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sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 10:58 AM Mar 2016

Repost: Cha AND Sheshe We Have Your Back "Hillary Clinton Group"

Which scumbag is going to alert on it and not have the stones to even sign their name to it?

I don't even have a dog in this fight but something rotten is happening here.

Cha, we have your back. [View all]






I am so very sorry about what happened to you today. A vicious attack on you. You were maligned ridiculed and piled on. I think I just fell through the rabbit hole and landed in CC. DU should hang their head in shame. A sleeper with 24 posts, member since 2008 rises to crap on you and gets 229 recs? WTF? This is the day DU died for me, not just by what was said, the inaction from admin, the inaction from jury and from the hosts in the BS group that ignored TOS and community standards and lifted no finger to stop this.

I love you Cha.

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All the rules above were broken today. Every one of them and that thread was allowed to stand.





It should not be this way. This is supposed to be a Democratic board. Sadly it no longer is.
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Repost: Cha AND Sheshe We Have Your Back "Hillary Clinton Group" (Original Post) sharp_stick Mar 2016 OP
We have your back. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #1
I proudly stand with Cha ... stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #2
Proud to stand with Cha. yardwork Mar 2016 #3
We will not be silent 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #4
Tears. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #121
We have your back always, Cha! BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #5
Now sheshe, too! Cha Mar 2016 #8
You saw it! YAY! Now sheshe, too?? BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #11
Exactly, BC.. they need to stop alerting on our group .. alert on their own group if they have to. Cha Mar 2016 #13
Aloha sharp_stick! This is very kind of you all.. and I know we won't be silent Cha Mar 2016 #6
No problem, I have zero hides sharp_stick Mar 2016 #15
Okay.. that's kind of you.. 'cause I just told you down thread that I got a SOP alert on this Cha Mar 2016 #22
Thanks Cha. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #114
.. Cha Mar 2016 #120
Someone will alert it rpannier Mar 2016 #7
Yes, I just got a SOP alert on it.. the BSrs don't want to see anyone having my back or Cha Mar 2016 #17
Do you get any information on the alerter? sharp_stick Mar 2016 #19
the alerter on the SOP isn't anonymous but I won't say in this group.. unlike them I Cha Mar 2016 #23
That's nice of you sharp_stick Mar 2016 #24
ONe day in the future about 7 years or so from now rpannier Mar 2016 #20
I don't think this board would survive if something isn't done about the fubared jury system. Cha Mar 2016 #25
It breaks my heart. (Repost.) NurseJackie Mar 2016 #9
Yes, Jackie, this is a big culmination of the problem that's been going on for so long.. Cha Mar 2016 #79
+1. "but something rotten is happening here" No kidding. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #10
We will not be silenced. Standing with Cha and sheshe. livetohike Mar 2016 #12
Happy to rec Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #14
Rec. Kick. nt Princess Turandot Mar 2016 #16
I just got a SOP alert on this .. some outsider is all busy on our group and thinks we shouldn't be Cha Mar 2016 #18
I've got zero hides right now sharp_stick Mar 2016 #21
OK! I'll stop mentioning hides. Cha Mar 2016 #28
Amen! tasgator Mar 2016 #26
Very true ffr Mar 2016 #33
This too will end sharp_stick Mar 2016 #36
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #27
I am proud to stand with Cha and sheshe! BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #29
Well done, BlueMTexpat! Cha Mar 2016 #38
I can only splutter in my BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #40
Will DU run out of jurors who stalk, bash, and trash??? Sancho Mar 2016 #30
Gang stalking is an illegal form of harassment.  misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #31
Also lots of our great AA posters, BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #42
and what they did to William, the Feminist Group, and misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #46
It is frightening indeed. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #88
Don't know what happened, really, but I've always got Cha's back ffr Mar 2016 #32
Too much happened, ffr.. long story.. Thank you for saying that. it's so Sweet! Cha Mar 2016 #34
I stand with Cha. Laser102 Mar 2016 #35
Not sure... MrWendel Mar 2016 #37
You don't want to know.. it's long and messy.. and the important thing Cha Mar 2016 #45
I stand with you, Cha and Sheshe! UtahLib Mar 2016 #39
Not a proud era at all, Utah.. just the opposite. Cha Mar 2016 #47
K&r a million times over Politicub Mar 2016 #41
Jury Results Quayblue Mar 2016 #43
Yaaaaay! sharp_stick Mar 2016 #49
Smart jury, and the "hide" vote had no explanation? George II Mar 2016 #51
No explanation needed, actually. Their vote tells me all I need to know. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #56
Thank you jury..and kudos to #3 & 4 misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #52
Indeed Quayblue Mar 2016 #113
I love Juror #3! SunSeeker Mar 2016 #64
Bingo. Fruit not falling far from the tree. oasis Mar 2016 #105
I like #3 #4 & #6.. thank you, Quayblue.. now thanks to this particular jury we're home free! Cha Mar 2016 #93
i was #4 and you're welcome Quayblue Mar 2016 #102
We are constantly harassed.. Thank you for coming right out with that, Quayblue! Cha Mar 2016 #117
Yea!! Sancho Mar 2016 #104
Here's to Cha and Sheshe! lunamagica Mar 2016 #44
lunamagica! love you! Cha Mar 2016 #94
Here we are...And I don't know if you read my reply before Sheshe's post got a hide lunamagica Mar 2016 #103
I did see that! And, of course, I couldn't get back to reply again.. thank you for reposting.. Cha Mar 2016 #119
Here's to cha and she, great DU members, only the best to you. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #48
Backatcha, Thinkingabout! Cha Mar 2016 #95
I will ALWAYS have Cha's back... Spazito Mar 2016 #50
Yes it is acceptable. nt William769 Mar 2016 #53
Yes we do! Loki Mar 2016 #54
Cha (and She) both wonderful posters gwheezie Mar 2016 #55
It's really distressing... LAS14 Mar 2016 #57
Cha and SheShe Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #58
This is like deja vu.. thank you, Agnosticsherbert~ Cha Mar 2016 #72
Thanks for this OP Sharp_stick. Big Kudos to Cha AND Sheshe still_one Mar 2016 #59
K&R mcar Mar 2016 #60
K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #61
Hammer Time! K&R fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #62
Sickening.This place is starting to smell.nt sufrommich Mar 2016 #63
Kicking again because I love Cha and sheshe!! SunSeeker Mar 2016 #65
sheshe will tell you when she gets home from work.. we love you back! Cha Mar 2016 #91
This kind of piling on a DU member has become acceptable since Sanders declared his candidacy stevenleser Mar 2016 #66
K&R! EileenFB Mar 2016 #67
I have your backs, Cha and Sheshe. Hillary Group Post. Hekate Mar 2016 #68
Proud to K&R Treant Mar 2016 #69
The DU Putsch is in full swing by an organized gang of goons. NBachers Mar 2016 #70
What happened Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #71
Candidate Groups sharp_stick Mar 2016 #80
Thanks sharp_stick! NastyRiffraff Mar 2016 #73
Thank you, Sharp Stick Hekate Mar 2016 #74
Well said! nt pkdu Mar 2016 #75
Standing tall with two worthy, hardworking posters! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #76
I stand with Cha and Sheshe Gothmog Mar 2016 #77
Cha is a valued member of our community! pandr32 Mar 2016 #78
I really should not post here...but I don't care... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2016 #81
Very gracious. You are rare.... fun n serious Mar 2016 #83
It's something that shouldn't happen in any group sharp_stick Mar 2016 #86
Yes. It's gang stalking. It's illegal and DU is allowing it. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #82
K&R brer cat Mar 2016 #84
I would like to add my support to you both, as well. Pathwalker Mar 2016 #85
Mahalo to you, Pathwalker.. i know what you mean. It's a low down shame we can't even Cha Mar 2016 #87
Thank you, Cha. I'm eager to vote on Tuesday. Pathwalker Mar 2016 #96
Oh Michigan! I'm so excited for you all.. Mahalo! Cha Mar 2016 #97
After Hillary Wins Will GDP Endorse Trump? otohara Mar 2016 #89
Thank you sharpstick. And for Cha & Sheshe! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #90
Deja Vu! Aloha Tarheel! Cha Mar 2016 #98
You two have a fanclub. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #101
Thanks to the freaking troll! Cha Mar 2016 #116
Kick and rec again! zappaman Mar 2016 #92
++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Haveadream Mar 2016 #99
K&R! DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #100
Three cheers for sheshe and cha. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #106
Hillary, SheShe and Cha. oasis Mar 2016 #107
K&R. Totally have your back! Bleacher Creature Mar 2016 #108
K and R BainsBane Mar 2016 #109
K&R Thanks for reposting SharonClark Mar 2016 #110
One more time for the world wysi Mar 2016 #111
KNR Lucinda Mar 2016 #112
Thanks for reposting sharp_stick. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #115
Stand with you both Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #118
There really is no precedent for a banned troll being backed... joshcryer Mar 2016 #122
Yes, it was really a spectacular way to show what they're made of. Cha Mar 2016 #124
They rock. great white snark Mar 2016 #123
K&R. TexasTowelie Mar 2016 #125
If THIS has to be posted 1,000 times ... NanceGreggs Mar 2016 #126
Thank you sharp Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #127

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
5. We have your back always, Cha!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:13 AM
Mar 2016

We love you!

Edit to add: I couldn't respond to your sweet post under the other thread. I hope you see this and know I've read it and truly appreciate it.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
11. You saw it! YAY! Now sheshe, too??
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:17 AM
Mar 2016

This abuse has got to stop.

There has to be firewalls put into the system that there can be no alerting in protected groups since there are Mods. The reason for the alerting capability is to replace Moderators. Well, in protected groups, there are Mods, so why the ability to alert even when not part of the group??

I love you, too!

Cha

(297,267 posts)
13. Exactly, BC.. they need to stop alerting on our group .. alert on their own group if they have to.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:28 AM
Mar 2016
the jury system doesn't work the way it's set up now.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
6. Aloha sharp_stick! This is very kind of you all.. and I know we won't be silent
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:13 AM
Mar 2016

but I don't want anyone else to get a hide. This is sickeningly bizarre.

What kind of a world is this and do I want to live in it?

We need to have sheshe in there, too.. We have her back!

Mahalo~

Cha

(297,267 posts)
22. Okay.. that's kind of you.. 'cause I just told you down thread that I got a SOP alert on this
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:42 AM
Mar 2016

someone is all busy in our group trying to tell us that we shouldn't be talking about this.

I'm sure they didn't alert on the thread that got over 200 recs in the BS group last night.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
7. Someone will alert it
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:13 AM
Mar 2016

Some shallow individual will happily alert it
The original never should have been alerted upon and it certainly should not have been a vote to hide

Cha

(297,267 posts)
17. Yes, I just got a SOP alert on it.. the BSrs don't want to see anyone having my back or
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:37 AM
Mar 2016

sheshe's for that matter.

Next comes the jury alert and probably a hide.

I don't want anyone to get anymore hides over this.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
19. Do you get any information on the alerter?
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:41 AM
Mar 2016

At the very least I think the alert system should be updated so that the alerter is not anonymous.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
23. the alerter on the SOP isn't anonymous but I won't say in this group.. unlike them I
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:44 AM
Mar 2016

don't call out people.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
20. ONe day in the future about 7 years or so from now
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:42 AM
Mar 2016

I will look back at the spring of 2016 at DU and think to myself
"Please God! Not another mudslinging, whiny, gutterfest at DU again."

And, God will just laugh.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. It breaks my heart. (Repost.)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:15 AM
Mar 2016

It's wrong to neglect and ignore the problem ... and this IS a problem.

Hugs and strength to you my friend. You don't deserve to be treated this way, and nobody should look away or remain silent and allow those who do behave like that, and those who cheer them on, to do so with impunity.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
79. Yes, Jackie, this is a big culmination of the problem that's been going on for so long..
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:58 PM
Mar 2016

and look what it has wrought. Rules broken and left to stand by the juries of those favoring breaking them.

Not that there won't be bigger and more egregious examples than this before anything is done about it.

Thank you for your support, buddy.. I'm fine. But, as pissed off as anybody about the state of the board.


I went and got mine to repost too.. That was such a fine thread.. sheshe

 

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)
10. +1. "but something rotten is happening here" No kidding.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:17 AM
Mar 2016

We are outnumbered by 7:1 or so, so stacked juries are par for the course.

Could you ever have imagined a DU where suggesting the tactic of a candidate is "sleazy" would be considered rude and disruptive by a 6-1 vote? Ditto that someone's opinion is "ca-ca" (same vote)?

The bar for "having a sad" has dropped.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
18. I just got a SOP alert on this .. some outsider is all busy on our group and thinks we shouldn't be
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:39 AM
Mar 2016

having my back.

I hope a hide isn't next on their agenda.

tasgator

(8 posts)
26. Amen!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:46 AM
Mar 2016

While not a poster on this site (or others I would add) I have had an account here for quite a while and have been a daily visitor for so many years I can't remember. I sent an e-mail to the administrator yesterday asking them to remove my account for this very reason. I am very sorry to see this happen to what used to be the only place for a sane American to come to for news after GWB was elected.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
33. Very true
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:05 PM
Mar 2016

It does appear I've done the same. Turned the TV off and get my news here. Better information without all the sensational hype to keep viewers coming back for more gossip.

But I'm not ready to throw the baby out with the bathwater. DU's just going through a phase.

Stick around.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
36. This too will end
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:25 PM
Mar 2016

I was just thinking back to 2008 and some of the same insanity was going on. We didn't have the alert system so it was a lot harder to get people like it is now.

Once the primary is over they will crawl back to their holes or slowly come to their senses and grow up.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
29. I am proud to stand with Cha and sheshe!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:50 AM
Mar 2016

I am proud to stand with Hillary. I am proud to stand with all of those whose posts have been unfairly hidden by those who set themselves as arbiters of political speech.

I will NOT be silenced by those who practice full-scale censorship.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
40. I can only splutter in my
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:32 PM
Mar 2016

indignation with this B***S***! Love ya, Cha!

Love sheshe too and all the others who have been unfairly demeaned and mistreated on what should be a support forum for good Democrats, whoever and wherever they may be.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
31. Gang stalking is an illegal form of harassment. 
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:57 AM
Mar 2016

Gang stalking is an illegal form of harassment. 

Snip

Eg. Gang stalking is similar to what the KKK used against blacks in the south, what Hitlers Brown Shirts used against the Jews, and what the organised harassment the Stasi used against dissidents in East Germany. 

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gang+stalking

----
Considering this harassment isn't just limited to DU, urban dictionary gets it right.
It is organized crime's oldest tool.

This is the revolution? Really?
This is censorship & has its roots far back in history

.
Love to all victims.
Sheshe, Cha, Hillary, John Lewis, E Warren, etc

Btw, the Bircher Kochs hired over 1200 social media hacks at the beginning of the campaign to train & organize their message of their ongoing Teaparty revolution.
This form of online mob stalking falls in line with Bircher history.
Just saying. Buyer beware & know your enemy

Love you all,
MHW

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
42. Also lots of our great AA posters,
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:34 PM
Mar 2016

who have gotten unfair hides and time-outs, whichever candidate they support.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
46. and what they did to William, the Feminist Group, and
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:52 PM
Mar 2016

..every minority.
The revolution has its roots squarely in racism, homophobia, mysogany.

A full picture is emerging of the true force behind the censorship.
McCarthyism, Stasi, Anti-govt & Kkk.

We see a clear picture of our future under such non democracy rule.

The AA voters in SC, for starters, saw it early on also. Their near 100% vote for Hillary told more truth than most realize.
They have seen it & lived it all before & this today, has a sick familiar odor.

Buyer beware

ffr

(22,670 posts)
32. Don't know what happened, really, but I've always got Cha's back
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:01 PM
Mar 2016

Great posts, by a intelligent DUer. What more needs to be said? I know! Thank you Cha!

Cha

(297,267 posts)
45. You don't want to know.. it's long and messy.. and the important thing
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:52 PM
Mar 2016

is.. we have each others backs!

Mahalo MrWendel

UtahLib

(3,179 posts)
39. I stand with you, Cha and Sheshe!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:29 PM
Mar 2016

Imagine, a Democratic message board where tyranny and injustice is allowed to run rampant. Not a proud era for DU.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
47. Not a proud era at all, Utah.. just the opposite.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:54 PM
Mar 2016

Are you getting some Deja Vu here? 'Cause I am.

Quayblue

(1,045 posts)
43. Jury Results
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:35 PM
Mar 2016


On Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:20 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Repost: Cha AND Sheshe We Have Your Back "Hillary Clinton Group"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110763589

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Calling DUer's "scumbags" is abuse.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:29 AM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alerting on this makes you a scumbag.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: this is obvious gang stalking. I'm reporting this alert to admins. Leave it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Bernie supporter here - one who's been banned from the Hillary group. But I'm voting to let this stand, because it is in their protected group and scumbag is pretty mild for primary season. If it were in GD-P I would vote differently.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
49. Yaaaaay!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:58 PM
Mar 2016

Thanks for posting. Note that the alerter as per usual did not have "the stones" to leave their name.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
52. Thank you jury..and kudos to #3 & 4
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:02 PM
Mar 2016

Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE 
Explanation: Alerting on this makes you a scumbag. 

Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE 
Explanation: this is obvious gang stalking. I'm reporting this alert to admins. Leave it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Call it what it is..gang stalking. And it isn't just on DU.


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gang+stalking

It is illegal harassment

Quayblue

(1,045 posts)
113. Indeed
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 08:28 PM
Mar 2016

I used to participate on a forum where the mods and admins and a couple of more popular posters ganged up on me and another dissenting poster, to the point where they went into our private messages. I try not to get too involved in foruming anymore because of that experience.

I didn't threaten them, but they ended up changing their TOS because I wasn't having it and they knew they were in deep doo-doo. Shit is not cool, and it needs to be addressed, flat out.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
93. I like #3 #4 & #6.. thank you, Quayblue.. now thanks to this particular jury we're home free!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:17 PM
Mar 2016

I wish she would have gotten a decent one.

Quayblue

(1,045 posts)
102. i was #4 and you're welcome
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:15 PM
Mar 2016

I hate the way this group is constantly harassed. And for the most part, Hillary supporters stay to themselves and people are going out of their way to poke, prod and manipulate. It's a bunch of foolishness.

I serve on about 3 juries a day and lately, it's always something petty.

I support all of you. Hang in there!

:edited: I was not #3, but I found the comment to be kick-ass as well

Cha

(297,267 posts)
117. We are constantly harassed.. Thank you for coming right out with that, Quayblue!
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 12:34 AM
Mar 2016

the majority of the board is doing it just because they can . there needs to be something done about it now.. rather than later.

Yes, #3 was delightful, too!

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
103. Here we are...And I don't know if you read my reply before Sheshe's post got a hide
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:25 PM
Mar 2016

"Let the dogs bark, Sancho. It’s a sign that we are on track" Don Quixote.

And we won't be stopped!

Cha

(297,267 posts)
119. I did see that! And, of course, I couldn't get back to reply again.. thank you for reposting..
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 12:46 AM
Mar 2016

lunamagica~

Spazito

(50,349 posts)
50. I will ALWAYS have Cha's back...
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:58 PM
Mar 2016

Big hugs to you, Cha

You are leaps and bounds a better person than so many others who try to bring you down, it only makes you stronger!

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
55. Cha (and She) both wonderful posters
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:04 PM
Mar 2016

I seek their threads out because they are so well articulated and positive. They are 2 genuinely nice people and sharp as a knife when they have to be.
I'd be happy to stand with them. I'm just stunned on a democratic board they'd be targets.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
57. It's really distressing...
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:06 PM
Mar 2016

... to have a website as old and active as this given over to the whims of random "jurors" with no limits to their unreasonableness.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
66. This kind of piling on a DU member has become acceptable since Sanders declared his candidacy
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:24 PM
Mar 2016

They can hide a million posts of ours but it wont change those facts.

NBachers

(17,116 posts)
70. The DU Putsch is in full swing by an organized gang of goons.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:34 PM
Mar 2016

They may represent another candidate running for president; they may be part of an outside group of trolls. Whatever the case, I fully support my friends Cha and Sheshe. Stand tall, and know that we have your backs.

I posted on the original hidden one, and really there was nothing wrong with it.

With Love -NBachers

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
80. Candidate Groups
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:08 PM
Mar 2016

Like this one for Hillary Clinton and the ones for the other candidates are supposed to be places where supporters of that candidate can take part in discussions that are positive for their candidate.

There is a subset of members that seem to really enjoy going into the candidate groups of others and hitting alert on anything and everything. When a member has five posts hidden they are prohibited from posting again until one of their hidden posts expires 90 days from the hide and by alerting on almost everything someone posts there's a decent chance that they will find enough jurors feeling the same way and the poster will be given a time out.

If that sounds childish, vindictive and plain stupid that's pretty much correct.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
73. Thanks sharp_stick!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:39 PM
Mar 2016

Very happy to K&R. Thanks to a good jury for leaving this. The gang stalking has got to stop.

I too have Cha's and She's backs. They can't silence us when we stand together!

Hekate

(90,705 posts)
74. Thank you, Sharp Stick
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:41 PM
Mar 2016


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N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,728 posts)
81. I really should not post here...but I don't care...
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:10 PM
Mar 2016

I hate what is happening to some of our revered posters.
I support the "other", but read posts by all to gain info.
That's what this place should be about. A learning experience for the betterment of the Democratic Party.
We all have our differences, our likes and dislikes that's life. But to run home to mommy complaining about what is one persons opinion that you may not agree with is just wrong.

I agree this needs to be fixed and quickly.

Have your backs, Cha and sheshe....one from the other side.

Peace to you!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
86. It's something that shouldn't happen in any group
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:29 PM
Mar 2016

or even in the general forums.

It's plainly childish and I really hope the admins can come up with a fix in some way.

brer cat

(24,568 posts)
84. K&R
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:20 PM
Mar 2016

I have your backs, Cha and Sheshe. This alert stalking and hiding of posts needs to end, especially in protected groups.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
85. I would like to add my support to you both, as well.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:21 PM
Mar 2016

You are both doing a great job under truly appalling circumstances, and I thank you for that. If I posted what I truly think about all the stalking, harassment, and disruption by the other side, I'd probably be tombstoned, despite being here for 14 years, and only ever having one post ever deleted - on DU 1, which was later restored. Now, I must go spit some nails.

Again, THANK YOU Sheshe and Cha!













Cha

(297,267 posts)
87. Mahalo to you, Pathwalker.. i know what you mean. It's a low down shame we can't even
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:35 PM
Mar 2016

speak our minds for being afraid of being censored. I never thought I'd have to live under these conditions.. and I guess I don't.

Hang tough Hillary supporters.. just like we have been!

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
96. Thank you, Cha. I'm eager to vote on Tuesday.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:53 PM
Mar 2016

Our family will continue it's tradition of voting together, and will cast 4 votes for Hillary in Michigan, which looks good for her.

Cha

(297,267 posts)
98. Deja Vu! Aloha Tarheel!
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:13 PM
Mar 2016

This one has already passed the jury test so they can't sneak up on us and hide it.

I wished they wouldn't have hidden she's.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,009 posts)
118. Stand with you both
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 12:39 AM
Mar 2016

Had one of my posts hidden last night. That very rarely happens. Someone is playing an intimidation game. I'm too old to be cowed under by such. These people are rank amateurs compared to what I've faced in the 58 years I've been alive.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
122. There really is no precedent for a banned troll being backed...
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 01:42 AM
Mar 2016

...by the hosts of the group they made their post that got them banned in. And the thread being allowed to stand to garner dozens of replies (many of which doubled down on the message that the banned troll wrote) and hundreds of recs.

This goes far beyond Better Believe It's antics (notorious troll who got banned in 2012 after months of hitting Obama's record and bashing Democrats).

Cha

(297,267 posts)
124. Yes, it was really a spectacular way to show what they're made of.
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 02:07 AM
Mar 2016

And, then they hid sheshe's thread that was supportive of their object of wrath..

But, they couldn't keep us down.. Deja Vu, Agschmid, and sharp_stick stepped up and said "We Will Not Be Silenced!"..

Mahalo for your support on this, too, josh~

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