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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:45 PM Original message |
The UNrec discussion misses the point completely. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hear, hear. n/t k&r |
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masuki bance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have a feeling that people think an unrec lowers their post on the |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I think you are right.... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I disagree... but I RECOMMEND.... because your post is thought-provoking and serious |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. dude....I'm still going back to this. how long does a post stay on greatest page? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. I like everyone getting the same amount of say what goes up there. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I wasn't aware that there were posters who had less say.. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. with no way to vote it down |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Agreed. n/t |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Explain how you can argue "it reinforces the prevailing groupthink" |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. ... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Excellent practical demonstration of the problem. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. And yet, your OP is an appeal for consensus |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. No, my OP is an appeal to tolerate some level of discord. |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I don't think a lot of people get that point. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. well said. n/t |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Tolerate is not the same as glorifying |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:08 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. The change is that posts with any degree of controversy won't be on the greatest. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I don't see why any of those authors would be kept off the greatest |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
54. Tolerating discord is a two way street..If all you have is a button to agree with..then |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. By commenting? |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Okay..same thing.. commenting if you agree or disagree.. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. Thank you. You are embodying my thoughts on this |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. What I don't get is how unrecs enforce groupthink and recs don't. I think recs may in fact |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Recs allow strongly held minority viewpoints broader visibility. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Except that the Greatest page is not the only place to see the posts. I almost never go there myself |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. I think so also. n/t |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. So only the group thinkers who recommend a post get a voice? nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. No, but they get a louder one as a reward for being in the majority. n/t |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Unrec - can't figure out your point or position. Unclear writing.n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Damn. Should have kept it to 30 words or less, and thrown in a LOLcat or two. n/t |
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pyoom (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. It's because you're contradicting yourself conceptually |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. bullshit |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Man, do I miss the Michael Jackson threads (nt) |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. LOL |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
25. It's not about us. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. kRec |
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pyoom (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 01:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Omega, the only people thinking in "Us vs. Them" terms are those |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Those are the people all excited about this new way to detract |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. This is the best post of this thread! It should be an OP but... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Foolishness |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. ... |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. What are you talking about? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Thank you for not unrecing it |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. It was when I posted that. And now it's at +7 |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. Who cares? I guess I do enough to write. |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
33. Very nicely put. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
37. Well said. My problem with the unrecommend thing is |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
42. People are getting huffy over a feature |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. You have a point. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Where people are getting excited over a feature |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
43. Trying to sell books, are ya? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. In the words of John Luc Picard, "I find you a pitiable man". |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. (a) It's "Jean", (b) He doesn't exist, (c) I don't have a big problem with ppl trying to monetize DU |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Then "take issue with it" to him. n/t |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Now it does |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. you should change your name to BooInBlue, really. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. It was the four year anniversary of Andy's passing. n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Yes. I miss him too. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I'm not a fan of the new thingy myself but, I think that DU |
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greytdemocrat (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. LOL!!! |
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