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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:23 AM
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I think there's some serious trolling happening, but it's slick...
...and almost subtle. Further, despite there being an abundance of names I've never seen before, it's almost as if there are actually only a few people posting under multiple user names-- a lot of well placed, subtly disturbing posts, but none that were "bwaahaahaa-- libtards suck!" And that implies a long setup time and a plan, but why the hell would anyone want to invest the effort to do that? Is my tinfoil hat just too tight?
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specter Donating Member (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:24 AM
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1. They need to turn on the post counts atleast
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underseasurveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:37 AM
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16. We don't need no stinking post count to spot em
The trolls are way too easy to pick out of the crowd. They aren't near as slick as they think they are. Idiots:dunce:
Just hit alert on em and *POOF* they'll be gone. It's like magic;-)
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:24 AM
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2. why would it matter, mike?
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:26 AM
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10. ultimately, I don't suppose it does....
Edited on Wed Nov-03-04 12:26 AM by mike_c
I'm just reporting my impression.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:24 AM
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3. No, it's not.
I see it too. Hit alert.
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LisaLynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:24 AM
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4. Nope. I think your hat fits just perfectly. nt
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:25 AM
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5. Maybe so...
That's why I thought it was a bad idea to xxx out our posts.
This way we would at least have an idea who was for real and who was not.
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Robbie67 Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:25 AM
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6. tinfoil
if it goes the wrong way, we'll need steel hats
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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:25 AM
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7. almost subtle is the key.
tonight is troll heaven, it seems.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:25 AM
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8. I have seen some of this of which you speak.
Quite a bit of it, actually. Ever-so-subtly off-kilter posts that come across as almost caricature of a conservative's idea of what a liberal would be saying.
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mindfulNJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:26 AM
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9. I've noticed that too...
I've never seen this place so negative.
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:27 AM
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11. I don't think it's very slick, personally.
Lots of conservative nitwits putting on their best faux panick attacks.
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:31 AM
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14. but that's just it-- why would "lots" of nitwits all play the same...
...game? It's not so subtle as to be undetectable, so it's almost easy to spot the posts that are likely trolls, but why so little variation? It's strange.
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:28 AM
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12. Slick? Fuck that, I've alerted about 40 posts so far.
These dipshits are about as subtle as Bush*'s fake-ass "Texas" accent.
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Zing Zing Zingbah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:29 AM
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13. All these bring the draft back threads... What's with that?
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:36 AM
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15. Lots of trolls
... that need to go enlist and fight in Iraq for their retarded leader.
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pa28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:56 AM
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17. I think you are correct.
I wish skinner would turn the post counts back on. Many of the doom and gloom threads are started or perpetuated by complete strangers.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:59 AM
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18. You can still see post counts.
As long as the person has a profile. But you need to go back to the forum index and click "profiles", then look for their username by going to the appropriate letter of the alphabet (search probably doesn't work right now).
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 01:00 AM
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19. Only a freeper would know that!!!!!
:spank:

and

:hi:
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