DU's ranking on Alexa in mid January was down ~20% since Sept 2015. Is this due to Bernie supporters

[Bill USA]

proclivity for hiding messages of those who have the temerity to question/criticize Sanders positions? Has the number of posts Hidden gone up significantly since last summer?

In the last week of January the ranking rose (reducing the decline since Sept '15 to ~10%). As we get further into this election year it's not surprising that the volume of traffic on the site has increased.

I wonder how many votes to hide have come from Sanders supporters compared to votes to hide by non-Sanders supporters?

...my guess is Skinner doesn't have data on that. It would involve somebody looking at the hidden message and determining if it was a Pro-Sanders post or a Sanders critical post or a pro-HRC post. Mucho man hours to do that.

[Human101948]

1. Actually he told me that it was pro Hillary forces blocking pro-Bernie posts....

No doubt about it.

[Bill USA]

5. can you provide some examples of pro-Sanders posts that were hidden? Especially if they don't have

baseless attacks, indictments of HRC. That should be pretty easy for Bernie supporters to come up with as there are so few pro-Bernie posts that are NOT baseless (usually parroting GOP propaganda) attacks of HRC.

[Human101948]

7. My post was of the same substance as yours...

Baseless supposition.

[Bill USA]

8. My OP was a question. As I said before, Sanders supporters could report the pro-Sanders posts that

were hidden. You could substantiate your claims of martyrdom. How sweet would that be!

[Human101948]

9. I feel no such matyrdom...I was mocking your transparent attempt to make something...

out of nothing.

[Bill USA]

10. DU's ranking dropping 20% going into a Presidential election yr is not nothing. But I am interested

if Sanders supporters can accumulate the number of pro-Sanders posts that have been hidden. I'd like to see and compare to Sanders critical posts hidden.

Here's your chance to substantiate Sanders proponents claims that they are abused by those HORRRRRIBLE Hillary people.

I wish I had a nickle for every post where Bernie supporters accuse HRC supporters (or that is, according to any Sanders supporter - anybody who is less than enthusiastic for, or asks questions about Sanders positions or viability as a candidate) of abusing them or their candidate. I could retire a wealthy man!

[malokvale77]

12. "My OP was a question."

Kind of like - "When did you stop beating your wife?" - kind of question.

[Bill USA]

13. well, if you are saying, unequivocally, that Sanders supporters have never ever hidden a post

I guess your statement would be valid. But, since I know, have seen, and have had some of my posts re Sen Sanders hidden, I know that Sanders supporters have in fact hidden posts. I also said it would be interesting to see, if feasible, how many posts have been hidden by HRC supporters.

"I wonder how many votes to hide have come from Sanders supporters compared to votes to hide by non-Sanders supporters?"

I would like to see data for both.

[bravenak]

2. I noticed the stats too

[bemildred]

3. All the trolls are on conservative sites arguing about Trump. nt

[Warpy]

4. More likely all the Hillary supporters whining about Bernie supporters.

It cuts both ways, you know.

[Bill USA]

6. see link...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016144746#post5

[GitRDun]

11. It's no fun to post, or even read for that matter

when many who OP or respond to posts are not constructive or thoughtful.

Too many KNOW what others are REALLY thinking, what motivates them, etc.

I just read a post where someone proposed that black people were dumb to not support Bernie. I was just checking in after a fairly decent absence. I can see I am not missing anything...

[Ford_Prefect]

14. More Flame Bait OP, imagine that...