Maggied So sorry you were accosted in MIRT.

[William769]

A person of you stature that has been here since 2001 (a very well established member) should not be talked about like that in that manner. Hopefully the Admins will see it and deal with it accordingly.

I retired this term from MIRT for personal reasons & the holidays (but as we all know it is not a secret forum and things will leak out). And after this fiasco it's a good thing.

You were attacked for one reason & one reason only is because you are a Hillary supporter. That speaks volumes of who said what about you.

At this point all I can do is offer you a I do so freely and without any strings attached. here's another for good measure.

[DCBob]

1. What happened?

??

[Iliyah]

2. Ditto

[GusBob]

3. Something stinks

What's the deal?

[hrmjustin]

4. That is sad that Mirt is being used to attack people.

Mirt with an exception here or there has always been above this kind of vitriol. We were not perfect but we always tried to put differences aside. It was and is a good thing to have a diverse group.

I hope the new term goes well and that the bitternesd of the primary does not invade mirt.

[Hekate]

5. Oh God, now what. Best of luck to MaggieD...

Next to Maggie I'm just a youngster, having joined in September of 2002, and...

Well I'll stop now. We all have to beware of the crime of Meta.

[William769]

6. Thank you EalrG.

[yallerdawg]

7. The "Force" is strong with this one!

MaggieD is unrelenting!

I can't even read the BS batshit crazy she puts up with and argues with every post, every comment, everyday!

For MaggieD and all those on the Front Lines, including our Dear Departed (just temporarily!),
much R-E-S-P-E-C-T and !!!

[riversedge]

18. Yes, she responds so well--smart gal

[Chalco]

9. What is Mirt?

Sorry, for my ignorance.

[William769]

10. Close to the bottom of the page.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=modsystem

[MaggieD]

11. It figures

They can't stand to be challenged. So is my banning imminent? Ugh.

[William769]

12. You're safe. They can't touch you.

The only one's that can ban you is a Administrator and I don't see that happening.

And they learned today they can't do in MIRT what they did to you.

And to think of the things that we get accused of.

I just wanted it made public what they did to you so it doesn't happen again.

[MaggieD]

13. Well thank you

Sunshine is a good disinfectant, as they say.

[hrmjustin]

15. So sorry that happened.

That shouldn't have.

[MaggieD]

16. Thank you, Justin

Sadly, it is par for the course here nowadays.

[hrmjustin]

17. Yes it is.

And i don't have faith it will get better anytime soon.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. I sat on a jury for one of Maggie's posts. It was a ridiculous alert, and fortunately the jury....

agreed, but they're clearly after her, and I hope Admin is keeping an eye out for abuse.

[Cha]

19. No idea what happened in MIRT.. but I do know there's a certain group around here

that tries to smear MaggieD's reputation.

They can't handle that she's a strong advocate for Hillary.. so they do what they do best.

Mahalo for the thread, William~

[MaggieD]

20. Now they are alert stalking me

Naturally.

And I've just been informed by BMUS that you all don't like me either. LOL!

Desperate, they are.

[William769]

21. You have to share that with me in a PM!

ETA: THE ORIGINALS!

[GusBob]

22. Keep posting!!!

You are striking nerves

[Cha]

24. So many nerves!

[Cha]

23. LOL.. Figures!

[hrmjustin]

25. The primaries have brought out a nastiness out in some including myself

I am sorry she said that to you but I am not surprised.

[leftofcool]

27. Well, you should know by now to take that poster with a grain of salt.

[fleabiscuit]

29. Wow

Sorry to read what is going on MaggieD. I went and read a couple of your journal posts and must say; most excellent. I will have to revisit to more thourally... Learn. It's late now so will have to come back later. Nite!

[Starry Messenger]

31. Whut?

My goodness. Maybe a few people are having a hard time sharing the sand toys too. O.o

[Gothmog]

26. I love MaggieD's post here and on DI

[MaggieD]

28. Thank you!

Ditto to you.

[Cha]

30. HAHA.. this just got alerted on for SOP from a you know who. Like we can't take care of

of our business.

We need them butting in. they're so worried.

[NurseJackie]

32. <3 I adore MaggieD <3

I can only presume that the internal and external attacks on her are because many perceive her honesty and insight (and excellent analytical and writing skills) to be a threat to Bernie.

I get the idea that the systems that are currently in place are supposed to function without much "babysitting" and monitoring from managers or assistant-managers. The benefits of such an arrangement likely outweigh the negatives of requiring constant supervision. For such a fast-paced web site, it would be impractical for one person to be able to watch everything and everybody.

But, at the same time, I hope that there are other systems in place that allow managers to be aware of, and monitor, and respond to situations of regarding abuse and working-the-system.

This place seems to be a tightly-run ship, and I'm confident that (whether internal or external) even a hint of misbehavior, collusion, or patterns of swarming and stalking will be dealt with accordingly.

[GusBob]

33. Could I just say

You've been a wonderful addition to this forum and have been conducting yourself quite well around here!

for a newbie, lol in a few months you passed me in posts!

So thanks for being on our team.

[NurseJackie]

34. Thanks, but I must admit that it doesn't take very much time for me to post "+1" or "Agreed" ...

... it's easy to rack-up the posts by giving nods-of-approval to OTHER great posts and comments.

[Cha]

37. Agree with GusBob..

Thank you, NurseJackie!

[Cha]

36. Thank you for saying that, GusBob.. I so agree!

[NurseJackie]

38. Thank you ... that means a lot to me.

I'd love to be able to write beautiful essays and thoughtful analysis as many others do ... but I'm afraid that my abilities are limited to pushback, pointing out hypocrisy, the hyperbole, their lies ... and being a thorn in the side of aggressive aholes who haven't put me on ignore, and finding humor wherever I can.

On the plus side ... March will be here sooner than you think... and then the REAL fun begins with the general election.

[Cha]

40. Whatever you're doing..

keep it up.. you do it beautifully.

[Walk away]

35. Hang in there Maggie! Hang in everyone!

It's almost over and soon about 2 or 300 members of DU will be looking for a new home! It will go back to the regular old contentious, liberal gobbledygook it always has been.

These are folks who are in the minority in the real world so they have to take out their frustrations here, where they have a little "power".

It reminds me of your average wife beater. A small man at work that becomes a vile and dangerous man at home.

[NurseJackie]

39. Good analogy.

[William769]

41. Well there are several bridges that have vacancies under them.