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TexasTowelie

(117,553 posts)
6. Unfortunately that is already happening to a certain extent.
Sat Aug 29, 2015, 06:37 PM
Aug 2015

Particularly after the Sandra Bland shooting the discussions among the forum hosts became a mixture of is this about BLM or a particular primary candidate. The threads lamenting the suspension of various members also crossed into is this about BLM or is it meta to show support for someone who has been suspended or banned.

I wanted to advance a suggestion to provide more consistency among the hosts and not to diminish the cause. I am willing to wait a few more days to check the votes since it is the weekend. I do not have any desire to force an outcome, particularly when there are people active in the cause who are willing to tolerate or be satisfied with the status quo as it stands on DU..

Thanks fro weighing into the discussion.

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Suggestion JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #1
I planned on doing so, knowing that some of the votes for "yes" could intend to TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #2
As usual, I should have just read what you'd written and typed "+1" Number23 Aug 2015 #11
I feel it would erase BLM from the major forums like a step-child. freshwest Aug 2015 #19
I am just a visitor of this group as I enjoy reading the posts here, KMOD Aug 2015 #3
+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #12
My concern is that when Black Lives Matters stories break Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #4
Unfortunately that is already happening to a certain extent. TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #6
Well, large group hosting is always going to have that as a challenge. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #8
I changed my vote because rbrnmw Aug 2015 #5
Fair enough TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #7
I would subscribe and post to it. But it shouldn't be used to keep topics out of the bigger forums. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #9
I appreciate your excitement and enthusiam and PLEASE know that it is shared by many Number23 Aug 2015 #10
+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #13
The alerters JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #14
I was dying laughing when a certain group had an OP with hundreds of recs (of course) about how Number23 Aug 2015 #16
I have a few groups trashed JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #17
+1 Lisa D Aug 2015 #20
I'm afraid it would turn into gollygee Aug 2015 #15
After reading the Responses, it Makes Sense to Not Make a Separate Group lib87 Aug 2015 #18
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