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LaydeeBug

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142. There may be an effort, but that paranoia thing runs right here to be sure.

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 11:32 AM

Oct 2013

As someone who has been on the receiving end of it, I know first hand what it's like to be accused of being a troll, without them actually saying it.

It got to the point that I was pretty sure the trolls were the ones making the accusations.

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If you don't think there is a strong concerted effort to Troll liberal sites like DU..... [View all] trumad Oct 2013 OP

I mentioned this in another thread Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #1

208,859 user registrations and 63,853,352 posts since 2001 trumad Oct 2013 #2

They should get a uniform... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #82

There have been obvious attempts on several websites and in the media BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #3

This may be the case with other subjects as well.....Fukushima and global warming for starters. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #32

There you go again, Joe RobertEarl Oct 2013 #39

Just calling things as I see them. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #52

Nah, not wrong RobertEarl Oct 2013 #57

Clearly, you fail to see my point. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #63

Ah yes, the "Hamsher/Greenwald" bash again LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #137

Undoubtably Joe Caretha Oct 2013 #44

I suppose you're not a fan of mine..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #58

Fan??? Caretha Oct 2013 #66

"Time to use a new handle"... SidDithers Oct 2013 #85

Not sure I see the problem here, Sid. You and I usually see eye to eye on most things. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #90

Sorry, I wasn't clear... SidDithers Oct 2013 #104

No problem. Thanks for clarifying. =) eom AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #106

You've spawned a very special subthread... hunter Oct 2013 #71

Well, obviously, there were a few who took issue with what I said. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #89

I've seen you disrupt, Joe. That's the problem here. Th1onein Oct 2013 #107

Mm-hmm....sure you have..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #119

Why you make that inference from my comment is your business, of course. Th1onein Oct 2013 #155

"I'm just stating a fact. Deal with it." LOL. As if..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #158

I'll leave you believing that you are right. Welcome to my ignore list. Th1onein Oct 2013 #161

Just read what the actual scientists are saying. D23MIURG23 Oct 2013 #115

You really missed the point with this one, I'm sorry. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #120

Ironically, you end with a quote that doesn't come from a scientist muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #133

Yes, DU is often trolled by "climate change concern trolls" CreekDog Oct 2013 #151

Typical of you, unfortunately. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #160

You mean like, oh I don't know, trashing unions? Union Scribe Oct 2013 #135

Ahhhhh... So much makes sense now!!! Squinch Oct 2013 #4

Read through the conservative cave site and it was eye opening dkf Oct 2013 #5

Really? Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #29

They knew more about people on this site than I did. dkf Oct 2013 #34

Yes it is Caretha Oct 2013 #46

Stalkers. That's what they are. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #129

Yep, I do that from time to time. We must all be really important and a grave threat for RKP5637 Oct 2013 #61

It truly is *that* screwed up. They could give Free Republic a run for their money.....nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #64

Ugh, you made me look. Warpy Oct 2013 #108

Lol. Wasn't that amazingly dedicated of them? dkf Oct 2013 #110

The idiot using dialup to avoid detection... TroglodyteScholar Oct 2013 #6

Who here is defending Fox News? Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #7

That's my reaction ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #33

I know who. Coyotl Oct 2013 #117

GOP talking points don't get much play here leftstreet Oct 2013 #8

yes, they do get play here. Whisp Oct 2013 #19

Thank you and Amen. They're also going after Hillary. Does anyone remember the video of the class okaawhatever Oct 2013 #59

It's 'voting DemocratIC' not 'voting Democrat' n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #73

You are moving into "No true scotsman " territory there... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #83

Perhaps I should say, "going after Hillary in a manner inconsistent with a member of the okaawhatever Oct 2013 #86

I'm sorry, but I consider myself a "true" Democrat, and I won't vote for Hillary. Th1onein Oct 2013 #111

You got it. And they usually come from folks that howl the loudest when compared to the Tea Party Number23 Oct 2013 #68

+100 nt okaawhatever Oct 2013 #75

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2013 #70

I look askance at anyone who insists that "Obama sucks" particularly after his stellar performance MADem Oct 2013 #81

Absolutely Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #109

I refuse to believe anyone still denies this Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #9

I Grok you Caretha Oct 2013 #48

Of course there is, I watch it happen daily on this site! Rex Oct 2013 #10

Being on MIRT has been a real eye opener Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #11

It's easy to identify the 8-10 new trolls/day who get banned right away. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #14

+1 SunSeeker Oct 2013 #30

+1, n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #65

+1 Hekate Oct 2013 #99

It is true, there are some that get through Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #116

+1 Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #112

I just can't imagine being like that deutsey Oct 2013 #131

As expected from an Australian extortionist who tag teamed with a Korean cult leader blm Oct 2013 #12

What Korean cult leader? Reverend Moon? I have to learn my tea bag history. nt okaawhatever Oct 2013 #113

Rev Moon, mind control asset for CIA, using theology for political goals. blm Oct 2013 #134

Wow, I had no idea Rev Moon was one of the architects of the current oppressive economic state. I am okaawhatever Oct 2013 #146

Rev Moon crowd the second coming of Jesus by Congress critters. Rex Oct 2013 #148

I believe it trumad rbrnmw Oct 2013 #13

I have been here for 11 years and remember when every new person was given a personal efhmc Oct 2013 #47

I've often wondered StrayKat Oct 2013 #15

It's only logical. Cha Oct 2013 #16

trumad thinks I'm a troll cali Oct 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Whisp Oct 2013 #20

ahh Cali trumad Oct 2013 #21

And Therein Lies The Problem... Take A Principled Stance Against A Dem Proposal... WillyT Oct 2013 #22

omg leftstreet Oct 2013 #24

I believe I was recently accused of being a troll onlyadream Oct 2013 #40

All I Can Say Is... Stay Strong... There Is A Knee-Jerk Contingent That Swarms Anything... WillyT Oct 2013 #42

were your poor results tech problems questionseverything Oct 2013 #141

Cost problems onlyadream Oct 2013 #154

my household is in a similar boat questionseverything Oct 2013 #157

He does? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #28

and I'm not alone in what I think of you. cali Oct 2013 #122

^This^ LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #138

I know Caretha Oct 2013 #49

*sigh* nobody ever calls me a troll. hunter Oct 2013 #80

Lulz. Lulz. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #92

Jesus, hardly a week goes by when I'm not called one. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #103

that's because you post that gun control is Jim Crow CreekDog Oct 2013 #152

Well, gun-control is based in the laws prevalent in the South after... Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #163

I dont think you are a troll.. I just think you're wrong more than you're right scheming daemons Oct 2013 #130

just volunteer for the MIRT team like I did last spring and you will be shocked... TeamPooka Oct 2013 #23

It doesn't surprise me at all. GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #25

Yep, they all read pretty much from the same script, even ones you meet locally in person. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #72

A thorough SysAdmin Hutzpa Oct 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueJazz Oct 2013 #27

MIRT does a good job of axing them here on DU dballance Oct 2013 #31

Some people seem to think... iandhr Oct 2013 #35

And then there are those of us who think anyone who agrees us is a troll Fumesucker Oct 2013 #37

I agree with you. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #43

YEAH!! n/t TygrBright Oct 2013 #56

I imagine the OP implied that it''s not policy disagreements that are being referred to... LanternWaste Oct 2013 #145

Some political forum sites ... JEFF9K Oct 2013 #36

DU would be a much quieter place indeed if such a system were instigated Fumesucker Oct 2013 #38

That might screen out me, too. kentauros Oct 2013 #41

Not sure that's a good plan jeff47 Oct 2013 #143

Bad logic would be screened out ... JEFF9K Oct 2013 #156

Still not worth the trade jeff47 Oct 2013 #159

Trolls colbertforpresident Oct 2013 #45

Being on MIRT I have seen many trolls that might have been apart of this. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #50

A lot of these clowns are on YouTube.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #51

You wouldn't *believe* just how *many* of these jokers, morons, and assholes I've had to deal with.. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #55

On the bright side it's probably the same 12 guys. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #87

Sometimes, yeah, but not always, though......you'd be surprised. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #100

i noticed that too... madrchsod Oct 2013 #96

They're so desperate to fake their majority status that these assholes show up in cooking forums. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #98

FOX NEWS LIES LIKE THE DOGS THEY ARE!!!! nolabear Oct 2013 #53

"We did not - smirk - have sockpuppet sex with that blog, Mr. & Ms. DU. Smirk." - Fox Propaganda (R) Berlum Oct 2013 #54

I've been juror on quite a few 1st post and last time ' Hide it ' orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #60

I agree I have seen trolls on here gopiscrap Oct 2013 #62

They're on MotherJones, too. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #95

I should be worried by this, WHY??? madinmaryland Oct 2013 #67

It seems the characters in this story were all about defending Faux Noise� regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #69

We just tombstoned a new one that had to criticize Obama for helping a fainting woman. Coyotl Oct 2013 #74

Ha Ha LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #140

There are definitely trolls and stink bugs on this site. Pisces Oct 2013 #76

And I betcha at least a few of these are self-proclaimed anti-BOGers..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #91

Even sports message boards are sometimes infested with this scum. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #77

The O-Zone off topic forum. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #123

Those people seriously need to get a life. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #78

I have certainly seen a *lot* of anti-Hillary posts here. Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #79

no shit.... madrchsod Oct 2013 #84

explain why... brooklynite Oct 2013 #88

Because it is their job. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #124

Because they can't predict which one will grow to major importance. jeff47 Oct 2013 #144

I'm sure there are trolls, paid and unpaid, but suspicion of trolls has created a siege mentality... Silent3 Oct 2013 #93

Very true, sadly.....it *has* happened. Even I've fallen for it a few times.....=( AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #97

THAT is the main objective, and it is nothing new.. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #105

shit we have seen a lot of them come and go madrchsod Oct 2013 #94

I remember that poster. It was a great handle though wasn't it? Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #118

Well, if the Koch Brothers are giving away FREE BEER to be anti-ACA... factsarenotfair Oct 2013 #101

What I like are the thread hijack tag teams NBachers Oct 2013 #102

LOL, if you doubt we have trolls then just scan back over the past couple of weeks. winter is coming Oct 2013 #114

And how many of these disruptors claimed to be anti-BOG? Frankly, I'd suspect a LOT of 'em. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #121

There were also a number Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #126

There are different kinds of trolls, as anyone who has hung out here for a while can attest. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #125

It's been clear to me for awhile.. ananda Oct 2013 #127

The blog doesn't say what you think it says muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #128

I've thought enough about it. LWolf Oct 2013 #132

a Big Tent Democratic Party is not in the interest of the Conservative agenda reddread Oct 2013 #136

I would make the same argument myself. Gobama! =) eom AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #147

plenty of irony in your diet I see reddread Oct 2013 #149

WTF is this about? eom AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #150

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #139

There may be an effort, but that paranoia thing runs right here to be sure. LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #142

I feel your pain, LaydeeBug. It's happened to me as well.....as you might be able to see here. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #162

I remember when DU was overrun with new Kerry supporters Skip Intro Oct 2013 #153