Have You Ever "Lost It" On DU?

[Dinger]

I have. In the 2004 primaries, I got so screwed up, I posted a thread title where I asked to be banned!
Thanks to the generous admins, and me coming to my senses, I am fairly normal now.

[graywarrior]

1. Yeah sure you are.

[Dinger]

3. Caught Me Red-Handed

[XemaSab]

2. I lost "it" on DU

but then I found it in the Wyoming forum. :P

[jpgray]

4. Yeah. I posted that I was taking a break until November during 2004

I think I came back in Summer or early Fall to annoy everyone further. :rofl:

[Pushed To The Left]

5. Back in December of 04!

My one and only flamewar with a whole group of people!

[graywarrior]

6. I'm in the process of losing it.

[Omphaloskepsis]

43. I found it..

Things are OK now..

[LoZoccolo]

7. Yeah, just a few days ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3117414

You can't read it, but in the deleted sub-thread I used the f-word repeatedly and called a bunch of people "fuck sticks"; someone told me I should just get off of DU and take a break.

[murielm99]

14. Did you get a warning?

What usually happens?

A long time ago, I got mad and posted some stupid stuff. I told some people to fuck off, and things like that. I would never say that in real life if I got mad at friends and acquaintances.

Anyway, I was able to delete things before many people saw them. I did apologize to one person in a PM.

[LoZoccolo]

39. No, I don't think they give those very often.

Part of what I said amongst the rants was that they don't tombstone people that much anyways; I think it would have an effect on the bottom line if they did. Not just from the tombstoned themselves but people complaining about the tombstone. There was someone who got banned a couple years ago after being warned, and there's still a whole junta of people who put her avatar in their signature in protest.

[BarenakedLady]

8. errr yeah

stupid and silly and felt horrible about it.

[w8liftinglady]

9. oh,yeah-mix Italian and alcohol...nt

[DainBramaged]

10. Every day

[LostInAnomie]

11. About a year and a half ago, and I'm still pissed about it.

My dog has just been ran over by a car that morning and I posted a thread about how upset I was. Some fucking asshole decided to take the opportunity to post a rant attacking me for being a bad owner and blaming me for the death of my dog.

I went the fuck off. The mods had delete about five posts of me cussing that mother fucker out. :grr:

[murielm99]

15. I am sorry you lost your dog that way.

I lost a dog that way one time, too. She was thirteen and a half. I think she went out in traffic because she was mostly deaf. We had had her since she was a puppy, and that was the only time anything like that ever happened.

It is hard enough losing a dog without all that.

I posted some cussing out here, and was lucky enough to be able to edit it when I had second thoughts. We have some pretty good mods, when you come down to it.

[Mad_Dem_X]

31. That's messed up

I don't blame you for going off; I probably would have, too.

[crim son]

38. I remember that. I was kiraboo at the time.

It was unbelievable.

[Kajsa]

62. We still have that going on.

Not as bad as what was described,
but people telling you what a craphead
you are to even think of letting
your animal(s) go outside.

I would have gone midevil on the MoFo.

:nuke:

I'm so sorry that you lost your dog.

[sandnsea]

12. Me???

Never.

:rofl:

Some people sure act like I'm the only one though.

[uppityperson]

13. Of course.

There are people who work at figuring out your hot buttons and then push push push push push them. And of course I have been an asshole. And am usually sorry about it. Sometime recently I posted a nasty rant at someone which I knew would be deleted, but it sure felt good at the time.Thank you mods for allowing me to do that and not spanking me afterwards.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. I just wailed on GD.

Then they locked the thread. x(

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

52. Ha! I saw that. At least you got the last word in.

If only that poster knew what a nice guy you are.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

54. Too bad I appreciate the female body.

:rofl: :hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

55. I really want to reply with, "Leave him alone. He really is a nice guy."

[Starbucks Anarchist]

56. Thanks.

But I do like to feed the bears. :rofl:

[auntAgonist]

17. nope I'm too mild mannered

I'm easily walked on and then I just walk away. I don't stress outwardly but I do internalize a lot and that causes stress. When that happens I just stay away for a few days and it passes.

:hi:

aA

[leftofthedial]

18. I "lost it" a long time ago

and sometimes I'm on DU, so I guess so.

[wildhorses]

19. when i first starting posting--i thought about it

but, then i realized: it is just like real life, if you don't like a place then just don't go there.

this place intrigued me and i kept coming back...now i have friends and understand the lingo

[Skittles]

20. that piece of shit blocking feature absolutely appalled me

I couldn't believe so many DUers would elect to use such crap on a DEMOCRATIC website

[Robeson]

21. Skittles, you need to kick their ass....

...:hi:

[Skittles]

22. it disgusted me, it really did

I'm pretty sure I would have left DU if it had been retained - seriously - I just thought it was unbelievable, people cherry-picking responses and blocking other DUers from participating - it made me sick the petty crap I saw going on

[Robeson]

23. Oh, I agree....

...I really don't want to discuss who came up with that idea...;-)

Suffice it to say, there must have been some backlash. In a MAJOR way...

[LoZoccolo]

40. Wow; normally you're so laid-back and pleasant.

If the whole block thing got under your skin enough for you to get angry, it must have been really bad.

Good thing the admins listened to reason and took it away. :hug:

[idgiehkt]

57. I remember that post

:)

[Chan790]

24. Yeah...

got pissed off and launched an ad hominem attack against an entire social minority group because something I said was misinterpreted...so then I said the same thing I was accused of saying...for real. Bad times.

[xchrom]

25. i'm too sophisticated, poised and cultured for such behavior.

:rofl:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

47. cute!

:)

[xchrom]

59. hi doll! how are you?

:hi: life is good?

[BlueIris]

26. Yep. Couple times. In the Crazy-Scary Spring of '05,

and later that fall. I blame the major depression I was in at the time, and some of the scarier trolls we had around here at that point. Thanks, mods, for giving me another chance.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

27. Not quite

"The Jooooos did 9/11" posts have driven me pretty close to it sometimes.

[chknltl]

28. Question on a related topic

About a year ago William Pitt came through here in a furer...shocked the hell out of everyone.
I went offline for the next 6 months about then so I never got to hear what all the bruha was over.
As I have way to much respect for such a great writer, I've felt to timid to bring it up to him. I know that he has a drinking game he plays durring bush's State of The Union rants so I figured perhaps there may have been a little, (ok a lot of) alcohal involved here. Anyone remember what I am talking about or what that was all about?

[LostinVA]

29. Oh, gosh no

:spank: :spank: :spank:

[Guava Jelly]

30. Oh yes I lost it

I went through a pretty nutty time.
And did a few post i wish i could have taken bac.
But I am ok now :)

[Mad_Dem_X]

32. I've almost lost it a couple of times

After reading some particularly offensive post(s), I've had to restrain myself from really going off on someone. The closest I've come was to block a certain thread, several months ago.

[In_The_Wind]

33. Yep.

:blush: I guess that makes me human. :shrug:

[GoneOffShore]

34. I do, but I don't post

And I find the Hide Thread button and Ignore highly useful to keep both my blood pressure down and stay on DU.

[zanne]

36. I admire your control.

When I get riled up, I just can't stop telling people exactly what I think. Don't get me wrong, that comes in handy when I'm at a Customer Service desk, but I usually regret it when I "lose it" on DU.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. I find it kind of hard to "lose it" in written communication

The very act of typing seems to calm me down and invite me to edit things before I click "Post."

[crim son]

37. Once. Haruka was kind enough to tell me to go to bed, and I did.

:(

[Coventina]

41. Election night of 2002 was NOT one of my finer moments

That's when I learned that drinking and posting don't mix.

[Arugula Latte]

42. I have been an asshole several times -- always about the same thing.

Religion.

I don't have much tolerance for "Faith." I agree with what Mark Twain said (paraphrasing because I'm too lazy to look it up): "Faith is believing something you know ain't true."

Of course I think people have the right to believe whatever the hell they wish. However, that doesn't mean I "respect" their beliefs in the sense of thinking them just as valid as, oh, I don't know, facts and reason.

The whole thing gets me going (I guess that's what living in a country dominated by batshit insane rightwing Xtians will do to ya).

[Phillycat]

44. Of course.

Some people revel in being dicks, and sometimes I rise to their bait. Blergh. I always feel better when I don't. Heh. Life is better when I post mainly about music, movies, and baseball.

[Phoonzang]

45. Kind of...

There are two groups on DU that just piss me off to no end... No I'm not going to say which ones.

This past weekend I posted a snarky drunken response in the science forum. No one actually responded. Anyway, I usually just suck it up and go pick a fight on another Internet forum. :)

[redwitch]

46. I am getting close to it right now.

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Deja Q]

48. A couple times. I still haven't met Rx Right yet...

Not Mr or Ms Right, Rx Right. The right drugs. :spray:

[deutsey]

49. Oh jeesh...that reminds me

The presidential primaries are coming up again, aren't they? :hide:

DU practically imploded last time.

[JackBeck]

50. Nope.

But I've had a few go bat-shit crazy on me. I'm convinced that some on DU, if not already, need to be highly medicated. And to be clear, I see nothing wrong with those who need medication. It's just some friendly advice.

[LaraMN]

51. Well, Dolo claimed my phone virginity.

She's slutty like that.

[William Bloode]

53. Actually no.

I have been mad enough to do so though. It often seems those that have angered me such tend to sink their own boat.

Being way off somewhere on a computer emboldens many. The anonymity it affords tends to get people saying things they never would even think about in a one on one face to face situation. The keyboard warrior set never bothered me for that reason, it most often false bravado.

[stuntcat]

58. I Lost an important friend today, at DU :(

I earned my first ignore!!!!!
Who wants to party with me!!???

[GoneOffShore]

60. How can you tell?

Did they tell you?

I never tell anyone I'm doing that. Usually after reading posts that make no sense or tick me off I just hit the button. And then when I go back to threads that have lots of "ignored" posts I can see that the responses to those justify IMHO what I did.

[stuntcat]

61. they wrote me to tell me

I was kidding about the "important" part. It was someone I'd never talked with before.
I've been surprised so far at all the fighting going on but I guess this stuff happens a lot on a group with so many people.
On other sites I've made it my goal to be hated and ignored by certain people but no one here is a Republican so I want to respect everyone. I'm not too let down though.. "bad apples" and whatnot :D

[GoneOffShore]

65. Sometimes people have a low tolerance for

differing opinions.

On edit:

And thanks for getting me hooked on Library Thing. :headbang: I've just spent 20 minutes cataloging. I'll never go off line now.

[stuntcat]

66. Rock On with the librarything

I couldn't stop it and now that I've entered everything I can't rest until I get to 2,000. I'll try to take a break though and finish a book or two :headbang:

[GoneOffShore]

67. You should post a Lounge Thread on it.

It's fascinating. I'm going to be donating and then put all my books in.

It's more addictive than this place.

[stuntcat]

69. cheap as I am,

I donated immediately when I found it, I knew I wouldn't be able to stop. And I don't remember who told me about it, to thank them. And I hope the place won't crash so all that time was wasted.. well at least I've dusted the books a little.
I'll think of a thread to start about it ;)

[Blue-Jay]

63. No, but I like to laugh at people who do "lose it".

[JackBeck]

70. I hear that.

Especially after they are backed into a corner and scream "you are on ignore".

:rofl:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

64. Apparently I never "Had It" to begin with.

I'm still looking for it. I'll let ya know when I come across it.

:shrug:

[ashling]

68. I have . . .I think

Last week I was posting and I seem to have lost my mind ...
I think I must have lost it on DU.

Has anyone seen my mind?
:rofl:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

71. the "Nader Works for the GOP" stuff is equally infuriating and asinine

and has made me post some heated rants

disagree with ralph's campaigns and tactics all you want-the man isn't a rightwinger

[woo me with science]

72. Only the repressed memory/junk science threads

When I really want to go crazy I visit the supernatural group or whatever it's called.

[GoneOffShore]

74. I'll have to find that group so I can get nuts

though if I post there I'll really lose it and start lashing them with the FSM.

Being the total skeptic that I am.

[billyskank]

73. I never even found it on DU.