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guillaumeb

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22. To enlighten you:

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:54 PM

Jan 2019

In Internet slang, a troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses[2] and normalizing tangential discussion,[3] whether for the troll's amusement or a specific gain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

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Here's to the Religion Group - DU's Most Active Discussion Group! [View all] MineralMan Jan 2019 OP

Nitpick... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #1

Hard to parse out the grain from the chaff at the macro level Major Nikon Jan 2019 #5

Nice observation/catch... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #41

Forums and groups are different. MineralMan Jan 2019 #6

No worries... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #40

Have any attempted to make the group uncomfortable for believers? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #2

Not relevant to my topic. MineralMan Jan 2019 #8

Not relevant to your meme. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #11

.. MineralMan Jan 2019 #18

Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #42

Expected. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #47

It is a group that is open to all discussions edhopper Jan 2019 #50

Gil, didn't you know? There is already such a group. Mariana Jan 2019 #53

There is also a safe group for atheists. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #54

And? Mariana Jan 2019 #55

Some choose to post in that group. MineralMan Jan 2019 #56

Check out #17 guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

What does that have to do with this thread? MineralMan Jan 2019 #4

Did you forget what you wrote earlier? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #7

You can't hijack this thread. MineralMan Jan 2019 #10

Can you respond to the post? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #13

.. MineralMan Jan 2019 #15

Much better. eom guillaumeb Jan 2019 #17

That's not what happened Major Nikon Jan 2019 #9

#17 guillaumeb Jan 2019 #12

Please do not hijack my thread, Guy... MineralMan Jan 2019 #14

Yes, the rudeness claim. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #16

Did I accuse you of anything in this thread? MineralMan Jan 2019 #19

You made a claim. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #23

Give it up; all they are trying to do is provoke you, and get others to block them, because that LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #36

#3 Major Nikon Jan 2019 #20

To enlighten you: guillaumeb Jan 2019 #22

It's possible one can make a stupid post without actually being stupid Major Nikon Jan 2019 #25

The master speaks? MineralMan Jan 2019 #27

I cited a source. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #29

That's not what happened Major Nikon Jan 2019 #31

tu quoque fallacy in evidence. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #32

You don't have any more evidence for that than any of your other baseless allegations Major Nikon Jan 2019 #34

On your part? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #35

So what's next on your list of canned responses? Major Nikon Jan 2019 #37

You just used it. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #38

... Major Nikon Jan 2019 #39

Since when do you care about dialogue? Lordquinton Jan 2019 #44

"Imagined slight" does not mean what tyou think it does. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #48

Another example of productive dialogue: guillaumeb Jan 2019 #21

More attempts to hijack my thread, Guy? MineralMan Jan 2019 #24

Simply speaking to the substance of your claim. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #26

.. MineralMan Jan 2019 #28

This whole thread is just awesomely meta. It should go viral somewhere... n/t TygrBright Jan 2019 #30

+1 guillaumeb Jan 2019 #33

Well, that sure escalated quickly. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #43

Sure did. MineralMan Jan 2019 #46

Quantity is not always quality Lordquinton Jan 2019 #45

Some numerics for your digestion... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #57

Poster B had more recs per OP Lordquinton Jan 2019 #64

"Limiting discussion, to prohibit discussion"? Bretton Garcia Jan 2019 #49

Hmm...I think you might have misread. MineralMan Jan 2019 #52

This thread would be remiss without recognizing MM and guillaumeb True Dough Jan 2019 #51

But does the same handful of people HopeAgain Jan 2019 #58

I'm not sure what you're asking, really. MineralMan Jan 2019 #59

I agree that is a good measure of "activity" HopeAgain Jan 2019 #60

DU doesn't track that number, so I can't comment on it. MineralMan Jan 2019 #61

80+ posts HopeAgain Jan 2019 #62

It's difficult to tell how many people regularly participate here. MineralMan Jan 2019 #63