Why'd I think of us when I read this?

[BiggJawn]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/124067963

Skinner wants to cut down on "frivolous" alerts... Good luck with that, the ones who work here will just see it as more persecution for their faith...

[laconicsax]

1. Because he's describing the current system?

The thing to remember about DU3 is that we need to should expect things to be as they are IRL. It's mob-rule with victim-blaming admonition whenever popular prejudices are challenged.

Yes, it's a shitty system, but it's not going to change. Skinner's post emphasizes the fact that the Admins simply don't give a shit.

[BiggJawn]

2. As long as Grovelbot brings in the coin...

...The stars get sold, and the FBI isn't wanting to trace death threats, they just sit back and let it run, unless the cultists start whining about taking their stars and going to "Mythist Underground", then they do something. usually *TO* us.

I would like to see him institute some policy like "Get 100 frivolous alerts slapped down in a month, earn a pizza". Anything less will not cut down on the number of Atheist posts getting flagged as "hateful".

[cleanhippie]

3. "...emphasizes the fact that the Admins simply don't give a shit."

Methinks that you just may be on to something there.

[awoke_in_2003]

4. hey laconicsax...

weren't you a mod at one time, too? I was and agree- this new system suck. Absolutely no accountability for jury members.

[laconicsax]

5. I was never a mod.

Juries have the privilege of having no accountability, no consistency, no standards, and so on.

DU's "revolutionary" community moderating system is basically what you find in the comment sections of other websites--if 5 people don't like something, it gets hidden.