List some unwritten rules of DU.

[Bucky]

For instance... unless you're quoting the WKRP Thanksgiving episode, don't mention God.

[mike_c]

1. never discuss your dining experiences at the Olive Garden....

[Bucky]

3. I dunno. That sounds like one of those "don't talk about fight club" rules

They say it's a rule, but only because they want everyone to break it.

[tblue]

4. Oh yeah. That's 'Rule Number One.'

'Number Two' = do not be nonPC ever ever ever ever ever. Watch every word you type.

[Demo_Chris]

7. I cannot afford to eat there, but what's wrong with Olive Garden?

NOTE: Not trying to start something or get in trouble, just curious!

[mike_c]

10. major DU foul, dude....

Your penance is to go into the Lounge and say something mean about mothers breast feeding in public.

[Demo_Chris]

20. No... I think I'll skip that :)

[whistler162]

26. The food!

[southernyankeebelle]

158. or Applebee's LOL

[ZombieHorde]

2. Don't post the song "Slug Bait" by Throbbing Gristle. nt

[Soylent Brice]

21. LMFAO

[ZombieHorde]

42. It was pretty funny. I was bummed when it was hidden, but then I remembered

anyone who wanted to watch still could. The hide probably increased views.

[Soylent Brice]

86. one can only hope. : D

[struggle4progress]

105. IIRC that song was actually written by Edward, Lord Oxford (1550 - 1604)

though perhaps I have confused him with another famous poet

[DJ13]

5. Sid is always right

Even when he's wrong.

[L0oniX]

165. So is Bob Boudelang

http://www.democraticunderground.com/bob/01/2001_bob_08.html



http://www.democraticunderground.com/bob/index.html

[Xipe Totec]

6. Never discuss breastfeeding at the Olive Garden in the presence of narwhals.

Fuck yea!

[IDemo]

9. Especially breastfeeding pitbulls

while smoking.

[Xipe Totec]

93. Pitbulls with assault weapons

and KFC.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

88. It's not DU you have to worry about there, it's the Narwhals

Narwhals will kick your a$$. I mean, they will KICK your a$$. Just look at what they do to cute little Koalas, Seals, and Penguins.

[Logical]

8. Bill Gates is Evil, Microsoft sucks. Apple rules. n-t

[dlwickham]

102. but that's the truth

[Egalitarian Thug]

143. Au contraire, Bill Gates is Evil, Microsoft sucks. Apple sucks, too. And that's the truth. n/t

[Demo_Chris]

11. Thank you for the valuable thread.

I look forward to learning more!

[Ivoted]

12. newb = troll

[11 Bravo]

19. Ah HA! So you confess!

Just kidding. Welcome to DU.

[pscot]

99. This is a training thread

[customerserviceguy]

32. You nailed that one

You have to have at least a thousand posts unless you fawn incessantly over an OP.

[Egalitarian Thug]

144. Noob = fewer posts than me. n/t

[bluestateguy]

13. The teachers unions are always right and must never be criticized

And I say that as a pretty pro-teacher union person who hates standardized testing and school vouchers.

A few other unwritten rules too that I will keep to myself.

[Bucky]

15. Actually, one of the unwritten rules is...

Keep the unwritten rules to yourself.


So you probably shouldn't have said that.

[theKed]

29. Well you can't

write down the unwritten rules anyways, since then they wouldn't be unwritten rules anymore...my head hurts.

[LWolf]

65. If that's true,

then that unwritten rule is violated every damned day.

[HiPointDem]

114. i can point you to multiple threads where the teachers unions are criticized, and by teachers.

so i think you made that up.

[hughee99]

172. Actually the only real "unwritten rule" I could think of was also about teachers.

"Teaching is the ONLY profession that one must have actually performed in order to have an opinion on it."

Go on to almost any thread related to teachers and someone will inevitably look to shut down criticism with "what grade/what subject/where do you teach?" Followed by some dismissive statement about how the person doesn't understand how things work if they haven't actually taught.

[KoKo]

14. "Do No Harm"...unless you are some "Lefty Dem Poster" (in that case you go to Jury)

and THEY DECIDE.

....Just Kidding.!..but, sometimes I feel that is true.

[JNelson6563]

16. Whining goes in Meta.

[quinnox]

17. As mentioned, Don't ever say anything politically incorrect or

you will be accused of being a Nazi, satanist, and heretic all combined into one. The same goes if you find politically incorrect jokes to be funny.

[Dreamer Tatum]

18. Where should I start?

Thou shalt not critique Al Gore.
Thou shalt not critique marijuana.
Take care, thou, in critiquing Islam, but fucking tee off, thou, on Christianity.


And so on, but I won't start a war.

[WinkyDink]

24. Signing on to #3 above!

[KoKo]

47. I've seen plenty of posts here criticizing Al Gore..particularly after the "Current"

sell out...but, even before in the past few years.

I'm not a fan of marijuana legalization, but, I've never spoken out about it here on DU and I do feel that Christians here on DU ...particularly Southern Christians get TRASHED.

But, I'm way to the Left of most of DU...so go figure...

[Brother Buzz]

22. There are Lounge cat cliques and there are the 'others'

Never the twain shall meet

[KoKo]

48. It's been that way since I joined DU when there weren't probably more than 60 people.

It's just the way it is with that.

[Art_from_Ark]

112. Back in the early days, there was the Meeting Room

It was pretty exclusive, as one had to be a paying member to join.

[Skip Intro]

23. No posting naked!!!

No exceptions!

[KoKo]

51. I really don't want to see Naked DU'ers though. Is there something WRONG

with me?

[WinkyDink]

25. Dont tuch the butt!

[pinboy3niner]

37. Indeed!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7950254

[WinkyDink]

141. Thank you for the picture! Right-clicked and saved!

[Bucky]

27. Lighthearted GD threads get moved to the Lounge

by humorless mods

[KoKo]

43. There aren't any "Mods" here on DU-3, though. It's Juries...

Just saying.

[Ian Iam]

28. Praise a mod, proceed directly to "Greatest Threads"

I SKINNER!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

30. No breast feeding in GD.

I learned that one the hard way.

Breast feeding is only permitted in the Lounge, while smoking a cigarette and eating fried chicken, with a pit bull at your feet. Period. No exceptions.

[Fumesucker]

31. A hundred positive OP's won't attract as much attention as one negative one

[KoKo]

53. Yep... It's "ProSense" against the Lefties.

One "ProSense" is worth hundreds of "naysayers" with their own facts.

Left of DU...NO....!

's It's okay...learned to live with it.

[zbdent]

34. here you go ...

[NightWatcher]

35. Know the difference between They're, There, and Their

It will save you a visit from the Grammar Police.

[Bake]

149. In a similar vein, populous vs. populace.

One is an adjective, the other is a noun.

Bake

[Tikki]

36. ..'folks' don't exist on DU..

Tikki

[Sissyk]

38. Every body that votes the wrong way

on a jury is a low post troll.

Or so Ive been told and read in META.

[KoKo]

46. Not True....Not "Everybody" ....but, there do seem to be "SOME."

Just observation. But, it's the luck of the "draw" just like on Old DU when there were MODs that some thought were biased. At least now one has "6 Jurors"...but, what IF half or more are TROLLS?

That's the question. Can the JURY be SCAMMED.... ??

[kairos12]

39. Spel Chek is your friend

[KoKo]

41. You forgot the extra "l" in Spell...just saying. I've done it myself

when I was hotly posting on a thread... No problem...just wanted you to know that .

[kairos12]

45. Hello

I misspelled both Spel and Chek on porpoise. Meant to be funny. Perhaps not.

[Fumesucker]

56. Your snarkometer is in need of recalibration

Welcome to DU.

[kairos12]

60. My Snark Needs a Spark--with apologies to Dr. Seuss

[kairos12]

68. Thanks For the Welcome

Joined on election day, and have enjoyed being a member.

[KoKo]

58. Missed your "snark" in hastily reading. Got it....

Spel Chek..

[kairos12]

61. Should have identified mine as a snark attack--my bad

[KoKo]

63. No...I just wasn't quick enough to get it...

others did, I'm sure.

[Fumesucker]

62. Now you're just fucking with me

Admit it.

[KoKo]

64. Never...just giving benefit of doubt.....with this.

[Buns_of_Fire]

118. On porpoise, or just for the halibut?

It makes a difference, if it's in a thread about narwhals. I've got it all written down somewhere, for my own reference.

[Auntie Bush]

150. You forgot chek

[Socal31]

40. If this was in Meta you might get some more serious answers.

n/t

[KoKo]

44. It truly does belong in "Meta" according to new DU-3 Rules...but, as long as it stands...

whatever....

[Starry Messenger]

49. Being white is an oppression.

o.O

[lumberjack_jeff]

151. This message was hidden by jury

because the poster suggested that "male" and "oppressor" aren't the same thing.

[Jamaal510]

50. .

-Rachel Maddow is the best anchor ever.
-All users with low post counts are trolls.
-Never discuss how attractive you find any Republican woman.
-Never joke about rape, even when it's at the expense of a RWer.
-Marijuana is good. Drones are bad.
-Post Hillary 2016 threads whenever possible, even when she says she won't run again in 2016.
-Never call someone ugly or fat.
-Always add the tag whenever you're touting crazy RW talking points.
-Always add a disclaimer when posting political satire.
-Never rec your own threads.

[Bucky]

89. You forgot two: Only use the sarcasm tag when you're being an asshole

and never call someone else an asshole.

[BillStein]

129. I am NOT a troll

Now leave me your first born and proceed across my bridge

[Z_I_Peevey]

52. Do not note the country of origin of one's lawn care professional n/t

[WolverineDG]

73. Or neighborhood woodcarver nt

[BillStein]

130. Especially

if you're running for President, for gosh sakes

[WCGreen]

54. Never start a thread about what tastes better with Whipped Cream out of the can.....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. I remember that thread...

[2on2u]

55. When you feel the urge to post something, don't. n/t

[Bucky]

90. !!!

Exactly

[2on2u]

119. I didn't. n/t

[Coyotl]

59. If you don't know who Hugh is, you're not Hugh.

[LeftyMom]

66. The only time we talk about class is to wonder why some poor people vote wrong.

[sakabatou]

69. Stay out of the I/P and Gun sections. They're considered dungeons.

[Paladin]

70. Putting And Extra "M" In The Word "Amendment" ("Ammendment") Makes It Better. (nt)

[thelordofhell]

71. Don't post pictures of Superman being a dick

[DJ13]

79. Don't post pictures of Superman's dick

[Bucky]

91. Don't dick with pictures of Superman's post

Well, that might be a YMMV thing

[name not needed]

157. Pictures of Spiderman being a dick are just fine, however.

[1gobluedem]

72. Everybody knows more about your job than you do

Especially if you work in public broadcasting.

[derby378]

74. If you own a gun, you'll be blamed for everything from Sandy Hook to Ford's Theatre

[L0oniX]

167. ...but a US nuclear submarine with nuclear MAD warheads is ok. n/t

[Agnosticsherbet]

75. When serving on a jury, if you agree with the post then there are no rules.

and if you disagree with the post then rules are irrelevant and it must be hidden.

[Bucky]

92. If you are juror #4, it's your fault

[Agnosticsherbet]

97. Wow, I didn't know about that rule.

Must be a curse.

[oldhippie]

100. Don't BE juror #4

It's a no win situation.

[HappyMe]

122. A corollary to that -

alert on posts you disagree with early and often. Use only the word 'troll' to do so.

[Octafish]

76. Don't be a moran.

[FrodosPet]

77. Do not ever, EVER...

Criticize St. Hugo Chavez.

Superman, Jesus and Buddha WISH they were as awesome as St. Hugo. Every word, every breath, every flutter of his eyelashes are a blessing from above.

[JDPriestly]

106. And, do not ever, EVER . . . . defend Israel.

[applegrove]

78. Don't ask what anybody's favourite anything is in the lounge. Even if you

average of 10 to 20 responces per OP it is considered annoying.

[dionysus]

80. don't mention Carlos.

[mia]

81. Thou shalt not believe in God.

I believe in an omniscient, omnipresent, and all-loving creator of heaven. Human beings create hell.

[amuse bouche]

95. Just for the record

which one, since people believe in more than 3 thousand of them

[mia]

96. One.

With three thousand faces.

[amuse bouche]

107. That must be

quite the magic trick

[get the red out]

128. Any

Just my experience.

[Beaverhausen]

82. Laura Branigan

I don't remember why, but a thread about her death was pretty bad. Or good. Like I said I can't remember.

[AngryAmish]

125. Laura Branigan is dead?

I guess nobody will be calling Gloria anymore...

[Bucky]

145. I thought she was just living among the creatures of the night

[Rhiannon12866]

83. If you post a RW article, make sure you criticize it in your OP...

[mia]

85. Or else!

Say "vomit alert", just to be sure.

[Rhiannon12866]

113. If you don't, it'll end up in Meta, or you'll end up posting a poll...

[unblock]

84. if it's will pitt, it absolutely, positively MUST get at least 50 recs.

[Bucky]

94. I only rec Will's threads when I think he's posting drunk

That doesn't seem to happen so much since he got hitched, tho. Too bad. He's a hell of a drunk poster. Sobriety's wasted on him.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

154. lol

[SmileyRose]

87. "Robb is a dingbat" is a required poll option.

edit forgot these ""

[DonCoquixote]

98. here's a good pair (sarcasm)

If you criticize Israel, you are secretly an Anti-Semite and should be hated by all Jews.

If you criticize Palestinians, you are secretly an islamophobe, and should be hated by all Muslims.

And a bonus:
If you point out that religion might be the very reason why a certain part of the world has been, is, and will always be an unsafe shithole, then you need to go play with the atheists.

[guardian]

101. One of the funniest things I have ever seen

As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

[kentuck]

103. Thou shalt not defend kentuck's radical ideas.

[lob1]

104. Never say anything nice about Ralph Nadar.

[Egalitarian Thug]

146. Unless you want to argue with me which will lead to adding ET to your ignore list. n/t

[cynatnite]

108. Catz are alwayz cute. n/t

[Hekate]

109. Be prepared with a secret code word

You'll know why when the situation arises.

[slackmaster]

110. Posting about puppies and kittens getting along will never get your post hidden

[a kennedy]

121. OMGosh, I love this picture.....

thank you, going into my favorites.

[kwolf68]

111. WHITE MEN are the DEVIL

And we'll ignore and even lionize other chosen demographics who show to have far less than progressive views on many issues than even the bad white man.

[Pab Sungenis]

137. Wrong.

MEN are the DEVIL. Not just WHITE men.

[Bucky]

147. If a minority man is a devil, isn't that just depriving a deserving white man of his place in Hell?

[Pab Sungenis]

170. Hell does not believe in Affirmative Action.

Here on DU, all men are created evil.

[rucky]

115. Don't go off script until your post count is over 800. n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

116. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. nt

[wyldwolf]

117. Never express admiration for Britney Spears

[Solly Mack]

120. Make checks payable to me.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

123. If you're going to debate guns, You better know the intricacies of the

magazine-fed direct gas impingement rotating-bolt semiautomatic rifle... and how the piston-driven rotating-bolt semiautomatic rifle is indeed superior. You will get bonus credibility for describing gas operated rotating bolt handguns and you absolutely need to know why stainless steel magazine springs with GI followers are inferior to chrome-silicone springs with gen 3 magpul followers. We haven't even touched on why you cant meaningfully weigh in on any AWB because of silly nomenclature idiosyncrasies like assault rifle versus assault weapon versus sporting rifle. Shit, you'd batter call up Sallie Mae and take out a loan cause you're about schooled! And you'd better learn right quick that a 30 round magazine is absolutely needed for an assault rifle but you want to use one in a Glock Pistol?!? That shit will jam up and be worthless immediately... 30 round mags good in powerful rifles but bad in pistols so you better recognize, homie! And you think you can describe the difference between a thumbhole stock versus a pistol grip and how each contributes to sparying fire from the HIP?? HA, keep dreamin'!!

Don't even think about talking shaved-versus unshaven bayonet lugs until you've mastered the shoulder-thing-that-goes-up or the collapsible stock. And discussion of cop-killer expanding bullets?!? well, that's just right out!

Seriously - yes these are actual lengthy DU arguments.

[babylonsister]

131. Hahaha!

[lumberjack_jeff]

152. Heh. n/t

[wryter2000]

156. I nominate this

for the best effing post ever.

[VOX]

124. Nostalgia for Grovelbot, Zombie Coffee as poured by ZombyWolf, Matcom's musings...

And the near-instantaneous tombstoning of trolls in the pre-jury era.

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

[Hotler]

126. No corn flakes for fried chicken. n/t

[get the red out]

127. Never imply there are unwritten rules

That would definitely be an unwritten rule.

[Puzzledtraveller]

132. No cat memes and salmon enchanted evenings

[CTyankee]

133. I would say that it is wise not to post on DU while drunk.

[Sancho]

134. UFO posts are ok...

so long as they are in the Science forum and don't refer to any 911 conspiracy theories...

[In_The_Wind]

135. Okay

I like this thread you've started.



One of my thoughts about unwritten rules is :they should at lest be written suggestions.

plz see post # 7 http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018292073#post7






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[backwoodsbob]

136. NEVER argue with LynnSynn or CaliforniaPeggy

it is...ummm...unadvisable

[Pab Sungenis]

138. VICTIM BLAMING is ALWAYS WRONG...except

when it's the victim of high school bullying.

[FSogol]

139. 1. If you are due beer and travel money, don't fill your

threads up with Dire Straits videos.

2. Everyone who disagrees with you is a trollish disruptor.

3. If you are losing an argument, you should say, "that's not a very liberal attitude."

[Lady Freedom Returns]

140. Do not anger Skittles.

Unless you have armored underwear!

[L0oniX]

164. "All your bases are belong us" - Ceiling Cat

[William769]

142. Allowing homophobes to stay on DU because their ideology may be like minded to to Democrats.

I kid you not.

[Egalitarian Thug]

148. Writing about economic issues will fall faster than a metric ton of dark matter.

All that is evil, wrong, unfair, or in any way objectionable only exists within and is because of the existence of the republicans.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

153. Don't ever quote a Republican if you want to debate a subject

You will end up with 90% replies that say "Why the fuck are you listening to/reading them?"

[Swamp Lover]

155. Never browse or post while naked.

They will throw you out of the library and if it happens often enough, you can't go back.

[Evergreen Emerald]

159. Don't ever tell this joke: a brazillion might get angry!

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing.

He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as
the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[Bake]

160. No Miracle Whip posts outside the Lounge!

And the correct spelling of the Lounge is "teh Longue."

Bake

[Go Vols]

161. Bless your Heart = Fuck You

[lumberjack_jeff]

162. MUST READ!!! READ THIS POST RIGHT NOW!!! THEN CALL CONGRESS!!!

Or the dog gets it.


http://www.thomhartmann.com/users/feebaby/blog/2011/07/dog-gets-it?page=1

[L0oniX]

163. Only 4 of George Carlin's seven censored words are tollerated. n/t

[undeterred]

166. Never say anything negative about Chelsea.

[Bucky]

168. I sure won't. She's my favorite drunk.

or did you mean the city of Chelsea, England?

[Dr. Strange]

169. Do NOT hand out Chick Tracts for Halloween.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

171. Thou shalt not stuff 47 tennis balls down Skinner's toilet.

[Coyotl]

173. ***** OFFICIAL it's not OFFICIAL without five stars Post *****

The LiveBlog tradition using the asterisk emphasis is a tradition
with unspoken rules, such as anyone can start "OFFICIAL" threads,
thus the pun of what makes official OFFICIAL (besides capitalization ).