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Skinner

(63,645 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:38 PM Dec 2013

REMINDER AND UPDATE: Five hidden posts and you can't post

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the Announcements group).

Back in September, we announced some changes to the way the site is run. In that announcement, we promised that we would make the following change, after a 90-day period:

If you have five hidden posts on your account you will be unable to post.
... If you have five hidden posts showing on your Transparency page (a 90-day period), then you will be temporarily unable to post. In order to regain your ability to post, you will need to wait until the oldest post of the five is more than 90 days old and "falls off" of your record. At that point you will only have four posts showing on your Transparency page, and you will regain your ability to post.

Due to a fluke of scheduling, that new policy was supposed to go into effect on December 25, Christmas Day. However, because the DU Administrators do not wish to spend our holiday break fixing the inevitable bugs, we have decided to push back the launch date.

The new launch date is Monday January 6, 2014.

Members whose transparency pages are showing will be restricted in the following ways: 1) they can't post, 2) they can't serve on juries, 3) they can't serve as hosts in forums or groups, and 4) they can't serve on the Malicious Intruder Removal Team. If they are currently assigned as a host or as a MIRT member, they will be removed by the software.

Members whose transparency pages are showing will not be restricted in any other ways. They will be able to send and receive DU Mail. They will be able to recommend threads. They will even be able to send alerts (this is so people can't insult people who are temporarily blocked).

Thank you for being a part of DU. And have a happy holiday season!

The DU Administrators
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REMINDER AND UPDATE: Five hidden posts and you can't post (Original Post) Skinner Dec 2013 OP
Skinner, I pooped my pants just now! Please tell me everyone will get the yellow warning. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1
Yeah, I thought the same thing.... and I've been playing nice lately groundloop Dec 2013 #6
Hah! That's what I thought too! That it was meant for me! joeybee12 Dec 2013 #8
Me too. I've been rude on occasion but it's been subtle Warpy Dec 2013 #10
I thought "How on earth did I get 5 posts hidden? I'm adorable!" arcane1 Dec 2013 #19
That you are! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #21
That's what I thought, too! What'd I say? calimary Dec 2013 #27
Alerted!!! sharp_stick Dec 2013 #36
BAD sharp stick! arcane1 Dec 2013 #41
Alerted. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #133
don't know what you all are talking about - I didn't get a warning petronius Dec 2013 #25
lol. too friggin' cute. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #28
Aren't we supposed to tell you to step away from the screen Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #68
i am fuckin... the baddest of bad. i do not know toad, were you told that? seabeyond Dec 2013 #73
Not in real life - Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #76
lol lool. ya. and it was good. and needed. but what was needing to be said seabeyond Dec 2013 #79
I freaked, I thought "What did I do?" liberal N proud Dec 2013 #45
I'm alerting! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #46
EDITED! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #51
omg...you really did... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #61
me too. nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #49
LOL malaise Dec 2013 #58
Do you mean as opposed to your usual brownout? cliffordu Dec 2013 #64
Well it usually doesn't happen so early in the day. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #86
You do know I love ya, right?? cliffordu Dec 2013 #89
Hey, don't hate the pomade. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #91
Whats a hidden post? yuiyoshida Dec 2013 #135
LOL! NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #136
You too yuiyoshida Dec 2013 #137
Some Fluke PatrynXX Dec 2013 #67
Yeah, me too! I saw it, started reading it wondered WTF did I do, none even told RKP5637 Dec 2013 #94
I need help with this. What is a "hidden post?" and what is a "transparency page?" kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #107
If you have five posts hidden in a 90 day period as a result of people who alert and jury findings. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #114
I was disappointed......only five? Skittles Dec 2013 #119
INDEED. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #120
Holy crap MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #2
I saw that banner and thought I had suddenly had five posts hidden. onehandle Dec 2013 #3
Same here! Thought I'd had some lapse of memory and gotten in a flame war! KoKo Dec 2013 #15
Thank you for the work you guys do to keep this a great site. IdaBriggs Dec 2013 #4
thanks for the updates and mild reprieve :D Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #5
You probably think this song is about you, 'bout you . . . Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #72
which brings me to a question. in sept i had NO hidden posts. since your new rule i have 6. when seabeyond Dec 2013 #7
I think since you admitted being one of the 7 Skinner should tell us who the others are. Kali Dec 2013 #20
i can list it to 6. but there is one duer i do not know. hmmmm..... lol. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #22
I only know three . . .n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #70
i know three more than you do. bah hahahahaha. but... who is the last one. one wonders. seabeyond Dec 2013 #75
All you baddest of bad folks stick together. Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #80
i am sayin'... we are stepping up to the bar as we speak. seabeyond Dec 2013 #84
Massive fail. Too cute to be threatening. Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #98
itz as bad as i get. tis cute. for sure. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #100
FWIW, I peek at your page hootinholler Dec 2013 #66
that does not surprise me, hoot. not at all. and... seabeyond Dec 2013 #71
No Worry, I actually prefer Hoot hootinholler Dec 2013 #92
do you... and how fun is that having it in RL, too. seabeyond Dec 2013 #93
Aw, shucks hootinholler Dec 2013 #96
yea seabeyond Dec 2013 #97
That is a lot in a short amount of time davidpdx Dec 2013 #116
thank you. i had 3 alerts this morning that i know of cause people sent me the results. how many seabeyond Dec 2013 #118
Looking over your hidden posts whopis01 Dec 2013 #121
ahhh, that is like the nicest seabeyond Dec 2013 #123
I, too, thought it was for me...I had just posted angstlessk Dec 2013 #9
Geez, a lot of us are absolutely wracked with guilt! Kurovski Dec 2013 #11
Yes, it reminded me of an old joke Jim Lane Dec 2013 #30
I, three, was taken aback question everything Dec 2013 #13
I too would like to know passiveporcupine Dec 2013 #102
I was just posting about how revolting I find "Duck Dynasty" and all the other crap on TV calimary Dec 2013 #29
But look, us paranoics are in great company... angstlessk Dec 2013 #34
You and me both! calimary Dec 2013 #85
I better get busy mockmonkey Dec 2013 #12
ROFL SoapBox Dec 2013 #127
Thanks for scaring the crap out of me! SCVDem Dec 2013 #14
Better share or I'll alert your post davidpdx Dec 2013 #117
Sounds good rrneck Dec 2013 #16
You do need to change the banner, madaboutharry Dec 2013 #17
Unless..... It was a deliberate "don't let this happen to you" sort of not so subtle ploy. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #26
Geeze, I thought I couldn't post... I was like heck. I haven't even had a hidden post yet. Xyzse Dec 2013 #18
Okay, I feel better BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #23
I'm sure there are very few people who will be affected by MineralMan Dec 2013 #24
Skinner said in a reply in ATA there's only 7 visible transparency pages. n/t tammywammy Dec 2013 #38
That's not very many at all, is it? MineralMan Dec 2013 #39
I agree. tammywammy Dec 2013 #42
I'm glad to hear it. MineralMan Dec 2013 #44
I don't believe that 0 visible transparency pages is great for DU because I don't believe there is seaglass Dec 2013 #108
I have to disagree. MineralMan Dec 2013 #109
We probably don't participate in/read the same threads. n/t seaglass Dec 2013 #110
That may be true. MineralMan Dec 2013 #111
That worked, you sure got my attention, but all's well.. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #31
That... Is how you get everyone to read an annoucement Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #32
Martha quick, mah medicine! johnnyreb Dec 2013 #33
What is a hidden post? marsis Dec 2013 #35
You don't have any sharp_stick Dec 2013 #40
Thank you marsis Dec 2013 #142
Thought I did something awesome and got 5 hidden posts since last night! Kaleva Dec 2013 #37
I could only imagine and admire the sharp_stick Dec 2013 #43
Everyone on DU last night was on a massive, hate filled drunk! Kaleva Dec 2013 #50
Seriously. I wondered who had alerted on all most posts last night and got them hidden uppityperson Dec 2013 #47
Why not go back and edit some posts? winter is coming Dec 2013 #65
Changing the launch date due to bugs ??!!11! progressoid Dec 2013 #48
LOL...indeed! eom Purveyor Dec 2013 #82
I am glad that I was not only one surprised by the alert Gothmog Dec 2013 #52
was that due a GLITCH! leftyohiolib Dec 2013 #53
Sheesh...lots of guilty consciences. SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2013 #54
Excellent, this is a wonderful idea. MicaelS Dec 2013 #55
Merry Whatever! nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #56
SHEW!!! Plucketeer Dec 2013 #57
My warped sense of humor was going to post: LIAR!!!!! BlueJazz Dec 2013 #59
Violence and mayhem pipi_k Dec 2013 #60
Yeah passiveporcupine Dec 2013 #103
Happy Holidays back to you MuseRider Dec 2013 #62
How much has DU traffic dropped off this year? Kolesar Dec 2013 #63
Should be over a certain time period HockeyMom Dec 2013 #69
. If you have five hidden posts showing on your Transparency page (a 90-day period), Kolesar Dec 2013 #88
You scared me, too! SheilaT Dec 2013 #74
How do we know if we've had hidden posts? liberalmuse Dec 2013 #77
^^Never mind!^^ liberalmuse Dec 2013 #81
I thought I was on Huffington Post! Stainless Dec 2013 #78
How do you find out if one of your posts is hidden? calimary Dec 2013 #83
Top right of page, click on "My Profile", and then "Transparency"... NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #87
Aha!!! Thanks, NYC_SKP! I had no idea. calimary Dec 2013 #95
Jesus Christ!!! Skinner let me tell you this...On second thought.. busterbrown Dec 2013 #90
Life in the future or How did i get five posts hidden? chknltl Dec 2013 #99
Yeah, this... pipi_k Dec 2013 #130
Good thing Obamacare is starting soon, because we need it for the collective DU heart attack. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #101
hummm sounds ligit Skinner, let blue14u Dec 2013 #104
OMG...i thought Skinner was waggin his finger at me HipChick Dec 2013 #105
Thank You . orpupilofnature57 Dec 2013 #106
Great way to celebrate the start of Mardi Gras season AllyCat Dec 2013 #112
Okay blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #113
Good change Politicub Dec 2013 #115
Yeah yeah, five hidden posts. WCLinolVir Dec 2013 #122
What the hell are "hidden posts"? Left Coast2020 Dec 2013 #124
How not to get hidden or banned? SCVDem Dec 2013 #125
Avoid saying anything that is not politically correct. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #131
Don't participate when Gang Greenwald is here to stack the jury...eom Kolesar Dec 2013 #132
Wow! SoapBox Dec 2013 #126
Guess I've been gone too long. Haven't a clue what you're talking about. Vinca Dec 2013 #128
WOW, Glad To Read Your Post Vinca... ChiciB1 Dec 2013 #139
BOHICA - ROFL. Vinca Dec 2013 #141
This has to be... Sophiegirl Dec 2013 #129
Thanx for all you work Skinner Botany Dec 2013 #134
Very Sorry, But I Don't Know What This Is ChiciB1 Dec 2013 #138
Go to your profile "my profile" and you will see a transparency tab. Click it. uppityperson Dec 2013 #140
Crosspost from ATA. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2014 #143
If they are above 100 posts then it is up to the admins. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #144
TY. I'll keep my comments in ATA. Hope I get an answer. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2014 #145
Your welcome. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #146
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
1. Skinner, I pooped my pants just now! Please tell me everyone will get the yellow warning.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:41 PM
Dec 2013

Last edited Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:29 PM - Edit history (1)

For a moment I thought I'd brought in five hidden replies!



OBTW, the system seems to be working by your own statistics, fewer alerts and fewer hides.

Yay!

groundloop

(12,260 posts)
6. Yeah, I thought the same thing.... and I've been playing nice lately
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:43 PM
Dec 2013
 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
8. Hah! That's what I thought too! That it was meant for me!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:43 PM
Dec 2013

I thought I'd been pretty good as of late!

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
10. Me too. I've been rude on occasion but it's been subtle
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:47 PM
Dec 2013

so I had to wonder which five posts got hidden.

Paranoia, it's what's for breakfast today.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
19. I thought "How on earth did I get 5 posts hidden? I'm adorable!"
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:54 PM
Dec 2013
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
21. That you are!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:55 PM
Dec 2013

calimary

(84,306 posts)
27. That's what I thought, too! What'd I say?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:57 PM
Dec 2013

Whatever it is - I apologize!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
36. Alerted!!!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:10 PM
Dec 2013

I've decided to alert on every one of your posts with the hopes of finding a dream jury on enough of them to get you up to five.

Of course I'm just kidding but without specifically saying that, someone is bound to take me seriously and start alerting on all my posts in retaliation.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
41. BAD sharp stick!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:20 PM
Dec 2013

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
133. Alerted.
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 11:28 AM
Dec 2013

petronius

(26,662 posts)
25. don't know what you all are talking about - I didn't get a warning
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:56 PM
Dec 2013

Musta just been the bad kids...




 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
28. lol. too friggin' cute. nt
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:58 PM
Dec 2013

Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
68. Aren't we supposed to tell you to step away from the screen
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:14 PM
Dec 2013

if we see you before the holidays???

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
73. i am fuckin... the baddest of bad. i do not know toad, were you told that?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:19 PM
Dec 2013

in real life, all these decades i am the goodest of good. see how that works.

i get to call someone hoot and toad. does it get any more fun than that?

Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
76. Not in real life -
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:26 PM
Dec 2013

But here's where I heard you wanted to be told to step away . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125531851#post37

Better watch out - or you'll rack up enough new hides to be banished for another 90 days - of course, the good news would be that they're all in a very short period of time so they would drop off quickly.

Who you callin' Toad, anyway???



Enjoy your break - it will be a bit shorter than anticipated, at least!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
79. lol lool. ya. and it was good. and needed. but what was needing to be said
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:28 PM
Dec 2013

was not being said. i couldnt let du down like that. what would that make me....

liberal N proud

(60,944 posts)
45. I freaked, I thought "What did I do?"
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:24 PM
Dec 2013

I don't think I have ever - ever had a post hidden.

Just the same it was a wake up call!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
46. I'm alerting!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:26 PM
Dec 2013

Pooping your pants is icky and announcing it is a critical TMI breach.













 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
51. EDITED!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:29 PM
Dec 2013

Changed it to "poop"!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
61. omg...you really did...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:08 PM
Dec 2013

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arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
49. me too. nt
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:27 PM
Dec 2013

malaise

(278,051 posts)
58. LOL
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:55 PM
Dec 2013

since I knew I didn't have any hidden posts

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)
64. Do you mean as opposed to your usual brownout?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:13 PM
Dec 2013

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
86. Well it usually doesn't happen so early in the day.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:35 PM
Dec 2013

It's usually when I'm away from a facility, later in the day.

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)
89. You do know I love ya, right??
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:49 PM
Dec 2013

So although I appreciate you can chew through the restraints pretty well, I do have one small issue.....

The Pomade has to go.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
91. Hey, don't hate the pomade.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:03 PM
Dec 2013

That's dingleberry prevention right there, brother!

yuiyoshida

(42,714 posts)
135. Whats a hidden post?
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 03:20 AM
Dec 2013

Is this like an Easter egg hunt? I love those!! but why would you hide a post... its supposed to keep a fence up..right?


I am kidding of course, .... we all know its that yucky post bran cereal which deserves to be shoved to the back of the shelf.


I kidd!! Really!! hides... promises to be a good girl! really!

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
136. LOL!
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:30 AM
Dec 2013

Don't hide the posts!!!



Happy weekend, yuiyoshida!

yuiyoshida

(42,714 posts)
137. You too
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 11:52 AM
Dec 2013

Skp san! Yay its Saturday!

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
67. Some Fluke
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:59 PM
Dec 2013

Bah Humbug 5 seems awfully small unless it's 5 hidden posts in a week. I know I've been I was um juried once (no appeals court here) for um a mistake on the main page that let an atheist only page get there so naturally I responded. and that got ugly real fast. Not like I just go seek out the Atheist only section and post something nasty. It showed up on the main page and I responded to that. which is why I was against the Jury system for over a year. I changed my mind at some point this year. Now I'm watching The Hogfather. Happy Hogswatch

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
94. Yeah, me too! I saw it, started reading it wondered WTF did I do, none even told
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:20 PM
Dec 2013

me I was cranking up hidden posts! Panic over! Phew!

 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
107. I need help with this. What is a "hidden post?" and what is a "transparency page?"
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:18 PM
Dec 2013

Does this mean if I hide someone's post or does it mean if five people hide my posts? I know, it seems simple to folks who are familiar with the issue but I don't understand the meaning of the phrases. Thanks.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
114. If you have five posts hidden in a 90 day period as a result of people who alert and jury findings.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:12 PM
Dec 2013

When you have a reply hidden, you get a PM telling you about it.

So, you probably have no hidden posts.

Your transparency page is a feature by which other members can see when you've been naughty, but it's only visible to members after you have a bunch of hidden replies.

You can check on a member's transparency page by clicking on their profile and then on the transparency button.

I'll send you a PM with a link to an example, for privacy's sake, to a member who has been banned.

Skittles

(159,240 posts)
119. I was disappointed......only five?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:01 PM
Dec 2013

I AM OFF MY GAME I TELL YOU

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
120. INDEED. nt
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
Dec 2013
 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
2. Holy crap
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:41 PM
Dec 2013

that flashed across the page and I read it like I had just been banned from posting. Warnings are wonderful as long as they don't give rise to fear.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
3. I saw that banner and thought I had suddenly had five posts hidden.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:42 PM
Dec 2013

Had a yikes moment.

How about toasting the obvious trolls and sockpuppets? I can provide you a list.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
15. Same here! Thought I'd had some lapse of memory and gotten in a flame war!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 PM
Dec 2013

Sheese. Anyway sounds good what Skinner says.

 

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
4. Thank you for the work you guys do to keep this a great site.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:42 PM
Dec 2013

I hope this does what we are all hoping it will, and helps us to be courteous and polite to each other (even when we think the other person is completely and utterly WRONG - lol!).



ON EDIT: And for the record, I *also* had the heart stopping moment about five hidden posts. Definitely freaked me out.

 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
5. thanks for the updates and mild reprieve :D
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:43 PM
Dec 2013

also, it was informative to see the ATA discussion (somewhat spurred by post on GD about how to calculate 90 days from any date....) and to see just how few of us have run afoul of the transparency page threshold.

Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
72. You probably think this song is about you, 'bout you . . .
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:19 PM
Dec 2013


I'd actually been curious, but both that discussion & another about the upcoming imposed periods of silence led to me asking the question.
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
7. which brings me to a question. in sept i had NO hidden posts. since your new rule i have 6. when
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:43 PM
Dec 2013

there is actual repercussions with a hide. this morning alone i have had different duers send me three alert results, for three posts. that is just this morning. the last couple days i am having duers all around send me alert results.

how hard do you think it is going to be to find four jurors that do not like me? not cause i am uncivil. or name calling. but simply for the fact they do not like what i say. you are behind the scenes. you can see if there is a concerted effort to get particular duers kicked off du. i hope you take this into consideration.

Kali

(55,735 posts)
20. I think since you admitted being one of the 7 Skinner should tell us who the others are.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:55 PM
Dec 2013
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
22. i can list it to 6. but there is one duer i do not know. hmmmm..... lol. nt
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:56 PM
Dec 2013

Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
70. I only know three . . .n/t
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:17 PM
Dec 2013
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
75. i know three more than you do. bah hahahahaha. but... who is the last one. one wonders.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:24 PM
Dec 2013


Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
80. All you baddest of bad folks stick together.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:28 PM
Dec 2013

You probably all DUmailed each other - and you're probably gonna have a rockin' good time talking about us behind our backs for a while, since DUmail will apparently still work.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
84. i am sayin'... we are stepping up to the bar as we speak.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:31 PM
Dec 2013

it is 5 o'clock somewhere. rules are rules.



Ms. Toad

(35,515 posts)
98. Massive fail. Too cute to be threatening.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:33 PM
Dec 2013

Try again.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
100. itz as bad as i get. tis cute. for sure. nt
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:39 PM
Dec 2013

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
66. FWIW, I peek at your page
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:57 PM
Dec 2013

I most likely would have voted to hide those. A couple of them I was surprised they weren't 6-0 hides.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
71. that does not surprise me, hoot. not at all. and...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:18 PM
Dec 2013

i love using hoot, legitmately. makes my reply even kinda fun. no disrespect. simply a statement

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
92. No Worry, I actually prefer Hoot
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:07 PM
Dec 2013

It's shorter to type, and yes, I do answer to it IRL.

We all have our hot topics, it seems.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
93. do you... and how fun is that having it in RL, too.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:11 PM
Dec 2013

yes. we do have the hot. well. not all. some are really really opposed to getting into hot. me? meh.

for you, from the heart...


hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
96. Aw, shucks
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:23 PM
Dec 2013

Have a Merry Solstice!


 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
97. yea
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:28 PM
Dec 2013

you're da man

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
116. That is a lot in a short amount of time
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:46 PM
Dec 2013

No judging. I've never had a problem with you that I know of (unless it was in a different life). At least the pushback of the date gets you a few extra days. If you don't get another one you'll be back in late Jan with only 3. We'll still be here waiting for you (and I mean that in a nice way).

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
118. thank you. i had 3 alerts this morning that i know of cause people sent me the results. how many
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 09:06 PM
Dec 2013

alerts have i had today, that i did not receive a heads up? as i said, i am controversial. i am a small minority on du, though a very progressive stance and we are on a democratic board.

i am not well liked by many. all that is needed is four jurors that do not like me. enough alerts, surely that is not hard. the hides are inevitable, unless skinner and the others actually pay attention to any abuse of the system. i would hope that they would. understanding that it would be no more or less than majority rule, bullying. and we as progressive cannot allow bullying. surely. we must... stand up for our minority sistahs.... wink.

thanks for your reply.



whopis01

(3,723 posts)
121. Looking over your hidden posts
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 12:04 AM
Dec 2013

Some of them are absolutely ridiculous. I don't know if you are being targeted or if jurors are making no effort whatsoever to evaluate what is being said. Either way silencing you for any period of time does not help this board at all.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
123. ahhh, that is like the nicest
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 12:08 AM
Dec 2013

thing i have heard today. and with all the ugly, i have had a lot of nice today. thank you. very much appreciate. and ... very much needed.



angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
9. I, too, thought it was for me...I had just posted
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:44 PM
Dec 2013

about my luck on Obamacare..and had a comment waiting, and I thought...uh oh...maybe there should be no more Obamacare posts???

Kurovski

(34,657 posts)
11. Geez, a lot of us are absolutely wracked with guilt!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 PM
Dec 2013

There's something about red and yellow together that raises the pulse, I think...

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
30. Yes, it reminded me of an old joke
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:01 PM
Dec 2013

You pick twenty prominent people in town and send each an anonymous telegram reading, "Flee at once. All is discovered." Then you wait to see how many suddenly vanish.

Still, I'm glad to see that I was far from the only one who immediately assumed that the banner was aimed specifically at me.

question everything

(48,797 posts)
13. I, three, was taken aback
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 PM
Dec 2013

Was going to ask how does one know that one has any hidden post, let alone five!!

Please change the banner to: attention EVERYONE!

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
102. I too would like to know
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:47 PM
Dec 2013

How does one know if they have had a post juried or hidden? Still too new here to know all the ins and outs and I would prefer to know immediately if I am saying something that is too objectionable, as that is never my intent here. I didn't know what the yellow stripe meant...was afraid to open in case it was an ad or something. Now I know to open and read them.

calimary

(84,306 posts)
29. I was just posting about how revolting I find "Duck Dynasty" and all the other crap on TV
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:00 PM
Dec 2013

now. And then this big yellow warning banner blares across my screen! YIKES!

There goes the ol' paranoia again...

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
34. But look, us paranoics are in great company...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:07 PM
Dec 2013

So far 32 folks CARED that they could be banned from posting...bet non are trolls

calimary

(84,306 posts)
85. You and me both!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:34 PM
Dec 2013

Yeah, I care a lot! What if I'm prevented from mouthing off? How can I continue maintaining my status as a truly Insufferable Bloviating Schmuckette?

Dayum...

I'd only be a troll on some CONservative site, but that's really not possible because I don't think I could stomach being on one of those, even for a few moments. I don't know how the folks here do it - who voluntarily go over to the freeper sites to be our eyes and ears for us. They've got a lot more fortitude than I ever could imagine having!

mockmonkey

(2,964 posts)
12. I better get busy
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 PM
Dec 2013

I don't have any hidden posts yet.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
127. ROFL
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 02:41 AM
Dec 2013
 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
14. Thanks for scaring the crap out of me!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 PM
Dec 2013

Now I need to take a Xanax.

I am not joking and I have ZERO hidden.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
117. Better share or I'll alert your post
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:47 PM
Dec 2013

*kidding*

rrneck

(17,671 posts)
16. Sounds good
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:49 PM
Dec 2013

but the yellow alert notification thingie startled the shit out of me.

madaboutharry

(41,351 posts)
17. You do need to change the banner,
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:51 PM
Dec 2013

it looks like it is directed towards the member rather than an announcement.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
26. Unless..... It was a deliberate "don't let this happen to you" sort of not so subtle ploy.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:57 PM
Dec 2013


Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
18. Geeze, I thought I couldn't post... I was like heck. I haven't even had a hidden post yet.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:54 PM
Dec 2013

Then I got five simultaneously?

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)
23. Okay, I feel better
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:56 PM
Dec 2013

all of us couldn't have had 5 hidden posts in the last hour!

MineralMan

(147,570 posts)
24. I'm sure there are very few people who will be affected by
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:56 PM
Dec 2013

this at all. Those who regularly get posts and replies hidden have a simple solution to avoid this in the future. For those few, maybe a few days off from posting until they have fewer than 5 hidden posts will be enough to change whatever habits they have that cause their posts to be hidden.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
38. Skinner said in a reply in ATA there's only 7 visible transparency pages. n/t
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:10 PM
Dec 2013

MineralMan

(147,570 posts)
39. That's not very many at all, is it?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:13 PM
Dec 2013

It's not difficult to avoid hidden posts, really, even when you disagree with someone. I had one, once, and understood why. I simply never did that again. Lesson learned.

I hope that soon there will be 0 visible transparency pages. That would be great for DU.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
42. I agree.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:20 PM
Dec 2013

He also said the number of alerts has gone down significantly too, so overall people are "behaving" better. This is all good for DU.

MineralMan

(147,570 posts)
44. I'm glad to hear it.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:24 PM
Dec 2013

For the most part, DU is polite, even when people disagree. That's not always the case, and there are a few people who can't resist ugly comments about people, but they're few enough to simply ignore, either using the forum's Ignore function or the old fashioned way.

seaglass

(8,177 posts)
108. I don't believe that 0 visible transparency pages is great for DU because I don't believe there is
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:23 PM
Dec 2013

any evidence that a reduction in hides means DUers are acting more civilly towards each other. The only thing fewer hides means is that fewer jurors are hiding posts. That's it. It could just as easily mean that DUers have a higher tolerance for treating each other like crap.

MineralMan

(147,570 posts)
109. I have to disagree.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:35 PM
Dec 2013

It seems to me that there is less blatant rudeness.

seaglass

(8,177 posts)
110. We probably don't participate in/read the same threads. n/t
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:40 PM
Dec 2013

MineralMan

(147,570 posts)
111. That may be true.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:52 PM
Dec 2013

I don't know.

mountain grammy

(27,271 posts)
31. That worked, you sure got my attention, but all's well..
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:04 PM
Dec 2013

Went out and chopped ice and calmed down.

I appreciate the efforts to keep discussions real around here most of the time. Good work!

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
32. That... Is how you get everyone to read an annoucement
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:05 PM
Dec 2013

johnnyreb

(915 posts)
33. Martha quick, mah medicine!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:06 PM
Dec 2013

Whew, a sudden big scary yellow alert at --)ME(--.

 

marsis

(301 posts)
35. What is a hidden post?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:09 PM
Dec 2013

How do I know if I have some?

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
40. You don't have any
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:19 PM
Dec 2013

To check it out:

Click on your profile (looks like an old rolodex card next to your post count at the top of any post or at the top of the page on the right next to your username (My Profile).

Then click on the (explain) next to the chance of serving on juries and it will tell you how many hidden posts you have.

If you ever get a post hidden you will also get a message in your in box letting you know which post was hidden and why.

After clicking on your profile you can also click on the Transparency Tab at the top under your bolded user name. If it's grayed out you have fewer than five hidden posts if it's yellow you have five or more and you're in trouble and everyone can access it. You can click on the grayed out tab and it will say it's not displayed. But, because it's your page you can click on the "Show me my transparency page" link and any hidden posts and other information will be displayed.

 

marsis

(301 posts)
142. Thank you
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 04:17 PM
Dec 2013

Kaleva

(38,159 posts)
37. Thought I did something awesome and got 5 hidden posts since last night!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:10 PM
Dec 2013

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
43. I could only imagine and admire the
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:20 PM
Dec 2013

epic series of way too drunk to post posts that would cause five hides in one night.

Kaleva

(38,159 posts)
50. Everyone on DU last night was on a massive, hate filled drunk!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:28 PM
Dec 2013

uppityperson

(115,869 posts)
47. Seriously. I wondered who had alerted on all most posts last night and got them hidden
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:27 PM
Dec 2013

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
65. Why not go back and edit some posts?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:47 PM
Dec 2013

progressoid

(50,743 posts)
48. Changing the launch date due to bugs ??!!11!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:27 PM
Dec 2013

Just like Obamacare!

Typical liberals!

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
82. LOL...indeed! eom
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:30 PM
Dec 2013

Gothmog

(154,423 posts)
52. I am glad that I was not only one surprised by the alert
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:30 PM
Dec 2013

I do not think that I have any hidden posts. Do you get an alert if your post is challenged?

 

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)
53. was that due a GLITCH!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:30 PM
Dec 2013

SaveOurDemocracy

(4,437 posts)
54. Sheesh...lots of guilty consciences.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:35 PM
Dec 2013

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
55. Excellent, this is a wonderful idea.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:39 PM
Dec 2013

This should force members who like to skate on the edge to learn to self-moderate the tone of their messages or face the consequences.

Just imagine if some people had to take an extended vacation from DU.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
56. Merry Whatever! nt
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:41 PM
Dec 2013
 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
57. SHEW!!!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:43 PM
Dec 2013

Where's my nitro tablets!

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
59. My warped sense of humor was going to post: LIAR!!!!!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:55 PM
Dec 2013

...and then I thought..ah...maybe not.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
60. Violence and mayhem
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:05 PM
Dec 2013

narrowly averted at my house...

Like some of the others, my heartrate went up a bit when I thought I had somehow gotten five hidden posts in a matter of a couple of hours.

Then it got really crazy when I thought about the mathematics of it...

Five hidden posts...in order to be hidden, at least 4 people have to agree...so in the space of two hours I managed to piss off 20+ people???

At that point, I was about to kick the shit out of my evil twin...

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
103. Yeah
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:55 PM
Dec 2013

It's almost as bad as seeing a cop car creeping up behind you and you just assume you did something wrong, even when you haven't.

And you know we all do that!

MuseRider

(34,366 posts)
62. Happy Holidays back to you
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:10 PM
Dec 2013

and I will wish you a Happy New Year if by then I have recovered from the mini stroke I just had seeing the big, yellow warning.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
63. How much has DU traffic dropped off this year?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:11 PM
Dec 2013

I get most of my headlines at Facebook these days.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
69. Should be over a certain time period
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:15 PM
Dec 2013

and how many posts you have. I have 2 I think but that is over 10 years and a few thousand posts.

Just a suggestion.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
88. . If you have five hidden posts showing on your Transparency page (a 90-day period),
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:41 PM
Dec 2013

The Ron Paul fans should not have votes on the DU juries, to make it fair.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
74. You scared me, too!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:22 PM
Dec 2013

A while back I got some posts hidden, but according to my profile it's been 149 days since the last one. Obviously I'm doing a very poor job of riling people up lately.

liberalmuse

(18,876 posts)
77. How do we know if we've had hidden posts?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:27 PM
Dec 2013

liberalmuse

(18,876 posts)
81. ^^Never mind!^^
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:28 PM
Dec 2013

Read more comments and got my answer.

Stainless

(719 posts)
78. I thought I was on Huffington Post!
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:28 PM
Dec 2013

They have gotten so anal lately. All the comments I've made in the last week on their crappy site have disappeared. I should stick to DU and get my count up.

calimary

(84,306 posts)
83. How do you find out if one of your posts is hidden?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:30 PM
Dec 2013

And I'm not - uh, forgive me - clear about the whole transparency thing. Not sure I understand that.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
87. Top right of page, click on "My Profile", and then "Transparency"...
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:38 PM
Dec 2013

Then, "Show me my transparency page".

calimary

(84,306 posts)
95. Aha!!! Thanks, NYC_SKP! I had no idea.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:20 PM
Dec 2013

Wasn't sure even where to start looking. Thanks!

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
90. Jesus Christ!!! Skinner let me tell you this...On second thought..
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:50 PM
Dec 2013

chknltl

(10,558 posts)
99. Life in the future or How did i get five posts hidden?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:37 PM
Dec 2013

(Like other DUers have said here, I too thought I had somehow gotten myself into hot water).

Dear DU Admin:
There is NO WAY that I could have written 5 posts worthy of being hidden overnight, I've never even had one post hidden! The only explanation for my having five hidden posts in one night must be due to the fact that you can now read my thoughts and are predicting posts I may post in the future.

I applaud this new telepathic upgrade to your servers, I am comforted in the knowing that DU's days plagued by covert energy industry shills, CATO Institute provocateurs and those who believe the good Earth to be round like a pizza have come to an end!

Ah, what a pleasant DU we must now have! DUers who secretly believe a woman's place is in the home, gone! Members who want everyone to own a gun or three and yet whose own God given 'gun' has more width than length GONE!! Posters who think to persuade their fellow DUers that Ron/Rand Paul actually read and understood the US Constitution GONE!!1! Those annoying Karl Rove plants, (aka 'Fart Petals'), GONE GONE GONE!!!

I assure you I've no such secret agenda, I swear that in my heart of hearts I know Alex Jones to be a fraud...what possible reason could the new DU Thought Police have had to temporarily block my posting privileges????? More importantly what about my right to be safe and secure in my own skull, shouldn't the robbing of one's very thoughts without a warrant be a no-no?

Tell you what, I promise that unless Senator Sanders changes his affiliation to Team Democrat I will not vote for him in the next Presidential race and I swear that I will try to curb any anxious thoughts I may have should a woman other than Elizabeth Warren get that nomination. Sooooo can I have my posting privileges reinstated?

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
130. Yeah, this...
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:02 AM
Dec 2013
Dear DU Admin:
There is NO WAY that I could have written 5 posts worthy of being hidden overnight, I've never even had one post hidden! The only explanation for my having five hidden posts in one night must be due to the fact that you can now read my thoughts




Because the only other thing I could think of, short of being the butt of my Evil Twin's sick joke, was that 20+ jurors had somehow gained the ability to read minds and saw me thinking about another poster, "What a wanker!" but not actually posting it.



Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)
101. Good thing Obamacare is starting soon, because we need it for the collective DU heart attack.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:42 PM
Dec 2013

FLASHY YELLOW. Jesus.

blue14u

(575 posts)
104. hummm sounds ligit Skinner, let
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:48 PM
Dec 2013

me think for a second......


OK, take the time off and enjoy the holiday's!!!!!

HipChick

(25,503 posts)
105. OMG...i thought Skinner was waggin his finger at me
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:48 PM
Dec 2013
 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
106. Thank You .
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:57 PM
Dec 2013

AllyCat

(17,099 posts)
112. Great way to celebrate the start of Mardi Gras season
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 07:57 PM
Dec 2013

 

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)
113. Okay
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:09 PM
Dec 2013

Politicub

(12,287 posts)
115. Good change
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:15 PM
Dec 2013

It will take a while to see the effects but I'm guessing it will make DU an even better place.

WCLinolVir

(951 posts)
122. Yeah yeah, five hidden posts.
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 12:06 AM
Dec 2013

I can't tell you how many people I've bull dozed in my life and those were family members. To be honest there were 9 kids. Sink or swim.
I don't mind the jury system, but someone actually called me a troll. I call it projection.
What kind of left-wing, tree hugging, feminist is a troll? Or rather, what kind of troll?

Left Coast2020

(2,397 posts)
124. What the hell are "hidden posts"?
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 12:18 AM
Dec 2013
 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
125. How not to get hidden or banned?
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 01:33 AM
Dec 2013

Avoid responding to any posts on Israel.

Avoid them like the plague!

They are the thinnest of thin ice!

You will notice there are not many OPs on the subject.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,374 posts)
131. Avoid saying anything that is not politically correct.
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:47 AM
Dec 2013

I got knocked off for just making a statement that was absolutely true but it was not politcally correct.



Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
132. Don't participate when Gang Greenwald is here to stack the jury...eom
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 11:05 AM
Dec 2013

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
126. Wow!
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 02:38 AM
Dec 2013

...seemed almost all the "big names" at DU, freaked out thinking that they were all in trouble!

Oh come on...it was funny.

Vinca

(51,030 posts)
128. Guess I've been gone too long. Haven't a clue what you're talking about.
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 07:42 AM
Dec 2013

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
139. WOW, Glad To Read Your Post Vinca...
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 06:41 PM
Dec 2013

I don't have a clue either. I need some help!

Vinca

(51,030 posts)
141. BOHICA - ROFL.
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:39 PM
Dec 2013

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)
129. This has to be...
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 08:41 AM
Dec 2013

...the funniest thread I've read on any forum in a very long time.

I so love that I found DU.

You folks rock!!

Botany

(72,475 posts)
134. Thanx for all you work Skinner
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 11:55 AM
Dec 2013


ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
138. Very Sorry, But I Don't Know What This Is
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 06:37 PM
Dec 2013

all about or how to go about fixing this. I haven't posted as much as I did in previous years, but did contribute money so I could keep my star. I'm not sure what the Transparency page is. Is this the page that shows where & when I've posted in the past? I thought the posts would automatically be deleted after a certain length of time. I haven't cleared out my posts, but have tried to clear quite a few out and I can't delete them.

Could you explain further. I feel kind of stupid here, but just haven't kept up with everything here at DU. I thought if you contributed money that you would be able to start threads and post at them all too.

Sorry for having to ask. But thank you if you can explain a little further.

uppityperson

(115,869 posts)
140. Go to your profile "my profile" and you will see a transparency tab. Click it.
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 08:28 PM
Dec 2013

If you have 5 or more posts hidden in the last 90 days, it will show. You have none. It is not all your posts, but just ones that were hidden by juries.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
143. Crosspost from ATA.
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:26 PM
Mar 2014

I have a question about the 5 post rule and repeat offenders.

One would hope that a DUer with the needed break due to 5 hidden posts would be humbled by such a short-term hiatus.

What are the consequences for repeat offenders that seem to have not gotten the message?

Do members of MIRT get to make that decision?

Best,

RDO

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
144. If they are above 100 posts then it is up to the admins.
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:29 PM
Mar 2014
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
145. TY. I'll keep my comments in ATA. Hope I get an answer.
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:38 PM
Mar 2014
 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
146. Your welcome.
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:39 PM
Mar 2014
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