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skids Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 01:49 AM
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Beware the flamebait trolls calling people out as concern trolls.
Edited on Mon Nov-06-06 01:50 AM by skids
I think I settled it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2587425&mesg_id=2587425

As of this post, at least among DUers who are inclined to answer forum polls, 38% have already voted. Of the remaining 62%, only 4% are not absolutely positive they are going to go vote no matter what.

So yelling at each other about who is trying to discourage voters and who is trying to make them overconfident is a waste of time.

Wasting our time is what the trolls want.

It keeps you from walking over to your neighbors house or calling your friends and family and encouraging them to go vote and to go vote Democratic.

What are you doing hanging around here anyway? Most of us that can, already have. Peel your fingers by force if necessary off of your keypads and go get us some offliner votes.

http://news.google.com/news?q=early%20voting%20turnout
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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 01:51 AM
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1. I like blinky things
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:27 AM
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2. You just love to cause trouble, don't you :)
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:35 AM
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3. Beware the concern folks calling out flamebait regarding concern trolls.
Edited on Mon Nov-06-06 03:38 AM by impeachdubya
Because lordy knows, we don't want anyone wasting any more time! ;-)

Anyway, the reason for calling out concern trolls, I suspect, is because they get off on watching folks here wring their hands and worry. So fuck 'em.

Edit- Actually, let me rephrase that:

FUCK 'EM
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 04:41 AM
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4. What is the rule about trolls? : Don't feed the trolls!
The single most ignored common sense rule on internet forums and message boards.
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