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Fumesucker

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20. It's been obvious for some time now how a troll can get an instant adoring fan club on DU

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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:51 PM

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Why when we are standing in solidarity here on DU would people rec a shit stirring divisive bullshit [View all] Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 OP

MUST. PROVIDE. LINK. I'm curious. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #1

Ask Warren if this is a clue... fadedrose Oct 2013 #5

off by 58 Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #9

Hmm, need some more thought.. nt fadedrose Oct 2013 #12

Ha! No wonder I didn't know what you are talking about. morningfog Oct 2013 #39

I am surprised as well. Vanje Oct 2013 #41

Must be someone on my ignore list MNBrewer Oct 2013 #57

VOOOOO-Lare! Whoa-oh! Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #2

indeed. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #3

I almost posted the video clip Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #68

i kow i've seen this, but i have a sudden need to see this again... Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #16

Same reason some people post "why not delay Obamacare" and "shutdown isn't hurting anyone" threads geek tragedy Oct 2013 #4

That is a pretty damning list of trolls. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #6

THey outnumber the kind you're complaining about especially if you include the geek tragedy Oct 2013 #8

it is kind of like posting in a thread that one alerted on. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #11

Alert them as trolls and MIRT will deal with them meow2u3 Oct 2013 #17

I agree. Trolls of different stripes are still trolls nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #21

Sometimes you can tell a troll by his/her post-hide count. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #49

We were just talking about you . . . geek tragedy Oct 2013 #56

Wait. You've had 19 posts hidden in 90 days? NINETEEN?! Skip Intro Oct 2013 #59

Pretty shocking stuff. I don't usually post on what I consider Metas anymore. Here we are back again freshwest Oct 2013 #66

You recommended the flame thread this one is complaining about muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #73

We, in California, love it. And we are a lot of the country. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #67

Is that different than alerting a post? n/t cui bono Oct 2013 #27

No, MIRT won't Scootaloo Oct 2013 #29

They're not even real people, in my book. nt valerief Oct 2013 #34

The difference is those trolls get scorn and derision. JoeyT Oct 2013 #72

Oh I hate when I miss things. What did I miss? hrmjustin Oct 2013 #7

Do a DU search for Emotarian Fumesucker Oct 2013 #25

Thanks pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #31

Oh, fuck! It's another "People's View" blog thread. pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #32

Thanks, I have a feeling it is an anti-left emotional screed but not sure by whom or why. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #33

Thanks. Not surprised bby the author. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #37

Wow a2liberal Oct 2013 #65

And starting a thread calling attention to that helps solidarity... how? JHB Oct 2013 #10

Im actually curious why so many boggers thought that was worthy of a rec. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #13

After all the tit-fot-tat pie fights we've had on this site? JHB Oct 2013 #23

I am curious why you have called out an entire group when actually DevonRex Oct 2013 #71

The whole "list of names that recced a thread" thing started not that long after DU3 was introduced Fumesucker Oct 2013 #78

Send an e-mail to every DU'er that recommended the OP... DonViejo Oct 2013 #77

That one should not even be responded to. It's a waste of Autumn Oct 2013 #14

I disagree. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #18

That's really not true. IveWornAHundredPants Oct 2013 #46

Why do they have so many people blocked from that forum? Rex Oct 2013 #69

Trolls Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #15

Because they can. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #19

... bobduca Oct 2013 #61

It's been obvious for some time now how a troll can get an instant adoring fan club on DU Fumesucker Oct 2013 #20

Let me guess Egnever Oct 2013 #54

Fuck Nader! Fumesucker Oct 2013 #60

They would and they have. And a jury left it standing. cui bono Oct 2013 #22

I love threads like that. pa28 Oct 2013 #24

brilliant! frylock Oct 2013 #30

I guess my question is IveWornAHundredPants Oct 2013 #26

Another OP by the progressive hating Spamden? That guy should just post pro right rants rather than Dragonfli Oct 2013 #28

Because they share that aim tkmorris Oct 2013 #35

I don't like ignoring other DUers LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #36

At some point, an obsession with posting that crap here becomes spamming. nt pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #38

Definitely! (nt) LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #43

Especially when they are zombie, return trolls. morningfog Oct 2013 #51

Trolling doing what trolls do. Trolling the flame bait chub throught the waters. morningfog Oct 2013 #40

Everybody who replied is onto his bullshit Warpy Oct 2013 #42

When you leave the door of the tent wide open, you never know what's gonna crawl in. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #44

that has been happening since Nov. 9 2008 treestar Oct 2013 #45

So you agree the "emotarian" left is responsible for the shutdown. rug Oct 2013 #47

Egotarians are experts on "emotarians" so they would know. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #58

Rick Warren was and is a homophobic bigot, the stimulus was indeed too small Fumesucker Oct 2013 #48

yep voter suppression joshcryer Oct 2013 #55

True. And people are without work, food and medical care. Threads are not the issue for them. freshwest Oct 2013 #70

There needs to be a discusion on whether the people's view is appropriate for DU. People should go hrmjustin Oct 2013 #50

So your answer is to start a shit stirring thread? Egnever Oct 2013 #52

Warren, I like and respect your posts OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #53

Why is it important for a website's users to pretend to have the same opinion? Deep13 Oct 2013 #62

same reason you made this thread ? JI7 Oct 2013 #63

Well this is awkward. grantcart Oct 2013 #64

Warren, I recc'd it because someone decided to make the recs an issue. msanthrope Oct 2013 #74

The mistake is in thinking we ever have solidarity. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #75

Because solidarity doesn't mean what you want it to mean. Orsino Oct 2013 #76