History of Feminism

MadrasT

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38. The whole thread is the height of irony.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 05:51 AM

Mar 2014

She posts about how women are silenced when they speak out... and is, herself, silenced.

The whole situation is just pathetic.

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Ok. Is it just me or does any one else see [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 OP

I am so bullshit right now. How can someone even possibly think that is ethical. Damn! n/t seaglass Mar 2014 #1

Not only lock it...but hide it completely from all the rest of us. rgbecker Mar 2014 #2

This one? JoeyT Mar 2014 #3

Yes. Thanks. On the second page now. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #4

fucking pathetic mercuryblues Mar 2014 #5

I had a thread locked about Texas banning textbooks, once, by a mod from Texas! villager Mar 2014 #126

Every time I see something like this, UtahLib Mar 2014 #6

You want to see something funny? seaglass Mar 2014 #7

I am so pissed off right now. Only some can post jury results. ugh! Little Star Mar 2014 #8

If the mercuryblues Mar 2014 #10

LOL DURHAM D Mar 2014 #9

"I post all the juries I'm in. Transparency is good." A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #12

Sometimes, you just have to laugh UtahLib Mar 2014 #16

that takes the cake right there. the end. this person has now lost all credibility with me. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #36

! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #37

Holy fucking shit. nt redqueen Mar 2014 #115

Not just you kcr Mar 2014 #11

Definitely not just you etherealtruth Mar 2014 #13

WOW MadrasT Mar 2014 #14

That's why I posted a couple of times then trashed it ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #22

Ism, Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #23

You know how 'they' always accuse HOF as a small group of trouble makers? ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #25

regarding this statement= Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #31

I'm not going to "educate" the unwilling or the unkind ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #44

I understand and agree. - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #60

Hmmm, attention seekers... Lunacee_2013 Mar 2014 #129

Then when I posted the thread with the info about US rankings BainsBane Mar 2014 #100

He posted in it. He alerted on it. He talked Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #15

Plus he posts all jury results in the thread when he serves on one. DURHAM D Mar 2014 #17

Yeah, that seems fair. TDale313 Mar 2014 #72

That pile-on gang mentality is loathsome. Attacking her method because they can not find fault with Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #75

Yes. It was a curious lock Texasgal Mar 2014 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #19

I volunteered early on Texasgal Mar 2014 #20

This whole LLC is really something A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #21

I find it peculiar that a Limited Liabilty Corporation uses the word Underground in it's Name ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #34

We can all still rec it. Let's make history and keep a locked thread on the greatest page. Squinch Mar 2014 #24

done. Iris Mar 2014 #26

I regret that I have only One Rec to give to that thread. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #35

. Squinch Mar 2014 #43

Has there ever been any serious talk about not donating to DU until some of this shit stops? Iris Mar 2014 #27

I've let my star expire. I don't think it makes any difference to the revenue of Squinch Mar 2014 #28

This is why I let my star expire. MadrasT Mar 2014 #39

I am strongly considering allowing my star to expire. Although for selfish reasons, I would like to Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #87

Yeah - less jury duty poses a problem. n/t Iris Mar 2014 #104

I don't usually post here, but... cyberswede Mar 2014 #29

"I know he has some issues with feminists..." A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #30

... lol ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #33

I need to address this right here = Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #32

I'm afraid... cyberswede Mar 2014 #49

aikoaiko brags that every time he serves on a jury he DURHAM D Mar 2014 #53

Please click on the links in posts #7 and #12 in this thread. -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #63

Thank you... cyberswede Mar 2014 #67

I understand why some hosts did not like the Jury Results being posted but, since it Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #69

FWIW... hlthe2b Mar 2014 #73

Oh...and regarding post #7 above... cyberswede Mar 2014 #68

exactly. I am absolutely appalled that he advocated locking that thread on any grounds after seeing Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #70

So, I guess the take-away is... cyberswede Mar 2014 #71

I really think that solution circumvents rather than solves the problem but, I can understand Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #74

Thanks for the information. MadrasT Mar 2014 #40

Thanks cyberswede - I don't agree with the lock but appreciate your explanation. What really got seaglass Mar 2014 #41

Yes, in retrospect, it would have been preferable to have a different host lock the thread. cyberswede Mar 2014 #50

You left out this important detail. DURHAM D Mar 2014 #45

I mentioned it... cyberswede Mar 2014 #51

There are numerous "talking about DU" threads sufrommich Mar 2014 #48

I agree cyberswede Mar 2014 #54

Please don't think I'm talking about you. I've sufrommich Mar 2014 #57

+1 seaglass Mar 2014 #61

cyberswede, I don't doubt your sincerity, but I read that host thread and could not disagree more hlthe2b Mar 2014 #52

That is unfortunate. There needs to be an aggressive host removal process, biased hosts who can't seaglass Mar 2014 #55

Yes. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #56

The host forum needs to be read-only to the general membership to keep them honest. Reiterating seaglass Mar 2014 #59

Agree. nt sufrommich Mar 2014 #62

Yes, if people are discussing me in a negative way, I think I'm entitled to know. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #66

Interesting BainsBane Mar 2014 #77

When the locking host has participated in the thread, it gives the appearance of heavy handed Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #88

Exactly. It stinks to high heaven and beyond. n/t JTFrog Mar 2014 #90

It's good to see you back. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #96

Thank you. JTFrog Mar 2014 #97

I appreciate the info BainsBane Mar 2014 #101

The whole thread is the height of irony. MadrasT Mar 2014 #38

Indeed. And I do not like this trend that "women's" issues must stay in these groups Iris Mar 2014 #42

"History of Feminism is not a ghetto." sufrommich Mar 2014 #58

It was like watching a Coen Brothers' Movie... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #65

It is the opposite of irony, to me. redqueen Mar 2014 #116

It was senseless to lock that thread. dawg Mar 2014 #46

IKR. I hate when that happens! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #64

The Host Forum should be readable to all DUers. I can sufrommich Mar 2014 #47

Hosts work on consensus BainsBane Mar 2014 #76

But, when the Locker is also the Alerter and a Participant of the thread in question. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #78

Okay, I don't know the particulars BainsBane Mar 2014 #79

and I could be wrong as well. I may have misunderstood exactly what all transpired within Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #80

No, you are not wrong. Here is the SOP alert boston bean Mar 2014 #84

Thank you, boston bean. transparency. Let the light shine in. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #86

Seriously. BainsBane Mar 2014 #98

This is post in HOF: Since this is really a thread about transparency JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #91

Thank you for posting those results. I wonder just how many alerts have been sent from this thread. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #95

Your welcome JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #99

He was the first. n/t JTFrog Mar 2014 #92

Wow mercuryblues Mar 2014 #81

Emotions on the board already running high over this issue/debate. Seems we should take every Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #82

yeah mercuryblues Mar 2014 #83

... "and got away with" ... and what I want to know is what, if anything, is going to be done Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #85

Bingo. n/t JTFrog Mar 2014 #93

Pathetic, biased, hypocritical bullshit. JTFrog Mar 2014 #89

I think it is safe to conclude that aikoaiko behaved in a biased, hypocritical manner, yes. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #94

After reading this entire thread BainsBane Mar 2014 #102

This incident seems to be a tipping point for me. MadrasT Mar 2014 #103

Check in when you get back. Iris Mar 2014 #105

I understand - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #106

Enjoy your DU vacation. I take them frequently sufrommich Mar 2014 #107

Take care and come back refreshed. redqueen Mar 2014 #117

This ATA post from Skinner might be encouraging... cyberswede Mar 2014 #108

well cyber. honestly. listening to this thread, seeing what transpired and reading seabeyond Mar 2014 #110

They know they can. They have, and they will coninue to do so. redqueen Mar 2014 #119

Wow... This is a clear abuse of being a Host Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #109

Don't you think BainsBane Mar 2014 #111

I think that was always a danger... Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #112

That seems pretty clear to me. 100% agree. n/t MadrasT Mar 2014 #114

that is what was disappointing to me. and the is the shift i have seen in the seabeyond Mar 2014 #123

If you had edited out the jury results BainsBane Mar 2014 #124

that is what i figured also. not to mention, a few feeling they could implement "special" rules for seabeyond Mar 2014 #125

Especially since that blatant call-out thread is stilling going strong BainsBane Mar 2014 #127

i just saw two more Ops in gd, subject du... whining about du. nothing else in the OP seabeyond Mar 2014 #128

Here's the thing... MadrasT Mar 2014 #113

I started doing that and I can't believe the difference ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #118

There is a new OP in GD that is both Meta and a sufrommich Mar 2014 #120

But it doesn't post jury results BainsBane Mar 2014 #121

what it's really all about. SOME men on du are pissed as hell that we dare to point out the seabeyond Mar 2014 #122

and another telling us we should be thankful. how so damn condescending. seabeyond Mar 2014 #130

36 posts ... I would send that on to MIRt for a closer inspection. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #131

totally amazing. what gets locked and what does not.... just sayin. another day, more shit. nt seabeyond Mar 2014 #132

Trumad gets the fastest lock in GD history. sufrommich Mar 2014 #133

wow. and look who locked it and On The Week-end, even. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #134

didnt look. will i be surprised? be right back. nt seabeyond Mar 2014 #136

wowser. knock me on my ass, surprised, lol. seabeyond Mar 2014 #137

ooops. meant this for you. meet up with us in a couple months after we save some money.... seabeyond Mar 2014 #138

oh... ha ... yeah, makes sense now. and Keep Me Updated. Will do my best. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #139

yup. couldnt let a forever timer, say hey, in gd. nope. no way. all kinds of gripes about du? seabeyond Mar 2014 #135