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tosoris

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34. i think you're reading something into my remarks which isnt there

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #29)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 12:22 PM

Dec 2014

Well I can't be held responsible for you reading something into my remarks that I never put there. I just got to DU and as I'm new here I can't have any informed opinion of what happens here on the subject matter you raise or anything else. Nor do I have any interest in discussing any issue relating to the DU community as I'm new here and don't have any idea. I am sorry I can't participate in that discussion, because I can't have any informed opinion as a new arrival, but if you'd like to discuss with me what my experience was at DKos being exposed to the work of paid trolls, I'd be more than glad to discuss that with you. I'd have to ask what your experience has been at DKos with paid trolls. You don't seem to think they exist there is that right? Your characterization of a tired old whine seems to be a bit over the top as they say in jolly old England. That's what you folks say there, where you're from isn't it over the top. As I understand it DKos is the largest progressive web site in the world with a couple million registered accounts. I think under those circumstances to suggest that people who've been there for a long time like myself have experience with paid trolls isn't the stuff of tin foil hats at all, nor is it a tired old whine as you put it. I think the discussion here is about progressive online communities outside of DU being infected with paid trolls. Clearly as you say no one will stop me from participating in that discussion and that information is welcome. Thanks. I hope we can avoid future thread drift. Look forward to your reply as to your experience with paid trolls at DKos.

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Has Daily Kos been overrun by xenophobic racist trolls? [View all] Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 OP

Troll ratio is directly proportional to annabanana Dec 2014 #1

Anna you're absolutely right Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #2

i hate dkos! i.e. great orange satan. DU is a much better place. people should quit dkos tosoris Dec 2014 #3

Me thinks you protest waaaay too much....n/t monmouth4 Dec 2014 #4

me thinks you speak like a loyal kossack lifetime subscription owner tosoris Dec 2014 #5

Thank you..... monmouth4 Dec 2014 #6

Haven't been around long, have you. pangaia Dec 2014 #22

Me too. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #7

Were you banned from there recently or something? RiverLover Dec 2014 #9

i'm not banned from dkos tosoris Dec 2014 #14

Oh good, and we're happy to have you here!! RiverLover Dec 2014 #16

tanks for the welcome tosoris Dec 2014 #19

You ought to know that you shouldn't call people paid trolls here either muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #23

my comment was general tosoris Dec 2014 #26

The way you put it, it looked like you wanted to say specific members are paid trolls muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #29

i think you're reading something into my remarks which isnt there tosoris Dec 2014 #34

I can't speak for Muriel but I think Muriel might of misunderstood. Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #35

People on all kinds of websites put criticism down to 'paid trolls', without evidence muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #37

I'm not interested in discussing matters regarding DU tosoris Dec 2014 #40

The thread title includes "other progressive blog sites"; that describes DU muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #43

As you keep taking us off thread i wont respond further. i'm not interested in communcating w/ you tosoris Dec 2014 #46

All I just did was point out what you had been saying in this thread muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #49

Please respect my request not to address any further posts to me tosoris Dec 2014 #55

asking to be ignored and saying you will ignore a duer is sure the way to "build community" uppityperson Dec 2014 #59

+1,000 icymist Dec 2014 #74

Hopefully someone is paying you to troll us here... Agschmid Dec 2014 #56

it is something. uppityperson Dec 2014 #60

you aren't interested in learning about du, and no one has posted about du here on du? uppityperson Dec 2014 #45

thanks for the warm welcoming tosoris Dec 2014 #50

I usually just look and see when they joined Gman Dec 2014 #27

I hate to tell ya... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #52

The very concept of paid political trolls 90-percent Dec 2014 #8

The most blatant group I've seen is at the Washington Post DFW Dec 2014 #10

To DFW - Well said brother Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #12

And the WaPo OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #70

One does get the impression their new management isn't opposed to its offensive "guests." DFW Dec 2014 #72

Better watch out Jim Beard Dec 2014 #75

He had better have one hell of a GPS system and a LOT of drones to spare DFW Dec 2014 #78

To 90-percent - Great post Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #11

I would love it if this became a real political party. librechik Dec 2014 #32

I know AnnetteK in Disq-operated comment sections across the sites. TRoN33 Dec 2014 #13

tron33 is correct. annettek is a paid troll tosoris Dec 2014 #18

She might be 'hated' by some, but she's also got 5 bar mojo on DK Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #54

don't know about AnnetteK's case. Ordinarily I'd say your right but its a troll we're talking of tosoris Dec 2014 #71

No Derek V Dec 2014 #15

Training Teabagging Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #17

Great. Koch's teaparty teaching invading the "blogosphere' RiverLover Dec 2014 #25

Oh absolutely. Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #68

Lee Fang wrote an article octoberlib Dec 2014 #20

Octoberlib - I couldn't possibly agree with you more Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #21

Since you strangely didn't give the link on Kos to the original article, here it is: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #24

To muriel thanks for the link Also The link to the Spiegel article is at the bottom of my diaries Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #28

Funny you should ask nichomachus Dec 2014 #30

A lot of people are intimidated at being flash mobbed and cyber stalked by trolls Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #31

This is an ancient problem for women who make pro-feminist comments daredtowork Dec 2014 #39

Where are all of these "paid troll" jobs advertised, anyway? Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #33

I'm paid by the number of times I get mentioned in ATA... Agschmid Dec 2014 #57

There are all sorts of "troll gangs" over there that selectively knock off users who True Blue Door Dec 2014 #36

The Internet is Saturated with Rightwing Trolls daredtowork Dec 2014 #38

Wow you live in the same city Markos does tosoris Dec 2014 #41

I haven't seen his house daredtowork Dec 2014 #47

To daredtowork - This is truly interesting Democrats Ramshield Dec 2014 #42

Berkeley daredtowork Dec 2014 #44

Thanks for the links Jim Beard Dec 2014 #79

ever seen a paid commentors home page? reddread Dec 2014 #77

It depends on how you define "troll". Quantess Dec 2014 #48

You might want to remove that last line. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #51

Hey Erich I wondered what happened to you tosoris Dec 2014 #63

I mostly wound up here. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #66

I have found myself rather tired of the chnge at KOS. Jim Beard Dec 2014 #53

Wait what - Armando is 2nd in Command at Daily Kos? daredtowork Dec 2014 #58

Whatever, His response was smartalechy Jim Beard Dec 2014 #61

It's also interesting that so many people blatantly accused you of having sockpuppets Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #62

What's a sockpuppet? RiverLover Dec 2014 #64

At DK, most people are only allowed to write under a single account at a time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #65

Thanks Erich. There's this whole alter-universe in cyberland. Such drama! RiverLover Dec 2014 #69

I don't know what happened and I don't have a dog in that fight tosoris Dec 2014 #67

I found this old craigslist thing on the net tosoris Dec 2014 #73

The people they hired Jim Beard Dec 2014 #76