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2016-12-24T15:47:25+00:00

I think there are a lot of them From www.urbandictionary.ccom There are a lot of report monkeys here pretending to be democrats. report monkey plural: report monkeys Someone or some group responsible for reporting or "ratting-out" other people. This is done to muzzle others, or to come against others beliefs or ideas. Report Monkeys can also be used to effectively drown out or quell freedom of speech. "Report monkeys use a "report user" button, where the report monkey clicks this button to report a user to notify authorities. "Report monkeying" is usually performed under the guise of adhering to private standards when in fact is used to manipulate and drown out the masses freedom of expression. John: hey Dana just reported me on yahoo answers Steve: what a fucking report monkey ! #report monkeys #report monkying #report monky #ratting #tatalteller"

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Most definitely. But they always unmask themselves in the short run. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #1

Unless they're pretty clever, most don't last MineralMan Dec 2016 #2

I've seen trolls who lasted for years of prolific posting Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #3

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

1. Most definitely. But they always unmask themselves in the short run. eom

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Sat Dec 24, 2016, 10:49 AM

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MineralMan

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2. Unless they're pretty clever, most don't last

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Sat Dec 24, 2016, 10:53 AM

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here beyond about a month. They give themselves up and end up disappearing. Often, within a day or two, but some are careful and go unnoticed for a while.

Crunchy Frog

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3. I've seen trolls who lasted for years of prolific posting

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Sat Dec 24, 2016, 11:01 AM

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and even became moderators on the old DU.

That said, I don't think most of the bad behavior here is trolls. It's just human nature.