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In reply to the discussion: The Gentleperson's Guide To Forum Spies [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,475 posts)Sorting out copyright would be a nightmare. The "COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum" section appears to come from the Daily Paul Liberty Forum, 4 years ago, for instance: http://www.dailypaul.com/60831/techniques-for-dilution-misdirection-and-control-of-a-internet-forum
And here's jshowell's version, from a few days before, on the same forum: http://www.dailypaul.com/60383/troll-techniques
If in doubt, denounce anyone who comes to claim they own copyright as a government agent trying to suppress free speech
More: Parts 2 and 3 are claimed as copyright, since 1997, by H. Michael Sweeney - see eg http://www.wattpad.com/358461-twenty-five-ways-to-suppress-truth-the-rules-of?p=8#!p=1
Part 4 is claimed to come from a booklet "How To Spot a Spy" - though the earliest I can see that claimed is by the nutty Laura Knight-Jadczyk, part of 'Signs of the Times', in 2006 - and she'll say anything, so who knows.
Part 5 may come from Dave Martin, in 1999 - http://www.dcdave.com/article3/991228.html