Not so much the recently banned users. Frankly (at the risk/in the hope of starting a flame war) I was pretty thrilled about it; I didn't really get along with either of them.
But certainly, if we're getting on the subject of restoring accounts, there are some great trolls of yore that, in the views of many Kossacks, constituted "a regular All-Star team...of non-stop entertainment."
I think kos needs to seriously reconsider restoring their f**king accounts.
ErrinF
Bio: The greatest GBCWist ever (though some old-school Kossacks consider jeremymc to be better). A far-left Green Party troll pushed over the edge by kos' diary on how the Pennsylvania Green Party
Well-known for her classic "Delete my Fucking Account, Kos" diary.
Sampling of her work: the complete masterpiece
I want out of this farce of a website. I thought this was on open forum for progressives to discuss their views. Instead, it is little more than the internet wing of the Democratic propoganda machine. Now that I want out, a fair minded and liberal website would let me delete my account and go. Instead, DailyKos will give me no such option. Like some sort of cult, I was welcomed in freely but am now being barred from leaving. I do not want to simply leave and let my info remain here at a website I am disgusted by and want no further part in. Since Kos won't allow me the decent option of deleting my account (just about every blog DOES let you delete your account when you want to), then somebody here needs to delete my account for me. To deny me deletion of my own account is unacceptable.
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You all suck. A lot of you wouldn't know what a progressive thought was if it bit you in the ass. To you, a progressive thought is whatever the Democratic party line spoonfeeds you. A tremendous amount of you are Democrats because mommy and daddy were Democrats. Churches and political parties are full of blind conformists that are simply towing the line they've been told to from the get go, with little regard to actual political thought, let alone progressive political thought. The amount of blind conformity that goes on in America is what fuels the corrupt two party system. DailyKos exemplifies blind conformity, and I regret any and all association I have had with it. I should be allowed to delete my account and go; Why should I be forced to stay amid this pathetic cult of personality? The herd mentality that goes on here sickens me now, AND I WANT OUT. Regardless of my personal experience here, EVERYBODY WHO SIGNED UP TO THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE FREE TO DELETE THEIR ACCOUNTS IF THEY SO WISH TO. For Kos to deny us this is downright fascist.
Since I can't delete my account myself, my only recourse is to be as abrasive and disruptive as I can be UNTIL MY ACCOUNT GETS DELETED. As long as my account remains here, I do not feel comfortable leaving. Is it really such a tough request to delete my account so I can go? Just what kind of website lets you join up but won't let you leave? One that regards people as little more than statistics, that's what. How like the Democratic Party for Kos to view his site's members as little more than statistics.
DELETE MY FUCKING ACCOUNT, KOS. You don't want me hanging around, and neither do I.
Banning: Reason is pretty obvious. Done By unknown admins
Why to Restore Her Fucking Account: Well, kos, you never did delete it
RealityBias
Bio: Best one-issue troll ever. That issue, of course, being the foreskin; he styled himself as a major "intactivist"
Sampling of his work
Circumcision disquiet revealed by bloggers
If you're an American, circumcision almost certainly affects or has affected you or someone close to you. Yet despite its pervasive impact, discussing it can seem uncomfortable in polite conversation. Maybe that's because it invokes the male sex organ, or thoughts of painful events. But one thing is for certain: The silence is breaking, and the floodgates are open. Aided by unprecedented freedom to publish, those hurt by circumcision, those denied their own choice by it, and others who know its harm are increasingly sharing their thoughts with the public.
Banning: By a bunch of nefarious "pro-cutting" Kossacks who nefariously banded together to cut off his privileges by (as it was then called) trollrating him into oblivion after his diaries fell off the recent list.
Why to Restore His Fucking Account: Isn't it obvious? Poor innocent foreskins are being murdered every single day!!!!!!!!!!
francislholland
Bio: A hard-core over-the-top Hillary Clinton supporter back in the days when Alegre was actually saner than most of the rest of us in re: the primary wars (myself included). Eventually decided Daily Kos was racist and started posting a picture of himself at the beginning of each diary. He went more and more over the top as time went on.
Sample of his work
Al Gore’s Career Success is a Triumph of the American White Male Supremacy Paradigm
Some American insist that they cannot support US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton or Senator Barack Obama for the Presidency because they feel compelled to support the "best man for the job". Although people who hold this belief may not consider themselves to be "racists", they unwittingly propagate and perpetuate an American White Male Supremacy Paradigm through the practice of "White Male Supremacy Mental Gymnastics". Readers who disagree may not know all they should about Al Gore and may be willfully ignoring what they know about Senators Clinton and Obama.
But first we pose some trivia questions about Al Gore, to determine how qualified DailyKos readers are to select the "best man for the job of President of the United States:
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Al Gore Trivia Questions
1. Which American President attended the graduation ceremony when Al Gore received his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School?
2. At which national law firm did Al Gore practice law before he ran for the US Congress in 1976?
3. Who received a higher final grade than Al Gore in Natural Sciences at Harvard University?
5. Did Al Gore pass the Tennessee State Bar Exam on his first try?
Banning I believe by admins who got tired of his antics
Why He Should Have His Fucking Account Restored Because if kos doesn't restore his account, he's just confirming that he's CIA
annefrank
Bio: A sometimes anti-Semitic and racist troll. Primarily, however, she was characterized by her strong support of John Edwards and her vociferous hate for other candidates. Also, she loved the Clenis. She really loved it.
Sampling of her work:
Not according to the Jewish Neocons who sold it
Obama grows cotton?
And of course, the Clenis; particularly hilarious given that she was supporting John Edwards ...
Yes - we can look at "family values" for now -
but not after Dems return a known adulterer to the White House.
Banning:
Personally by kos.
In a thread where some Edwards true believers were defending a user who made comments like "The single biggest problem we have in this country is the American Jew, who cares not a damn about having our sons and daughters die for Israel. They are traitors in our land and they all should be exposed for their crimes against America.", because that user also happened to be a vocal Edwards supporters, annefrank weighed in.
I don't think Anne Frank would have condoned
ganging up to ban a commenter that is wrong on some issues, but right on others.
But, in all honesty, I don't know her views on the ACLU.
I also think Anne Frank would be disgusted with the Jewish Neocons who beat the
war drums to invade Iraq as a means to provide "security" for Israel.
That pushed kos over the edge
I have banned this user
I was always a little disturbed by the misappropriation of a name of Anne Frank, and this comment sort of clinches it.
In general, I don't like user names that refer to historical figures. HarveyMilk was always a little weird to me as well, but at least that user doesn't go around claiming to speak for Harvey Milk. There's probably a line between paying homage and misappropriation.
And in this case, that line was all too clearly shattered.
by kos on Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 07:07:33 PM EDT
Why to Restore her Fucking Account: The more people talking about genitals here, the less notorious I'll be
3 Honorable Mentions in Account Restoration to Hillary-Crazed Banned Users
Universal
Crazy Hillary anti-Obama supporter who posted some racist shit here about Obama, made some spectacularly terrible predictions about Obama's performance, and ended up creating a really nasty ad;
as crazyman number 7 at the Wall Street Journal said
Someone calling himself "Universal," posting on MyDD.com--an Angry Left site, mind you, not a Republican one--has put together an anti-Obama ad that juxtaposes footage from the attack on the World Trade Center with clips of Jeremiah Wright saying "God damn America," "chickens coming home to roost" and other greatest hits, along with Obama's wife, Michelle, declaring that she has never before been proud of America, and Obama himself announcing his plans to slash defense programs.
Of course, who's laughing now, WSJ? Hahahahaha!!!!!
Actually, in regard to Mr. Villareal (as he revealed himself to be), the only reason to bring him back that I can think of is to then ban him again.
Barry in MIA
A Daily Concern Troll on Obama; generally a really exasperating one.
I want him back for the following reason:
After he wrote a diary accusing a front-pager of having sex with sheep, I was semi-convinced that he was just covering up for his own filthy habits.
So I made this pic and posted it in many of his diaries:
Anyway, I'm hoping that with Neil Horsley's brave example, Barry will finally be willing to come forward and admit the truth
L C Johnson
The former CIA agent who came to fame in regards to the Valerie Plame outing. Banned from Daily Kos for racism and other stuff.
I'm hoping that if we let him come back here, he'll finally release the whitey tape.