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So it is still not possible to start a thread on DL; without paying $18?
Topic Started: Jul 15 2015, 02:12 PM (495 Views)
Erna
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Tybee
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No, anyone can start a thread now, as long as you've built up enough time on the board. It only took me a few visits for the the "start thread" function to be enabled.
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Whereas... I've been visiting for 3 weeks and cannot post or respond to anything.

I guess what Mediapolis wants is to be able to "lifetime ban" people. Make ONE mistake and you're toast.

How boring; a bunch of old queens and fraus discussing cookie recipes.
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Make ONE mistake and you're toast.


One? ONE? :rofl

Actually, it seems as if DL has become more democratic about banning people from posting. Now, it is a function of you getting too many IGNORE THIS BITCH selections on your posts.
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#4, I've decided to ignore you (bitch).
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I no longer get the code whatever in pink for my post being rejected, I get this one in blue:

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so whats up now?
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That means that you don't have enough history to trip the posting privileges function. If you were able to post previously then your DL cookie has gotten deleted at some point.
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Jul 16 2015, 02:45 PM
That means that you don't have enough history to trip the posting privileges function. If you were able to post previously then your DL cookie has gotten deleted at some point.
Or too many of your posts have been ignored by other posters.
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You know what it is? A bunch of pathetic queens trying to "show out" and be The Funniest Fag On Datalounge. They study it relentlessly. Try to detect what makes readers laugh (or what results in a Hugely Popular Thread). They try and try and try, and if anyone eclipses them they ff and "ignore" them til they're banned.

They also create what I call Flypaper Threads. Deliberately inflammatory threads (race is a favorite) contrived to bring out the bitchiest reponses in people. Then they methodically ff and report them for "racism".

I've been shocked to place a thread such as, "Did Oprah and Steadman ever have sex?" and get vitriol like "fucking racist asshole". Hunh?

Like all losers and wannabes, the only way they can win is to eliminate the competition.
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I mildly criticized Amy Winehouse. Said she was talented but was not a great because she was an imitation of black American singers who were better.

A Winehouse fan than encouraged everyone to FF and Ignore me because I was a "racist troll" and had supposedly said "only black people can sing."

There are so many crazies on that site. And so many people deliberately up to no good.

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I tried to start a new thread and this came up.

The Buck Starts Here
What? You have to be a paying contributor to start new threads (almost always) and to reply to threads (during peak times.) Are you mad? Probably. We figure at $1.50 a month (cancel any time) we're still just about the cheapest thrill going - we wouldn't have it any other way.
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We are unable to find any way by which we may start a thread.
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Jul 16 2015, 09:07 PM
There are so many crazies on that site. And so many people deliberately up to no good.

That statement alone explains the biggest problem on that board. The level of mental illness there is palpable.

Regarding the ignore function and its new found power, it would seem the powers that be have decided to shirk their duties as moderators and let the user do their job for them. The fact that so many innocent people get banned is something they obviously couldn't care less about.

#11, if you're banned it's most likely the same activity that got you banned here, many times. There's a limit to how much overt meanness people should have to take. Ratchet down on the negativity and we'll all get along fine.

I just checked and I can still start new threads and I most definitely have never paid those mooks a penny.
Edited by Tybee, Jul 17 2015, 06:48 AM.
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The catty/bitchy humor there has almost disappeared. Everyone afraid of "offending". It's as dry as your local news site.

Datalounge and Michfest dying the same year.... Will there be a cash bar at their double funeral?
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IMO what keeps that board alive are the addicts. I think there is an inordinately large number of people on that board who might have to seek psychiatric help if it closed. Of course most of them are people who desperately need psychiatric help anyway. :lol
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I do think the "Ignores leads to lack of posting privileges" has a chilling effect on posters, particularly when you know there are so many thin-skinned crazies on there.

I wanted to post something about how much I dislike Caitlyn Jenner personally, but I knew scores of crazies would scream "TRANSPHOBIC!!!!" and I would probably lose my ability to post on anything.
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Jul 17 2015, 07:16 AM
The catty/bitchy humor there has almost disappeared. Everyone afraid of "offending". It's as dry as your local news site.

Datalounge and Michfest dying the same year.... Will there be a cash bar at their double funeral?
Yes the catty/bitchy humour has pretty much gone away.

Is there a way to get any of your old saved threads back? I had some hilarious ones saved. They used to show up under legacy.datalounge.com but that link no longer works and I don't know if they're archived?

OK Tybee.
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I'm not going to change the way I post.

I'm not a troll, but I can have a sharp tongue when I think one is needed (often).

If I get banned, which never happened at the Old DL even though I was always pretty ruthless with idiots, then so be it. It will be a sign it is no longer the place for me anymore.
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I would forgive all and just be a 'reader' if they just went back to the old format.

But I have a sneaking suspicion Mediapolis sold-off Datalounge. It might explain the inability to retain the copyright to the old template.
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There's a couple Facebook pages concerning DL. Which one should I join?

https://www.facebook.com/thedatalounge

https://www.facebook.com/groups/4842858401/?pnref=lhc

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=165261203490734&id=4842858401

https://www.facebook.com/datalounge.libertarian



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This is very telling: The Official DL Facebook page has less than 200 fans :rofl
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