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14 Jul 2015, 1:56 am

What, exactly, would a paid government troll or a useful idiot tool be, if I may ask?


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14 Jul 2015, 2:53 am

AspieUtah wrote:
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I've been called a troll on this forum before. I took it as a compliment and gave them more of it. :P

We all use different methods to oppose trolls.


Trolls feed on the low hanging fruit; the weak minded and neurotic.
Solution: Don't be troll food.

In my case I do feed them but just for the entertainment they provide. :P


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14 Jul 2015, 4:56 am

It would be extremely surprising if "the government" is paying anyone to post on a forum with a current userbase of about 20.

The answer was provided pretty quickly and it's not really a PPR question, so I'm going to lock this thread.

If you have evidence, beyond the user's views, that they are actually biased by being on someone's payroll, then point it out as relevant to the conversation, but don't use it to poison the well.

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