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In reply to the discussion: Has Daily Kos been overrun by xenophobic racist trolls? [View all]Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)79. Thanks for the links
I am not a daily visitor to Kos, I have noticed a difference in the political priorities of the posters on Kos. I am relieved to know it wasn't just me.
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i hate dkos! i.e. great orange satan. DU is a much better place. people should quit dkos
tosoris
Dec 2014
#3
You ought to know that you shouldn't call people paid trolls here either
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#23
The way you put it, it looked like you wanted to say specific members are paid trolls
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#29
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
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
asking to be ignored and saying you will ignore a duer is sure the way to "build community"
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#59
you aren't interested in learning about du, and no one has posted about du here on du?
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#45
One does get the impression their new management isn't opposed to its offensive "guests."
DFW
Dec 2014
#72
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
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
A lot of people are intimidated at being flash mobbed and cyber stalked by trolls
Democrats Ramshield
Dec 2014
#31
There are all sorts of "troll gangs" over there that selectively knock off users who
True Blue Door
Dec 2014
#36
It's also interesting that so many people blatantly accused you of having sockpuppets
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#62
At DK, most people are only allowed to write under a single account at a time.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#65