Any Freeps ever get a high post count on DU...?

[bliss_eternal]

...prior to being revealed as a Freep and banned?

I recall before the election there were some rumblings that this may occur (unveilings). Just wondered.

(To stay within board guidelines, please don't name names, if you recall them. I just want to know if that has happened before.)

Thanks!
:hi:

[southlandshari]

1. Only one

And I'm not saying the name. So really nothing to discuss here, right?

;)

[billyskank]

2. I've forgotten the name anyway

I missed when he came out from undercover. I have to ask what the point in that sort of thing is. It's not as if infiltrating our ranks achieves anything; everything we say is publicly viewable anyway!

[bliss_eternal]

3. I agree--I thought it was weird, too...

When there were warnings that someone may 'reveal' themselves after the election.

What a collossal waste of time and energy. Pretending to be a Dem, donating to DU, spending so much time here that their post count got very high. Just don't get it.

I couldn't do that to myself--hang out in Freeperville, pretending to be one of them. Just to jump out eventually and say 'aha! I'm not who you think I am!"

:dunce:

[Archae]

5. He/she is a Freeper.

Logic, common sense, they all go out the window to become a Freeper.

[Orsino]

13. They were raised on lies...

...so lying is automatic for them. Like breathing through the mouth.

[cassiepriam]

28. I was on another board once where someone admitted he was paid

by some unknown repug entity to make trouble on the list. Was bizarre, but he was on someone's payroll and that was why he did it. It did not surprise me, the repugs have lots of money to hire these goons. They are just thug hired to intimidate people. Didn't Hitler use the same tactic?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. The one from last week?

Or is that asking too much? :)

[bliss_eternal]

19. I wasn't aware of a specific situation...

Just wondered, in general. :)

[Scooter24]

7. ahhhh....memories

:popcorn:

[hyphenate]

8. Actually,

weren't there 2? Weren't they partners? Unless that's not who you're thinking of. I remember one, but not the main one. It happened when I wasn't even looking.

[Lars39]

12. I can think of 3, plus the one this past week.

One of those had 2 identities. Very bizarre. :silly:

[salin]

14. er - what did I miss ?

just read several references to the 'one this past week'... enquiring and nosey mind wants to know...

[Lars39]

16. Can't remember *who*, but it was somebody with over 1000 posts

that was banned for repeatedly posting flame-bait threads. Unless I've missed something,too. Hard to keep up sometimes. :)

[salin]

17. I miss all the "excitement"

thanks for the recap.

[Lars39]

18. I stumbled onto it about 10 minutes too late.

By then it was like a whiff of roadkill when you're going 80. :D

[bliss_eternal]

4. Thanks for the info, guys!

I appreciate finding out the truth on that situation.

:hi:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

9. What a waste of time, huh?

[tjwmason]

10. I would imagine lots have.

No chance of 'live and let live' I suppose.

[mandyky]

11. Actually many do by posting here in the Lounge!

But as soon as the hit GD or GD Politics and start spouting Freeper talking points, it is pretty obvious. My favorites are the help me debunk this RWer email posts.

I'd say we have a dozen or so Freepers at DU now. The way to flush out the bad ones is to start a thread on Reparations for slave decendants, or something the hardcore bigots just can't pass on! LOL

[bliss_eternal]

22. LOL!

You've got their habits here, down to a science! I'm usually one of the very last to know, so I've never really paid attention to who's banned or what got them in trouble. But everything you've said makes a lot of sense...

[In_The_Wind]

15. It has happened.

[bliss_eternal]

23. I love your quote...

energy follows intent...

:)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. cuban liberal adn padraig18

[JanMichael]

21. "They" had me fooled! I couldn't believe that was one person

maintaining two personas on a website.

That is either seriously fucked up, or brilliant.

Gotta be honest, if that was a student using an internet site as a way to practice character development...Kudos. There is NO way I could have pulled that off-

Stephanie

[bliss_eternal]

24. Is having two identities here against the rules?

:shrug:

[bluestateguy]

25. I don't think he was banned for being a Freeper

It had something to do with his position on the Catholic Church.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

26. nope it wasnt

[bluestateguy]

27. Seventhson got over 9000

That was easily the record. He decided to come out on election night. On the one hand, I have to tip my hat to him for fooling us for all that time and concealing himself so well. But geez, is his life that pathetic that he would devote such a big part of his life to being a professional troll?

[cassiepriam]

29. Some of these people are mentally ill. They are not rational.

Some are just paid goons and thugs.

[Left Is Write]

31. I don't get the attraction to pretending to be something you're not...

in order to fool people on a political website.

The enjoyment in this is....?

[Blue-Jay]

30. Locking.

Discussion of banned members is not generally permitted.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules_detailed.html

Here's a cow tongue.

[Blue-Jay]

32. Discussion of Banned members

Stinky thread.