a well worded alert comment. It's almost cut and paste with me. Number one cut and paste: there goes trumad being a bully--Again!

Or...there goes trumad calling people names....again.

When a jury reads these Cut and Paste alerts and see the word "again"...they assume I do it all the time.

[fleabiscuit]

22. +1

[Her Sister]

21. Just hate!

Hate that our candidate will be the nominee. Hate that we don't bow down to the Savior! Hate that we are stubborn!!! ....and vote!


I want you to be OK! I want all of us to be OK! Think we will be!!! It will be OK!!!

[trumad]

23. I have to watch every word I say...

Like I said: 1984 on Steroids.

[Loki]

33. Sorry trumad

We've been around here for a long time and I have always read and followed your postings. I'm at 3 right now, and they were all childish alerts. The Admins needs to get a grip and stop this, they are systematically trying to silence our voices, how so very adult of them. What are they so afraid of hearing? Stay strong.

[Her Sister]

35. Just went away from laptop

and this is exactly what I was thinking: Childish tactics!

[In_The_Wind]

24. Well! I didn't do it!

[Lucinda]

25. You are in VERY good company. Part of the reason Hillary is a cautious speaker

at times, is that she knows damn well every syllable she utters will be parsed for something they can use against her.

This all can't end soon enough for me!

[riversedge]

28. Crap that is happening. Stay strong.

[6chars]

29. First they alert on you

Then they hide you
Then you win

[NastyRiffraff]

31. +1

[Loki]

32. +3,4,5 and 6

What a bunch of babies. Jeez when my teenagers did that kind of crap, they got grounded.

[KMOD]

36. This message was hidden by a jury decision

[trumad]

37. Ya got me.

Seriously...you did.

[In_The_Wind]

38. We Love Her!

[KMOD]

40. I Love You, Too!!!

[KMOD]

39. hahaha

[trumad]

42. OK...say I don't like the name Give em Hell Hill....

I will simply follow you around and alert on just about everything you post.

Now imagine if there were dozens of er members who don't like the name Give em Hell Hill and imagine if they all alerted on just about everything you post.

Of course a simple alert doesn't always work so you better be sure that you write a good reason why you alerted. You can pretty much write anything which in mho is a flaw in the system.

You see---- most jurors won't know who Give em Hell Hill is.... so if I wanted to I could make up stuff in the alert and pretty much taint the jury. You being Give em Hell Hill can't defend yourself. Most of the time the jury will believe the alerter.

Now I've been here since 2001 and most know me. Too be fair I've been know to Give em Hell! AND to be fair there are times that I deserved to have a post hidden.

Just peak into GD-P and you'll understand why your name Give em Hell Hill might put a bullseye on your back.

[Beaverhausen]

45. Do you now about the Jury Blacklist?

If you go to "my account', you have choices to bookmark, ignore list, etc. and the other day I noticed a jury blacklist.

You can add up to 15 members who then won't serve on a jury for one of your posts.

[trumad]

46. It's full

Believe me if it wasn't I'd get hidden much more.

[NurseJackie]

47. TIP: Check your blacklist jurors to see ...

... what percent chance each person has of actually serving on a jury.

If you have any (many) "0% or "10%" chance-of-serving jurors on your list, it may be more prudent to remove them and add a name that has a greater chance of serving.

It may not make a LOT of difference, but even a 1% advantage is still an advantage.

~*;*~ NJ

PS: Is it worth it to you to throw $5 in the DU tip-jar? That would get you an additional ten slots in your jury-pool blacklist.

[trumad]

48. I've paid for years at DU...

My subscription expired a couple of weeks ago. I'm uncertain if I will stay hence no new payment.