Have I been blocked from HRC group - even though I've never posted there?

[DiehardLiberal]

I'm relatively new to posting and am a Bernie supporter. However, i thought I'd check out the Clinton group but don't see it listed under Democrats. Do they go through general posts and block Bernie supporters? So sensitive!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

1. I've asked the Bernie group to ban me and they won't.

DU is an odd place.

[DiehardLiberal]

2. Ha! I guess Bernie people are more open-minded...

[Algernon Moncrieff]

3. Or stubborn - I'm not sure which

[DiehardLiberal]

4. That's OK too..

[Bubzer]

31. Guess you're not offensive enough... which is not a bad thing.

[BillZBubb]

5. If they even suspect you doubt the annointed one, you're banished there.

None may question her highness.

[DiehardLiberal]

7. I can live with that! Just found it puzzling.. now amusing..

[Wilms]

6. It's called a pre-emptive strike.

Hillary wants to be a War President. It trickles down from there.

Welcome to DU, BTW? Put on a flak jacket!

[DiehardLiberal]

8. Well, they certainly alienated me! Not that I would have been a compatriot.

But there was once a time - only a year ago - when I would have considered voting for her. Now that is not an option!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. It's been my understanding that you cannot be banned from a group...

unless you've posted there.

Did you hide it?

[DiehardLiberal]

10. Hmmm - I don't think so Peggy but I'll double check.

Thanks for your input! I do appreciate your posts..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Hey, it's my pleasure!

I like to help.

[smokey nj]

33. Peggy's right, you can't be blocked from a group

if you haven't posted in that group. It's possible you followed a link from the front page snd didn't notice it was in the HRC group.

[840high]

11. I am casualty #193

on their list. Badge of honor for me.

[DiehardLiberal]

12. I just don't understand why. But I can live with that. I remember free speech and respect for

other's views.. Old fashioned, right?!

[Donkees]

37. Did you check your trash can listings?

[arikara]

14. They are very prolific with their banning

I'm #755... I posted there accidentally a day or 2 ago. Got banned and dogpiled upon for my trouble.

[DiehardLiberal]

16. Wasn't that interested anyway. But where do you find your banned #?

[arikara]

19. Click on the group name

then click "about this group" tab and scroll down. All the banned names are there at the bottom.

If you get banned, they send you a notification so if you didn't get one its probably some other issue.

[DiehardLiberal]

20. That's what made me ask - didn't see the group name listed.

Won't lose any sleep either way but was curious. I'm happy to be in BernieLand!

[mac56]

34. #544 here. Same story.

Posted there accidentally, dogpiled on, banned, and never got an explanation back from the person who banned me.

Not shedding tears. As someone else posted here, it's like eavesdropping on a sorority house.

[CountAllVotes]

52. Me three!

I'm banned too and I cannot remember why!

[eridani]

42. Way more banned people than actual members

Sanders group
Number of subscribers: 978
Number of people trashing: 171
Number banned: 318
Ratio of subscribers to banned: 3.08

Clinton group
Number of subscribers: 375
Number of people trashing: 343
Number banned: 762
Ratio of subscribers to banned: 0.49

[Duckhunter935]

28. I am #1

[Fuddnik]

15. You wouldn't last more than one post anyway.

[DiehardLiberal]

17. Hahaha Fuddnik! That's so true.. I'll wear it with pride.

[Fuddnik]

22. Thats all I lasted.

Same thing with the BOG. Anything less than worship will not be tolerated.

[DiehardLiberal]

23. Yeah - I can imagine that being true. Too boring anyway.

I lost my worship vibe a few years ago when Hope & Change became Same & Same. Soooo disappointed!!! Had such great excitement - same for the Clintons once upon a time..

[LiberalElite]

29. Me too. One and done. HA! nt

[LovingA2andMI]

18. Join The Club...

This is a MUCH BETTER Place to be anyway....

[DiehardLiberal]

21. Couldn't agree more!! Thanks for the warm welcome...

[rusty quoin]

24. I've been banned too, at the same time,

I am a realist regardless of my DU banishment from the group and will vote for the Democrat in the General.

Through my younger years, I have been accused of not looking at the bigger picture. Maybe they were right, but now I look at it..Supreme Court.

[DiehardLiberal]

25. Well, I'm not a youngster myself - although I like to pretend I am - but I'm not confident

that a Clinton appointee would be much different than a RW one. I care about overturning Citizens United and she would never do that. Yes I know the Repubs won't either. I just think there is too much water under her bridge to turn in her direction. A year ago I wouldn't have had a problem voting for her. In fact, was a huge supporter during the Clinton years. The blinders have been lifted now.

[rusty quoin]

27. You are a youngster or a foolster if you see no difference between parties.

Maybe you are a troll. If you are real, there has been lately, I mean from the Clinton years, even tough he has done great wrongs, a great difference between the two parties.

If you come up with something better than staying at home and letting a Cruz or Trump winning, I will vote for the Democrat.

[DiehardLiberal]

30. I assure you I am no troll. I have been here for many years - just on the shy side and also way too

busy trying to make a living to do more than read and learn here. However, I am thoroughly disillusioned by the direction of the Democratic party these days and I've been a registered Dem for over 45 years. Add to that, what I now see the Clinton administration did to the working people of this country and the way they have embraced corporations and Wall Street for their own enrichment and I'm re-thinking every thing. Too soon to say what I will do in November and I think a lot is going to happen in the meantime. But I will agree with you that the Republican party has also changed and gone in an even more radical direction, so yes there is a big difference between the parties. It's just that lesser of 2 evils choice that is very disturbing in this country that once had stronger ideals.

[rusty quoin]

48. I'm sorry I suggested it.

I just think that not electing Democrats is a step backwards, and that we need to hold what ground we have.

I have a big problem with Hillary, and if she wins in the primary, it leaves at least better choices for the Supreme Court, not better than Bernie's possible choices, who though an Independent, is a true FDR Democrat more so than most party Democrats. And Supreme Court choices will stay for a long time to make life better or worse to my offspring, yeah, but to other Americans; the poor, the retired, the sick.

The pendulum has swung so far to the right in my lifetime, I take little wins as something positive, and lately we are making more wins.

So unless there is a good plan out there to make a viable 3rd party with my values, and I am completely willing to listen, because I am not married to any party name, but only to my principals, I will keep doing what I am doing. I want things like it was in the 50s, 60s and 70s, without the racism and with normal being LGBT rights being just as normal as a man and wife rights.

I don't know if I'll see these things, but I know it's right. I didn't mean to turn this into a short essay, but if I didn't even touch so many other issues that have been Democratic Party issues like Unions which historically have given the regular guy a voice. For now I will work within the party to change things for the better.

[arikara]

43. She's been here nearly as long as you

I've been here since 2001 and some newcomers post totals are greater than mine in just a few months. I see where she's coming from with the party differences. Very little with some important issues.

[Trajan]

26. You better go check your party registration ...

Sounds like a pre-emptive strike ... Never seen one before, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen ...

[SamKnause]

32. Welcome to the club.

I am #23 on their hit list.

[greymouse]

35. The only way I can find the Bernie group is with the site search box

[Donkees]

36. Click on Democrats in the side bar, then you'll see Bernie in the choices that follow

[Jim Lane]

38. You may have missed the group because the listing is alpha by FIRST name

Click on "Democrats" in the Topics listing and you'll find Hillary Clinton after Elizabeth Warren and before Joe Biden.

You're not on their block list. To confirm, check your Inbox. Whenever you're blocked from a group, you'll get an email from the author "Automated Message" and with the subject line "Automated Message: You have been blocked from a group".

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. My dear DiehardLiberal!

I just got a PM from George II regarding your possible banning from the HRC Group.

He said this:

That person isn't banned, and I'd appreciate it if you would point that out to those posting comments in that thread.

And he thanked me.

[DiehardLiberal]

40. Thanks Peggy! Sorry this became such a big deal.

It's probably my inexperience showing. Should I delete this thread? I'm rather embarrassed.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Oh, no worries! We've all had moments like this.

I'd leave the thread.

[arikara]

44. No, don't delete it

and don't be embarrassed either.

[DiehardLiberal]

45. Thanks, Arikara! Appreciate your understanding. Coming out of the shadows

here and testing the waters. I really don't like to engender conflict although I do have strong feelings about this election. So I tend to keep them to myself but trying out being a part of this community. So many people here I greatly respect. I hope to get my sea legs here!

Thanks again!

[arikara]

46. Here's another one for you then

May be more to your liking, no worry of conflict.

http://jackpineradicals.org

[DiehardLiberal]

47. Thanks, Arikara! I registered there but so much more info here. Still some good former

DUers there. Will give it more of a chance thanks to you.

[malokvale77]

49. No need to worry.

DU will collapse under the weight of banned "other than HRC supporters".

[DiehardLiberal]

50. Haha! Even if I was wrong in my original assumption, I'm enjoying getting to know some of you..

Thanks!!

[blueintelligentsia]

51. You're not on their 774 blocked list.....though might be take awhile to update.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1107

scroll down....