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6. I have Firefox and Avast installed...

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 10:59 AM

Jun 2012

I went to that site and it has "a good rating based on based on many votes" (on the Google page),

and it has a "good rating based on a small number of votes" (on the NCR homepage).

Seems to me that if there was a deliberate attempt to discredit the site, the 'trolls" would be neg repping the shit out of it.

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A new troll technique - VERY nasty! [View all] hedgehog Jun 2012 OP

Sneaky dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #1

I've had some battles on a RW blog spot on the Website of a small local newspaper TexasTowelie Jun 2012 #5

You know, I've seen that occur before on some sites and I wondered WTF. I can't RKP5637 Jun 2012 #2

That's the only way they can win. Never in a fair fight.. nt nanabugg Jun 2012 #3

So true. And around here they steal many of the election signs for RKP5637 Jun 2012 #4

That sounds like Rep. Pete Sessions from the DFW area. TexasTowelie Jun 2012 #7

Yep, same thing, I think the one I'm referring to was in Missouri as RKP5637 Jun 2012 #8

I have Firefox and Avast installed... -..__... Jun 2012 #6

There has to be a technological fix for this problem of politically motivated false malware reports ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #9