Some folks expressed concern when the new rules were announced that roving bands of vigilantes would lead to a flood of hidden comments, times outs and banned users. I thought it might be interesting to see to what extent those fears are coming true.
I have taken the last fifty hidden comments (numbers were at the time I copied them; they may be off by one or more by the time you read this). If the commenter has been banned I left their name. If the commenter is a current user, I either used XXXX for users with a single hidden comment or else a variant (YYYY, ZZZZ) for users with two or three hidden comments. For each comment I've tried to give an impartial summary of why the comment was hidden, sometimes quoting from its replies and sometimes by induction.
Please note: I am making no claims about whether each and every one of these should have been hidden.
SUBJECT AUTHOR POSTED Recommends Hide Ratings Replies LAST REPLY
1. Looks like a duck, walks like a duck
from Greenwald spins and lies again: Partner was actually detained for carrying stolen classified docs YYYY Mon Aug 19, 2013
at 01:13 PM CDT 8 6 Mon Aug 19, 2013
at 02:07 PM CDT
GFY, charges of shilling
2. Good luck c@@ks@@s. After breaking the UK's law
from Greenwald spins and lies again: Partner was actually detained for carrying stolen classified docs YYYY Mon Aug 19, 2013
at 12:02 PM CDT 6 4 Mon Aug 19, 2013
at 03:14 PM CDT
Charges of shilling, language
3. Tip Jar
from GBCW: I am leaving Daily Kos to fight the most important battle of my life Meteor Biades Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 08:00 PM CDT 20
Spoofer - banned
4. "Thug" -- LOL.
from Glenn Greenwald's Partner Detained 9 Hours in UK for "Terrorism Questioning" in Intimidation Tactic XXXX Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 05:20 PM CDT 4 24 10 Mon Aug 19, 2013
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Homophobic content
5 - 18 makes $80 an hour on the internet.
from KY-Sen: DeMint goes after McConnell Nancie32 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 03:17 PM CDT 3 2 Sun Aug 18, 2013
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Spammer - banned
19. The old dailykos went to
from Wikileaks uploads new encrypted 'insurance' files XXXX Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 03:02 PM CDT 2 2 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 03:10 PM CDT
Insect reference
20. Tip Jar
from Sen Feinstein Should Resign...or Get Recalled XXXX Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 01:04 PM CDT 12
Diary was about Feinstein's husband winning the low bid on a contract
21 - 22 GOD HATES AMERICA
from Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: "The Gays Ruined the Air Force" edition tonykeywest Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 10:46 AM CDT 3 4 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 01:13 PM CDT
Homophobia, RWTP - banned
23. fou has Snowden - Derangement Syndrome
from What All This Bullsh*t Boils Down To XXXX Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 10:24 AM CDT 3 6 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 07:46 PM CDT
insults about mental status
24 -32 makes $76 hourly on the laptop.
from Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: "The Gays Ruined the Air Force" edition Mary009 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 03:57 AM CDT 4 2 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 10:01 AM CDT
Spammer - banned
33. Tip Jar
from Who is goodpractice? excalibr Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 08:25 PM CDT 5
Diary deleted - banned user
34. Go f@@k yourself Reggid
from Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory XXXX Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 03:57 PM CDT 13 6 Sun Aug 18, 2013
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GFY
35. attack my hyperbole
from Obama/Holder jump the shark, target polygraph instructors ZZZZ Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 01:09 PM CDT 2 2 Sat Aug 17, 2013
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Accusations of Democrats on the take, doubling down
36. so a kinder gentler gestapo
from Obama/Holder jump the shark, target polygraph instructors ZZZZ Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 12:36 PM CDT 4 3 Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 02:50 PM CDT
Godwin
37. Look ma!
from Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory XXXX Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 11:10 AM CDT 18 10 Sun Aug 18, 2013
at 06:37 AM CDT
"DBAD. Insults. Trolling. Hijacking" from first rater
38. CNN & NBC
from This week at progressive state blogs: Anti-gay remarks in Texas, arrests in Wisconsin, ALEC in NM Ima Cracka Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 11:03 AM CDT 3 2 Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 11:22 PM CDT
RWTP - banned user
39. Poor Sorry Suckup Liberals
from This week at progressive state blogs: Anti-gay remarks in Texas, arrests in Wisconsin, ALEC in NM Ima Cracka Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 10:49 AM CDT 9 7 Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 01:42 PM CDT
RWTP - banned user
40. lemming n/t
from Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory XXXX Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 10:16 AM CDT 12 6 Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 03:04 PM CDT
DBAD
41. Tip Jar
from Obama/Holder jump the shark, target polygraph instructors ZZZZ Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 07:54 AM CDT 3
Diary is about training people to beat lie detectors - user ZZZZ is currently on time out
42. Well, You Always Have Rand Paul
from How am I supposed to feel about the government and Obama now? XXXX Sat Aug 17, 2013
at 01:37 AM CDT 1 7 11 Sat Aug 17, 2013
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DBAD
43. demagogues using demagogues being demagogues
from Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America UUUU Fri Aug 16, 2013
at 08:58 PM CDT 4 3 Fri Aug 16, 2013
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Doubling down on RWTP
44. DailyKos got your nose out of joint huh?
from Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America XXXX Fri Aug 16, 2013
at 08:14 PM CDT 7 6 Sat Aug 17, 2013
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Rand Paul defense
45. Most of the world has a favorable opinion
from Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America UUUU Fri Aug 16, 2013
at 07:43 PM CDT 6 9 Sat Aug 17, 2013
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Claim that world opinion supports Rand/Ron Paul
46. unfortunately the libt@@s
from Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America XXXX Fri Aug 16, 2013
at 05:09 PM CDT 14 3 Fri Aug 16, 2013
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insult
47. Tip Jar
from Mr. Neal Rauhauser, What Were You Thinking? XXXX Fri Aug 16, 2013
at 03:03 PM CDT 1 8
Diary about a banned user - author now banned
48. wow
from NSA Violated Americans' Privacy 1000s OF TIMES EVERY YEAR Since 2008 XXXX Thu Aug 15, 2013
at 10:16 PM CDT 1 10 5 Fri Aug 16, 2013
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Insult
49. Tip Jar
from The top 3 Chinese Graduation Pictures You Can’t Miss linda200835 Thu Aug 15, 2013
at 09:51 PM CDT 8
Spammer - banned
50. Wholesale Soap Shoppe
from Grants for Obamacare 'navigators' made in hostile territory geraldfranks Thu Aug 15, 2013
at 02:38 PM CDT 4 1 Thu Aug 15, 2013
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Spammer - banned