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A-Schwarzenegger

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1. SKINNER: "So we're genuinely conflicted. Do we lay down the law,
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 06:51 PM
Feb 2014

or do we trust the community?"

Seems like he's asking you/us what to do, Bjorn.

Are 178 recs (at last count) on a little post in a tiny obscure sub-group enough to suggest a way to go? Hmmm...

It seems to me this thread represents a pretty good chunk of the
community, and that the community is therefore suggesting that, Yes, Admins, lay down the law.

Skinner/Earl are leaders, like it or not, and it looks like time to lead.

Part of good leadership is conferring with the community to see what the community thinks, and it seems like Skinner's answer to you is doing just that.

If I read ATA correctly, and hopefully, Skinner is asking you, as a kind of representative of the community at the moment, what to do.

Could be false hope, but it seems like an opportunity.

(reposted from the big thread)

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SKINNER: "So we're genuinely conflicted. Do we lay down the law, A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #1
That's what it sounded like to me too. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #2
Link to the ATA question and answer(???) that you are referring to - DURHAM D Feb 2014 #3
thank you. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #5
I don't think it's the star money so much now but the site clicking Whisp Feb 2014 #16
- Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #21
Thank you. I wrongly assumed A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #6
Not the exact one but I would say that CTyankee Feb 2014 #28
I'm trying to understand Texasgal Feb 2014 #4
LOL DURHAM D Feb 2014 #7
short answer: money. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #9
I am in a few of those questions that have not and now will not be answered. CTyankee Feb 2014 #8
I have self deleted my question. CTyankee Feb 2014 #10
I think the SI business is a symptom A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #11
yes. yes. yes. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #14
The problem I have is that I came to DU in 2004 thinking it was truly progressive. CTyankee Feb 2014 #18
+1 RBStevens Feb 2014 #12
Seem like a one-off to me as well. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #17
And I apologize for misreading your OP A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #15
oh, I didn't know you had! But it's all OK. Sorry I didn't make it all clear. CTyankee Feb 2014 #20
I was at a little meet-up with NSMA A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #23
I guess this classifies as "whining about DU." Oh, well. CTyankee Feb 2014 #25
I do not grasp what there is to be conflicted about and I have no hope (based on prior actions) MadrasT Feb 2014 #24
I am starfree myself, for the same reason. A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #26
The owners have specifically expressed ZERO tolerance for DURHAM D Feb 2014 #30
One of the best posts I've ever read about this problem. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #33
But objectification must be tolerated because... PassingFair Feb 2014 #41
ya know... i am just so sure in those cavemen day, women were all that. ya think? lol. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #42
Well said kcr Feb 2014 #31
Do any of you guys know how to stop the automatic renewal of star membership? KitSileya Feb 2014 #34
Go to "my account"... Agschmid Feb 2014 #37
I have, and there's nothing there to click except 'renew now' KitSileya Feb 2014 #39
You also can just email skinner he can do it. Agschmid Feb 2014 #40
and Thank you, cyberswede, for this: Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #13
keep checking back is click click click $,$,$ Whisp Feb 2014 #19
well, no more $ there. It's a losing game. CTyankee Feb 2014 #22
Flaming posts like SI has a lot of people in click overdrive. Whisp Feb 2014 #27
yep. no more. CTyankee Feb 2014 #29
Actually someone showed me stats that traffic is down BainsBane Feb 2014 #32
Yes traffic is down... Agschmid Feb 2014 #38
for those whose questions are ignored, why not paste them here Whisp Feb 2014 #35
Great idea! Then we have a testament to our concerns that go unanswered and raise the CTyankee Feb 2014 #36
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