Reply #98: Is this a threat? [View All]

[sammythecat]

Do we have gangs on DU now? Are there people here that I shouldn't disagree with unless I'm prepared to deal with others that have a "my friends, right or wrong" allegiance to one another?
Who is "we"? Could you identify the others so I know who should be given extra consideration?

Maybe I'm mistaken, and I mean that, but what you said sounds very much like a threat. Like watch who you agree or disagree with because "we're" watching, and if you "dis" one, you "dis" all. Is this a threat to conform to standards other than what is stated in the DU rules? Fit in with us or we'll make you want to leave? Is that what you're saying? If I go after the people you are disagreeing with on this thread would that be a good first step for me to take? I've been here for more than 6 years now and I'd like to continue. I don't want to be blackballed because I unknowingly stepped on the wrong toes.

If I knew who the "we" were I could do a search and review their opinions on key matters. That way I'd know where the boundaries are. At least I'd be aware when I was, or wasn't, crossing a boundary. It seems a couple people have crossed, or come close to crossing, one of those boundaries in this thread. I'm glad I'm late to the discussion or I might have crossed the boundary without realizing it, without having the chance to decide if I was really up for the retaliation. Sometimes I am, sometimes I'm not, but I don't like to be blindsided. What are the unwritten rules here?