Mr. Blur

[PassingFair]

[cleanhippie]

1. Best post in that group in months. And needed to be said! And you can stil Rec it!

[Warpy]

8. It almost makes me regret never bothering to go there.

Almost.

[still_one]

14. So you agree with the comments made?

[cleanhippie]

15. What comments? Be specific please.

I certainly agree with the sentiment of the OP.

[still_one]

16. sure I will be specific, Mr. Blur, specifically bashed Hillary and her supporters

[cleanhippie]

18. Then I've already answered your question.

[trotsky]

2. He may be a limey, but he's OUR lovable limey.

<-- dancing lime

[cleanhippie]

3. Link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218235163

Just for contextual purposes.

[skepticscott]

5. A shame there was no discussion on that

Knowing how much some in that group value that activity..

[cleanhippie]

6. I don't think showing folks what a miserable POS they are counts as "discussion."

Mr. Blur simply used the floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor for it's intended purpose; to wipe the shit off his shoes before stepping inside.

[mountain grammy]

4. Oh, you guys..so irreverent, so defiant

but as always, the reason this is my favorite group.

[Silent3]

7. I liked the religiously-related comments...

...but not a big fan of the characterization of Clinton there.

[NeoGreen]

9. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/123051838

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Ouch. nt

[PoutrageFatigue]

11. Apparently he was a troll....that went undetected for thirteen years...

[amuse bouche]

12. Sorry, that makes no sense to me.

How can a long standing member be considered a troll? I think people call others 'troll' when they don't agree with them.

[still_one]

17. Perhaps when someone starts threads in groups where they trash Hillary and fellow DUers that

behavior is not only trollish, but infantile

It is a reflection that someone wishes to trash a forum, and that is a troll.

[cleanhippie]

20. Some trolls are more clever than others, but they're still a troll.

[amuse bouche]

21. You think Mr Blur was a troll?

[cleanhippie]

22. Lol. No, I don't. Pardon me, I thought we were talking about the subject of his post.

Sorry, let's just sweep this whole incident under the rug and forget about, ok?

[amuse bouche]

23. I questioned poutrage fatigue who accuses Mr Blur of being a troll

I dislike that label because it is often used about someone the poster disagrees with

It aggravates me

[PoutrageFatigue]

24. No, actually it was the admin that banned Mr. Blur that put the reason down as "troll", not I.

My post was addressing the labeling of a member of 13 years a "troll" as being ....

[amuse bouche]

27. Ok got it

[cleanhippie]

29. Thanks for the clarification. I certainly was confused.

[still_one]

30. When someone makes a personal attack against a fellow DUer, then goes on to trash the Democratic

nominee and her supporters, that person is a troll and an A******

and anyone who subscribes to that, really doesn't belong here. The TOS rules are very clear. There are plenty of sites that support that trash, and all that was done here was a well deserved cleaning up

[PoutrageFatigue]

31. You are welcome to your opinion.

However uninformed it is.

[PassingFair]

33. In this particular group, YOU....

might be considered a troll.

Perspective.

[still_one]

34. Then if you are a group moderator, ban me if you believe that

[PassingFair]

35. We are obviously not so quick to broom people. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

36. Meh - his comments about Hillary made him a troll on all of DU

And I am also a British atheist who lived through the whole of the Thatcher years. There really is no similarity between her and Hillary. Looking at his history, he's tried to claim it more than once. He should stick to a far left purity site.

[PassingFair]

37. Many DUers now feel muzzled on this site.

It was cathartic to see someone go off the chain.
He knew he would be shown the exit, but he was already gone...

I will miss him in this room.

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. He needed muzzling, judging by the reaction to his hidden posts

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027967825 . Not only calling Hillary names, but being sexist too.

[PassingFair]

39. The reaction was mixed.

He didn't feel PUNISHED. He knew he would be tossed out.

I'm wearing my muzzle, because I believe that being a democrat
means more than being a Clinton fan.



It is what it is.

[PoutrageFatigue]

42. How 'progressive' of you...

...

[muriel_volestrangler]

41. Being a progressive does not make it compulsory to attack Hillary

The far left is still welcome here. But they're not welcome to attack the Democratic candidate for president, especially when standing against the most dangerous bigot the Republicans have ever put up. And for Mr Blur to do so with ignorant comparisons to Thatcher was misleading, as well (I suspect it shows an inability on his part to think of women as politicians, seeing them instead as some special exception to the norm of men being charge).

And attacks on Democratic candidates, once in general election season, have been banned since 2004 (possibly 2002, but I wasn't here for that).

[trotsky]

43. He was right about rug though, wasn't he? n/t

[cleanhippie]

28. Again, I thought pout rage was referring to the subject not the author.

Silly me.

[PoutrageFatigue]

25. Nor to me either...

...except as a convenient (and some might say) lazy method to ban someone.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. Frug.

[NeoGreen]

19. Fruggers United Against Gish Galloping...

...FUAGG

What should be the term for gish galloping a whole forum and not just a thread?

Hose' on a pogo stick...when i visit the "other" forum, there are only about 15 posts to read, all the other threads have been 'frugged'...or 'gished'....or whatever it should be called....and are hidden from view (thank dog for the ignore function)

[LostOne4Ever]

26. So long Mr. Blur!

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4]I know you actually left a while back, but you and your humor will be missed.

Also, for those who want to see the post linked earlier in the thread, just google the page address and view a cached copy. It shows the original post that way.[/font]

[Iggo]

32. I copied and saved the text for later perusal and chuckles.