The Ongoing Disgrace of Democratic [sic] Underground [sic]

[Sweejak]

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[Rigorous Intuition]

<br><br><br>Skinner,<br><br>I'd like to ask you or a moderator to respond to my email. The reponse needn't satisfy me; I just want to know DU's rationale for moving this thread.<br><br>If you'd rather not respond, then I ask you tombstone me.<br><br>thank you<br><br>Jeff Wells<br>Minstrel Boy <p></p><i></i>

[Sweejak]

Floyd's site is having problems, here is a cached version:<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://tinyurl.com/fsbss">tinyurl.com/fsbss</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[DrDebugDU]

Damnit, you just had to do that, didn't you?<br><br>Well like HamdenRice said, Jeff's death watch begins...<br><br>RIP Minstrel Boy (Jul 27th 2003 - Jun 3rd 2006)<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/scansj/j-20637.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>Anybody know a messageboard where I can dump a copy of TIA's 2004 Election Collection, because this one will soon be one of the places we can't mention anymore... <p></p><i></i>

[Sweejak]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE?<br>Aahh ah ahahahaaa, aahh ah ahahahaaa<br>What will you do when the label comes off,<br>And the plastic's all melted,<br>And the chrome is soft too?<br>Aaahhh!<br><br>Frank Zappa<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>because this one will soon be one of the places we can't mention anymore...<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>what are you talking about? <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i></i>

[DrDebugDU]

There are sites which are not allowed to be mentioned on DU. And contrary to popular belief not all of them are republican sites and it includes site like <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://progressiveindependent.com">progressiveindependent.com</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> and the site of Captain Sunshine (forgot the URL).<br><br>Currently this site and Rigorous' blog are still considered places which can be mentioned. If Jeff's gets kicked (and his additional posts have already been deleted) then this messageboard and this blog will be places you can't mention on DU. I kid you not. It also means that I am then a member of two places which cannot be mentioned so I'll have to avoid all controversies. Sigh... <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

hey jeff, looky what i just found on the Daily Kos recommended diaries list at number 3 position:<br><br>link:<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/3/6552/90479" target="top"><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:underline">Robert Fisk: Haditha may be just Tip of Iceberg</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Robert Fisk is definately mainstream.<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Finally, someone does the job that the US MSM should have done a long time ago: Robert Fisk's op-ed in The Independent is <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/" target="top"><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:underline">frontpaged</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> by the UK newspaper. <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>i think you have something to work with mr. burns, er i mean Skinner over on DU.<br><br>oh and i don't think you should give up on DU just yet. <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

DEAR GOD DrDebugDU!!!<br><br>thats fucking censorship. can you tell me the full list of websites that have been blacklisted by DU?<br><br>what are the websites your a part of that are banned?<br><br>and that is literally blacklisting websites because they are considered too 'subversive'. i'm really gonna investigate this shit. i cannot believe that...i guess because i never knew about it. thats just plain control of people.<br><br>its makes you wonder if someone could sue Democratic Underground with the help of the <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.eff.org/" target="top"><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:underline">EFF</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->. because i don't quite think that its fair to the users of DU or to the free flow of information in a public forum. am i wrong?<br><br>and i don't understand why http://progressiveindependent.com/ is banned. wtf. <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=dugoboy@rigorousintuition>dugoboy</A> at: 6/3/06 1:32 pm<br></i>

[DrDebugDU]

Don't have a full list. Doubt whether anybody has them. It does include:<br><br>Republican sites: Conservativeunderground and dummies<br>Mixed site: Liberalunderground<br>Demoratic/left winged sites: Progressive Independent and www.peopleforchange.net<br><br>However the list can be longer as well. It is mentioned in the rules as well, however they refuse to give the names of the sites. <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

huh.. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i></i>

[Bismillah]

Someone called the SaiGirl has just posted this at DU. By focusing on another Dissent Sink, I think she is doing her best to make the point about DU <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>itself</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> while avoiding the trap of being tombstoned for the crime of Lèse majesté:<br><br>-------------<br><br>theSaiGirl (172 posts) Sat Jun-03-06 11:02 AM<br>Original message <br><br>The iron mask of censorship at Daily Kos <br><br>Here is the exact wording from the FAQ section over at Daily Kos:<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Controversial 9/11 Diaries<br><br>DailyKos accepts that the 9/11 attacks were perpetrated by agents of Al-Qaeda. It is <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>forbidden</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> to write diaries that:<br><br>1. refer to claims that American, British, Israeli, or any government assisted in the attacks<br><br>2. refer to claims that the airplanes that crashed into the WTC and Pentagon were not the cause of the damage to those buildings or their subsequent collapse <br><br>Authoring or recommending these diaries may result in banning from Daily Kos. <br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/DailyKos_FAQ#Diaries">www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/D...AQ#Diaries</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--></em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> <br><br>- Emphasis added. <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

yknow what i found completely astonishing is that when all but 14 democratic senators voted to approve SS officer (pretty much) general haydan to the CIA nobody seemed pissed off about it at DailyKOS. if they felt anything they felt helpless and speechless. and then it was out the door onto the next newsday cycle. <br><br>completely pointless. <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i></i>

[Rigorous Intuition]

Since my follow-up posts have been deleted and I haven't been tombstoned yet (and still haven't received an explanation), maybe they've decided doing more now would cause too much drama.<br><br>One of the worst things that ever happened to that place was doing away with the "Ask the Administrators" forum. Now there need be no accounting for their decisions. If they don't respond privately, a public appeal is considered "calling them out."<br><br>Oh well. On with life and stuff. <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

calling them out is bad? <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT."</p><i></i>