Posted on 09/24/2001 6:11:35 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Pay attention now, because this does not apply to most of you, although I would appreciate it if it was read by all. For those of you that this does apply to - you know who you are.
It's a bit depressing for me to leave you all on your own for half a day and come back and see yet more posts full of people calling each other dumb names and telling each other to go f*ck themselves.
We have some useful suggestions listed on our rules page, you can find them here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=rules#suggestions
Frankly I'm disappointed that I have to say anything at all. Unlike Free Republic, we don't clamp down on bad language, but I have been SUPER lenient with the amount of personal attacks that have been going on, and I'm getting the feeling that some of you are taking advantage of my leniency.
I'm not going to start enforcing politeness rules... yet. Like it says in the suggestions, we do not wish to be the civility police.
And I understand that the vast majority of you are perfectly capable of enjoying a message board without using the words "F*ck," "You," and "A**hole."
But for those of you who aren't: do me a favor and give it a rest will ya? Just for me. I've given you a lot of leeway, so try showing a bit of respect to your fellow DUers.
Oh, and while I've got everybody's attention, one more thing. Just because somebody doesn't agree with whatever the popular opinion is on the board at any given time, it doesn't necessarily mean that they're a disruptor. So for those of you who like to "cry Freeper," please leave that for me and the moderators to sort out.
Thank you,
EG
EarlG, the moderator, is trying to put a stop to all the attacks on each other but factionalism is now tearing apart the DU forum...... And it's FUN to watch!
I appreciate the reports, because I cannot bear to go there.
No real leftist hates mass murderers of Americans as much as he hates Republicans...
Well that says a lot, doesn't it?
Just go to their Forums sections and click on the various discussions to enjoy the spectacle of those DU folks tearing each other apart. Plus there is the added fun of watching them try to figure out if a poster is a Freeper or not (actually in most cases they aren't but this doesn't stop their paranoia).
Perhaps Bill O'Reilly could do it and demand that the DNC shut down this nest of seditious scumbags.
Please post politely.
Example of one of the msmagazine.com thread titles (not making this up): "F*** Our B*st*rd President." (with no blanking out letters). A FemiNazi created this thread because she doesn't want President Bush to go after the terrorists who struck on 9/11.
I've come to the conclusion that most left-wing chat rooms are filled with potty-mouth morons (DU included). The lefties routinely use profane/obscene language and engage in nasty personal attacks on other posters because they're incapable of reasoned debate.
Let's keep in mind however that in politics all victories are temporary. We can pause to gloat, but not stop.
Yes, we're all in our places with bright shiny faces,
For this is the way to start a new day.
Why ignore them when they are so much FUN to watch?
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