Things Seem To Be Settling Down At DU

[stopbush]

The inflammatory posts are subsiding. The anti-Hillary crap is limited to the dead enders who would only vote for Hillary if she agreed to hand Sanders the nomination.

Yesterday was a huge day for us. It was THE most-positive day in the campaign season, as the D power players threw their support behind Hillary and launched their attacks against Trump. From this point on, it's all about Party loyalty and getting the vote out for the GE. If you're not interested in unifying, then you're really not worth listening to at this point.

It's encouraging to see DU moving quickly back to its core mission.

[Number23]

1. Probably because so many of the worst ones are flagged for review

If you notice some particularly vile/annoying people aren't posting, check their profiles. The number of people flagged right now is absolutely insane.

And of course, some other yucky people left of their own free will.

[sheshe2]

3. ;)

I am down to one hide. I will not post more in the case it may incriminate me.

Good post. She 's

[NuclearDem]

4. Speaking of insufferable troublemakers being flagged for review

Skinner let me out of FFR jail this morning.

[grossproffit]

5. YAY!

[sheshe2]

6. Excellent!

[Koinos]

9. Good to see you back!

[NurseJackie]

14. Welcome back!

[Number23]

24. Hey there! How long were you in Flagatory?? I think bravenak was in it for two months, which is kind

of a record.

[NurseJackie]

15. Regardless of how it happens ... whether voluntarily or involuntarily ...

I welcome it.

The intentional flame-outs are interesting to watch.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Yes, electing Democrats at every level. If we expect to get a progressive ideas in place

Then electing Democrats will get the job done. We have to turn out and vote.

[Koinos]

10. Progressive ideas are much better than regressive ideas.

Republicans would like to take us back to the Middle Ages. We can't let that happen. We have to build on what we have.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Agree, it has slowly improved.

I've been trying to work on my own behavior even though sometimes they make it very very hard!

But I'm trying.
Trying to extend more olive branches even when my fingers get nipped.
Trying not to kick idiotic threads and let them instead die the natural death they deserve.
Trying to reinforce positive messages and genuine dialogue.
Trying to thoughtfully confront any totally unproductive eye-poking and dead-horse-beating from our general side of the fence.
Trying to answer genuine inquiry from the other side with substance instead of snark.

IT'S HARD. And sometimes I fail. But I'm trying.

[Thinkingabout]

13. Good tactic, we can do this together.

[NurseJackie]

16. I admit failure.

[Walk away]

17. No Thanks, I'll stay right here!

[beachbum bob]

11. always will be a handful of zealots, the real issue will be at our convention

make no mistake about that....with disruptions both inside and out. Glad to see a security perimeter will be in place and manned to minimize rioting and disruptions....

[ProudProgressiveNow]

12. You can always post this for dead end arguments...

[Maru Kitteh]

19. I'm such a weenie I can't even handle simulated violence against animals

And why does that horse have a bush?

[sarae]

20. OMG

yeah, WHY does that horse have a bush?

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Right? File that under THINGS YOU CAN'T UNSEE !!!!!

[sarae]

22. LOL!

I'm equal parts amused and horrified.

[MFM008]

26. ................

[BobbyDrake]

18. Meh, I'm still seeing displays of childish outburst that still warrant then Ignore button.

Fevers get worse until they break, and this one is not breaking until the new rules go into effect 5 days from now. Some people will have to learn the hard way that the primary is over, apparently.

[LiberalFighter]

23. Not fast enough.

They won't see it any other way except their way.

[Tarc]

25. That's because many Bernie supporters got the FFR double-tap

I would surmise that when a user gets a post hidden for saying something awful/inflammatory/whatever, the chances are rather good that they said something equally inflammatory at some point that day; they are an angry bunch atm. Two hides per day usually (not sure if its a literal 24h time frame or if the pumpkin resets at midnight) results in a Flag, and the admins are not very keen on releasing FFRs, unless it's a person who had no Transparency visible beforehand.