I'm hardly an old school member of DailyKos, so I can only imagine what it must have been like before I started reading.
But I remember when there used to be an actual dialog here.
I've had more than a few opinions changes from arguments I've had on this site.
Now its like there is a kind of... Overvoice. And whoever does not agree with what this voice is saying is almost instantly hushed and shunted away.
All you have to do is write a diary, with a title like "ChimpyMchitlershrubsatan Vs. Cindy Sheehan, how Bush stole the elections and why America is so evil", you dont even have to say anything original.
Wait for your quota of 4's to roll in so you can get your zero rating, then start silencing things you dont agree with.
Ah well, what can you do? Nothing great lasts forever.