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highplainsdem

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10. I sent them email. As I did yesterday, and they ignored it despite being online and posting other OPs.

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 06:57 PM

Sep 2024

I've tried to check quotes found online ever since discovering how many were either invented or wrongly attributed. Sometimes it's incredibly disappointing to find out the quote's completely fake or at least credited to the wrong person.

Bad as it is now, though, this is going to seem like the golden age of internet reliability as AI adds more misinformation, whether as misinformation intended by the AI user or just hallucinations from the AI that aren't caught before something gets put online.

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The "quote from Jane Goodall" in the trending "Ladies & Gentlemen, Jane Goodall !!!" thread ISN'T from Jane Goodall [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2024 OP

TY for checking these. It should moonscape Sep 2024 #1

I agree. The failure to correct is really disappointing - and surprising on this board. Don't usually see highplainsdem Sep 2024 #19

Thanks Hekate Sep 2024 #2

You're welcome! highplainsdem Sep 2024 #20

That's the second false post from that person in the last 2 days. nt Wednesdays Sep 2024 #3

When someone's entire "output" Pinback Sep 2024 #5

Never blame evil when incompetence is the real culprit WhiteTara Sep 2024 #45

Or -- never blame incompetence when evil is the real culprit. nt Wednesdays Sep 2024 #49

My thoughts as well JoseBalow Sep 2024 #50

Well, this particular one has been all over th internet for a while. RandomNumbers Sep 2024 #80

Wow.. another one.. Mahalo for Actually Doing the Research, hpd! Cha Sep 2024 #4

You're welcome! Today they also wanted to know where they could buy a Deadheads for Kamala print highplainsdem Sep 2024 #7

So Busy.. apparently TOO BUSY! Cha Sep 2024 #30

Anything that person posts is suspect. n/t demmiblue Sep 2024 #6

They occasionally post something quite interesting, from a good source. But they don't always check highplainsdem Sep 2024 #22

That person might not have seen the correctives posted to him/her/them - their latest activity is 432 PM CT progree Sep 2024 #8

I sent them email. As I did yesterday, and they ignored it despite being online and posting other OPs. highplainsdem Sep 2024 #10

They're back on DU, posted a reply in another thread at 5:43 CT. And now another OP. No reply to highplainsdem Sep 2024 #14

Some people just need the attention and Rec's I guess. That post is up to 96 recs now progree Sep 2024 #29

This has been happening with this member since they joined. ms liberty Sep 2024 #18

Reminds me of some who posted here years ago, and was PPRed back in around 2016. GoCubsGo Sep 2024 #26

I've been getting some deja vu vibes about this one, so you may have something there. ms liberty Sep 2024 #36

While I seldom reply to them, I want to keep an eye out Hekate Sep 2024 #37

This, definitely. ms liberty Sep 2024 #41

Unfortunately the "Ignore" function doesn't keep posts off the front page JoseBalow Sep 2024 #51

Those who fail to correct their mistakes lose credibility. Honest mistakes become lies when they Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #9

You're welcome! It just saves so much time (and credibility) to check first. highplainsdem Sep 2024 #12

"Don't trust everything you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln Jose Garcia Sep 2024 #11

LOL! highplainsdem Sep 2024 #13

LOL, me too!! ailsagirl Sep 2024 #76

A lie travels around the world before the truth can get its pants on. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #15

Me too. Sometimes half my "Latest" page is blank, with all the missing OPs. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #25

Blank? Really? Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #39

Yes. Probably a difference in formats. It happens on my PC. There are many pages, Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #56

Post removed Post removed Sep 2024 #16

Huh. What sort of person would be motivated to alert on a correction? highplainsdem Sep 2024 #17

Probably in the basis of "interfering with forum moderation." BUT, as noted, there have been calls for help... Hekate Sep 2024 #38

Another possibility is the "negatively call-out" part of "No personal attacks or flaming" rule progree Sep 2024 #42

We may have to address the issue of sheer volume of posts at some point... Hekate Sep 2024 #47

I was correcting misinformation in a post that was getting a lot of recs and replies from people who highplainsdem Sep 2024 #55

Yes Hekate Sep 2024 #58

Creating an OP to point to an errant post in another thread might be considered a callout by some people progree Sep 2024 #72

Post removed Post removed Sep 2024 #74

I don't like that outcome either. I don't know how the appeal will go - the forum moderation interference progree Sep 2024 #75

I don't see how it's interfering with forum moderation if I point put misinformation in a post. I've been trying highplainsdem Sep 2024 #53

I'm on your side and completely agree with you. The query was from someone who seemed... Hekate Sep 2024 #59

Thanks! Btw, Rubyshoo is gone. See Scrivener7's post 57 here. highplainsdem Sep 2024 #65

TY for the heads-up Hekate Sep 2024 #69

Thanks! Btw, Rubyshoo is gone. See Scrivener7's post 57 here. highplainsdem Sep 2024 #66

And thanks again for your help x100 moonscape Sep 2024 #71

Oh, that's an interesting moonscape Sep 2024 #70

Which begs the question: how are we supposed to deal with this issue? Hekate Sep 2024 #24

Maybe there needs to be another option when you alert..something like "post is untrue" likesmountains 52 Sep 2024 #43

How can you tell when a post/OP has been alerted? chia Sep 2024 #28

I got called for jury duty on it. likesmountains 52 Sep 2024 #31

Oh, thank you, I thought maybe it was flagged in some way visually. chia Sep 2024 #34

If one serves on the jury. n/t demmiblue Sep 2024 #32

Thank you! chia Sep 2024 #35

Here's a link to the Community Help thread from 7/30 about adding an untrue information category ms liberty Sep 2024 #21

Thank you for doing that. Here is the post I just made... Hekate Sep 2024 #27

Well said, and echoes my experience too. Thanks! ms liberty Sep 2024 #44

Thanks for that link! I didn't see a recent post from you kicking it, so I'm guessing there was a glitch or you highplainsdem Sep 2024 #40

Thank you for letting me know my post didn't lol! ms liberty Sep 2024 #46

A font of misinformation and non-information. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #23

Thank you for the correction. I rely so much on DU to not only supply facts, but to correct misinformation. chia Sep 2024 #33

Thank you! And almost all posts have a little blue box with a twitter link. nt cliffside Sep 2024 #48

Thank you for your service! JoseBalow Sep 2024 #52

Well, as Jane Goodall said, "In war, the truth is so precious it much be protected by a bodyguard of lies" Bucky Sep 2024 #54

Rubyshoo has left the building. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #57

Thanks for the info. Admit moonscape Sep 2024 #60

I'm with you. As you previously pointed out, the flood of drivel was burying Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #62

Thanks and finally! nt cliffside Sep 2024 #61

I feel a sense of relief. Maybe the Admin Gods heard our prayers. Hekate Sep 2024 #68

That's the only possibility. MIRT's jurisdiction is for people with post counts less than 100, and forum hosts progree Sep 2024 #73

As I said before I put it them on ignore... demmiblue Sep 2024 #77

I thought I detected a certain freshness in the air this morning. Pinback Sep 2024 #78

It is becoming apparent that we need a "factually false post" category of Alert. LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #63

A big source of it has been PPR'd. Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #64

Awesome LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #67

Thank you for this thread LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #79