Comments on: Don’t Cross the ‘Cult of Kos’ or You’ll Live to Regret It

By: Hoofin

Hoofin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:38:34 +0000

Good for you, Richard!

I was banned from Kos earlier today, because I offended one other poster who disagreed with me about Ted Kennedy (“condoleaser”).

The more people that speak up about the crowd at Kos, the more likely that part of the website will be de-emphasized.

By: » Blog Archive » MyDD.com Gets Spittled

» Blog Archive » MyDD.com Gets Spittled — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:49:52 +0000

[...] Okay, I was gonna hold off on this one because I know some new folks are joining us and I didn’t want to alienate them right off the bat. But given this latest ridiculousness by King Kos, I realize that (cue lounge piano) I gotta be me. [...]

By: christian

christian — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:00:59 +0000

bring it on. sorry.

yeah, it’s weird to be shut out of a site i happily participated in despite the infantile tone of some of the Kossacks. i almost forgot about markos defiant screw you tude when people complained about the pie fight ad. they really hate to hear that an intolerant liberal is kind of a pathetic oxymoron. I certainly never went after trolls to flag them. their reasoning on what makes a troll is scary in its single-minded conviction. booman did have a ridiculous rigorous list of ways to spot a troll; one being they never post on movie or music diaries. uh…yeah. or they only comment when there’s a heated debate….right.

anyway. i’m still trying to get my mind around the thought of someone spending hours scanning comments to police and hide. or complaining about being banned…

great site.

peace.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:42:07 +0000

Very sorry to hear you’ve been banned. Given the rabid tone of the diaries you mention perhaps I should publish one of my posts over there as a diary.

By: christian

christian — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:28:16 +0000

I join the ranks of the DK banned today. I posted a comment after someone wrote a diary wondering why their anti-Israel post had been hidden. I didn’t agree with the diary mind you, I just noted that the intolerant libs of DK were trying to quash any dissent, including COMMENTING on the lack of their happy hiding.

It’s okay for Armando and the others to regularly tell people to “fuck off” call them “assholes” or bring out their DK rulebook to point out how somebody veered from the path of their gospel, but if you challenge them without name-calling, and using reason, they circle like sharks and shut you down.

So I can only assume that Markos himself silenced my voice.

Which I now take to be an honor.

If DK thinks this is the way to create a community, he’s heading down the path of the right.

peace.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:10:22 +0000

I thought it was hilarious I was attacked for using Armando’s name in the title of my diary there, which apparently violated some site rule; when Chris Bowers AND Armando had not only used my first name, but my entire name in a post and comment that same day. Apparently the rules only apply to people you don’t like or agree with. But if your one of the Big Boys’ you can do pretty much as you wish.

I was also amused that commenters warned me that the Armando diary would disappear along with me from the site unless I deleted it. I haven’t checked lately, but the day after these stupid threats the diary still stood. Haven’t tried to post another diary but presumably I haven’t been banned.

By: christian

christian — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:01:00 +0000

DKos has of course become the very thing its members argue against. My benign non-aggressive, non-profanity, non-personal attacks only inspire troll hunters o seek me out and hide me out. Or I’ve been banned for daring to point out the intolerance of the Kossacks. It’s hilarious people like MissLaura — who I’m certain is one of the self-righteous troll-police — brings out the DK rulebook to point out your insulti to the DK crowd by not becoming a fellow troll-hunter or UID or whatever.

DK members act like peole whose favorite band just became popular. It’s MINE. SHUTUP and GET OUT. That’s always my favorite comment. It’sthe left-wing equivalent to America: Love It Or Leave It.

DK is imploding. The arbitrary censorious troll-hunters are shielding the open discourse they claim to triumph.

Given Armando’s profane rants and infantilism, it’s no wonder he shills for Wal Mart.

I mean, just agrree and you’ll be fine.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 05:59:00 +0000

Tex: Thanks…I think. But it isn’t quite “that simple.” You see, I agree with them about Lieberman and believe in choice. And I think saying I was “aborted” only proves that the right can hyperventilate as well as the left.

But I do appreciate yr support for my views.