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Forum Post: Zero replies to trolls!

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 22, 2011, 8:59 p.m. EST by nocasualobserver (21)
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Bump this simple message often and do it. Take the apparent power from the trolls by ignoring them. I guarantee they will go away.

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[-] 2 points by OBchanter (6) 13 years ago

Proudly I say : I will reelect Mr. President Barack Obama !

[-] 2 points by metapolitik (1110) 13 years ago

It's so hard not to respond to them. They're really good at bating.

One thing to remember:

If they are trolling a worthy post, you can go ahead and argue with them... It only helps bump the OP.

[-] 1 points by nocasualobserver (21) 13 years ago

Just 'bump' instead of reply. i.e. a new post will bump just as well as a reply to their message.

[-] 1 points by metapolitik (1110) 13 years ago

Yes, but I happen to excel at eviscerating trolls with sound logic and making them look completely stupid.

So I might as well.

[-] 1 points by TCurtin (34) 13 years ago

Me too, and you may actually change somebody's mind and educate. Poor education is not necessarily their fault.

[-] 1 points by nocasualobserver (21) 13 years ago

Keep a count on the converts. :-)

[-] 1 points by metapolitik (1110) 13 years ago

That's so true.

Especially with our educational system in the shambles that it's in.

[-] 1 points by TCurtin (34) 13 years ago

Here's a recent favorite. http://occupywallst.org/forum/a-little-perspective-please/#comment-187521 These trolls are polluting all the discussions going on, somebody really needs to organize to keep it in check. My hope, even though it expands their ridiculous posts, is that by combatting the trolls and confronting them in some cases, it will bring up many good discussions, which leads to further understanding by me, them, and all who read. And since there are no mods, I feel it is important.

[-] 1 points by metapolitik (1110) 13 years ago

Yes, but just be wary of letting such discussions inadvertently 'bump' troll threads to the top of the forum.

[-] 2 points by Steve15 (385) 13 years ago

You're right, I just responded to my last one.

[-] 2 points by bwturner1951 (34) 13 years ago

Good idea. I'm in. bump!!!

[-] 1 points by Ross333 (3) 13 years ago

Dear MadAsHellTX:

The very fact your here says it all. The more time you spend here than sucking the tea party" tea bag" is an indication that you are bored. I understand that and suggest you go back to ur job, push thru whatever it is you do an let people trying to change things carry on. BTW arn't you late for the pheasant shoot with Rick Perry ? I hope his aim is better than yours...

bump this idiot

[-] 1 points by Ross333 (3) 13 years ago

Dear MadAsHellTX:

The very fact your here says it all. The more time you spend here than sucking the tea party" tea bag" is an indication that you are bored. I understand that and suggest you go back to ur job, push thru whatever it is you do an let people trying to change things carry on. BTW arn't you late for the pheasant shoot with Rick Perry ? I hope his aim is better than yours...

bump this idiot

[-] 1 points by beardy (282) 13 years ago

you sir, are a prime example of what is wrong with the OWS movement

[-] 1 points by Steve15 (385) 13 years ago

Outstanding speech by Chris Hedges:

http://youtu.be/b8yKu0QD71Q

[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 13 years ago

the sun cuts through the naked dome

and bakes the earth to stone

keeping eyes cast to the ground

I push the plow tip down

'

life is like a furrowed field

line next to line next to line

and I will go on plowing

'til the end of time

[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 13 years ago

as rule for forum building

I am careful to make sure anyone taking the time to post a new thread got at least one response

[-] 1 points by madeinusa (393) 13 years ago

But the some OWS will read their stuff, so if you can't resist put a simple great link or statement on there?

[-] 1 points by dankpoet (425) 13 years ago

Wow, what a honeypot in here...

[-] 0 points by anonymouse (154) 13 years ago

There isn't anyone else here besides trolls. Haven't you noticed yet? The good news is that unemployment among astroturfers is at an all time low. That's how corporate America is solving this crisis.

[-] -1 points by AntiCorp (187) 13 years ago

Move on from this thread...don't get stuck posting in here where the "truth" about the OWS will never be read.....back to the forum...all of you!

[-] 2 points by Socrates469bc (608) from New York, NY 13 years ago

Click on the Up arrow if you like a post and the down arrow if you dislike it. The arrows are on the upper left corner of a post.

[-] -1 points by awedrt (-3) 13 years ago

All OWS will reelect Obama (User Submitted) Posted Oct. 22, 2011, 6:41 p.m. EST (2 hours ago) by obamaosama

Barack Obama, US president, offered more support for protesters against the global financial system after a weekend of demonstrations in cities around the world, but called on them not to “demonise” those who worked on Wall Street.

On Sunday, Mr Obama honoured Martin Luther King at a dedication to a new memorial on National Mall in Washington. Referring to protests that have spread from Wall Street to London, Rome and elsewhere, Mr Obama said: “Dr King would want us to challenge the excesses of Wall Street without demonising those who work there.” Mr Obama had previously said the protests “express the frustration” of ordinary Americans with the financial sector

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[-] -1 points by awedrt (-3) 13 years ago

All OWS will reelect Obama (User Submitted) Posted Oct. 22, 2011, 6:41 p.m. EST (2 hours ago) by obamaosama

Barack Obama, US president, offered more support for protesters against the global financial system after a weekend of demonstrations in cities around the world, but called on them not to “demonise” those who worked on Wall Street.

On Sunday, Mr Obama honoured Martin Luther King at a dedication to a new memorial on National Mall in Washington. Referring to protests that have spread from Wall Street to London, Rome and elsewhere, Mr Obama said: “Dr King would want us to challenge the excesses of Wall Street without demonising those who work there.” Mr Obama had previously said the protests “express the frustration” of ordinary Americans with the financial sector

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[-] -2 points by awedrt (-3) 13 years ago

Your post is zero itself

[-] -3 points by AntiCorp (187) 13 years ago

I think what nocasualobserver really means is if you don't reply then you don't have to defend a useless hippie movement that is dying as he or she doesn't reply.

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[-] -1 points by AntiCorp (187) 13 years ago

Seriously?

[-] -3 points by AntiCorp (187) 13 years ago

Nocasualobserver is right! They will go away.....when the OWS goes away.