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In reply to the discussion: Should we add a Dem-bashing clarification to the GD SoP? [View all]rrneck
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There's a place on DU for almost every subject under the sun. Generally when the hosts lock an OP it's because it should have been posted elsewhere. Hence the questions about kitteh threads and the like. The "no whining" clause concerns itself primarily with complaints about the treatment of DUers by other DUers via the jury system. Since we police ourselves, watching the watchers is a subject of considerable interest. The problem is that since the demise of Meta, GD gets the bulk of that traffic. Meta was eliminated because of the intramural conflict associated with distributed authority.
It seems to me that DU is designed to modulate the degree of partisan special interest among its members. Protected groups are for the most hard core partisans devoted to certain subjects while the forums are a place for the general population to meet. Hence the ability of group hosts to block certain members.
It's not hard to find accusations of "right wing talking points" being flung about. Those are the result of partisans in various interest groups reacting to a perceived failure of partisan fervor in others. It is a subjective evaluation, and "FOX style bashing" would simply be included in the repertoire of those accusations.
In the end the hosts would find themselves evaluating the fervor of people's political leanings rather than doing the job for which the position of hosts was created: proper OP placement. Evaluation of content is the purview of juries.