Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumRecent new members instigating bait threads.
I've noticed a group of recent new members who typically joined in the last 2-4 weeks who seem to be initiating what I'll call bait threads. These are folks who have often less than 200 posts and who post some slur or refer to a hit piece, often in what I'll call for now rather simplistic language, who will start a thread and then disappear or respond only to the first comment. I get the feeling this is either one or two people with multiple registrations, or an organized group, who have just invaded DU to hit Bernie.
I see some of the same new member hits in GD-P threads as well. Cheap shots and accusations are typical and the author usually with a very recent join date and rather low post count.
I noticed this same thing in quite a few recent threads I've been asked to do jury on too. I also have noticed a language pattern which seems almost as if someone was trying to imitate a high school student. It has a very deliberate feel to it both in OP headlines and the style of the remarks in the OP body.
Has anyone else noticed the same kind of thing?
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Sometimes I like to play with them. I feel a bit guilty though it seems their posts are thought free.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)I posted this thread in 2013
and all of a sudden I got a reply just 2 days ago - from a "Brand New Poster with just 10 post
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Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)JoeyT
(6,785 posts)"Magandang bansa ang Pilipinas" (The Philippines is a beautiful country)
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)hollysmom
(5,946 posts)we took their isps or something and banned according to that. I can't really tell you what exactly it was, I was just told do not let in new members with these list of numbers. took about 6 months for them to stop trying to harass others at the board.
Bubzer
(4,211 posts)However, there are a number of ways around that.
Full disclosure; I work in an IT related field.
Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)It seems very clear they are only here to harass. You know some of the names I am sure.
QC
(26,371 posts)since they cared what goes on here.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)to the phone company that knowingly sells it to them
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)when I said something about with in a similar situation in the past. So glad you brought it new attention.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)in a pm and was thanked.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)[center]Rare sighting of a brockpuppet in the wild[/center]
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Remember people, because Brock can legally coordinate directly with the Clinton campaign only as long as he just uses the internet to work her campaign, herds of these things have been released into the wild.
Please be cautious when encountering these creatures as they are known to maul Democracy and are very hazardous to the truth
This has been a public service announcement.
Hilarious ...
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)They did think that far ahead, knowing they would be banned. I pay attention to writing styles, which are a dead giveaway. The rest of us have to play by the rules with our lone account.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)ones are.
Response to Ford_Prefect (Original post)
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Bubzer
(4,211 posts)or someone else looking to just troll. My bet is it's probably a mixture.
Trajan
(19,089 posts)It's been duly noted ...
They're going down in flames ... At least in my feed they are ...
PATRICK
(12,228 posts)the post vote speculation to justify the poll pumping for the "champ" of the DNC will begin soon with a hopeful eye to the debate to boost their obstinate projections or explain the "surprise".
The fact is that most of HRC's vote is soft. Sanders' support is voting like it's November. You can win with a soft support is the organization, the media and the moguls are hardcore behind you and hardcore against the other guy. This is a showdown like no other in the state. The depression of primary vote has not worked except in their obstinacy to proclaim Hillary inevitable has likely dampened the motivation for turnout.
It's like driving through a snowstorm this election. The union leaders doing their duty for the Clintons do not have their heart in it or much of their membership. The blacks have genuine and laudable reasons and equally admirable organization however you might criticize their factual awareness of where they have placed their loyalty. Never have our pols been so unifed in a joint effort to support the status quo, get favors, avoid the creeping fear. Small wonders never cease.
How do they expect to have credibility to generate votes in the fall if the blow this thing?
Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)They don't believe they need our help to win. They have grossly underestimated the opposition, or else they know the fix is in in the same way Rove did. I doubt the later is true but they may imagine that it could be so. It has been clear for some time they wish to eliminate all Progressives from the Democratic party and I suspect also from congress.
I think it is clear that they do not intend to do anything for Us or anyone else not in the upper 1/3 income bracket. They are definitely pay to play politicians and believe that is the only way elections are going to be won.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)Impedimentus
(898 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)None of them have anything to say that is worth my time and attention.
delrem
(9,688 posts)They are bots.
TrueDemVA
(250 posts)I have noticed and even posted a couple of times about the volume of posts steadily coming in trashing Bernie and his supporters. I have been coming here to this site since about 2007, but only only started taking part since February, and it has been night and day the type of posts I have seen since Wisconsin. It's unbelievably to think that so many posters on this site would actually believe the garbage that is getting posted by these trolls.
I am glad it is being called for what it is, click-bait. You can even tell by the way they respond to people, by criticizing grammer or twisting words instead of backing up whatever hate filled crap they post. It's sickening. These peoples actions are just one of the numerous reasons I am all in for Bernie.
GO BERNIE!!!
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)Eventually they'll go away - after their candidate loses. Responding to them gives them what they want. Don't do it.
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE