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2016 Postmortem

FlatBaroque

(3,160 posts) Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:44 PM Apr 2016

Why do people here engage with obvious trolls?

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by mcar (a host of the 2016 Postmortem forum).

It is infuriating to watch important threads become derailed because "Bernie supporters" MUST engage with every trolls that crawls out from under a rock.

Why?

If you know by their posts that they are a troll/campaign operative, why engage?

My suspicion is that Bernie supporters who continue to engage with known trolls, are likely working with the troll to derail important discussions.

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Why do people here engage with obvious trolls? (Original Post) FlatBaroque Apr 2016 OP

Yep, anyone can join DU for whatever reasons they might have, some latent. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #1

RKP5637

(67,101 posts)

1. Yep, anyone can join DU for whatever reasons they might have, some latent. n/t

Reply to FlatBaroque (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:45 PM

Apr 2016