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cbayer

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13. This is a well established community. Some advice -

Reply to fainaent (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 01:24 PM

Aug 2012

bring it down about 50 notches. Spend some time interacting with others and responding to their threads.

Anyone who comes in here and begins with controversial opinion pieces that appear to take the position that they know more than everyone else is going to get slammed. Particularly if those pieces appear to support Republicans or republican positions.

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. Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2012 #1

Because you're either the world's most obvious troll or oblivious to reality. Scuba Aug 2012 #2

Yeah, ok... fainaent Aug 2012 #3

You say something that obviously inaccurate and yet post about "strawmanning"? Maeve Aug 2012 #4

Ok, I still don't get why fainaent Aug 2012 #6

No, it's representative of the Democratic disdain for Republican spin Maeve Aug 2012 #10

I didn't misrepresent anybody. fainaent Aug 2012 #14

You did and you're gone. eom Maeve Aug 2012 #17

Does DU get more than the average proportion of trolls? fainaent Aug 2012 #5

We get lots of trolls everyday. Your posts are typical. Scuba Aug 2012 #8

Oh come on. You start out posting links to right wing sources, and somehow *we* are the problem? scarletwoman Aug 2012 #9

Someone asked me fainaent Aug 2012 #11

your sig lines says your confused maddezmom Aug 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #7

This is a well established community. Some advice - cbayer Aug 2012 #13

Good advice for anyone... Phentex Aug 2012 #20

try freerepublic if you want to see intense maddezmom Aug 2012 #15

Adios Chowderhead! NoPasaran Aug 2012 #16

They killed him UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #18

My advice to newbies - read the TOS of the website of any forum TBF Aug 2012 #19

This OP is in violation of the Statement of Purpose for Welcome and Help... Spazito Aug 2012 #21