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Jordan117Aug 5, 2010
Oh, hi there. I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be one of the bad cops in #5, mainly because it's an accusation that most of the right-wingers digging this article make whenever I criticize one of their spammy submissions.
Just to get this out of the way, I say their submissions are spammy because they consist of low-quality articles (like this one) from a comically-biased right-wing blog that set up shop only two weeks ago (July 22nd), but which has nevertheless been submitted to Digg 25 times by six different users, getting 100+ diggs on ten of them (and 200+ on six of them).
http://digg.com/search?s=site:therattingtonpost.blogspot.com
This submission, for instance, has ~100 diggs despite being submitted to the sluggish Education section at around 3:00 a.m. EST. Smells like coordinated spam to me. That's a reasonable claim to make, no? I'm pretty sure no site ever submitted to Digg has had that much success that consistently that soon after being created. Not even The Oatmeal. And The Oatmeal is pretty cool, unlike this crappy teabagger blog.
Anyway, these right-wing spammers don't like it when I call out their obvious spam like I just did here, so they look for a way to discredit me or otherwise distract from my claim. And they found a fittingly stupid way for it.
Six months ago, the debate about health care reform was raging. I comment a lot about politics, mainly by debunking disinformation, and I was seeing a lot of conservatives claiming that health care reform was dead because opinion pollster Rasmussen was showing record low approval numbers for Obama. I was skeptical about Rasmussen because their polls are consistent outliers that always seem to favor Republicans. So I tested my suspicions by taking all the public polling data from the RealClearPolitics polling archive and graphed them in an Excel chart:
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/313/trendline.png
The results were pretty compelling, so on February 2nd I used the chart in a comment:
http://digg.com/politics/Rasmussen_SOTU_bounce_dissipated_Obama_drops_to_44?t=30902158#c30902158
Not wanting to let such a convincing argument go to waste, I used the chart six more times on Digg by February 24th:
http://digg.com/politics/Rasmussen_SOTU_bounce_dissipated_Obama_drops_to_44?t=30892268#c30902255
http://digg.com/political_opinion/2010_Top_Ten_Dubious_Polling_Awards?t=30902566#c30902566
http://digg.com/politics/Rasmussen_SOTU_bounce_dissipated_Obama_drops_to_44?t=30905062#c30905755
http://digg.com/politics/Rasmussen_SOTU_bounce_dissipated_Obama_drops_to_44?t=30905164#c30905817
http://digg.com/politics/71_now_say_the_legislature_is_doing_a_poor_job?t=31226634#c31226634
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Has_America_Already_Had_O_nough?t=31239693#c31241575
So, I posted the chart to Digg seven times altogether in less than a month. It's pretty likely that a frequent reader of the Politics section would see that chart, right? Especially if they're a mutual friend of mine, right?
Well, it turns out that happened! On March 14th -- two and a half weeks after I posted the chart for the *seventh* time -- my mutual friend novenator re-used it:
http://digg.com/politics/Barack_Obama_s_approval_rating_drops_to_46?t=31557502#c31568016
Another user, DukeOnkled, reacted skeptically to the chart image's lack of sources (which I normally disclosed in my comment the times I posted it) and asked him if he'd made it himself:
http://digg.com/politics/Barack_Obama_s_approval_rating_drops_to_46?t=31557502#c31568229
A couple hours later, I was reading the now-popular thread when I noticed novenator's comment using my chart and DukeOnkled's question about it. Seeing as how I made the chart, I posted a brief response to DukeOnkled explaining what the axes were and linking to the source of the data:
http://digg.com/politics/Barack_Obama_s_approval_rating_drops_to_46?t=31557502#c31568312
Later that evening, I noticed in my comment-tracking tool that my explanation had been buried to hell. Wondering why a simple explanation would be so hated, I clicked through to the thread.
Apparently one of Digg's resident conservatives had seen my response, assumed that novenator (the poster of the image) and I (the answerer of a question posed to novenator about the image) were the same and that we'd gotten the logins mixed up, and proceeded to invite all of her right-wing buddies to pile on. Jump to conclusions much?
Anyway, I popped back in to explain the misunderstanding, but these guys are of the eliminationist, slandering mentality that hold every perceived wrongdoing against their enemies, even if it's obviously false. So from that point on, whenever I criticized an inaccurate right-wing submission, they'd ignore the charge and accuse me of having multiple accounts to try and get me banned.
In the many, many times they've brought this up, non-sequitur-style, I've done everything it's possible to do short of mailing them my birth certificate to prove their claims false:
* I've pointed out the fact that I've been on Digg since 2007, and novenator since 2008, so I'd need to operate both accounts independently for years just to gain a single extra vote/voice.
* I've pointed out that I've used my Jordan117 username on multiple other sites like Bungie, Sporcle, and Picasa that are all referred to by my Digg account, whereas novenator has his own novenator accounts on Reddit, YouTube, etc., that are referenced by his own Digg account, and that there is zero overlap between the two, meaning that I'd need to operate both accounts with their own history and backstory self-consistently for years without ever once cross-referencing the two or making a mistake... again, just to gain a single extra vote/voice.
* I've pointed out using timestamps from the Digg comment API that there have been multiple occasions prior to the original comment misunderstanding where novenator and I were commenting on Digg simultaneously for several minutes at a time:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkUZplVrLb-kdHRTYVpWVjE1Q3IyelNVX1pFZjgwM2c&hl=en#gid=0
* I've pointed out that our writing styles and tones are totally different, that we each discuss/digg non-political stuff regularly, and that we digg each other's submissions less consistently than some of the right-wing users accusing us, so it wouldn't even make practical sense for him to be my sockpuppet, anyway.
All ignored, and without a shred of contrary evidence. I kinda feel like President Obama vs. the birthers, in that they are not satisfied no matter how much factual or common-sense evidence I raise -- not because they actually believe what they believe, but because they loathe me and desperately need some kind of way to make me seem illegitimate, even if it's bulls**t. And I feel really bad for novenator, who has to put up with this nonsense just because he re-posted a link.
tl;dr: disingenuous spammers gonna spam (and be disingenuous)
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
Geez! Write a book, will you?
Jordan117Aug 5, 2010
When a f**king cabal of spammers is cheating articles from their bulls**t blog to the front page of Digg that falsely accuse me of something simply because I noticed their f**king cabal, I think I have a right to *thoroughly* defend myself.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
I did not even see you named in the post. Thou dost protest too much. The absolute worst digg abusers are the notrolls and they received prominent treatment in this post.
Jordan117Aug 5, 2010
"Where appropriate, the Digg trolls mentioned have had their names altered in the text in order not to directly jab at them, but the reader is free to check the links I have provided to verify and check out some of the trolling tactics that have been mentioned."
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
Apologies. I did not follow the link. If you are not Novenator then good for you. I have been the target of that guy's abuse more than once. He is a fairly nasty character.
captobliviousAug 5, 2010
@avengingturnip,
I'd love to see some of novy's "abuse" of you.
I am putting money on it simply being facts you don't like and can't refute. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Watch it CaptOblivious. All one has to do is send the proofs to any of the Rattington Post staff, and it could get added to this very article or to a sequel.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
atomheartmotherAug 5, 2010
I have seen the speculation about Jordan being a novie sockpuppet, and in fairness to the former, that's laughable. Novie is a barely literate pseudo-journalist whose submissions and comments look like scrawlings from a high school restroom wall. Though I generally disagree with Jordan, he's far from an idiot and about eight cuts above novenator.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
No, captain,
They were personal attacks. I have an encyclopedic grasp of facts and novy is not much more than a buzzing insect with his emotion based comments. I brushed them off and have no interest in going back looking for them.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
novenatorAug 6, 2010
turnip, I actually agree with you on some things. Most things we disagree however. That's life.
Thanks for the personal insult however.
captobliviousAug 6, 2010
Wow,
I see threats and bluster but no links to this alleged "abuse" and plenty of "abuse" foisted upon novy.
As usual from your group, lies backed up by bulls**t, bolstered by a circle jerk.
I really can understand why digg has not banned every one of you dp members, you certainly don't have the sense of honor to stfu because you got caught cheating.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
You a full of bulls**t Jordan. ChronicColonic is a Digg poweruser, and that is normal for a late night sub. The same occurs with subs made a similar times by people like MrBabyMan and LtGenPanda.
Having a good network of mutual friends and fans of your content helps.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
usarugulaAug 5, 2010
ChronicColonic is a member of a known bury brigade called DiggPatriots, as is LouisCipher777 whose comments can be found below, as is CaptCarrot whom you so ferociously defended just yesterday evening. Which naturally leads me to suspect that you are a member too.
http://digg.com/politics/Massive_Censorship_Of_Digg_Uncovered
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
You are aware that screencaptures can be altered right?
usarugulaAug 5, 2010
You are aware that the person who took those screen captures had access to more than just a screen, right?
ironhideAug 6, 2010
@Dilberto = poor idiot who thinks we've shown our entire hand. Keep raving.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
WHOA O_0 you have a thing about this don't you.
Jordan117Aug 5, 2010
Dude. It's a blatant lie cooked up by a bunch of disingenuous spammers in order to attack me, and now they're trying to spam an article to the front page that's partially devoted to spreading that lie.
I only have a "thing" about defending myself from baseless, high-profile personal attacks.
atomheartmotherAug 5, 2010
I am being attacked en masses and unfairly on another thread, and Jordan- who I've often vehemently disagreed with, even to the point of name-calling- stuck up for me. Let's cut him some slack on this one.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
The truth hurts.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Well, I don't know what the f**k is going on with all this s**t on digg today guys, but I'm trying to stay the hell out of it. That was just one hell of a long rant.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
sandylandersAug 5, 2010
jordan,
Correct disinformation? Rasmussen only polls "likely voters." Gallup and many others poll "adults" and the numbers are better for your dip s**t President when adults are polled. However, even Gallup can't keep him above 50% any longer. Some polls use "registered voters" and Obama is underwater in those polls. When registered and likely voters are polled the outlook for Democrats and the President of this regime are grim. Rasmussen does daily tracking and he predicted the 2006 Democrat take over in congress and in 2008 with the Obama win very accurately.
You can bury your head in the sand, but retribution for liberals is coming in November. See you back hear screaming in approximately 90 days.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
homercles337Aug 5, 2010
Sandy, i see youre back to troll some more. I thought you were banned a while back? Nonetheless, here is some valuable information, much of the country is not happy with Obama because he is too far right. Yeah, TOO FAR RIGHT. The left was energized in 2008 for a moderate president, instead we got a right-wing, corporate friendly, spineless, fool that caters to the shrill right. So, just watch what you say and how you predict s**t from polls--just because YOU think (incorrectly) that Obama is a "dirty, liberal, socialist, communist, kenyan" does not mean that those of us that THINK do. We look at his policies and actions and we see a president that is a spineless, right-wing favoring, corporate whoring fool. Now, this is where you should pay attention, are we going to vote for someone that is MUCH worse in 2010 or 2012? Nope. For all these faults i have pointed out, he is good in many ways. You have the media on your side, and youre easily fooled, duped, tricked into believing that the "outrage" is on your side with the polls, well, guess what? Youre wrong. Nonetheless, im certain that is a position you are very familiar with.
novenatorAug 6, 2010
Jordan, you don't owe these people any explanations. They want to live in paranoia-land and think we are the same people because I used a chart of your, so be it. No sweat off my balls.
Jordan117Aug 5, 2010
OH HEY IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING I POSTED ABOVE HAS BEEN 112% VINDICATED
http://digg.com/politics/Massive_Censorship_Of_Digg_Uncovered
So, not just right-wing spammers, but right-wing *censors*. And damn well-organized ones. Holy f**k.
NoFedAuditAug 5, 2010
Buried, wildly inaccurate son!
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
^^^ The real digg gamer.
govtdoesnotworkAug 5, 2010
Nope. Spot on, as you've proved.
louiscipher777Aug 5, 2010
way to prove the point nolibs
usarugulaAug 5, 2010
That's not nolibs. That one of Dilberto's fake accounts created in order to frame nolibs.
usarugulaAug 5, 2010
That's not NoLibs. That's one of Dilberto's multiple accounts created in order to frame NoLibs.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
LOL I would never associate myself in any way with NoLibs. Do us all a favor and report NoFedAudit as a dupe account if you are so convinced.
tzvika613Aug 6, 2010
Now now, Dilberto, there's no reason to go around making personal attacks on your fellow diggers.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
@USArugula
http://digg.com/users/NoFedAudit/friends/view
Take a look at his mutual friends. NoLibs is NoLibs is NoLibs. I don't have anything to do with him.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rexbladeAug 6, 2010
HA From yesterday...
NoLibrarians "The country isn't going broke son! "
http://digg.com/users/NoLibrarians/history
You should try to at least ACT like your a different person lol.
h8f8kesAug 5, 2010
Funny how the responses to this article are from Jordan and an No_ clone. Only thing missing is Novanator.
NoRand2010Aug 5, 2010
I bet he shows soon!
novenatorAug 6, 2010
[Lurch voice]: "you raaaang?"
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Their behavior is matching the description too.
vbullingerAug 5, 2010
Good article, but I would have appreciated it more if it was a little more balanced. For example, tons of people say "buried for HuffPoo," or something similar, so that should have been mentioned. Certainly, everything had a conservative/libertarian slant.
/Conservative Libertarian-type telling it like it is.
Jordan117 indeed doth protest too much.
eastwood24Aug 5, 2010
Couldn't agree more.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
LMFAO This stuff is good, but I would suggest a few more categories. The BasalCellBossK and Ironhide trolls are missing.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
Hmm. 129 diggs and no front page.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
Hmm. 129 diggs and no front page. Do you think that maybe some organized burying is going on?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
That is what they do best.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
175 diggs and no front page. Maybe the digg patriots are burying this?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
I doubt it. The big stink they are making about off-Digg collaboration is pure hypocrisy. All Digg subs have links to share on Facebook and Twitter, and of course all Digg factions have their networks on their where they pass on what should be dugg and buried.
v3n0mAug 5, 2010
They already have the majority on this site. In trying to 'out' this group, it feels more like they have become the bully trying to force out any difference of opinion.
What fun would digg be if we all agreed on everything all the time?
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
Digg gave tacit approval to organizing in other forums when they eliminated shouts. They basically told their users to do it.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Exactly. It was probably their input that is leading to the new version of Digg that will become an echo chamber for everybody.
The only liberal I see complaining about this is Bjornski. He is one of the ones who is strong in his opinions and makes good points, and at the same time he doesn't troll.
louiscipher777Aug 5, 2010
they are just mad that the conservatives are more organized.
avengingturnipAug 6, 2010
221 diggs and no front page! How could this be?
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
It looks like organized burying to me!
novenatorAug 6, 2010
You people are hilarious. Please keep this up. Of course it has *nothing* to do with the fact that this is more RWNJ blogospam. Nope, it *must* be some type of conspiracy.
Better than watching the northern lights.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
What is RWNJ?
skywiseAug 6, 2010
". Of course it has *nothing* to do with the fact that this is more RWNJ blogospam. Nope, it *must* be some type of conspiracy."
That's rich coming from you who believed his own insane rantings so much that he had to make up his own conspiracy to justify his narcissism.
It takes just a few google searches for proof that you've been trying to figure out how to game Digg all along.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
An article about Digg trolls and no mention of davidniven?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Email the Rattington Post, and send in a report with links and hard proof. Otherwise, you are just trolling, señor.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Why don't you email me hard proof that I'm trolling?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
If you feel that somebody should be added, send in your evidence to the email address on my profile or that of some of my mutuals, and we will consider it.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Man, I was joking, relax.
davidnivenAug 5, 2010
Just because I don't respond to YOU doesn't mean that I don't respond at all. Trolls simply make an inflammatory post and move on. I'll hang around and discuss an issue if you wish. But, if you want to get a response, don't attack me like a lot of the liberal whiners on Digg.
Now, sweetie. Go ahead and post a link to a trolling submission that I've made. Show how I trolled as opposed to merely posted a submission that was unpopular with the liberals who infest Digg.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
;-)
Every time I challenge them to provide me with the same kind of evidence that is in this post, they fail.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
I dunno, dave, this one is kind of trollish "Have the Obamabots finally admitted yet that their beloved leader failed to live up to all his promises? Obama could have stopped this with one executive order"
The whole calling Obama crap like beloved leader and use of terms like Obamabots is only meant to annoy people and not add anything to the discussion, thus trolling.
davidnivenAug 6, 2010
@ZaphodBeeb
I respectfully disagree. I can make fun of Obama and his supporters all I want. It's not about annoying people. It's about proclaiming how I see things. That it annoys some people I cannot help. Oh, well. If my posts annoy others, then they need to get a life, get some thick skin, and stop taking all of this too seriously.
And it doesn't have to add ANYTHING to the discussion. Maybe it does. Maybe it doesn't. THAT is not the point.
And just WHO gets to determine if anything of value was indeed added. You? Me? Digg moderators? Does it matter? This is not a scientific white paper that we are creating. This is not an educational forum where substance trumps style. This is a social commentary site. I am socially commenting. How many social comments add VALUE to the discussion? Come on, dude.
"Obama could have stopped this with one executive order."
Is THAT not adding value to the discussion?
So what if I called Obama by his pre-Islamic conversion name of Barry Soetoro? So what? So what if I call Obama's supporters who blindly follow him regardless as Obamabots? So what?
The point is this - the site invites social commentary. It's rules specify only that commercial spam, personal attacks, etc. are not allowed. It says nothing about taste, refinement, or even accuracy.
If you think my post was trollish, ask yourself this: Did Obama live up to all his promises? Could Obama have stopped certain functions of government with a quick executive order? Do many of Obama's supporters treat Obama almost as a cult leader where whatever he says becomes absolute truth for them?
This is what I was getting at. That is why I call them robots or Obamabots. That is why I critique Obama.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
See, people can't take this sort of argument seriously. Zaphod pointed out some rather trollish things you were saying (I'll give you he should have left out the last sentence where you were making your point). I don't think you'll find ANYONE who says that he has lived up to all his promises, hell, no president has.
And why do you think he's a muslim? Wasn't he going to a christian pastor that wingnuts like to complain about Rev. Wright? Why would he go to a reverend's church if he was muslim?
davidnivenAug 6, 2010
@Niallgriff
"...nobody is going to listen to you when you just start off with insults."
Sure they are. Most people just read through it and go on. Many of us have thick skins. And it doesn't really matter to me if ANYONE reads my posts. I hope they do. But, in the end, it's not that big a deal.
"And why do you think he's a muslim?"
He changed his name from Barry Soetoro. Muslim converts tend to change their names to an Arab or Muslim sounding name. Obama will not allow Hawaii to release his actual birth certificate. That computer-generated one on the internet is not legally binding and irrelevant...and might actually be fake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgkDSw-wQ0
Look, all Obama has to do is release the actual birth certificate and make all the naysayers look like fools. But, he doesn't. That means something is on that certificate that he doesn't want released.
"Wasn't he going to a christian pastor that wingnuts like to complain about Rev. Wright?"
I don't think that Wright is a Christian. That church is one of those weird black liberation churches with quite strange teachings.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/barack-obamas-church-ultra-left-and-afrocentric
Keep in mind that this church changed their website after all the bad press and fired Wright as the pastor.
"Why would he go to a reverend's church if he was muslim?"
He wouldn't...if it really were a Christian church. I'm not talking about any circular reasoning here (Obama is a Muslim and wouldn't go to a church so that church is not Christian). Black liberation theology is quite different from Biblical Christianity and mixes quite well with offshoots of Middle East Islamic teachings.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
linuxpersonAug 7, 2010
Are you seriously going on a rant about Obama's place of birth right now?
At this point in my digg life I don't know what's worse, Obama supporters or Obama haters. All I know is that this entire country is f**ked.
nolibertiesAug 5, 2010
Interesting to see who dug this. Mostly Ron Paul supporters who think if you don't adore Dr. Nut, you're a troll. Also, mostly the extremely "sensitive" diggers who get their feelings hurt easily. These are the folks who wake up each morning and check their "Digg Score" to see how "popular" they are. Digg's true egomaniacs. Finally, and this goes without saying, they are the true conspiracy nuts of the world! Kids!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Sure thing Mr. PST.
NoRand2010Aug 5, 2010
I think he nailed the real issue. Kids who would be better off on the Disney blog where they wouldn't get their feelings hurt.
nolibertiesAug 5, 2010
And your cabal acts like it was a herd of human cattle. Wink!
NoRand2010Aug 5, 2010
My vote for biggest Digg trolls goes to Caferrell and his Legion of Whiners!
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Well your Legion of No accounts are hitting this sub pretty hard. Tell me, do you have any remorse for what you did to some female diggers?
NoRand2010Aug 5, 2010
LOL, this isn't an article son. It's a POS blog whose facts are simply wrong. I'm not even on the list sport! I think you should get back to your activism. Maybe you can help the Fed get even more power! The one truly good thing you have accomplished this year.Remember that guy HumanCattle? Now there was a troll! Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
When was HumanCattle around? I haven't heard of him before. Please describe the type of trolling, and he may be added to the list if it is merited. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
NoRand2010Aug 5, 2010
It wouldn't be fair to add HumanCattle without adding Dilberto and his 4 alias other than HumanCattle! I always try to be fair!
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Send it in if you have it.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Yeah, that was some hardcore trolling. I disagree with the females he was targeting politically, but that s**t was insane and unnecessary.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Exactlly. If you notice this blog post goes from harsh to mild. There wasn't any hyperbole in it.
nolibrariansAug 5, 2010
I'm pretty sure that LibertyTh0r was not only the Onetimer troll but he was also the PartyStar troll!
h8f8kesAug 5, 2010
It seems lately that there are folks deliberately trying to marginalize or ban anyone who disagrees with them. Case in point:
http://digg.com/d31Yx2B
eastwood24Aug 5, 2010
No kidding. Talk about your group of trolls.
h8f8kesAug 5, 2010
I suspect that the article I linked to (with over 4K diggs) is part of a smear campaign by folks who don't care for the conservatives on Digg and are pushing a progressive agenda. Four Thousand Diggs is excessive, even for No-Libs sock-puppets.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
statisttwoAug 5, 2010
LOL, what would it be like for a day to go by without all the youngsters of Digg crying about trolls. Thank God school starts soon! I really have to wonder about a paranoid group like this being America's future. Can you imagine them telling their boss that they didn't get their work done because (insert name here) was trolling them? They would be trolling the unemployment line! Today's generation needs to get off the computer and outside more, into the real world! But hell, they would probably check under every bridge they cross for a "troll." Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
nolibrariansAug 5, 2010
This always happens at the end of summer. Kids start running out of things to do
tzvika613Aug 5, 2010
As the late, great NoLibertarians would say, "Kids!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQNy4wgMDM
captobliviousAug 5, 2010
I see a great deal of projection in that article, and little more.
farhanleoAug 5, 2010
Seems like there are 2 parties on digg fighting a war.
avengingturnipAug 5, 2010
There are multiple gangs.
louiscipher777Aug 5, 2010
it's pretty much indicitave of the country as a whole as it stands right now
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
In part thanks to the magical messiah that was going to heal America and usher in a post-racial period of peace and harmony!
linuxpersonAug 7, 2010
It's Democratic voters versus Republican voters on digg. From what I've observed, the digg populace tends to be more favorable of Democrats.
Then you've got the very tiny unorganized group of truly liberty minded people who have no chance of front paging anything and are constantly buried on comment threads.
jason92110Aug 5, 2010
Are these like the trolls hiding in the dark corners of the bathouse or under a bridge in a state park/rest area??
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
They are the same sorts of people, Jason. The Marxists will stop at nothing to push their big government and globalist agendas down our throats, kind of like the other kind of trolls and their "Stimulus Packages".Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
P.S. I am gay and am aware of the other kind of troll too. ;-)
nolibrariansAug 5, 2010
WTF? What am I doing on that list? This submission is a TOS violation!
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
RTFA! "Although a few of these accounts are actually unique individuals, such as NoLasagna and NoLibrarians, the vast majority of these pricks are thought to be the same person due to their propensity of using identical sentence structures and jargon."Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
nolibrariansAug 5, 2010
Then take me off of the list son!
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
But it is still strange that you associate with so many NoClones. As you can see, a whole bunch of them are inactive.
Just be careful boy.
nolibrariansAug 5, 2010
LOL! Are you going to blog me to death?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
You are on the list by association, and I was fair enough to analyze the situation enough and place that caveat.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Blog you to death? I am afraid that you brought this on yourself.
govtdoesnotworkAug 5, 2010
LOL
linuxpersonAug 7, 2010
You are a TOS violation son.
BTW, this is the real NoLibertarians. I know this because he very recently referred to me by a nickname that he coined for me a year ago.
Either this is the real NoLibs or this is one deranged individual who knows everything about NoLibs and his comment history which likely exceeds in count the maximum positive range of an integer value.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
tzvika613Aug 7, 2010
LOL - Would that nickname be LinuxSon ? Now everyone knows !
¡ Viva NoLibertarians !
linuxpersonAug 7, 2010
LOL, had to digg you.
tzvika613Aug 7, 2010
Just the facts, (Linux)Son. Just the facts.
nolibrariansAug 7, 2010
@ LinuxSon
I'm not NoLibertarians, I'm NoLibrarians. You're just paranoid. Pot does that to you
maddoktor2Aug 5, 2010
This submission has been brought to you by the Digg Patriots™.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Here is irrefutable proof that the liberal/statist NoClones were behind the entire ThePartyStar Affair.
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Petraeus_Takes_Over_Could_Success_Be_Worse_Than_Failure?t=33782449#c33782960
Here is the proof that "NoTeaParty" was the first incarnation of that troll.
http://digg.com/general_sciences/More_women_lured_to_pornography_addiction
RTFA, and you might learn about some sordid stuff that comes from the Digg Statists.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
maddoktor2Aug 5, 2010
Actually, it was you who was behind it.
In your own words:
"I have an interesting plan for screwing over the No-brigade guy. First we need to find a female conservative/libertarian who is very active on digg and comments a lot. We coordinate with her to be the knowing victim of sexual harassment. (Yeah, this is going to be a false flag trolling operation.)
Meanwhile, I will create about 3 bogus no accounts that won’t bury anything but will pose as the guy that calls us all “son” and trolls our submissions. After about a few weeks all three no accounts will let loose with some heinous sexual innuendo. Several of us will then proceed to report all no accounts and accuse all of them of being the troll.
After a while, many diggers will just blindly report any no account that posts. Remember that Herkimer, Onetimer, and JCM267 all got banned when they stirred up a s**tstorm. Now we just have to foment one behind the scenes.
Do you know of any willing falseflag female targets on Digg?"
There are liars, and damned liars.
You, sir, are the latter.
tzvika613Aug 5, 2010
@Maddoktor2 - Good work! Where did that quote come from. (Not a surprise.)
3 bogus no accounts - like a herd of human cattle.
maddoktor2Aug 5, 2010
http://pubrecord.org/special-to-the-public-record/8121/rigging-of-digg-covert-mob-conservatives/
I believe the phrase "hoisted by his own petard" applies here.
tzvika613Aug 5, 2010
LOL !!
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
It is interesting that you all have a lot of quotes in that article. Either you have falsified them or you have engaged in hacking.
The first one is the sure bet.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
maddoktor2Aug 5, 2010
The preceding distortions, deflections, and denials have been brought to you by a Digg Patriot™.
v3n0mAug 6, 2010
A lot of these guys are on my "Friends" list, and I've been involved on digg around most of the 'timeline' in question. If my 'friends' were up to no good, I'd want to know about it, and they'd be quickly removed.
However, I see nothing here but what could be a complete work of fiction. There are no screenshots, there are no dates, there are no links to the sources. Nothing substantial. I could just as well write a piece of fiction about a bunch of diggers I don't get along with, put their name in a colorful box with a bunch of nasty text, and voilà!
Hell, if I looked hard enough I could find a forum about something I disagree with, create a new user giving it the ID of a digger I don't get along with, say a bunch of garbage, then post it on here saying "LOOK WHAT HE SAID! LOOK WHAT HE SAID!"
This is the freakin Internet. There's no proof of anything, not identity, not "quotes", not anything.. and you know what? None of it matters either. If digg mattered in public opinion, Ron Paul would be President, we'd all have iPhones, and be married to Megan Fox. Sheesh!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
nolibrariansAug 6, 2010
Dilberto is one sad little creature. School starts in a few weeks, hopefully we won't be seeing much more of him.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
@Venom
Really. The Novenator crew should use some caution about what they publish because others could do the same to them.
anomaly100Aug 6, 2010
I assure you...WE have proof, so much proof!
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
@ V3n0M - wondering the same here, as this poses a dilemma for me: whether to remove the named 'friends' ?
seems like ron paul supporters/submissions were being gang buried pre-election, so i'm not sure what to conclude about this situation...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
nolibrariansAug 6, 2010
Breaking News. Here is tzvika613 inventing the term Legion of No. That proves that he is behind the entire deal.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Soon_You_re_Going_To_Try_Buy_Gold_And_There_Won_t_Be_Any?t=33201157#c33201157
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
Turning on your friend NoLibs? LOL
tzvika613Aug 6, 2010
Now now, NoLibrarians, there's no reason to go around making personal attacks on your fellow diggers.
tzvika613Aug 6, 2010
Wow, Dilberto posted within three minutes of NoLibrarians' comment - I wonder how that could have happened?
nolibrariansAug 6, 2010
Are you trying to say that I am Dilberto?
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
"I assure you...WE have proof, so much proof!"
Then submit your proof to Digg and get people banned for TOS violations.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
Exactly. This reeks of a BS smear campaign.
maddoktor2Aug 6, 2010
quirk, the proof was submitted - what triggered this series of exposés is the fact that Digg was presented with all the documented evidence and did absolutely nothing about it.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
Do you know why? I will tell you why Maddoktor2! The evidence is insufficient. It is kind of like running to the police station with fuzzy photos of UFOs and claiming that the aliens are going to invade.
Besides, Digg is getting rid of the bury feature, so they probably don't give a s**t about your reports anyhow.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
siszamAug 5, 2010
This is the second submission I've seen today that names and shames submitters. This is Digg. It isn't a reenactment of high school. This petty, teen angst type of stuff is ridiculous. Buried.
rexbladeAug 6, 2010
How many people in your high school pretended to be at least 5 - 10 different people in 1 day?
v3n0mAug 6, 2010
LOL!! Have you ever met a teenager??
anixmanderAug 8, 2010
Teenage-onset-schizophrenia. Pretty much standard for anyone between 13 to 19
rexbladeAug 6, 2010
http://digg.com/users/NoRand2010
About
I'm an infidel, NeoCon and a Zionist. Ron Paul hates me.
http://digg.com/users/NoLasagna
About
I'm an infidel, NeoCon and a Zionist. Ron Paul hates me.
Lol might wanna switch those up a bit too. Heres a new profile name for ya NOtverycreative
nolibrariansAug 6, 2010
LOL! You're obsessed!
rexbladeAug 6, 2010
I'm obsessed!?
http://digg.com/users/NoLasagna/gallery/22018763
I don't even go to Ron Paul forums and I happen to like the guy.
nolibrariansAug 6, 2010
That's not my account son!
rexbladeAug 6, 2010
Then why are you replying and burying my comments?
tzvika613Aug 6, 2010
It isn't strange if someone wants to feed someone else's paranoia.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
Nice try, Conservative Digg spammers: http://digg.com/politics/Massive_Censorship_Of_Digg_Uncovered
manan1234Aug 7, 2010
Good Attempt
ninjagamesAug 6, 2010
haha great article. hit the specifics of digg trolls quite well
novenatorAug 6, 2010
Forgot about NoVenator on there, lol.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2010
I think you are "Navarro" The Good Cop. Read the article, and pay attention to the disclaimer.
It isn't as bad and spammy as people are making it out to be.
verchiel77Aug 6, 2010
Chronic Colonic: Spiking stories since May /2009
http://digg.com/politics/The_Rigging_Of_Digg_How_A_Covert_Mob_Of_Cons_Hijacked_Digg
http://blogs.alternet.org/oleoleolson/2010/08/05/massive-censorship-of-digg-uncovered/
nolibertiesAug 7, 2010
In light of recent events, who are the trolls again?
nolibrariansAug 8, 2010
We all know who they are and if any one of us was mentally deranged like they are he'd make a list and secretly pass it around
govtdoesnotworkAug 8, 2010
^^ Trolls abound. This is Digg.
But only one of 'em talks to his other accounts this much...
NoRand2010Aug 8, 2010
I see you always making these wild accusations all over Digg. Do you have an proof or are you just pissed your DP crowd was exposed?
peppermintpigAug 8, 2010
Methinks he protests too much, govt...
govtdoesnotworkAug 8, 2010
"My DP crowd"??? Prove I was ever involved with DP. IOW, you're full of s**t. Again.
Closed AccountAug 8, 2010
NoLiberties,NoLibrarians,NoRand....
Very creative indeed.
Perhaps you should try: NoBRAINS
Closed AccountAug 16, 2010
Well-written article! It appears as if there is a scandal on Digg that hasn't gone viral yet.