Trolls are as obvious as they were back in 2001 when I joined DU.

[trumad]

They really are. They have the same tells...with concern being number one in MHO.

[salin]

1. Ya but in 2001/2002

you also had "Ralph Nader!" as troll bait.

[OKNancy]

41. Hi old friend

[salin]

50. Great to "see" you

!!

[In_The_Wind]

2. Some things never change.

[Kingofalldems]

3. Hillary should reprimand her staff for saying bad things about Pence!

[jonno99]

4. Chuckles! Now you get back under the bridge!

[malaise]

34. Oh My!

[Bluzmann57]

82. Hillary should give raises to her staff for saying true things about Pence.

[Kingofalldems]

83. It was sarcasm based upon a post right here on DU.

[Bluzmann57]

84. I thought it might be

But one never knows.

[Squinch]

93. Can you believe that crap?

[Logical]

5. Post names or quit making stuff up! Nt

[trumad]

7. Funny name for someone who would not thin there are trolls on DU.

[Logical]

8. No, I just want you to name names so I can cal BS. I think you think "hillary has some issues" is...

a troller.

[Blue_Adept]

9. After five years here you know that call outs aren't allowed.

[Logical]

10. If they are really trolls call them out. nt

[pnwmom]

14. Call-outs are against the rules, even for trolls. And you know that. n/t

[nashville_brook]

55. neither are meta-threads...but what the hell, right?

[trumad]

31. Are there trolls on DU

Yes or no?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

20. If you think I'm one, you can say so. I don't mind. Let's address your concerns. nt

[womanofthehills]

13. We all know who the trolls are

[clarice]

77. Who are they? nt

[emulatorloo]

36. Ask the old-timers about "The Great Reveal" on election night 2004

When a bunch of "Kerry is not X enough for me" trolls outed themselves and did a victory lap.


It happens, you need not get mad at Trumad.

[wildeyed]

60. I went back and read a bunch of those old thread during the primary,

just as a refresher. And yes, it is the basically the same old, same old.... I dunno if we have reached DEFCON Haitian Manboobs yet, but there is still plenty of time for that!

[yardwork]

63. I remember it and I think some of them are still here.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. I could not agree more

[Logical]

11. Here is a great idea, alert on them and quit whining. This shit is getting old. nt

[womanofthehills]

15. Actually, the trolls can be an "interesting" challenge

and our responses to their misplaced world views can educate others.

Answering trolls, makes one think creatively.

[GoneOffShore]

37. Oh it does, but it is exhausting.

[busterbrown]

44. Fully agree..

And I enjoy kicking ass once in awhile...

Just agreeing can be slow sometimes.. ha

[nashville_brook]

54. that is SO TRUE -- i find that people who don't agree 100% with me

are SUPER interesting challenges. i could just start a thread to condescend to them...but then i think, why not use them to educate others JUST LIKE YOU!!

education is SO important.

[PatSeg]

72. Good exercise for the mind

and you often meet interesting people!

Also, I don't like seeing informative threads hijacked.

[840high]

52. .that^

[wildeyed]

61. Nah, it is more fun to toy with them.

The good ones surf the thin line pretty well, so it is hard to make an alert stick. Better to troll them back, ever so gently I can't imagine putting that much time and energy into a project like that. The good ones are not stupid. seems like they could find more productive ways to use their time and talents, but whatever.... The interwebs are weird sometimes.

[fleabiscuit]

80. Who was that politico who talked about 'self deportation' in the last presidential election? nt

[Squinch]

94. You could always ignore or scroll past these discussions. You don't seem to, though.

Even though you feel they are getting so old.

[Rex]

12. I've come to the conclusion one can concern troll without being a troll.

Over the years I've seen more people concern troll then anything else.

[ehrnst]

23. Off topic, but I loooooooove your sig line.

[Rex]

24. Thanks!

I was going to add to it, but I think it encapsulates everything going on right now. I LOVE the TP gifs! Had to download them!

[Mosby]

16. the difference is now

We have Russian trolls, Venezuelan trolls, Palestinian trolls and Muslim trolls.

Back in the early days it was just conservative trolls.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

17. Don't fergit the Israel trolls, mos...

They're fernny...always complaining about Palestinians and Muslims.

[geek tragedy]

19. he already mentioned conservative trolls nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

21. ...

[Mosby]

71. typical...

Most Liberals support Israel.

Bernie does because he cares about the truth, he knows that the Zionist cause is just.

Those "progressives" that want to see Israel destroyed through demographic shifts are fake Liberals IMO, one either supports indigenous rights or not.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

104. "Those "progressives" that want to see Israel destroyed..."

It's funny to watch you write about phantoms.

[tenderfoot]

22. Most of the types listed still fall under "conservative trolls"

eom

[Mosby]

70. good point

I did forget the woo-trolls, they are usually on the left.

[Rex]

26. China's CP has an entire building dedicated to trolling 24-7.

Things are a lot more complex.

[GoneOffShore]

40. And you left out the 'woo' trolls.

Always with the anti-vaxx, Big Pharma nonsense.

Though I kind of miss the Indigo Children trolls and don't blow up the moon folks.

[womanofthehills]

59. Words trolls love to use - "woo" "chemtrails" "coffee enemas"

I say something negative about Monsanto

Troll says "chemtrails"

I say glyphosate is a possible carcinigen

troll says "coffee enemas''

[PatSeg]

91. Say "organic"

and they say "Pseudoscience"

[Fozzledick]

69. The resident anti-Semitic trolls are particularly brazen.

It doesn't take much to bring a couple out of the woodwork.

[PatSeg]

73. And evidently

corporate trolls are the big thing these days and they are everywhere. It is a new and different world, that's for sure.

[Mosby]

75. no question

Large companies have communicators who spend a lot of time on social media.

[PatSeg]

78. I used to be rather naive

and thought some of these people were earnest, but obnoxious. Many of them are clearly well trained. I picture them with big tabulated corporate binders on their desks.

[womanofthehills]

85. easy to spot because they all have the same lines

[PatSeg]

86. And they change their routines

in unison. Either they are psychic or they all received the same memo.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

18. Your concern is duly noted. nt

[pintobean]

29. We agree again.

[RussBLib]

25. I can't help but think that

some of the extreme Bernie-backers might have actually been trolls.

After all, if you are going to vote for Trump because you cannot vote for Bernie, that to me is a red flag. It just makes no sense.

I would have much preferred Bernie over Hillary, but not getting Bernie doesn't make me go off the deep end and throw away a vote on Trump.

[BlueMTexpat]

48. You are much too sane to be a troll!

[puffy socks]

51. Have you seen Jessica Williams'

(Daily Show) interview with Sanders supporters?

[nini]

27. There were some doozies over the years.

I especially love the ones who devote so much time building a rep then letting the truth start to show slowly but surely.

[trumad]

33. Go to Jacks place to see that.

[emulatorloo]

38. You Better Believe It!

Ran out of counterpunch articles Democrats, had to scrape around for wingnut and libertarians slamming Dems.

Was so happy when admins figured all out.

[Sancho]

28. Yep...K&R

[pintobean]

30. Your concern is noted.

Hey, this guy flew under the radar for fourteen years, so any of us could be a troll.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=109627

I guess it depends on who is defining 'troll'. I think the rabid purity police are the worst trolls here. They stir the most shit.

[busterbrown]

47. Well they are bad...but

I guess I don’t follow this stuff closely enough.. In my mind the worst are the rapid Bernie Supporters who feel Hillary isn’t progressive enough.. In other words a Vote for Bernie is a vote for “Agent Orange”

For me, the only Trolls are the ones trying to sabotage our progressive agenda.. Am I in the minority?

[Squinch]

95. He didn't really fly under the radar. Plenty of people knew exactly what he was.

[pintobean]

99. I was being facetious

He flaunted his trolling. As do others.

[Squinch]

101. Very true. The most surprising thing about many PPRs is how long they are in coming.

[Generic Brad]

32. I'm extremely worried about the troll infestation

Worried and concerned.

[ehrnst]

35. I think that sunlight is the cure for trolls.

Lots and lots of light shining on them.

[840high]

53. I wish that was my big worry.

[awoke_in_2003]

39. He wasn't really a troll

but I do miss Random Thoughts.

[FSogol]

45. He was due beer and travel money and many experiences....

(Insert 1 TB Dire Straits video library here)

[awoke_in_2003]

46. Yep

and I don't think anyone ever paid up

[bigwillq]

42. Trolls show on most, if not all, message boards.

I usually ignore them. No big deal.

[jpak]

43. We should resurrect the Freeper/Troll Amnesty Thread

One of my all time favorites...

[ibegurpard]

49. irony thy name is Trumad

[nashville_brook]

56. ...

[melman]

58. seriously

[Nye Bevan]

57. The most insidious ones are the really subtle "deep cover" trolls.

They pretend to support Democrats. They purport to espouse progressive viewpoints. They say that they voted for President Obama and that they can't stand Donald Trump. They stay civil and rarely get posts hidden.

They think that they are so clever. But I'm on to them. Yes, I'm on to them.

[philosslayer]

62. Your vigilance is appreciated

[Logical]

67. LOL, sure you are. once again, name some names. Or I call BS. nt

[pintobean]

68. Your sarcasm detector needs to be calibrated.

[Squinch]

96. What happens after you call BS?

[Logical]

97. Hopefully people stop making shit up. nt

[Squinch]

98. And if they aren't making shit up? You seem to think that your calling BS proves something.

All it proves is that you call BS. I call Sparkle Pony. Neither of our calls has any significance whatsoever.

[Squinch]

102. You're being very obnoxious for no apparent reason. Is that fun for you?

If I don't name a troll, are you going to call BS on me?

[PatSeg]

74. And they have the most clever names

Trying too hard to sound liberal.

If they are professional, they will stay civil and not push too many boundaries. There is a difference between trouble-making and well orchestrated trolling.

[denbot]

64. My favorite troll was Walt Starr, his exit is still the DU Gold Standard.

On the other side you had anti-trolls like Manny Goldstein, whom I hated to admire because for every time I agreed with him, there were 10 of his posts that I felt were incendiary, and outrageous!

[Inkfreak]

76. And yours is...?

[Iggo]

90. Aaaaaaaand, that's enough.

[GoneOffShore]

79. One way or another, we're all trolls to someone.

?t=40s

[L. Coyote]

81. Your concern is appreciated.

I couldn't resist.

It really is appreciated, and it needs to be said. Where are they hiring? I want to get paid to troll the TP Team.

Did you check this out? Twitter bots, trolls, censorship & tech's role - 2016 election.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

87. I really get a kick out of the Monsanto trolls.

Actually, in their case the word "troll" is a misnomer-- I prefer to think of them as "paid shills". Whisper the word GMO in a thread and they come out of the woodwork with their links and holier-than-thou scientific commentary.

Great fun watching them scurrying around trying to earn their paycheck!

[PatSeg]

88. Yes

and they are growing in numbers very rapidly. They use condescension and ridicule to shut down or hijack threads, but fortunately, they are quite predictable as they seem to be working from the same playbook.

Now that you've said "Monsanto" and "GMO", I wonder if they will converge on this thread. Probably not, as I think the antidote seems to be the word "troll".

[Iggo]

89. "Just asking a question..."

[Kingofalldems]

92. Gavin Long threads.

That is all.

[The Straight Story]

103. Been called a troll by better

[betsuni]

105. Looked at a few threads today, saw the lite version of same old stuff.

Complaints about DU: why aren't the usual right-wing talking points about Hillary's dishonesty/weakness/poor polling, etc., allowed? It is a mystery! Accuse everyone else of black-and-white thinking and then do it yourself: if someone says not to pay too much attention to the polls right now, scream WHY DO WANT TO BAN DISCUSSION OF POLLS????!!!! If it's pointed out to you that you must offer constructive criticism, whine that DU is a cheering session for Hillary, only gushing praise/worship/blind allegiance is allowed, otherwise the purity police clique will get you as they only want a bubble/echo chamber.

Hillary supporters are so mean to the innocents only wanting to educate or bring up concerns ("I'm a victim of personal slights&quot . "They are demoralizing me to the point I, like, don't even want to vote." Supporters have "fantasies," are blind (even "blind-wearing cemetery whistlers&quot , should open their eyes, wake up; here, I'll make it simple for you since you are so stupid, for only fools argue against truth. They "mutter querulous outrage."

And something about bumper stickers.

[pintobean]

106. Sometimes, they get stuck in 'flagged for review'