Reply #71: When posts that tout the most basic tenets of the Democratic platform start out with negative recs

[rudy23]

besides being uncivil, it throws the integrity of why posters are at DU into question.

I think the mods have done a great job, and I'm very appreciative of them. I do think there has to be some qualitative way of identifying paid trolls. For example, when 20 different posters use the same vile, over the top terms to assault a critic of Obama like Howard Dean, Feingold, Kucinich, etc., one can gather that it is part of an orchestrated attack, complete with unrecs, vile language, etc. I'm glad the vile tone will be monitored more closely, since the paid attackers seem to rely on that tone to derail debates and drive people away. However, they have no vested interest in preserving the integrity of DU, so they are at an advantage. There does need to be a way to identify people who are ALWAYS attacking Progressivism itself, and doing it in concert with other people.

That would be kind of like if I went on a New Orleans Saints website and 20 different supposed Saints fans were attacking Drew Brees, (eta: all using almost the exact same language). It makes no sense, and it is a sign of collaboration AGAINST Democrats from within the party.

I appreciate that there are genuine differences within the party, but we've all seen how the DLC can often look like more of an infiltration from Republicans, than genuine disagreements within the family.

I've said my piece, but overall, I think the mods do an outstanding job, and I'm very appreciate to have DU and all the great DU posters around to talk to each day, and try to make sense of this crazy world with together.