As one who has almost never used a donut (though I did faux pas as a newbie and HR'd some in my own D's in the beginning - for offensive language) - I feel that LasertheLiquidator (a moniker now vanquished with the new DK revisions) - is independent enough to pose the following issues for adult discussion.
Do you really understand that the rank n file of DailyKos is vastly upset?
Are you aware that "we" (the DK'r's) are now looking over our backs at you
Yes many of us desired moderation - but even diehards are scared to speak
Will you consider a committe - such as I suggested (here)?
Does everyone really believe we are improving here?
Hedwig, whom I know from J-Town, has posted a table to clarify what is going on, that he states HS did here;
http://www.dailykos.com/...
When I see the likes of people with 19909, 22534, 23313 and 22534 being banned, I am taken aghast. Long time contributors are now on the crap list (Bojo, tanked, yanked - whatever you call it).
This simply cannot be. Should there not be at least a time of New mandates, Rule enforcement warnings etc?
When people like Rob Kall are out there screaming for a division - don't we need all here who have been loyal to the cause?
sberel won my heart over yesterday, though we were antagonists in the beginning, we worked it out and I found a friend.
Now sberel is on the crap list and asking for support to make a statement.
Why should this stuff be transpiring - are We or are we Not, the Progressive ones here?
When TU's, who are also Beta's and lifetime supporters are worried about what they say or whom they Rec' - do you not understand how bad the situation has become?
I ask that the comments come here and discuss the issue and that the "powers that be" - be humble enough to do as Elizabeth Warren has done. Bless us with your presence and have an open discussion - please? You need not do it here, I am unworthy of such - start your own D.
Elizabeth Warren came here and asked for our help and I have asked DK'rs to help push her Diary (here) - over the 1000 Rec mark. Elizabeth Warren graced us with her promise and plea for help - because we make a difference. Hard to comply with = when the atmosphere here is becoming the twilight ban zone.
It is your Blog - you and yours have done wonderful here - but MB started a firestorm and it is not being contained when the DK high ups do what we tell our governments not to do;
Administration as Judge n Jury without explanation only serves to instill civil unrest.
Such as sberel!
Now I must confess, I know about as much on Mojo/ Bojo that I had to ask people how one gets Mojo and go to trashablanca's profile page to see what a Bojo mark is.
Be that as it may, I know "everything" about BHO - much more than most here and I am a die-hard to make sure he gets re-elected. Do you really wish to ban such as me too? Can we forgive and forget or at least make a ban like the BAR - 30 days, 1 week, 1 year etc and explain why?
Please consider taking the High Road and patting us rank n file with enough consideration to stop the insanity and explain WTH is going on - cause I'm mindboggled?