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I think I won't be going back (5.00 / 3) (#196)
by andgarden on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 04:57:43 PM EST
No matter what happens, I just don't respect a lot of people there anymore. I have no desire to chat with them anymore.

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I Won't Be Going Back (5.00 / 3) (#207)
by MO Blue on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:05:50 PM EST
Lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned when the FP posts (including Kos) started making stuff up just to feed the frenzy of Hillary hatred. It is hard to distinguish it from Little Green Footballs.

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It's easy to distinguish them. (none / 0) (#210)
by MarkL on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:10:38 PM EST
The LGF guy is tons smarter than Kos.

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Actually, what really (none / 0) (#212)
by andgarden on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:11:00 PM EST
convinced me to leave was when one FPer tried to tell me that there was some difference between dkos and Free Republic. As soon as it sunk in that there really wasn't, I was gone.

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Wow (none / 0) (#227)
by Joelarama on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:25:30 PM EST
Now that is hilarious/sad.

Daily Kos is Free Republic with fancy graphics.  And McJoan.  I miss her.

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I really miss mcjoan too (5.00 / 1) (#230)
by andgarden on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:28:20 PM EST
but she's on a very short list. . .

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She did an interview with G Greenwald (5.00 / 1) (#233)
by Fabian on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:32:15 PM EST
You can check his site to find the link.

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I Agree On McJoan (5.00 / 1) (#243)
by MO Blue on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:53:04 PM EST
I will miss her and a few others but not enough to go back and support the site even with occasional hits. Once I can't trust what is said, it no longer has value to me.

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I like the community diaries. (none / 0) (#213)
by Fabian on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:11:28 PM EST
And go back specifically for them.

But campaign diaries and the commenters in them are just too much.  People taking Unity and Change as certainties instead of campaign rhetoric AND being deliberately nasty to Clinton at every opportunity -  there is just nothing to discuss with them except how awful Hillary is and how totally awesome Barack is.

There used to be positive fluff diaries like Edwards Evening News Roundup that made the rec list every day.  Now, at least one dKos SMASH Clinton! diary makes the rec list every day.    

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If it were just a few diaries or people (5.00 / 1) (#218)
by andgarden on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:14:53 PM EST
I wouldn't mind. But now the problem is with people I used to respect. No more.

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I can't separate that much (5.00 / 1) (#220)
by dianem on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:17:19 PM EST
Going to Daily Kos the way it is right now is like visiting a party where everybody is standing around with a drink in their hand chatting while a crowd of people defecate in the middle of the floor.

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I despised the candidate fluff diaries on the rec (none / 0) (#221)
by Joelarama on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:17:30 PM EST
list.  Waste of valuable space.

But that's just me.  The inaccurate and infammatory attack diaries on the rec list are the real abomination.  It used to be a Democratic site.

As for the community diaries, I stopped going.  Back when MSOC kept talking about Kos benefiting from others' genius, I thought it was just whining.  I'm shocked that I agree with her now.

He gets no hits from me.  The blogroll thing is my one exception.

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Well, remember (5.00 / 1) (#222)
by andgarden on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:20:10 PM EST
on a site like Daily Kos, you are the product.

I think of it as a radio station that changed formats.

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Format change - very apropos. (5.00 / 1) (#232)
by Fabian on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 05:31:16 PM EST
There's a cycle in our regional radio.  Every X many months, all the minor stations shift formats to try to grab another 0.5% of the market share.  I'll hit a preset station and suddenly I'll be listening to romantic pop instead of country.

Not sure how long the blogs can hold onto this new format with their market shares drying up.

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Weds. Afternoon Open Thread: San Quentin | 240 comments (240 topical)

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