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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
94. "the first response to an OP" lol! I noticed. They always showup in swarms too
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 01:39 PM
Jul 2013

It's never 1 person asking an intelligent question, just a bunch of dumb regurgitated shit, circular blue links and ROFL smilies. That sort of thing may pass as " discussion" or "civility" in some circles but not mine. Oh no ma'am.

Yes indeed. You will know them by their WORKS.

k&r for exposure. This is very important. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #1
Thanks. The credit goes to Yurbud. It is very very important. Catherina Jul 2013 #2
k&r Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #3
Who are the they you refer to? Ah you fixed it! hootinholler Jul 2013 #4
I'm in no position to list names but I know my ignore list here covers some of them Catherina Jul 2013 #5
Top People is the author's term hootinholler Jul 2013 #10
I'm not sure about it becoming more difficult to recognize them. Not to disagree totally as you sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #263
The usual suspects aren't these sorts of personas hootinholler Jul 2013 #273
want me to name the obvious ones? backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #18
fuck it backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #19
G4A is gone. hootinholler Jul 2013 #28
G4A is gone? Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #87
Why yes, he is hootinholler Jul 2013 #98
Do tell. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #282
No clue, I'm not a host. hootinholler Jul 2013 #283
"I have in my hands a LIST of ...." JoePhilly Jul 2013 #156
LOL! nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #201
And SHOCKINGLY, 3-3 verdict to leave it. Number23 Jul 2013 #233
I'd vote leave it ... A post that stupid ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #239
You shouldn't be picking names at randome. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #189
This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Jul 2013 #195
not gonna happen but deserves a duzy..nt xiamiam Jul 2013 #197
I was thinkingabout doing the same thing, OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #257
!!!!! bvar22 Jul 2013 #289
Bing. morningfog Sep 2013 #296
LOL Th1onein Jul 2013 #220
You forgot. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #246
Ding! Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #251
I thought you left. CreekDog Jul 2013 #256
welcome back..du is swinging back xiamiam Jul 2013 #196
I can't see any of them lol. Catherina Jul 2013 #236
The issue is, they are blocked on an individual basis PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #42
Report them? The most prolific ones were protected for years Catherina Jul 2013 #59
I also think the jury system was an improvement. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #96
I noticed that too. Along with the discontent of the old protected class Catherina Jul 2013 #99
almost every jury i've served on is someone complaining about something ridiculous xiamiam Jul 2013 #199
You notice how they're the ones who wail the loudest about hurt feelings? backscatter712 Jul 2013 #192
I'm particularly impressed when they JoeyT Jul 2013 #205
you have a way with words, JoeyT!!! Skittles Jul 2013 #213
Indicators of persona management would be rapid climbs in post counts and clustering by a group leveymg Jul 2013 #6
And they only have circular links to back up their talking points Catherina Jul 2013 #9
there's a reason for managed personas to use managed links... nashville_brook Jul 2013 #61
Ah yes, the blind post of links. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #90
Oh haha lol. I never thought of that but it makes perfect sense. Catherina Jul 2013 #101
This is very interesting. woo me with science Jul 2013 #202
They also have maps! backscatter712 Jul 2013 #207
I would say it depends hootinholler Jul 2013 #14
DU is the stuff of a thousand doctoral dissertations. leveymg Jul 2013 #21
Well I would need to get a degree of some sort hootinholler Jul 2013 #31
That much was already happening after the 2004 election starroute Jul 2013 #35
We saw a crew of professional crisis managers here after the Fukushima disaster. leveymg Jul 2013 #45
And they will not be able to answer sophisticated questions. bemildred Jul 2013 #119
omg -- that's such a good analogy. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #122
An example of the idea: bemildred Jul 2013 #127
That one made no sense. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #151
Thanks. I used to like to wallow in this stuff. bemildred Jul 2013 #152
Dang. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #160
It is not at all new, actually. Ramped up a bit. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #161
That's a classic Catherina Jul 2013 #169
Ordinary people talk just like that. So does the media, all the time. bemildred Jul 2013 #172
I'll remember your advice and astute observations Catherina Jul 2013 #186
It's not a trick, it's a test. An ersatz Turing test. bemildred Jul 2013 #191
The thing to notice is none of my questions got a responsive answer. bemildred Jul 2013 #200
Thank you for that. zeemike Sep 2013 #298
"canned responses and paste-ups" is the first giveaway. Catherina Jul 2013 #154
Please see the second link I posted (#152). nt bemildred Jul 2013 #158
Wow ... Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #211
Blatant is what is easy and safe to do. Subtle is what they can't do. bemildred Jul 2013 #240
please, tell me more Warren DeMontague Jul 2013 #181
And typos will be a problem, missing spaces, misspellings, webisms, mispelled webisms , slang .. bemildred Jul 2013 #185
That is why certain memes are so valuable to them and are so often employed truedelphi Jun 2014 #304
Yes, ambiguity in all its forms is rejected, it's black-n-white all the way. bemildred Jun 2014 #305
A prominent poster who was also a mod once admonished me for Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #265
We've all had our encounters with packs of feral cats. ;-) leveymg Jul 2013 #271
Yes, my apologies, I post so quickly that sometimes it takes me a while to see something is unclear Catherina Jul 2013 #7
No worries. hootinholler Jul 2013 #15
It's mutual, and based solely on rock steady principles. The stuff of lasting relationships Catherina Jul 2013 #33
Who are they? bvar22 Jul 2013 #72
"the first response to an OP" lol! I noticed. They always showup in swarms too Catherina Jul 2013 #94
Damn, Catherina! I noticed this, too, but I never thought it would be something so sneaky. Th1onein Jul 2013 #219
But how do they always manage to be first? starroute Jul 2013 #247
I have thought about the same questions myself. truedelphi Jun 2014 #299
ROFL smilies are the best! snooper2 Jul 2013 #280
Sockpuppets "...hijack the thread, distract with a bunch of irrelevant nonsense..." chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #120
Yes! I just came from one such thread. They disrupt the thread so no Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #131
Well you could do what I do and just put them all on ignore Catherina Jul 2013 #146
+1 NealK Jul 2013 #162
That is flat out not true. I have seen so many posts favorable to Obama that are then swarmed by Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #215
You are right PW sheshe2 Jul 2013 #224
You are right, there are two sides. The one side refuses to discuss issues but only personalities. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #229
PLONK. sibelian Jul 2013 #258
what the plonk is PLONK? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #259
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jul 2013 #264
That's you getting dropped onto the iggy list Fumesucker Jul 2013 #270
That's either you being removed from the echo chamber... randome Jul 2013 #272
lol...nt Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #274
Jun 22, 2010 -- the date of the HB Gary email. might be interesting to examine nashville_brook Jul 2013 #8
Haha lol. It would be interesting indeed Catherina Jul 2013 #12
so glad Kos is finally getting it. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #17
I would love to quit my day job hootinholler Jul 2013 #106
I am an unemployed programmer dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #194
K&R. Propaganda *always* accompanies the rise of authoritarianism. woo me with science Jul 2013 #11
All of it with our money as we lose our homes and jobs Catherina Jul 2013 #13
If investigative journalists were not being surveilled and threatened with felonies, woo me with science Jul 2013 #73
And that is what we are watching happen Enthusiast Jul 2013 #159
Quite right TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #22
Excellent insight: "Propaganda *always* accompanies the rise of authoritarianism." chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #36
Deception accompanies the rise of authoritarianism. cprise Jul 2013 #70
+1 "the establishment's propaganda... its increasingly intended to deceive." woo me with science Jul 2013 #74
There is only ONE party now, WMWS. The corporate party. Th1onein Jul 2013 #221
we used to have words for those who catapaulted the propaganda grasswire Jul 2013 #180
+1 It's a sad comment on our species woo me with science Jul 2013 #244
I've noticed our own little DU gets a veritable little chorus of Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #16
You noticed that too? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #20
sometimes it's not newbies...Brandon Darby strategy nashville_brook Jul 2013 #23
Asshole sleeper cells, in other words. Food for thought. n/t DirkGently Jul 2013 #38
+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #49
+2 Enthusiast Jul 2013 #164
Darby's pal Lee Stranaham has admitted to something similar starroute Jul 2013 #44
GREAT example!! thank you for posting this!! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #53
+1000000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #67
Here's the thread he was talking about, just for historical reference starroute Jul 2013 #143
"So, I had a Democratic Underground account I started a couple of years ago" nashville_brook Jul 2013 #55
This is an example of a manually managed persona hootinholler Jul 2013 #68
precisely -- and as of this month, there's no law against Pentagon propagandizing Americans! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #78
Thanks for that link! hootinholler Jul 2013 #92
this story has REALLY flown under the radar! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #100
This is one fucked up country. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #170
that movie is getting way too real. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #175
+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #212
I had a post hidden in less than 10 minutes zeemike Jul 2013 #80
Lol, no worries. It happens Catherina Jul 2013 #109
I knew it was not just me zeemike Jul 2013 #121
Hmm, small fish? I beg to differ Catherina Jul 2013 #123
"Kafkaesque anonymous cyber tribunal." So unfair to the infiltrating right-winger. 8( DirkGently Jul 2013 #168
The chess metaphor is excellent, particularly about building expendable personas. leveymg Jul 2013 #128
I'm glad they post here - gives us a handy resource to examine the larger war propaganda machine. leveymg Jul 2013 #24
Who are they though? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #26
Servants of the 1% Hydra Jul 2013 #39
As one of my favorite DUers said zeemike Jul 2013 #89
There are a number of US funded and industry advocacy/PR groups that have a web presence. leveymg Jul 2013 #51
it's been most obvious with industry-supporting personas... nashville_brook Jul 2013 #64
The influx is steady, wars or not. And the numbers will keep increasing woo me with science Jul 2013 #27
I didn't see your post before. DU moves so fast with important posts buried under royal baby love Catherina Jul 2013 #46
I have tried to kick several old, important threads lately. woo me with science Jul 2013 #66
The only answer I have for you is that the money comes from us Catherina Jul 2013 #91
That is a great post. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #83
+100 zeemike Jul 2013 #93
That is an extremely insightful and useful post on many levels. leveymg Jul 2013 #135
"What is happening to it now is, quite frankly, not natural." Skittles Jul 2013 #238
Very astute observations n/t truedelphi Jun 2014 #300
Then they disappear for ages only to reappear at the same time to assault and counterrecommend Catherina Jul 2013 #30
Yep. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #85
Yes! Those are the funniest lol Catherina Jul 2013 #95
You know things are going bad when the "poutrage" meme starts popping. DirkGently Jul 2013 #103
Yep- Poutrage. Ponies. Pearls. Catherina Jul 2013 #133
Some of those "newbies" had accounts opened as far back as 2003, bvar22 Jul 2013 #77
Exactly. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #86
That is *very* interesting. woo me with science Jul 2013 #209
Dang. I missed that one also. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #245
The law needs to catch up with the tech. False advertising DirkGently Jul 2013 #25
CosPlay for the 1% n/t radhika Jul 2013 #29
Before any of us could even imagine such deceptive tactics, we did remark on the similarity of sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #32
spot-on. the term "bots" emerged to describe a brand of insincerity... nashville_brook Jul 2013 #48
Bot, at least to me, implies a crude effort hootinholler Jul 2013 #60
totally agree -- i'm pointing to the use of the term by casual users... nashville_brook Jul 2013 #63
Ah, the same way that Hacker became corrupted hootinholler Jul 2013 #71
eggsactly. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #105
hastings was investigating wht versues blk hackers questionseverything Jul 2013 #198
Shoals of trolls and clots of bots Divernan Jul 2013 #225
If anyone disagrees with you, then you can claim Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #34
no -- but you can take into account their behavior and history nashville_brook Jul 2013 #43
It is reasonably easy to discern good-faith disagreement Maedhros Jul 2013 #112
Yes, I see both kinds here every day I am here. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #114
Exactly. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #277
Or rest assured they may just be an asshole. morningfog Sep 2013 #297
du rec. xchrom Jul 2013 #37
It's a brave new world agent46 Jul 2013 #40
No... Brave New World had Sex and Soma whttevrr Jul 2013 #50
see post #44 -- yes, they have been used here. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #58
Wow agent46 Jul 2013 #65
BOOKMARKED..... n/t annabanana Jul 2013 #41
K&R. nt DLevine Jul 2013 #47
LOL, the fantasies of some fringe company means it's really happening! MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #52
You forgot the pom poms, Palin, apple pie and something about vodka Catherina Jul 2013 #62
Oh, they're just mad because they didn't get their unicorn magical thyme Jul 2013 #84
No Manny, everyone who disagrees with you here is a government mole. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #248
Interesting to see the mechanics of these propaganda ventures revealed. Mc Mike Jul 2013 #54
I've just been reading up on this stuff at Project PM starroute Jul 2013 #56
"such software will form a broad programmatic area of military operations" + Smith-Mundt Amendment nashville_brook Jul 2013 #76
I don't see the problem. DirkGently Jul 2013 #81
wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just bomb us for real, in a false flag attack? magical thyme Jul 2013 #88
these sorts of propaganda programs are exactly what drives cynicism wrt attacks on the US nashville_brook Jul 2013 #108
Tax payers probably spend billions Enthusiast Jul 2013 #179
They have our best interests at heart. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #176
Mantech purchased them? Catherina Jul 2013 #148
The usefulness of open forums is coming to a close cprise Jul 2013 #57
Sad, but true. But I would think a few minor restrictions would screen out (most of) the fakes. reformist2 Jul 2013 #69
Thank Goodness! Vanje Jul 2013 #75
Thanks, Catherina, this has been a constant annoyance to so many of us for years Zorra Jul 2013 #79
Could explain a lot here at the "Underground..." villager Jul 2013 #82
But I have a question. Puglover Jul 2013 #97
Well that's what happens when you're so cheap you won't pay for quality labor Catherina Jul 2013 #104
I think the goal, rather than convincing anyone, woo me with science Jul 2013 #113
Exactly! Distraction is often the goal. Maedhros Jul 2013 #116
And "they" have been successful. bvar22 Jul 2013 #206
Bingo! Th1onein Jul 2013 #222
The purpose of disinfo is to muddy things up, not to convince starroute Jul 2013 #115
Yes! To derail and to muddy, not to convince Catherina Jul 2013 #125
Very good! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #184
It seems TPTB have Enthusiast Jul 2013 #182
Heh RobertEarl Jul 2013 #102
Could you expand on how they may have gamed the jury system? Maedhros Jul 2013 #118
Via software hacking? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #126
I think they are gaming the juries. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #210
This is absolutely hilarious. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #107
You're welcome. Catherina Jul 2013 #117
She saved the PM. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #132
Oh gawd, now you're just as lost as I thought Catherina Jul 2013 #138
Awkward... whttevrr Jul 2013 #140
Long story... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #144
So you're the one that was the subject of an ATA whine! You should know that Skinner himself has Number23 Jul 2013 #292
Check your inbox. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #294
Nailed it... SidDithers Jul 2013 #137
Indeed Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #278
K&R idwiyo Jul 2013 #110
ah! almost forgot...and then there's those who are real people nashville_brook Jul 2013 #111
the CEO of HBGary has stinky socks Generic Other Jul 2013 #124
“I need to focus on taking care of my family and rebuilding my reputation,” Catherina Jul 2013 #129
Oooh look, Booz Allen named here too Generic Other Jul 2013 #134
Yeah, but it's just a SIMs family. Mc Mike Jul 2013 #241
Do we see this on DU? I suspect so. But who knows? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #130
see post #44. nashville_brook Jul 2013 #174
I think it is everywhere. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #188
K&R!! Pro surveillance state felix_numinous Jul 2013 #136
My tinfoil hat needs another layer or two after reading this thread Fumesucker Jul 2013 #139
I stole it from Yurbud, as noted in the OP Catherina Jul 2013 #142
K&R'd, bookmarked, & quoted elsewhere -- snot Jul 2013 #141
There is ample evidence that this ... 99Forever Jul 2013 #145
At some point the bulk internet surveillance is going to get corrupted Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #147
IP addresses : Sockpuppets : Swarms whttevrr Jul 2013 #149
I was thinking of ways that they might implement it, but it really does pose some interesting penultimate Jul 2013 #165
Both of you should read the back-links more thoroughly dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #203
That's crazy to know such a system very likely may exist penultimate Jul 2013 #204
I'd say it clearly already exists dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #208
Wow! nt Zorra Jul 2013 #223
How organized. And who was paying for this? Why we were of course. n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #237
K&R. Segami Jul 2013 #150
kr HiPointDem Jul 2013 #153
And now the thread is complete...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #157
Yep. joshcryer Jul 2013 #230
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!!!! nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #290
brad covered this extensively questionseverything Jul 2013 #155
Thanks, I didn't know that. n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #167
someone as well informed as you should read him questionseverything Jul 2013 #171
Thanks. I'll give it a try Catherina Jul 2013 #177
The article was probably written by a sockpuppet. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #163
I'm more of a stocking than a sock. penultimate Jul 2013 #166
I don't like wearing socks. Or much of anything else. But my onboard cam is disabled. Lucky you! freshwest Jul 2013 #216
Snort~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #226
I looove that picture. I have one with a cat... freshwest Jul 2013 #227
Like this one? sheshe2 Jul 2013 #228
Oh, no, that is much better! I did tell you about the cats reporting to Sirius nightly, didn't I? freshwest Jul 2013 #231
Your petite chat is beautiful. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #232
Welcome to ignore, sheshe2. Th1onein Jul 2013 #235
+1 for this and the cat pics JoePhilly Jul 2013 #242
... sibelian Jul 2013 #260
great post and discussion xiamiam Jul 2013 #173
I didn't know Rahm Emmanuel did 'message management' Catherina Jul 2013 #178
an article by scahill in 2009 on rahms program xiamiam Jul 2013 #190
"Message Discipline"! Catherina Jul 2013 #218
big K and R bbgrunt Jul 2013 #183
That makes a lot of pro-sense! n/t backscatter712 Jul 2013 #187
It is a matter of when, not if. Rex Jul 2013 #193
Kick. Thanks, Catherina. tblue Jul 2013 #214
Have you copped to your discredited Venezualen posts yet? randome Jul 2013 #217
Goodbye, randome. sibelian Jul 2013 #261
So you think Kerry really did threaten Venezuela? randome Jul 2013 #268
Your Op is a Hoot Catherina~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #234
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #262
I love it when they out themselves like this Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #266
LL, can you please edit or self-delete that remark ucrdem Jul 2013 #269
Results from your alert. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #275
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #284
The thread is almost as illuminating as the OP. Nice work, Cat! LanternWaste Jul 2013 #243
Umm... why are you calling a company "the government"? (nt) Recursion Jul 2013 #249
What is fascism? The merger of state and corporate power. n/t backscatter712 Jul 2013 #252
This thread is very useful for id'ing one of two groups: geek tragedy Jul 2013 #250
This thread is a who's who of who is who. great white snark Jul 2013 #254
. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #255
I'm beginning to agree with you! flamingdem Jul 2013 #281
Not only that, but the theme of this thread is exceptional for getting Skinner himself Number23 Jul 2013 #293
K&R nt TBF Jul 2013 #253
HB Gary always had the look and feel of a limited hangout ucrdem Jul 2013 #267
maybe al queda is using bots. or China Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #285
My guess would be a PMSC, "private military and security company," ucrdem Jul 2013 #286
kick woo me with science Jul 2013 #276
k&r Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #279
No doubt they're using this place as both testing ground and theater of deployment kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #287
Seems like the sockbot squad got in a platoon of reinforcements since this OP was posted. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #288
Kicked & Recommended In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #291
Well, I can see now what that $52 Billion a year is buying US 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #295
Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jun 2014 #301
This post nearly has hundreds of recommendations. Help put it over the top. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #302
Leave HBGary alone!11!!!11 Only "crazy people" think the USG hired them! Pholus Jun 2014 #303
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