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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Sanders Group members--all DUers, really: Please be cautious. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)22. Thanks for understanding and for the humor, too.
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My OP expressly excludes sincere lurkers--more than once--and even apologizes to them.
merrily
Aug 2015
#2
Not enough explanation about two different kinds of low count posters or apology for you? Ok.
merrily
Aug 2015
#49
But that has nothing to do with her observation. I have also noted the sudden increase in low post
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#71
I can only refer you to my reply #2. I made several appropriate exclusions for sincere infrequent
merrily
Aug 2015
#7
Thanks. Sometimes, you wonder if you are reading the same thing some posters are.
merrily
Aug 2015
#50
(She already beat me to it, but..) why do you assume this poster is a "sir"? I get really, really
kath
Aug 2015
#27
I just ignore all the "I am a big Bernie supporter, BUT" and "I really like Bernie, BUT" crapola.
djean111
Aug 2015
#6
Thanks. Excellent point. Avoid call outs of individuals. First, you may be wrong. Second, you'll
merrily
Aug 2015
#8
I don't think being investigated by Republicans reeeeallly counts as working with Republicans.
merrily
Aug 2015
#11
As long as people don't get entangled or entrapped or baited to the point where
merrily
Aug 2015
#51
I have noted quite a few Poke The Bear OPs. The fake concerns for Bernie with anti-Bernie spin
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#59
Thanks dreamnightwind. IMO, you are a perfect example of an infrequent, sincere poster.
merrily
Aug 2015
#16
I am as worried about you and dreamnightwind getting entangled as I am about someone with 70,000
merrily
Aug 2015
#23
Your point that there are high post count trolls is very valid. I think, though, of us who post
merrily
Aug 2015
#24
Excellent point. Let me underscore it: No callouts, please. That is exactly the kind of
merrily
Aug 2015
#41
Thank you for your understanding. We all understand--or should--that posting often
merrily
Aug 2015
#39
Thanx. Hating conflict is indeed a reason many long time, sincere lurkers cite for posting so
merrily
Aug 2015
#38
I used 2001 as an example, though I have seen several of those. It could also be 2003 or 2008. It's
merrily
Aug 2015
#40
Thanks. Just don't get let yourself hidden, suspended or banned. That's pretty much all I'm saying.
merrily
Aug 2015
#54
A lot of people with low post counts simply don't have the time to hang out
totodeinhere
Aug 2015
#47
Yes, I get the intent of your OP. My reply was more a commentary on the state of affairs in this
totodeinhere
Aug 2015
#69
In my experience, disrupters who are NOT really Democrats, or Progressives, eventually show themselves
still_one
Aug 2015
#56
Thanks. This is true. However, my OP is not about ID'ing them. It's about us not getting baited to
merrily
Aug 2015
#57
It's very interesting who gets "offended" by the OP. It wasn't a call-out. Far from it.
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#70