Skinner: could we please block GD:P posts from the greatest page?

[smoogatz]

At least until they come up with something new to bash each other with?

[tekisui]

1. It will be something new tomorrow.

And just as meaningless.

[still_one]

2. You have two thumbs up from me on that suggestion /nt

[DCKit]

3. Works for me too!

I've switched over to reading the "Latest" almost exclusively so I don't have to scroll through seemingly endless B.S. threads to find real news and information.

Of course, GD-P would then need their own "Greatest" page. It's only fair.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

4. Yes, please!

There's been huge improvement in the tenor of this place since the recently implemented changes. Keep it going...

[AlCzervik]

5. i use the old lobby.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=oldlobby

[earth mom]

6. As sick as I am of seeing Obama & Hillary threads, I don't want to see pro-Edwards people silenced

which this is probably an attempt to do.

I would hope DU wouldn't promote censorship in such a way.

Isn't discussion what this site is all about?

[XemaSab]

9. Oh teh irony

:P

[earth mom]

20. Yup, it's a 2 way street. Too many Obama & Hillary threads for me, too many Edwards threads for you.

Some people can't handle THE TRUTH. But at least I'm not trying to silence YOU. O8)

[Tinksrival]

7. Yes Please!!! Mr. Skinner

Since the DU started the greatest page it is the first place I go too on this sight. I love the feature, but not anymore. Now it's turned into the Edwards '08 home page now.

[Yael]

11. LOL!

I don't care who your candidate is -- thats funny. :D

[Atman]

15. The Greatest Page is one of the LAST things I view.

Popular Opinion is exactly that...popular opinion. The Greatest Page is a compendium of stuff the DU masses are clicking on, it's not actually a list of "greatest" posts. It would be far easier for you to alter your viewing habits than for Skinner and Elad to re-script the site. No?

.

[krkaufman]

49. Perhaps, but filtering-out certain forums from inclusion in "Greatest" ...

... wouldn't be that difficult, I would think. (Putting aside whether it *should* be done.)

Re: "Popular Opinion"... perhaps, but the request likely relates to the belief that something other than popular opinion is at work, at present.

(Personally, Edwards doesn't get coverage in the corporate media, so I don't have too much angst if his supporters are compensating here.)

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Hear Hear!

[mopinko]

10. could just require more recs

for any forum, or just that one. there are only so many hillbots in the universe.

[Neshanic]

12. Could we have a cross reference to our blocked persons and color coded to match our views?

You have them out of here now, but yet that is not enough.

"Oh and can you make it so my page loads so I only see what I want to see?"

Amazing.

[Atman]

13. Skinner: Could you please show only things I agree with?

I'm really sick of people who don't accept my views. I want a board where I can post any flaming bullshit I want without ever having to hear a word of dissent. Is that too much to ask?

.

[Coexist]

14. what about limiting people to only 10 recs per day.

That should take care of it!

[MonkeyFunk]

19. and limit them to starting 5 threads per day

[greyl]

40. I love that idea. nt

[robertpaulsen]

16. Yes! And replace them with recs from the Lounge!

Lee L. Mercer is more entertaining than the Bash-Obama/Bash Clinton fest.

[smoogatz]

27. Anything would be better.

Letting the 9/11 folks out of their dungeon, even.

[Tarheel_Dem]

28. LOL.........

:rofl: :rofl::rofl:

Dungeon.......

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

67. Now we're talking!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[intaglio]

17. Oh, please! pretty please n/t

[progressoid]

18. Ooooh. And can we more kitten threads please?

[OffWithTheirHeads]

22. Dog threads! I want doggie threads! Kittens suck.

nt

[Greyhound]

46. Another voice for the canine contingent.

Without our dogs, we would never have been. They are our best and truest friends.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

68. Yeah! and cats suck!

nt

[SoCalDem]

23. WAR kittens????? or Flufffffffffyyyyy kitttttttens????

Marvin says "hey"

[progressoid]

26. Izzy says "hey" back at ya!

From her perch as a "moderator"...

[FlyingSquirrel]

37. I like kittens. 'Specially these ones.

[shireen]

70. how 'bout GD-kitties and GD-doggies?

(from http://kittenwar.com/kittens/winners/)


(from http://dailypuppy.com/index.php?itemid=1593\)

[Kahuna]

21. Agreed. They are mostly circle jerks. nt

[ruggerson]

24. Yeah, Democrats shouldn't be arguing on DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND

during a primary season which comes every four years.

Give me a fucking break.

[lonestarnot]

31. Huuuuugh Ughhhhh.

No fucking breaks!

[izzybeans]

25. Pretty god damned please.

It's been taken over by campaign spammers.

[Patsy Stone]

29. Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[arendt]

Its like 80% of the Greatest threads are GD-P. Enough, already. Same pollution problem. n.t

[arendt]

30. Its like 80% of the Greatest threads are GD-P. Enough, already. Same pollution problem. n.t

[RB TexLa]

32. .

[troubleinwinter]

33. That only works on 'Latest' Page. We're still stuck with endless trash on 'Greatest'

[RB TexLa]

34. Oh, ok

[bridgit]

35. hahahahaha, but for bashing each other...what do we really have?

:rofl:

[Truth2Tell]

36. How about just

give us the ability to choose to block them ourselves, like we can from The Latest Page? :shrug:

[FlyingSquirrel]

38. Edwards supporters in particular need to be silenced.

The MSM has done a great job of this already, but unfortunately DU has not gotten the message yet.

[flyarm]

39. yes please Skinner!!! thank you!! eom

[FlyingSquirrel]

41. I actually don't think he's too concerned about this temporary situation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4254252#4254930

[Hutzpa]

42. Lately on DU we have been

seeing alot of posting that somehow try to transcend or impose
their ethics on this forum.

Skinner needs to take control of this situation before it gets out of hand,
just because YOU (OP) don't like what you see on the greatest page, should not
warrant a thread. I guess Skinner should bow to you and obey your command.

Would that help? you could have simply PM the mods or better yet e-mail
Skinner or Earl G.

Posting this thread lives me wondering whats happening to DU,
I look at all the responses, and quickly realize how right wing we are
quickly becoming, a typical Liberal would not give a hoots ass to what is
being said on the front page or greatest page.

I'll be damn if Skinner allows the Florida take over.


MHO!!



:shrug:

[Greyhound]

47. Just a guess, English is not your first language. n/t

[qanda]

48. Why would you say that?

That just wasn't necessary.

[Jamastiene]

43. Can we just rename GDP, the Obama/Reagan Worship Service

instead and banish it to FR where it seems like it belongs?

[Quantess]

44. While we're at it,

DUers should be prohibited from posting GD-P content anywhere except GD-P.
Case in point.

[lostnfound]

45. Yes, please, or give us the option. nt

[B Calm]

50. You know... some people will cry about anything... Grow some skin!

[smoogatz]

51. It's not because I'm offended.

It's because the petty snipe-a-thon that is GDP is so fucking boring and stupid that it makes me want to jump out a window. There's nothing "great" about any of it.

[B Calm]

71. Right....

[pacalo]

52. Or at least give the "greatest" page a new title by calling it what it is: "The Primaries Sideshow"

Or "The Primaries Dirty Laundry" page.

Or "The Primaries Beatdown" page.

Or "The Primaries Aggrandizement" page.

It is NOT the "Greatest" page, by any stretch of the imagination.

Those who want to scour the GD-P threads only have to visit the "greatest" page to see the latest beatdowns.

[IronLionZion]

53. Absolutely NO ONE is forcing you to read GD:P threads

let alone kick and recommend them. Censor yourself, my friend. We are not the Republicans. We don't need anyone else to tell us what to read, hear, see, or think. CHOICE GODDAMNIT!!!

[smoogatz]

57. I'm not proposing censorship.

Are we censoring the 9/11 folks? Or the lounge?

[IronLionZion]

58. Chillax, my friend. GD:P can be easily avoided. The forum is listed above each thread title. nt

[smoogatz]

59. And yet there they are, radiating their stupidity

all over the Greatest page, annoying and boring me at the same time with their sixth-grade "did not" "did too" style of argumentation. Is this the best we can do? Is there anything even remotely great about the snub-a-thon threads or the "Hillary lied" threads, or any of the other stupid tit-for-tat bullshit that bubbles up out of GDP?

[IronLionZion]

60. You can usually tell the stupidity by the title. You don't have to click on them. nt

[smoogatz]

61. Sometimes they're so stupid I can't help myself.

It's a weakness, I know.

[Raster]

54. Nothing like a little censorship to help the democratic process along, eh?

If you don't like it, don't contribute to it. If you don't want to see it, don't go there. And if you have a problem with that...:spank:

[smoogatz]

55. I'm not proposing censorship.

I'm proposing a bit of intellectual segregation, so the rest of us can talk about stuff that actually matters. And if calling it stupid amounts to a contribution, I guess I'm guilty as charged.

[Raster]

62. "intellectual segregation"

You're not serious, right?

[Hutzpa]

63. INTELLECTUAL SEGREGATION

you should be tombstoned, what do you think this is, you came to a Liberal
board and propose a segregation.

:wtf: You outta here!! Gone !

SMOOGATZ SHOULD BE TOMBSTONED, reason DISCRIMINATION

[DS1]

66. right on

[stubtoe]

56. **Jumping up and down waving hands wildly**

Yes, please! Yes!

[marmar]

64. D'accord, mon ami........

:applause:

[stubtoe]

65. At the moment, Greatest is mostly GD:P

approx. 7:50pm Pacific time.

[xchrom]

69. i agree and i'm an edwards supporter. -- it's all just rampant stupidity right now.