Ever had an OP unexpectedly "blow up in your face"?

[Fumesucker]

Yeah, I've had it happen back on DU2 and got my ass handed to me and no I'm not linking to it even if I could find it.

I've had my thinking changed several times by that sort of thing, make an assumption and make an ass of myself.

Most of the time these days I manage to get my brain engaged before I hit <enter> but every now and then...

[rucky]

1. That would require people to respond

so, no.

[Sherman A1]

7. Yeah,

same here.

[OneGrassRoot]

9. hahaha....

I hear ya.

[Jamastiene]

17. rofl

I have that same problem most of the time.

[IrishAyes]

24. Give it time.

tickticktick....

[Snotcicles]

38. I don't feel so alone anymore. nt

[Whisp]

60. hee hee.

maybe we should set up a lonely hearts OP club and support each other.

[Kolesar]

2. this one was written like s---

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022991843

[Fumesucker]

5. Bless your heart

[arthritisR_US]

52. I think that was an excellent OP, I guess one

person's garbage is another's gold

[MADem]

57. Are you being snarky-friendly, or simply being nasty-rude?

Hard to tell.

I liked that OP.

[BainsBane]

3. Yes

[Laelth]

4. I definitely have.

And I have definitely over-reacted when it has happened and typed in (i.e. said) things I regretted later. I think that's called ... being human.

-Laelth

[In_The_Wind]

6. Yes

Oh well.

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Me too.

[steve2470]

10. yep

[LeftofObama]

11. Yep!

That's probably why 2 people have me on ignore.

[Buns_of_Fire]

36. You, too? Maybe it's the same two people!

Or maybe the counter STARTS at two, so we all start out with a little dose of humility. Otherwise, I just can't imagine it, since we're all just so gosh darn lovable!

(Okay, that takes care of MY sugar intake for the day...)

[SkyDaddy7]

39. Is there a way to find out...

How many people have me on ignore...Or what about others? For instance, can I see how many people have you on ignore? Which means you could do the same to me.

Just curious, thanks.

[Buns_of_Fire]

55. There is, but I honestly can't remember what it is.

The procedure was posted a while back, and I found out that two people didn't care for me at all, so I promptly forgot about it altogether (it made me cry and disrupted my internal digestive processes and produced large amounts of gas).

I'm know it's there. You might have to fish around a bit to find it. Sorry I can't be more help.

[NealK]

62. Go to your profile then

click on transparency and finally click on Show me my Transparency page. Only you can see this unless you're banned.

[SkyDaddy7]

64. "click on transparency"??

I do not see that on my profile page.

[NealK]

66. It's the button between Recs and Send DU Mail:

It took me a while to find it too after they changed the way it looks.

[SkyDaddy7]

68. Thanks!!

It was kinda hidden while being right in front of my face! LOL!

So, I guess one must have 5 post hidden by jury vote in the past 90 days before others can see their Transparency page & see how many Star Members have them on ignore.

I have had one post hidden by jury vote but it was a long time ago. Of course I did not agree with the jury! LOL!

Thanks!!

[liberal N proud]

12. Once or twice

Or more.

I quit posting late breaking news in late breaking news because it always gets slammed.

[Le Taz Hot]

13. Oh, goddess yes.

It got 700+ replies and was up for 3 days. I wasn't embarrassed by it, I just wasn't expecting for it to do what it did.

[Bucky]

14. It's only the internet

[Cooley Hurd]

15. Sure have...

It was a Meta thread in which I complained about a lock I'd gotten. Ass was handed to me swiftly!

[graham4anything]

16. no. A librarian once told me, there are no stupid questions just ones not asked.

Conversation is never a mistake. It is always interesting to see what others think, regardless of their party affiliation
though of course I would never agree with any Ron/Rand/Jorg Haider fan (unless they were hiding that inconvient truth ).

as my opinion is mine, and I have left my ego at the door, if 1000 people didn't like it, it doesn't matter.
Because it's my opinion, and I am sticking to it.

(and I always marvel when someone advocating free speech wants to shout me down, it's like triple irony.

[pintobean]

19. Was that a library girl?

[IrishAyes]

23. The worse the closet fascist, the more they do try to shout others down - in the name of free speech

[11 Bravo]

44. There may not be any stupid questions, but there are a LOT of stupid people asking questions.

[carolinayellowdog]

18. I'll never forget one on election night 2006

As soon as I saw that exit polling pushed Webb over the top-- which was the breaking point for Dems regaining the Senate-- I posted a celebratory OP. Instead of anyone cheering with me, three or four people immediately attacked me for premature ejaculation. (In the sense that the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew "ejaculated" remarks of an enthusiastic nature.) A few minutes later a member of the in crowd posted the same damn news and got high fives from everyone!

[IrishAyes]

22. Even the DU public can be fickle. But I hear ya!

[DeeDeeNY]

20. Then there are the responses to OPs that totally miss the point

Either they are careless or don't have good reading comprehension skills.


But whatever you write, be assured that someone will misinterpret what you are saying.

[Nitram]

25. Amen!

[Fumesucker]

28. Sometimes even accidentally

[Atman]

30. The word "lifestyle" comes to mind.

[zipplewrath]

35. I've had very few removed

I've had very few removed/deleted/hidden/locked, whatever we called them in the DU2 days. But I clearly remember one I had that practically EVERYONE who responded missed the point. (Which probably says as much about my writing skills as anything). I opened it with explaining to whom I was speaking, basically people who were dissatisfied with Obama's first term. I went on to list the most popular items of disagreement. I suggested that if you didn't like many of these actions/accomplishments, you probably weren't going to like his second term either, and in fact since he wouldn't need your vote anymore, it might get worse. Maybe the people I was addressing just agreed without comment, but everyone that DID comment were people who WERE satisfied with his first term and decided to argue whether the laundry list was accurate.

Which is actually an interesting observation and also a lesson as well. People come here because the place is set up to cater to those who enter believing that certain positions/values/ideas are a "given". The truth is though that I don't think anyone could actually create a list of what those things are. So much of the disagreement here is founded in the underlying concept of "I didn't think I'd have to argue that here". When writing, it seems to be very necessary to write to those who will disagree with you, not those who will concur. The problem is, the website was roughly created for the opposite reason.

[Fumesucker]

47. It's hard to carve your thoughts down to where you only say what you actually mean

Short paragraphs of one or maybe two sentences and only a thought or two each separated by white space helps.

How your thoughts looks on the page or screen is almost more important than what you say and how you say it is even more important.

Brevity is not only the soul of wit, it's the soul of communication also.

[zipplewrath]

61. And it takes time

There's an old expression about writing a long letter because one didn't have time to pen a short one. It's easy to write down what I'm thinking. It's hard to word it so that the reader won't think I meant something else.

[IrishAyes]

21. I always wondered what picture would best illustrate most of my life

But at least I've never been bored. Never.

[Fumesucker]

31. The part of that picture that gets me is the headlight n/t

[raccoon]

26. No, but as the OP, I've had another poster blow up in my face. nt

[LuvNewcastle]

27. Oh yeah.

I wrote a post once that tried to explain my opposition to extreme abortion protesters by comparing it with myself (hypothetically) organizing an extreme protest against a business. Nobody seemed to get my point, and people accused me of being some sort of radical because of the protest they believed I was planning to carry out. By the time I was finally able to explain to one person what my purpose was, everyone had already abandoned the thread. I learned a lesson that day, which was to avoid subtleties when posting on DU.

People who come here wishing to learn something on DU usually do. I don't know why the others come here; seems to me that it would be a total waste of time for them.

[SCVDem]

29. Never post when taking Ambien!

The next day you may be surprised by the responses, or worse from Skinner.

And you can't even believe it was you who posted it.

Very embarrassing!

[LuvNewcastle]

32. Don't even walk outside your house after taking Ambien.

You don't know where you might end up. It happened to me once, and I almost got shot.

[SnowCritter]

33. Love your sig!

I feel like "appropriating" it.

[SCVDem]

34. Feel free to use it. Thanks!

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Just for an attribution, I saw it on BartCop.com and also liked it.

[stevenleser]

51. I like it a lot too. I think I will post it on FB right now. nt

[sibelian]

37. Not yet.

But I'm sure it's only a matter of time...

[timdog44]

40. When I first

started to engage here, I had my first couple posts deleted. Mostly I think I was mobbed by those who seem to think it their duty to put newbies through an initiation. I still find some hard nosed people who would rather be just critical instead of just disagreeing and then being instructional. I don't ever put anyone on ignore, but when people now, are ignorant to me, I get a little more heated. I usually just say, "you really are not a nice person are you?" I have tried to be a little more understanding as I know people's lives can be unsettled and that leads to incivility.

I have to say I have learned much and been taught much. And have had to backtrack and change my mind. I am like you and go over all I have written before hitting "post my reply". I try not to use contractions, abbreviations or acronyms for different things, as that seems to cause a lot of problems and misunderstandings.

I have also tried to not swear much anymore, but there is nothing like a well placed "fuck" to make a point. Asshat is a favorite too..

[SamKnause]

41. Mistakes

You are in good company.

No one is infallible and we all slip up from time to time.

[Bluenorthwest]

42. I have other, crazed,poster blow up in my face, yesterday one was accusing me

of being a gun lover. Out of the blue, no questions just raging at me. Some here are bogged down in bigotry and presumptions and they are rude, uncivil and they make DU suck, wee cliques of liars, comparing notes and attempting to destroy those whom they don't like, starting with gay people.

[Fumesucker]

49. I've noticed you are a magnet for controversy and considerable jerkiness

Probably because you are good at stating an excellent case.

They always get personal when losing.

[KurtNYC]

43. Among my first threads was one asking 'if you really like a musician or artist, why is okay to

take their work without paying them?'

Instant shit storm.

I learned not to ask hypothetical scrupples questions just for the "fun" of it.

[intaglio]

45. Oh, yes and posts

Never post when drunk - or in my case depressed and over compensating.

[hootinholler]

46. Not only did my thread blow up in my face...

But it consumed GD with spawned threads for about 3 days.

All I did was ask a simple damned question.

[The Straight Story]

48. Had a few blow up in my face on a porn board

[Fumesucker]

50. Lends a whole new meaning to the term Virtual Reality, eh?

What is the sound of one hand

[The Straight Story]

53. "What is the sound of one hand clapping" :

"fap"

[name not needed]

67. Of course, "blow up in my face" has a whole different meaning over there.

[bunnies]

54. Or sometimes just a post...

can result in just as much of an bloodbath. Anyone not had their ass handed to them at least once on this board?

[felix_numinous]

56. Oh yeah I've put my foot so far

in my mouth it came out my a... well you get the picture. I'm an adept.

[cherokeeprogressive]

58. Oh, the scars I bear... n/t

[rrneck]

59. Mine sink too fast to blow up. nt

[reusrename]

63. I don't even want to go there.

But yeah, I had an OP blow up (actually it was two, cause like an idiot I posted it twice).

Some day I'll prolly laugh about it.

[William769]

65. Once, right here on DU3.

I thought what I posted would sink like a rock like most of them do but this one in particular took on a mind of it's own! I could not steer the topic back to what I thought it should have been so after 350 some odd posts I ended up deleting the OP. Never again will I make a post resembling that OP. The topic was about a out Lesbian and a beauty pageant.