2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Pro-Bernie Sanders posts to be banned on DU before Democratic Party has a candidate for President? [View all]PufPuf23
(8,755 posts)Skinner has been up front about his intentions at DU.
Skinner has been up front about personal support for Hillary Clinton yet has allowed much criticism (which IMO is valid and I have posted my share).
I don't think DU has been 100% fair regards Clinton vs Sanders.
In general, the Clinton supporters have been allowed to abuse Sanders supporters with little consequence.
Skinner says that the jury system is broken and I agree, but also that the jury system has been biased in favor of Clinton supporters.
I have my own personal experience. I have had two posts hidden at DU.
(1) "Hillary Clinton is a psychopath". Title to a post that contained the infamous video of Hillary Clinton "We came ... He Died" I am OK with this.
(2) "Who cares what you think? nt" Response to a long thread started by Bravnak. There was probably a dozen or more posts by Bravnak in the thread more worthy of a hide and ultimately Bravnak was locked out of their own thread by a hide.
I seldom use the alert function, don't lock or otherwise limit other posters, and was on a jury nearly every day
I have used the alert function now 4X but when this occurred 3X - one hide, one non-hide, and two someone else beat you with an alert.
The one hide ended up the subject of a long and mocking post in the Hillary Clinton group. The alert was presented as alert stalking and conspiracy to "hide" against the poster. The poster said they were going to Admins to get my jury ability removed. Nothing happened then.
About two weeks later I had a neutral interaction with the poster my alert caused the hidden post that resulted in the long Hillary Clinton group thread. I seldom PM but PMed the poster in a respectful and collegial manner and told them the OP and thread in the Hillary Clinton group was a flight of fantasy (or similar words) as it was only my 3rd alert and I did not alert stalk nor work as a team ever and strived to be fair when I was on a jury, maybe on that time and day I was somewhat thin skinned in the moment. The poster thanked me and asked for links to the threads which I provided. Evidently the poster went to Admin as from that moment on April 27 I have never had a jury notification after 100s before. I admit I have hid more posts from Clinton supporters than Sanders supporters but only because the Clinton supporters generated more alerts. Other than that I have been fair and adhere to TOS; I did read threads when on jury and sometimes did vary some in context of the give and take of posts. Point is that I was not guilty of being an unfair and biased juror but an Admin thought I was not a qualified juror. There was no notification, just that I have never since received a jury summons.
So I have an experience to note that DU is not always fair (and admittedly DU does not have to be fair). DU is just another place in the USA and life where some are more equal than others.
I don't intend to leave DU unless I am banned but will probably post less (more like my history at DU) and somewhat walk the edge, accustomed to being loyal opposition.