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Beware of bad news trolls...Let them sink (Original Post) Sugarcoated Oct 2012 OP
Yep, Joe rocked them to the core. fugop Oct 2012 #1
They're scared Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #6
Yep. writes3000 Oct 2012 #2
Yeah I've been noticing this too. They are out in droves. WI_DEM Oct 2012 #3
Seen a few myself. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #4
You've got their modus operandi down pat, lm. Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #25
Yup, Zactly DarthDem Oct 2012 #5
Do you smell the desperation? leftynyc Oct 2012 #7
I think every time they post a doom thread fugop Oct 2012 #8
U think Gallup's numbers are accurate? neverland_pirate Oct 2012 #10
Thanks for your concern. DarthDem Oct 2012 #11
This Neverland person is concern trolling or as the correct term DoomSayer in GD DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #41
You crack me up. fugop Oct 2012 #12
What do you think you're adding to the conversation? FBaggins Oct 2012 #17
Skepticm for good news; unconditional acceptance of bad news. fugop Oct 2012 #22
You're not very good at trolling--it didn't take long for WI_DEM Oct 2012 #21
He's no TroyD Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #37
how do you obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2012 #23
Concernland...second shitstorm to the right and straight on til morning MjolnirTime Oct 2012 #26
Thanks for bumpin my thread Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #14
I love the smell of Conservative panic in the morning Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #9
Yep. Don't kick their threads up. bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #13
There were a few last night ... doublethink Oct 2012 #15
But it is the year of Nibiru and will be the end of the world as we know it. Kablooie Oct 2012 #16
Well, that's always a possibility Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #18
WOW DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #19
I heard that freeperville finally went bust because no one was donating bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #39
They keep bumping their own posts. fugop Oct 2012 #20
Thank you. I thought it was just me. Today is a day of celebration! EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #24
Low post, high post, "I'm voting for the most progressive" posts ... mzmolly Oct 2012 #27
ah, but some of them do throw in some "good" posts then add in their "concerns" once bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #40
I agree. mzmolly Oct 2012 #44
buoy this thread flamingdem Oct 2012 #28
I shall Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #31
tally ho! nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #35
"Trash this thread" is your friend. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #29
Ooh, I like that suggestion fugop Oct 2012 #32
I am not a fan of "ignore". GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #34
Excellent suggestion. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #30
They keep popping up like little gophers. bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #33
There's a Caddyshack joke in there Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #36
They're like gnats "we can't be too confident" bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #38
I love that Biden hit a nerve Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #43
We have them in the General Decussion forum as well DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #42
This post scares me DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #45
Let them sink! bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #46

fugop

(1,828 posts)
1. Yep, Joe rocked them to the core.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:35 AM
Oct 2012

They're tryiing desperately to change the subject today. Not going to happen here.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
4. Seen a few myself.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:39 AM
Oct 2012

They'll start out with the bad news in the form of a poll or article from an obscure news source, then say they disagree, then say something like, "Don't get me wrong, I hate Romney and/or Ryan, BUT...) then end the post by calling either Romney or Ryan "an idiot".

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
25. You've got their modus operandi down pat, lm.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:33 PM
Oct 2012

They're laughable in their predictability.

Unfortunately, some unwitting DUers allow themselves to get sucked into the deception.

DarthDem

(5,256 posts)
5. Yup, Zactly
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:40 AM
Oct 2012

And of course Republican robopollsters are right there to give them some material. It's a pretty tired act. Ryan was spanked. Let's talk about that some more.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
7. Do you smell the desperation?
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:41 AM
Oct 2012

Getting pretty stinky. Their boy got spanked hard last night and they're reduced to whining about facial expressions and the moderator....pretty pathetic.

fugop

(1,828 posts)
8. I think every time they post a doom thread
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:43 AM
Oct 2012

We should post a counterattack thread. I mentioned this morning that I think every subject line should be a JOE ROCKED! subject. I was sort of kidding, but I really think the crappy threads have to sink to the bottom so we can enjoy the day. Despair got us nowhere last week. We're fired up thanks to Joe and we should get to stay that way.

Here's hoping that Gallup today will show a change thanks to last Thursday dropping off the seven-day tracker. Sure would be a nice way to go into the weekend.

 

neverland_pirate

(44 posts)
10. U think Gallup's numbers are accurate?
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:45 AM
Oct 2012

Are they to be trusted? i'm not sure. They might be trying to push the narrative of Romney being ahead and what-not. I will take them with a grain o salt.

 

DisabledAmerican

(452 posts)
41. This Neverland person is concern trolling or as the correct term DoomSayer in GD
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:15 PM
Oct 2012

He/She isn't just doing it here, but apparently posted a Nate Silver thing to get people to freak out. I'm trying to warn the GD as well. There are clearly people here to cause a Dem freak out to depress the Vote. They have a clear agenda. That's why I dubbed them DoomSayers.

fugop

(1,828 posts)
22. Skepticm for good news; unconditional acceptance of bad news.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:04 PM
Oct 2012

That's what this one appears to be adding to the board.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
9. I love the smell of Conservative panic in the morning
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:43 AM
Oct 2012

These concern trolls give us other low post counters a bad name. I'm new here, but I'm awesome.

doublethink

(6,823 posts)
15. There were a few last night ...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:52 AM
Oct 2012

in here right after the debate. I was having none of it. Thanks for the reminder.

Kablooie

(18,637 posts)
16. But it is the year of Nibiru and will be the end of the world as we know it.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:53 AM
Oct 2012

And don't call me a bad news troll!

I'm a bad news ogre!!
Brrrrrackysakey want some seafoooood Mama!


---

My dog's better'n your dog.

Sugarcoated

(7,726 posts)
18. Well, that's always a possibility
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:58 AM
Oct 2012

but maybe it will hit the other side of the Earth and we can live underground

DemKittyNC

(743 posts)
19. WOW
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:59 AM
Oct 2012

They are freaking everywhere on here today. That is the best sign EVER that last nights debate was a winner for VP Biden! Nervous freepers???

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)
39. I heard that freeperville finally went bust because no one was donating
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:07 PM
Oct 2012

republicans are jumping ship. the few who are left are bitter and need somewhere
to vent and since freeperville isn't around anymore they come here and try
to play their little games.

isn't that cute?

fugop

(1,828 posts)
20. They keep bumping their own posts.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:02 PM
Oct 2012

I guess there's no way to get rid of that sort of thing, eh? Sucks to be them today.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)
40. ah, but some of them do throw in some "good" posts then add in their "concerns" once
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:10 PM
Oct 2012

they get people to comment. they just want to get their post count up so they will look credible.

anyone who just signed on here for the first time this summer is suspect as far as i'm concerned.
low post count, new user, always "concerned". they are freepers. end of story.

god, i wish i was in charge of looking at ip addresses of new users and killing accounts.
i'd have a FIELD DAY!

mzmolly

(51,003 posts)
44. I agree.
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 01:13 AM
Oct 2012

And it seems the purists who promote a so called leftist view - lay under the radar too easily.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
29. "Trash this thread" is your friend.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:58 PM
Oct 2012

It removes any temptation of posting on the thread and kicking it up.

fugop

(1,828 posts)
32. Ooh, I like that suggestion
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:44 PM
Oct 2012

I've never used that one. I hate to put these idiots on ignore, but trashing the thread would indeed remove temptation. It's hard not to take them on. Must. Exercise. Discipline. Be the Biden. Be the Biden.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
34. I am not a fan of "ignore".
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:07 PM
Oct 2012

The trolls usually don't last all that long anyway, and I admit that I enjoy some of the grave-dancing that goes on when they are removed. Otherwise, most people have something good to say at some point, even if I don't always agree with them. If you put them on ignore, you miss it. The only person on my "ignore" list is a belligerent schumuck who likes to pick fights over imagined slights. I don't care to deal with that kind of crazy.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)
38. They're like gnats "we can't be too confident"
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 06:49 PM
Oct 2012

"we better be careful" means to me, stop celebrating and stop being enthusiastic
about our PRESIDENT.

so easy to spot.

Sugarcoated

(7,726 posts)
43. I love that Biden hit a nerve
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:04 PM
Oct 2012

And if they're wasting time posting here, they're not out on the ground helping Snobney win.

 

DisabledAmerican

(452 posts)
42. We have them in the General Decussion forum as well
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:17 PM
Oct 2012

Can you believe there are some crazy people who actually want them here. It's scary how bad they play the victim when you point it out. I tried to post something similar there to because we have some of the same ones posting in both Politics 2012 and General Discussion if you follow them you can see.

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