The Ask The Administrators forum is back.

[Skinner]

We just opened the new Ask The Administrators forum. You can find it listed along with all of our other forums -- look right below The DU Lounge. Here's how it works...

The Ask the Administrators forum works like most other forums here on DU, but with some important differences.

• Anyone can ask a question in this forum. To do so, just click the "Post" icon at the top of the forum. Fill out the form just as you would elsewhere on DU and click the "Submit" button to post.


• Your question will not appear immediately. A placeholder for your thread will appear in the ATA forum, to show that your question has been successfully submitted. But the text of your question will not be publicly available until it is reviewed and answered by a DU administrator. Neither you nor anyone else will be able to post replies in your thread until an administrator has posted a response.


• Eventually a DU administrator will review your question and post a response. At that point, the text of your question and the text of the administrator's response will both be made public.


• The only people who may post replies in a thread are the author of the original question, the DU administrators, and the DU moderators. All other individuals are automatically blocked from posting by our software. If you are the author of the question that started the thread, you can post a response in the thread after an administrator has responded. When you post a reply, it will appear in the thread immediately.

We wish that it were not necessary to institute these restrictions on this forum. But in the past we learned that some people have a tendency to post in the Ask the Administrators forum when they are very angry, and as a result do not always choose their words carefully. The DU Administrators are not online all the time, and we believe it is better if particularly unfair or hurtful accusations posted in this forum are not permitted to fester out in the open without a response.

I look forward to answering all of your questions. ;)

David Allen
DU Administrator

[meegbear]

1. Hoo RAH!!

[VMI Dem]

2. Rec.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Thank you

[blondeatlast]

4. Hooray! And not just for the entertainment value, seriously; it's just a great thing

to know you care about your great forum. :patriot:

[ruggerson]

5. Cool

n/t

[myrna minx]

6. How do I start a thread here?

Just kidding. Thanks for offering this forum again.

[pipi_k]

18. Hahahah...I just had a mental movie

where 20 pranksters all submit the same question at the same time, and the Admins post them all with different answers....


:7

[hlthe2b]

7. Sounds like you've really thought this one out...

and are striking a reasonable balance between being responsive and protecting against "out-of-control" flame wars. :thumbsup:

[Jamastiene]

8. K&R

I will have something really really fun to read now.

[madmax]

9. Yes!! Can I get a raise?

:P :applause: Love you guys!

[HuckleB]

10. Yeah!

[struggle4progress]

Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?

[madmax]

11. Yes! Can I get a raise?

:P :applause:



:kick: and Rec

[TexasObserver]

12. recommend

[gateley]

13. K&R! nt

[laughingliberal]

14. K & R nt

[uppityperson]

15. k&r I like how only the original poster can reply in a thread there

seems a good way to answer questions and avoid the gossip snark other stuff

[blondeatlast]

16. True, mcuh better way to do it, but it won't be quite as much fun as version 1.

:rofl:

[uppityperson]

19. That was my thought also. Not nearly as much fun but should work better

[pinboy3niner]

17. That explains why I keep ending up in GD:P when I click where I used to click...

...to get to GD.

Whew! I thought it was ME.

Don't worry about me. I'll get myself re-trained by the election. The 2012 election, probably. :)

[eleny]

20. Thanks for bringing it back

:loveya:

[Skip Intro]

21. Yay!

(hit unrec by accident, twice this week I've done that...)

[BrklynLiberal]

22. Great news....

[Haole Girl]

23. Thank you for bringing ATA back

:hi:

[A HERETIC I AM]

24. Cool, and thanks for your prompt answer on my question.

Here's hoping it doesn't become too much of a pain in the backside for you guys.

Kicked and Rec'd.

[struggle4progress]

25. Thanks! This looks like a great feature

[Electric Monk]

26. Sounds like a good feature. k&r nt

[mike_c]

27. excellent in all respects....

Thank you for restoring ATA!

[WillyT]

28. People At DU... Angry ???

Color me hysterical.

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

Sounds like a great feature.

K & R !!!

:hi:

:kick:

[no limit]

29. Awesome! Thank you.

[Swede]

30. Why is the sky blue?

:hide:

[Rhiannon12866]

31. K&R! Yay!

I thoroughly enjoyed that forum! Thank you! :woohoo: :yourock:

[Raine]

32. HURRAY

I'm so glad! :applause: Often people asked and were answered about things that were really helpful to me. :thumbsup:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

33. END OF UNREC?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=437x100#123

[hendo]

34. This should be stickied, right below the survey post :)

at least imho.

[Dark]

35. Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even want to go to do more like?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

38. AMEN!

:*

[Pathwalker]

36. Will those swedish fish be involved?

I'm concerned about that. ;-)

[Canuckistanian]

37. Was that last sentence satirical?

Good on you, Skinner.

You're in for a world of hurt.

[JHB]

39. K&R

:kick:

[Major Hogwash]

40. I would like to see

a Scotsman on a horse!

No, that's not it.

I'd like to see an updated photo of the admins together.
I feel like I have come to know you 3 guys better over the years.

Plus, I need a new background for the dartboard.

LoL

[tavalon]

41. Darn, I don't think it's going to be nearly as fun with all the restrictions!

Seriously, though, I'm very happy you decided to reinstate this and the restrictions are fine.

Could we have the hate mailbag back too? I think it would really boost morale.

[Le Taz Hot]

42. Yay!

:woohoo: Some of those conversations were legendary.

[MrMickeysMom]

43. Wow... I never used it before or knew...

It must have been in my earlier days.

Do you have previous questions as archived?

THANKS!
MMM

[WilliamPitt]

44. The AtA forum was once a comedy goldmine, quite by accident.

My favorite: a post that asked "How do I post in this forum?"

#2: Post: "Ban me now." Reply: "OK"

I think the rules for the new forum are perfect.

[pamela]

45. ...

If you lick a fly swatter, will it kill you? Is today's music as lame as it sounds? How can God sleep when people are starving? When you see someone wearing a t-shirt that says "Sexy Grampa," should you run? Is pine-scented insecticide really such a good idea? What are people who wear black fingernail polish thinking? If animals have no souls, where will rover spend eternity? If you stick yourself with a pencil, will you get lead poisoning? Do amoebas feel love? Is there anything scarier than open mike poetry reading? If you vote Republican, does that make you an accomplice to their crimes? Are animal balloons art?…Well?

[RedCloud]

46. How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?

I divided both sides by zero again!