jsteele wrote:I am very much in favor of "delete and block" but posters have to help by reporting the posts. I am not able to find them all myself. Preferably, report the posts before 100 people have replied to them.

I am prepared to water my lawn with MAGA tears. Let them complain about censorship all they want.

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jsteele wrote:I am very much in favor of "delete and block" but posters have to help by reporting the posts. I am not able to find them all myself. Preferably, report the posts before 100 people have replied to them.

I am prepared to water my lawn with MAGA tears. Let them complain about censorship all they want.

Jeff, would this whole thread qualify as something we should report to you? The title of the thread is: "Harvard cancelled classes because they lost the election." It sounds as if HU--as an institution--cancelled all classes due to the election results. When you actually read the linked article (which is actually an opinion piece, not a news article), the first mention of cancelled classes is: "Instead of motivating students to take the results in stride, professors and administrators offered lemon bars, converted their offices into election processing spaces for grieving students, canceled classes, and made quizzes optional." So, it turns out that some professors cancelled classes; the university as a whole did not. It's not even clear how many classes were cancelled. Since it was an opinion piece, the author did not have to do any fact-checking or cite sources. A lot of bickering ensued, on both sides, without anyone bothering to verify the accuracy of the title--I'm not sure they even read the article. I think the thread was just meant to trigger the inevitable responses that it did, in fact, trigger. So, is this the type of article we should report? Just trying to figure out what is reasonable.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1240080.page

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jsteele wrote:I am very much in favor of "delete and block" but posters have to help by reporting the posts. I am not able to find them all myself. Preferably, report the posts before 100 people have replied to them.

I am prepared to water my lawn with MAGA tears. Let them complain about censorship all they want.

Jeff, would this whole thread qualify as something we should report to you? The title of the thread is: "Harvard cancelled classes because they lost the election." It sounds as if HU--as an institution--cancelled all classes due to the election results. When you actually read the linked article (which is actually an opinion piece, not a news article), the first mention of cancelled classes is: "Instead of motivating students to take the results in stride, professors and administrators offered lemon bars, converted their offices into election processing spaces for grieving students, canceled classes, and made quizzes optional." So, it turns out that some professors cancelled classes; the university as a whole did not. It's not even clear how many classes were cancelled. Since it was an opinion piece, the author did not have to do any fact-checking or cite sources. A lot of bickering ensued, on both sides, without anyone bothering to verify the accuracy of the title--I'm not sure they even read the article. I think the thread was just meant to trigger the inevitable responses that it did, in fact, trigger. So, is this the type of article we should report? Just trying to figure out what is reasonable.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1240080.page

jsteele wrote:I am very much in favor of "delete and block" but posters have to help by reporting the posts. I am not able to find them all myself. Preferably, report the posts before 100 people have replied to them.

I am prepared to water my lawn with MAGA tears. Let them complain about censorship all they want.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you feel about the lies/propaganda spread by many left-wing posters? Are they also considered trolls? And don’t bother gaslighting with, “oh, Democrats don’t do that!” They certainly do. You just happen to agree with them - even if they’re spewing utter nonsense that none of you ever call them out on.

Examples?

Seriously? One recent example is the thread about Stephen King supposedly being kicked off Twitter/X. Oh, the outrage! The gnashing of teeth! Turns out, it was simply fake news (duh) and the thread was deleted.

Other examples are the insane posts claiming Trump will “round up black and trans people and put them in camps!” Again, more outrage and clutching of pearls. When citations are requested, sudden silence.

Another one is the fake claim that Trump’s administration will be stopping POC and demanding their “papers” to see if they’re citizens. WTAF? Or how about the claim that women will “lose their credit cards and right to vote”? I mean, do any of you have even the slightest idea of how utterly crazy you sound?

I could go on and on but there’s no need. You are fully aware of what I speak and the deliberately obtuse act / gaslighting isn’t funny or cute. It’s tiresome and hypocritical.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you feel about the lies/propaganda spread by many left-wing posters? Are they also considered trolls? And don’t bother gaslighting with, “oh, Democrats don’t do that!” They certainly do. You just happen to agree with them - even if they’re spewing utter nonsense that none of you ever call them out on.

Examples?

Seriously? One recent example is the thread about Stephen King supposedly being kicked off Twitter/X. Oh, the outrage! The gnashing of teeth! Turns out, it was simply fake news (duh) and the thread was deleted.

Other examples are the insane posts claiming Trump will “round up black and trans people and put them in camps!” Again, more outrage and clutching of pearls. When citations are requested, sudden silence.

Another one is the fake claim that Trump’s administration will be stopping POC and demanding their “papers” to see if they’re citizens. WTAF? Or how about the claim that women will “lose their credit cards and right to vote”? I mean, do any of you have even the slightest idea of how utterly crazy you sound?

I could go on and on but there’s no need. You are fully aware of what I speak and the deliberately obtuse act / gaslighting isn’t funny or cute. It’s tiresome and hypocritical.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you feel about the lies/propaganda spread by many left-wing posters? Are they also considered trolls? And don’t bother gaslighting with, “oh, Democrats don’t do that!” They certainly do. You just happen to agree with them - even if they’re spewing utter nonsense that none of you ever call them out on.

Examples?

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you feel about the lies/propaganda spread by many left-wing posters? Are they also considered trolls? And don’t bother gaslighting with, “oh, Democrats don’t do that!” They certainly do. You just happen to agree with them - even if they’re spewing utter nonsense that none of you ever call them out on.

Anonymous wrote:It seems to me that the flood the zone, distract, and sow division tactics are the biggest problem. This is designed to derail discussion and conversation.

Is there a way to temporarily block an IP address if when it hits N+1 posts in X period of time? N would be whatever number of posts is reasonable for someone not simply wanting to distract. X would be based on what patterns you see, maybe 12 hours.

Yes, troll farms, professional PR and political groups , and truly committed keyboard warriors will find ways to change IP addresses but it’s a hurdle for them to jump over.

jsteele wrote:I am very much in favor of "delete and block" but posters have to help by reporting the posts. I am not able to find them all myself. Preferably, report the posts before 100 people have replied to them.

I am prepared to water my lawn with MAGA tears. Let them complain about censorship all they want.