Suicide Bombers Are Not Good People
Muslim extremists are selfish. There's a solid argument they are awfully misguided, too, but right now I want to focus on the selfishness. Your typical Mohammed Q. Suicide-Bomber is basically looking...
View ArticleWarnings, Bannings and Community Moderation
In light of recent questions, it seems useful to provide a bit of transparency in how community moderation efforts on this site are accomplished. Previous meta topics have explained what "trolling" is,...
View ArticleTroolz: Your Thursday Headquarters
A Better Life. Better Government. More and Better Democrats. More and Better Democratic Politicians. More and Better Democratic Office Holders.These goals are why we are here and they seem to implyMore...
View ArticleTroolz: Less Mojo, More Search, How to Hide
A Better Life. Better Government. More and Better Democrats. More and Better Democratic Politicians. More and Better Democratic Office Holders.These goals are why we are here and they seem to implyMore...
View ArticleTroolz: TU is Broken. Was it Hacked?
A Better Life. Better Government. More and Better Democrats. More and Better Democratic Politicians. More and Better Democratic Office Holders.These goals are why we are here and they seem to implyMore...
View ArticleTroolz: Giftsub, Search, Mojo, and Piles of Donuts
A solid success vis a vis Nosub, and the result of a Many Donut Experiment.A Better Life. Better Government. More and Better Democrats. More and Better Democratic Politicians. More and Better...
View ArticleTroolz: Whither Moderation?
Though no formal announcement has been made, it appears that Meteor Blades is no longer spending much time as Director of community.Troolz: Your Thursday Headquarters. At the Intersection of the Trolls...
View ArticleTroolz: Notes on Search, TU, Admin Moderation, Third Parties, and a Special Note
The title is a good summary.
View ArticleThe Tao of Troll Rating
Hmm. In light of recent pie fights, I think we need a quick reminder on how to use troll ratings. The usual caveats apply: I don't speak for Kos, I am just a well-seasoned user, blah blah blah. It used...
View ArticleTroolz: Mojo, TU, and Recycling
How Many TUs are there? 8394 as of today, approximately.
View ArticleLive long, fight hard and prosper
Because of deeply personal issues I am taking a leave of absence from Daily Kos. Other than to say my reasons are not related to my health, I am not willing to discuss the matter in public. My return...
View ArticleStaffing updates -- Meteor Blades and Armando
As many of you have seen, Meteor Blades has announced he's leaving the site. This is, of course, a difficult time for all of us, including him.For my part, I consider this a temporary leave of absence....
View ArticleDaily Kos design refresh release notes
oh is also known as Jason Libsch, Daily Kos' new head of technology. Below are his notes on the launch of the new design and help desk -- kosThis release is largely a behind the scenes infrastructure...
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New Daily Kos design update tonight, and meet your new admin moderator
Just a heads up, we'll be down a bit starting at 9 p.m. PT as we implement a design refresh for the site. The basic concept was "strip everything down to the basics", and it looks like this: My...
View ArticleOn my new moderation duties
Alternative title: "Introducing the Great Purge of 2011".So as everyone has long gathered, I have deep patience for dickishness. I don't mind a bit of rough and tumble. Politics is a contact sport, and...
View Article"No ratings"
It's easy for everyone to see when a user has been banned -- the bony mojo is a dead giveaway. However, there are people who are being genuinely disruptive, but mostly in the way they rate.Already this...
View ArticlePurge update
As of Tuesday night, I have now banned 30 people, and pulled ratings from 36. About a dozen of those bannings were bona fide trolls or zombies. The rest don't have to be permanent, and I'll be happy to...
View ArticleOn TU and the future of community moderation
The purge is petering out. I zapped just a couple of non-trolls, though I did focus quite a bit on ratings abusers. Remember when I said this would be arbitrary at times? I pulled up a random survey of...
View ArticleParticipating in someone else's diary
I've spent a great deal of time sifting through diaries the last week or so, and there's a type of dickish behavior that pisses people off, and rightfully so -- the need for some to enter other...
View ArticleTowards a FAQ on Comment Ratings
It has become clear that people are unclear on appropriate use of Hide Ratings.The site FAQ is no longer linked on the frontpage (well, at the top of the page...it's still at the bottom) because it is...
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Site news
Meteor Blades, in action (source: Eclectablog) Meteor Blades will be back, full-time, on December 1. Pretty awesome, huh?
View ArticleNew Features and Fixes
Release Notes for 12/6/2011:New Subscriptions (includes some links added and moved around) feature, where we accept credit cards directly instead of using PayPal.There's a new yellow notification bar...
View ArticleThe latest meta bullshit, and your single warning
Here we are, in the middle of the craziest GOP primary battle since forever, waging an all-out battle to protect women's rights, making gains against Rush Limbaugh, and working hard to damage the GOP...
View ArticleAnother tiresome meta update
Ah great. We have a big election less than six months away, and some people seem to think that their little flamewars are a productive use of their (and everyone else's) time. Unfortunately, part of my...
View ArticleCommunity, Cartoonists, Infinity Mojo and Restraint
Yesterday was a curious day in the life of politics, and in the journey of a political Blog (this one)We had, on one day, the splendid sight of a full-throated DNC sticking it to Republicans with...
View ArticleModeration? Be careful what you ask for
I know that lots of you are demanding stronger moderation. It's a common request. And it's coming from both sides of the latest kerfuffle -- the gun debate.Here's the thing, you don't want me to...
View ArticleTTFNs, new rule
This is fucking awesome, and hilarious, and appropriate, and reflective of my thinking on the issue.Look, I've long maintained that Daily Kos isn't for everyone, and will never strive to be. It is...
View ArticleRelease Notes- August 7th, 2013
Tonight the tech team released some major site enhancements, mostly centered around an overhaul of the new user process. We've rebuilt the interface for sign up and login, as well as auxiliary pages...
View Article“FRAGRANCE FREE” AND OTHER LIBERAL DOUBLE STANDARDS
“Fragrance Free” summarizes all the hypocrisy of the liberal movement. You can be bounced from a Berkeley City Council Meeting if you have a bit of floral essence in your skin lotion, but if you smell...
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I, for One, Welcome our New and Improved Robot Overlord
I've mentioned here and there that we've been working on a new warning system. Well, kids, today's the day we welcome our new and improved robot overlord and also some better systems for the human...
View ArticleDRAFT community guidelines, comment period
By popular request, I've drafted a new set of community guidelines with input from Meteor Blades, Navajo, Elfling, and Susan Gardner. These are draft rules. You'll have the next couple of days to hash...
View ArticleNew community guidelines, final draft
Below are final draft rules incorporating feedback I've seen the last week. It's a "final" draft, but of course we can always tweak.Also, before we get into the rules, I saw Bob Johnson's diary about...
View ArticleTroolz: The Latest Twist in Trolling Technology: Hidden Spam Links
I have long wondered what the plagiarizing troll I've long thought of as the BBC troll was up to. What was the payoff? Another kog gets the credit for finding this and I'm at loss as to whom it is.User...
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Daily Kos August update: crazy record growth (still)
Following crazy record-setting months in June and July (I was on vacation in early August, so I didn't write that up), August has proven that Daily Kos is the place to be during heavy news periods....
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