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In reply to the discussion: Has Daily Kos been overrun by xenophobic racist trolls? [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)66. I mostly wound up here.
A couple of staff types I respect asked me not to GBCW, which is why I flipped it from 'GBCW' to 'absent', but in the half year or so since I wrote that, I think I've maybe posted 3-4 comments tops over at DK in fundraising type diaries. I think forums can be a decent way to spread ideas, but while I originally started posting on DK for the politics, I ended up being there mainly for the community. I still communicate offsite with the Native American Netroots crowd, and try to check in, and occasionally chip in on DK fundraisers for those in need, but don't read DK daily like I used to.
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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