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Festivito

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12. I always try to address the post, especially when being controversial.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:22 PM

Jan 2013

The idea that there may be trolls, is well accepted around DU even by admins. Radio personalities acknowledge some of their callers are paid by the RW, provided they get in so many talking points.

How trolls work, what their posts look like or whether or not they even know they are trolls is academic.

Some DUers are avoiding certain groups because of posters who use too many loaded adjectives such as ridiculous over-the-top insulting in a single sentence. I think that piling on of adjectives comes from NOT being steady enough to support any one of those words, so, instead, several such words are piled together to make the assertion sound stronger than it is.

IT'S STOPPING DUers FROM POSTING.

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What I am is what I am, are you what you are or what [View all] eomer Jan 2013 OP

Socrates tama Jan 2013 #1

Nicely said. Good luck. I suggest following the money. Festivito Jan 2013 #2

This so clearly takes place from both sides, imo, that I honestly can not tell which one you are cbayer Jan 2013 #4

It is not the religious right that has hold of DU -- at all. Festivito Jan 2013 #9

I could not agree with you more. cbayer Jan 2013 #11

Meth labs? trotsky Jan 2013 #5

Here's a DU link. It was in CO with paraphernalia for MO. Festivito Jan 2013 #7

No, it's YOU who has insinuated that somehow people who post here in this group... trotsky Jan 2013 #10

I always try to address the post, especially when being controversial. Festivito Jan 2013 #12

I think you are secretly ashamed of your behavior, as you should be. trotsky Jan 2013 #13

Maybe that's a describer describing the describer's self. Festivito Jan 2013 #14

I see you made your choice. trotsky Jan 2013 #15

I do wish you well. Festivito Jan 2013 #16

Excellent piece and I would love to see this be the tone of this group cbayer Jan 2013 #3

The tone of this group is not helped when people like your father... trotsky Jan 2013 #6

It has come to my attention that you referred to me directly. Thats my opinion Jan 2013 #19

That one (and a few of his buddies) okasha Jan 2013 #23

I'm glad you think it's a club activity. trotsky Jan 2013 #29

There has been absolutely no distortion. These are your EXACT WORDS. trotsky Jan 2013 #28

Hell, I was hoping to see "I am a Walrus". rug Jan 2013 #8

Thanks for posting this, eomer. It's appreciated. okasha Jan 2013 #17

Thank you for nudging me to, it was an interesting "assignment". eomer Jan 2013 #18

I'm glad you've found a comfortable place okasha Jan 2013 #30

Why not take the easy path? Tell us of a religion which teaches that it is wrong, or that people dimbear Jan 2013 #20

False dichotomy. okasha Jan 2013 #21

There are some that teach that the least among you will be the greatest later cbayer Jan 2013 #22

This is about the famous 3 universal truths. dimbear Jan 2013 #24

UU: a religion that teaches that it doesn't know and that its members are no better than anyone else eomer Jan 2013 #27

you are what you is, uriel1972 Jan 2013 #25

Thanks, eomer. I am UU too. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #26