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In reply to the discussion: The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)work. And the 'whistper' I'm hearing is that many are rethinking their participation here.
The Internet has grown since the days when DU first provided a place for Progressive Dems to congregate.
I don't agree that NYC_SKP's reputation has suffered at all from what happened. The forum however may have suffered quite a bit.
For all the reasons you stated in your OP. Why waste time and money somewhere where after years of helping MAKE this forum what it is, it can all be thrown out over one relatively harmless post.
THAT is what many people are saying from what I am hearing.
The difference today with being banned from a forum like this is that there are now so many other avenues where Democrats can continue to fight for what they believe in.
And without the pettiness that has often been a hallmark of partisan forums.
From my pov, if this banning is justifiable, then I have a long list of my own who would not be here yet would never have advocated for that.
The grave dancing threads are disgusting, even when it is someone I did not agree with.
The forum takes on a 'reality show' atmosphere that is not what people want to participate in.
Anyhow, thank you for your post, NYC_SKP needs to be reinstated or this forum will have lost its reputation to a great extent and many of its members will simply move on to where they can advocated for their choice of candidate without fear of being silenced.