During the run up to the 2000 election, there was a GAME going on here on FR.
It usually started with somebody making an ugly remark about Bush; or some other stupid statement about how much better McCain would be as president - instead of Bush.
All it took was one post, and then the whole thread would explode. Then the original poster would go silent. I just kept watching it .. and soon discovered it was the same group of people. One of them would start the posts, and little by little others would join in and support the original poster. I began to write down the names on each post as the pattern continued to follow the same path.
At that point, I began sending “private” msgs to people who where supporting Bush on these threads - and I showed them who these people were and what the pattern of their GAME was doing to a thread.
The goal of course was to bombard the thread and then watch as the Bush supporters went ballistic. The fun was just to unload and then watch and laugh.
As soon as a lot of people got the msg about the GAME, we began to turn the tables on them. Eventually, because we were no longer responding to their ugly comments - they QUIT. Once they couldn’t get our goat, the GAME was over.
This is just a reminder - watch for this GAME - because I have seen it played recently. The point - REFUSE TO PLAY THEIR GAME by not responding to their post or commenting on it to anyone. They will always quit.
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I remember!
I don’t doubt for a moment that you are correct, in fact you simply confirmed what I’ve suspected.
The problem for a lot of us who read and post on an irregular basis is that the game isn’t easily recognized for what it is.
I appreciate your good eye.
So, how does this explain humblegunner?
If it's all 'pointless' why are they here? And why are they posting at the top of the thread?
These guys would make Tokyo Rose blush...