How long until everyone's blocked each other and there's no one to talk to?

[originalpckelly]

Poll question: How long until everyone's blocked each other and there's no one to talk to?

:shrug:

[Lex]

1. What I really want to know is

when will everyone stop whining about it?

:shrug:


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[seabeyond]

15. so,... if we dont like it, disagree with it, see it as a negative and voice that opinion

we are whining?

[Lex]

21. whine: "to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way"

nt


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[seabeyond]

23. ok. so to disagree is not to whine. yet you associate anyone disagreeing

and expressing as whining. that does not mean there is either "sniveling or complaining in a peevish way" going on. i guess you were basically letting me know you chose a word that might not be appropriate.

[Lex]

25. That was an interesting interpretation.

nt

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[seabeyond]

27. coolest. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

31. Better watch it sea, you're gonna get blocked!

;) Don't challenge people. Agree with everything that's posted and by all means, Never, ever, ever post what's REALLY on your mind.:eyes:

The new 'special feature' is so juvenile.

[seabeyond]

38. you are funny cause you know.... i was just coming on to thank lex, btw, for

not BLOCKING me. lol lol lol. but i gotta say,.... that is a thought when i post like that now.

[bahrbearian]

17. That does it I'm blocking you and everyone who responds ,

this Thread.:sarcasm:

[CTyankee]

36. well now, that's funny. It just happened to me on G D.

I responded to a poll on something. Then I got a message that the thread was locked or archived. Then I posted about THAT (because it hadn't been posted as locked or archived). and then I got a message about contacting admin and my thread got locked!

Hey, that's discipline!

[seabeyond]

39. didnt we just talk on one of these whining threads, seems like

i remember you in these very conversations. lol. so you are blocked from a poll huh. well i gotta say, i am feeling very comfortable with my fellow blockees.... sttin in good company.

[CTyankee]

43. I ain't whinin', just wondering. A pre-emptive block? Man, I must be

invincible!! They're so afraid of me they block my arguments BEFORE I make them!

This is so funny, I can't stand it! It's gotta be a mistake.

[seabeyond]

45. block my arguments BEFORE I make them!

it is a giggle. i guess that is the best way to see it all.

[Reterr]

50. Never apparently...

Anyway the best posts here are by people like JCrowley, Hatrack, Kpete etc. who don't post content-free flame bait and no one is likely to block them.
Its just the trollish ones that are probably being blocked and whining about it and making some huge virtue about not using the feature.
Its just a feature-one can use it or not...Not using it is not some sign of superior values/ virtues IMHO...

[NYCGirl]

2. Mid-primary season. NT

[Emillereid]

3. Why do people block other people?

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. Because they don't like them or their opinions or a particular poster BORES them.

:eyes: I always thought that's what DU was for....a place for open minded, LIBERAL PROGRESSIVES to give their opinions and participate in debate. Apparently, that's not the case for some people.

[Theres-a]

55. Mean people

I've seen people be mean to others,and I blocked them.I don't block people I disagree with or find boring.Just bullies.That's my 2 cents.

[jgraz]

4. IBTL!!

This thread is will be going away in 3..2..1..

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Alright, that's it buddy.

You're on Super Duper Ignore!!!11 :nuke:


(Just kidding.)

[illinoisprogressive]

6. I don't understand. I don't block and don't know why people do. It is

a function I don't understand what it's for.

[Lex]

8. Did you see the 2 long threads that Skinner had pinned

on the topic for a week or so?

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=3086082



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[Robbien]

7. I like the idea of people who flame each other block the other guy out

Ha! love it.

[LostInAnomie]

9. I have a feeling it's going to slow down conversation eventually.

Especially, with primaries coming up. It's pretty damn annoying finding out that you can't respond to a topic, so people aren't going to want to take risks of offending others and missing out on being able to discuss other topics.

The more people get blocked and the more people that block back the smaller and smaller the circle becomes.

[CTyankee]

56. Sigh, I'm afraid you are right. The more you try to suppress dissent, even

tho you may have good intentions (which I am sure the mods have), the more you squelch dissent and eviscerate debate. People get tired of this constant blocking, like I did last night. I had a new book from the library and I'm excited about starting my Italian class tomorrow. By the time I get to Venice next fall for my annual European trip, I'll be in good shape!

You see, fellow DUers, there is more to life than this silliness. I'll still post on DU but frankly, I don't feel like doing the revenge thing of blocking my blockers. It is a waste of my time. If I feel there is a lack of real exchange of opinion here, I will just find another place. I think there will be others like me...

[Gman]

10. 6 months to a year

definitely by the time of the first primary. The primary wars have started early. Fly your gang color avatar proudly!

[Johnny Noshoes]

20. Here's an idea

Maybe once the "Primary Wars" start to really heat up a special "Fight Club Forum" can be created. So you wanna throw down - take it to "Fight Club". What happens in "Fight Club" stays in "Fight Club" :evilgrin:


Jesus is coming. Look busy!

[flying rabbit]

37. thats a really good idea actually

Have an ignore free zone where people who love to put on their flame suits can go at it- within the rules of course- and see what discourse? develops.
:popcorn:
hours of entertainment

[Gman]

49. Great idea! LOL!

someone tell Skinner!

[Blue_In_AK]

11. I don't block.

I hope nobody blocks me. I'm hoping that maybe this "blocking frenzy" will die down in a little bit once the novelty wears off. Peace.

[originalpckelly]

12. If someone gets blocked in a forest and no one knows...

did they really get blocked?

:P

[seabeyond]

16. bah hahahaha. that is cute.... lol n/t

[originalpckelly]

19. Thanks, I try.

:-)

[Hekate]

13. Some of us are too unimportant to worry about it. Or maybe just not self-important enough...

...to get all hot and bothered.

There's currently over 100,000 DUers to talk to.

Hekate

[illinoisprogressive]

14. But, what's the point in blocking?? I healthy debate or some point

that someone makes that you don't agree with but, has validity is good.

[Lord Byron]

18. That exists?

People block other people here? That's lame. We're all liberals or progressives or populists. We should be able to discuss openly and freely amongst each other, even if sometimes we can get out of hand. When discussing politics, it's inevitable that you offend someone once in a while, but from discussion comes light.

I guess it's just because I'm new here...but I don't think I'll ever block someone. Don't see the purpose. I actually like hearing people disagree with me because it tests my viewpoints to see if they stand effectively to criticism.

[Johnny Noshoes]

26. Ignore

works better than the more severe idea of blocking. If someone really ticks you off just put them on ignore. It lets them still post but you alone won't see their posts. A lot of time after some time passes you take them off your ignore list and you find that what they have to say doesn't bug you so much - sometimes a person will just annoy you for a time and then it just seems to pass and your fine.

[countingbluecars]

22. I am hoping that the administrators

decide to scrap this idea soon. It lets bullies rule.

[MoonRiver]

24. I haven't been blocked, to my knowledge, and haven't blocked,

so I really don't know. I have heard about two people who were inexplicably blocked.

How about a poll to find out how many people have been blocked under this new system? I could start it, but I get bad marks for my poll questions. :(

[Skidmore]

28. I think I'm going to block all people starting threads about blocking.

[Innocent Smith]

29. I don't think it will happen

[salin]

folks can always talk to me... even if they block me and I can't talk back.

I don't ignore and I don't block.

[pitohui]

30. i;'m too lazy to block anyone

i guess you can talk to me when i'm not on the road, which is pretty often these days

[WinkyDink]

32. Awww...who would block li'l ole ME?! :)

[originalpckelly]

33. Not me,

but hey, I thought I'd throw this one out there to get people to think.

:hug:

[porphyrian]

34. I think most people have already adapted to it, with a few vocal exceptions.

Most people don't use it at all or have no problem with its use most of the time.

[sendero]

40. I will never block anyone..

.... but the first time I get blocked will signal the last time I donate to the site.

[seabeyond]

42. wow.... that is a statement. i hope you are nevah

blocked. lol.

[sendero]

44. I've supported the board..

... for years with (admittedly not large) donations because I was impressed with the owners' grasp of how to make a message board work.

But then they did this and they're just wrong. Why would anyone contribute to a cause they don't believe in?

[seabeyond]

46. i gotcha. and i value you so much... i wont block you

lol lol even though i agree with you, i will continue with my donation if paypal allows. why? cause i am me and you are u. unique individuals with differing views.

teasin.

[Kolesar]

41. IanDB1 put me on block although I never had a flame war with him

I don't think I have been in a flame war since March 2006. I don't even remember communicating with this guy. A search shows that he starts a lot of threads.

[Karenina]

58. NOW, you've done it!!!

Bad, bad TBA!!! :spank: 5-4-3-2-- :nuke:
P.S. You're not the only one. Maybe he's on a crusade! :evilgrin:

[Kolesar]

61. To look at the size and frequency of his posts, he obviously has too much time

...on his hands. Perhaps an inflated sense of purpose, too.

[BlooInBloo]

47. No one will ever be blocked by me. Ever.

[in_cog_ni_to]

48. When the primary gets into full swing...THEN everyone will block anyone from an opposing candidate

they don't like. I say, Starting in January 2008....things should be VERY quiet in the DU.

[MoonRiver]

51. The next question is how long until you're locked.

I'm amazed you've made it this long. :wow:

[Reterr]

52. Other: who cares

There will always be enough and more people to keep the conversation.

My guess is that a handful of right-leaning, annoying "moderates" (the kind that show up in every thread with no input besides how much they hate Chavez, Cindy Sheehan and so on) will be blocked by many and they will keep whinging about it...

[Nicole]

53. It won't happen to everyone, but discussion will be slowed down. n/t

[lonestarnot]

54. No affect whatsoever.

[maine_raptor]

57. WTF?

I have been lurking and posting since I've forgotten when, and I have never "ignored" a thread during my time here. For one very simple reason:


IT'S UN-AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

What ever happened to "Free Speech", eh? Remember that little thing called the 1st Amendment? Well, if you're going to honor that, then you gotta be able to put up with whatever crap-that-you-don't-agree-with kinda stuff the other poster is saying.

This is not to say that there cannot be rules, etc. But in the final analysis, it is up to the individual poster to just walk away from the on-line argument. And as for "blocking" someone, why would you want to do that? Sometimes, as my sainted Mother would say, you find gold at the bottom of the outhouse.

My 2 cents. Go ahead and block me, it'll be you, not me, missing out.

[The Stranger]

59. Maybe some cannot respond to this poll, illustrating what a bad idea this "blocking" was.

[MadHound]

60. I think this blocking feature will bring down this board

It stifles speech, for people don't want to be blocked. It also allows for abuse, the drive by slam followed by a block in order that you can't reply.

It seems like it is being used by certain members and cliques on this board to create a homoginous, disagreement free zone, where their opinions, and only theirs prevail. A decidedly unAmerican notion.

Hopefully the admins realize the folly of this new feature. If you don't want to deal with somebody, put them on ignore, don't stifle their right to speak with a block.

[The Stranger]

62. A poster who has apparently blocked many has threads with only 2-3 replies.

Apparently, no one can reply to him, so this site becomes just his blog.

[piedmont]

63. kick!