In 5 years at DU I have never utilized the "hide thread" option ...

[11 Bravo]

until today. Sweet Jesus! Troops are dying in an illegal war, the administration continues to wipe it's ass with the U.S. Constitution, the office of the Vice-President is directly involved in the exposure of a CIA agent with NOC status, and that's just for starters! There are real concerns to discuss, and I though DU was the place to discuss them. Please, take the extraneous issues to the Lounge.

[Marie26]

1. *hide thread* nt

[spanone]

2. It's a wonderful tool.

I hate to use it, but I don't hesitate.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. And you will not decide what people can talk about in "General"

Discussion. . :hi:

[11 Bravo]

5. I am definitely NOT the "decider".

Hell, in this case I'm the "pleader".

:hi: back at ya.

[Renew Deal]

4. It's a shocking and notable story.

And people want to talk about it. Your thread is more obnoxious than any 1 of the Anna Nicole threads.

Except this one :evilgrin: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x160203

[Bluebear]

6. Why do people object to DU being our water cooler?

The woman lost a son the day she gave birth. Six months later she is dead.

Do you suggest that those uf us who are talking about this news which occurred over the last couple hours don't care about the troops or Valerie Plame?

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Bluebear. IT'S NOT REAL NEWS

:sarcasm:

I'm with you, dude.

[11 Bravo]

9. You know, you're right. The 16 threads currently on the front page aren't enough.

There are 23 threads through page 2, and I quit looking at that point. Clearly not enough.

[Bluebear]

10. Well you started another one :)

[Meshuga]

19. I was going to say that

but you stole my thunder! :-)

[Midlodemocrat]

11. I'll have to re-read the rules. I didn't realize that you were the arbiter of

what members were allowed to post. That has to be a difficult job.

[11 Bravo]

21. Before you re-read the rules, try re-reading my post.

I made a request. I even said "please". I've not been a mod. Perhaps you can enlighten me as to how difficult it is to be "the arbiter of what members are allowed to post".

[Midlodemocrat]

52. Why not just hide the threads that bother you?

It's a MESSAGE BOARD. People post what they want to post at that time. Even with 100,000 members, people like to feel as though maybe they have something to say that someone else will think is important, or thoughtful or poignant. Everyone wants to think that they matter, in all ways. People want to think that maybe they will post something that someone will remember and act on or react to.

It's human nature.

[arendt]

30. Dick Cheney wants you to obsess about ANS while he plans to bomb Iran...

you are doing Unka Dick's work.

How does it feel to be a tool of Cheney?

No Sarcasm intended.

arendt

[Midlodemocrat]

39. You know. Interestingly, when I got my doctorate, back in 1986

I was also holding down a full time job. I guess I CAN think about more than one thing.

YIPPEEEE!!!!!


:eyes:

[arendt]

45. Back when I got my doctorate in 1980, people understood a propaganda

tactic when they saw it.

The media refuses to talk about real issues. You abet them.
You fill DU with this distraction.

Tell me. Can you write two threads at the same time?

arendt

[Midlodemocrat]

50. ME? You're giving me WAY too much credit, dude.

This is a MESSAGE board. People post extemporaneously a lot of the time. It's not life or death. Posting about how a person's death makes you feel isn't going to stop time or change a damned thing for the time being.

And, I gotta say, propaganda? It more People Magazine than propaganda. Your tin foil hat is on too tight.

[Meshuga]

16. It's called...

"I want to show that I care more than you!" which is very childish! Otherwise there is no need to advertise the reasons for using the hide thread. People who want to hide threads do it without having to "gloat" about it.

BTW: you are right

[KittyWampus]

20. I would respectfully suggest this as a Lounge topic. This woman had no impact

on politics.

Why are some celebrity deaths allowed in GD and not others?

I've been here long enough to have seen quite a few threads about dead stars get moved to the Lounge.

[Bluebear]

26. It's a current event.

[KittyWampus]

29. So was every other celebrity death that got moved to the Lounge. Why not this one

but please don't think it bothers me. Easy enough to scroll by. Just sayin', is all.

[Debi]

38. Actually her life may have an impact on politics

Or at least her continued battles over her deceased husband's massive estates. How people accumulate/distribute their wealth does have an impact on politcs, and how people use the courts system to govern the probate process could also impact politics. :shrug:

Just a thought.

[Shakespeare]

44. That's correct. Her lawsuit was a probate case of real importance.

And any good provate attorney will tell you that in a heartbeat. I'm so sick of the moral yardsticks bandied about here lately by people who, if they paused to look in the mirror just a moment, would probably be stunned at what hypocritical jackasses they truly are.

[Debi]

48. I just hope that it's not over, even with her death.

Her child has a right to whatever assets end up becoming legally hers (I hope her estate takes up the cause).

[Robbien]

8. This is the first time? You gotta be kidding.

I wish we had a "hide all" option.

You know, "hide all" the stupid over threaded issue of the day.

[TornadoTN]

12. Hey, I just did the same thing!

To your post of course. The merits of your argument aside, this is still interesting and important news from a societal standpoint.

[Frank Cannon]

13. It never fails to amaze me how people who don't care about...

a subject feel still feel compelled to take the time to post about how much they don't care.

Good for you for using the "hide thread" feature. That's what it's for. I wish more people would learn about it and use it.

[EFerrari]

14. Well, I wish you had hidden my awful John Edwards thread.

lol

[girl gone mad]

15. Good for you.

I think I'll start hiding the "I'm hiding all Anna Nicole threads" threads.

[hughee99]

17. I had to use it for Terry Schaivo.

New ones were popping up so fast I was getting carpel tunnel hiding them all.

[sniffa]

18. WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH 1000S DEAD IN IRAQ!!?

[Bluebear]

22. Or Fitzmas~!!!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. STOP IT!!!

I've got chicken pot pie on my mind and can't think about that right now!

[Midlodemocrat]

25. WTF that does have to do with global warming?

Dude, try to keep up. :eyes:

[sniffa]

31. dude, Lighten up

ANS died!

[Debi]

40. You Rock sniffa

:yourock:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

35. Douchebag.

[Midlodemocrat]

43. *taps foot*

*looks at watch*

When, oh when will the SP get here, she wonders aloud?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

49. I figured they'd be here by now.

*taps foot*

*looks at watch*

Fuckers.

[Midlodemocrat]

51. It's only 7:15.

probably tossing back that last Fresca.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

54. They want to make sure they're fresh.

[Bluebear]

58. ...

[karlrschneider]

24. I can barely hide them as fast as they pop up!

:puke:
GD is like the Lounge was a few months ago, I can't even IMAGINE how fucking disgusting IT is now...
:eyes:

[bdamomma]

27. hide thread what a good idea.

especially with this onslaught of anna nicole.

[Cleita]

28. Having been through many of these feeding frenzies on

tabloid news at DU, you will find the hide a thread feature a true blessing.

[devilgrrl]

32. Oh, I've been using it plenty the passed few months...

Mel Gibson
John Kerry's botched punchline
Barbaro
John Edwards' house
Pelosi's plane
Anna Nicole Smith

You can see that I hold those topics near and dear :sarcasm:

[mentalsolstice]

33. There's a first time for everything, ya know? n/t

[arendt]

34. It looks like I was just a day early when I complained about GD yesterday...

I agree completely that there must be some recognition that we
look like the freaking National Enquirer here, not a serious
political board.

K&R

arendt

[Bluebear]

36. Yes how could we forget.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. Why don't you start your own messageboard where you can play God with the rules?

Clearly that's what you want.

[Midlodemocrat]

56. Well, *I* think we should make everyone who starts a thread donate.

But, then again, I'm such a pollyanna about things like that.

[bettyellen]

66. have you ever seen GDP? I believe you'd be much happier there....

or the media forum. i also believe nothing is going to make you stop traipsing around GP bitching and moaning and insulting people who don't post stuff on politics and the media in GD....

[cynatnite]

41. Maybe you should volunteer to be a mod n/t

[Nikki Stone1]

42. Maybe there should be a "Water Cooler" forum for lighter political discussions

However, I don't think a discussion of Anna Nicole belongs ANYWHERE in GD. (Definitely Lounge material)

[Bluebear]

47. What if it turns out she was murdered?

Would that be "Lounge light"?

[Nikki Stone1]

62. Yep. National Enquirer stuff

Unless she was carrying CIA secrets and was killed to keep her quiet, I'm not interested

[cwydro]

46. all I can say is

the lawyer did it.

[demrabble]

53. The Lawyer is Her Husband

The lawyer is her husband.

Who gets the money?

[cwydro]

63. EXACTLY.

}(

[Le Taz Hot]

55. As opposed to the 1,563th

poll on "Who do you want as President in 2008?" :eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

57. BRAVO!! (Or BRAVA, whichever applies)

Because those polls actually accomplish something, n'est ce pas?

[meow mix]

59. this is the most useless thread ive seen all week. wtf get real plz

people are only allowed to discuss a few things, that u deem important?

[BlooInBloo]

60. lol! I'll be back in a few days, after the annanicoleSPAZfest dies down....

... The DU mob has won this round... but I'll be back!

[Bluebear]

61. "The DU mob" lmao

[L A Woman]

64. maybe you should suggest that only threads about troops be permitted on DU

after all, it's terribly shocking that people who willingly sign up to fight in a war actually DIE in that war. total fucking shock there. we should talk about it non-stop.

and clearly YOU should help us decide what is "extraneous." because i was under the impression that we were permitted to discuss other things besides the war.

[Generator]

65. Snickers week hell

I've spent less time on DU this week than any in years. Wow, you are easy on the ignore though I gotta tell you. I think last week I placed someone on ignore because they posted hatred of Molly Ivins within 27 minutes of her death. There is a LOT of hatred around here. It's getting worse. YEAH, Molly should go to hell because she voted for Nader. WHO ARE these people? Anyway, just registering my disgust. I think I hid 65 Snickers threads and I only was on here for two hours this week. Maybe anything to do with popular entertainment should go to the lounge. GOD Fucking forbid you don't watch the super bowl or commercials or any of that shit and want to talk about issues. Yeah, this place needs a currrent popular forum instead of all this crap. I was going to give some $$ but I'm less in the mood to support this place than ever.

OH And Don't even get me started on organized attacks on Edwards. No substance underground.

[salin]

67. I hadn't until "the house" - and sadly, have a few times since

When we get to 'rabbit multiplying' threads that crowd all other threads out - at the pace that has just become common - the 'hide' option is the only way to quickly be able to see all of the other (oft important) threads. In all the time it has been available, it has only been recently that I have felt the need to use it. I just *want* to read about other topics than the 'hot rabbit (as in gazillion new threads spawn quickly) issue' du jour.

[earth mom]

68. Who made you the decider?

:eyes:

People want to talk about Anna Nicole because she was a woman who was oppressed and exploited by powerful men, who was exploited by the media and viewed as a sex object to the point that she was no longer treated as a human being. To many of us around here, Anna's story is an important example of what's wrong with our country and our society.