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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / March 2006Shills for you know who
Hello group, In case no one has noticed it, there seem to be some servile minions and shills for "you know who" who are going back into some old threads from weeks ago and appending numerous posts that refer back to drivel that the "heart doc" has posted either here, or in other groups.... Indeed they may be the sick one, himself, using false identities to get around the KF. I cannot imagine why that sick individual would sponsor such activity, unless he wants to contaminate the archives with his religious nonsense and prattle. It strikes me a bilt like what happens when pigeons and other birds get into a stately mansion that has been unoccupied for a while. Just thought some of you would like to know, if you have not noticed.... Will, T2 Sorry, This should have been labelled OT. Will, T2 >Sorry, > >This should have been labelled OT. > >Will, T2 shills is very on topic here. diabetic are easy targets for dozen of scams, and quite a few regarded as legit. The method of asking about a product and a reply saying it is great. The internet is a jungle. > shills is very on topic here. diabetic are easy targets > for dozen of scams, and quite a few regarded as legit. > > The method of asking about a product and a reply > saying it is great. The internet is a jungle. Thanks, Guy It is always a pleasure to hear from you. I hope you are doing well these days. Where do you live, by the way? Any Spring weather for you yet? Today it is supposed to reach 70 deg. F here in Virginia Beach. It is about time! Have a good one. :-) Will, T2 >Hello group, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Will, T2 Despite killfiles, I've had the odd fleeting glimpse; a new addy gets added to the kfs... Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 2x500mg  SignatureEverything in Moderation - Except Laughter. > Despite killfiles, I've had the odd fleeting glimpse; a new > addy gets added to the kfs... Well, Alan, from your post, I hope you did not mean you were adding me to your kf's, because I have always enjoyed our exchanges. :-) At any rate, what I have noticed is that there is a strategy afoot that seems pernicious in its end result.... And it is almost invisible, unless someone is alert to it. I noticed it when I went back weeks to check for some old posts and saw a strings of large numbers of wierd posts in some threads that have gone on for days, when the thread was otherwise apparently dead. And the strings of new posts, always by the same one or two posters, have reproduced extensively the same repeated nonsense. I see this as pernicious, because anyone wanting to do a legitimate search into a real topic by an honest and sincere member of this group will get a lot of tagalong, piggyback irrelevant material... I suspect that the occasional odd fleeting glimpse you have seen is part of what I am talking about. >saw a strings of large numbers of wierd posts in some >threads that have gone on for days, when the thread was otherwise apparently >dead. And the strings of new posts, always by the same one or two posters ITYM "Sock Puppets." HTH Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G > ITYM "Sock Puppets." Hi Gary, What is a sock puppet? I am still relatively new to usenet, and while I have heard of the term, I am not exactly sure what it means. Does it refer to some sort of automatic program or robot that simply posts to a large number of newsgroups, almost as by random process, attaching itself to whatever thread presents itself according to the parameters written into the program? Thanks, Will, T2 > ITYM "Sock Puppets." > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > have > heard of the term, I am not exactly sure what it means. That's OK Gary... I just looked it up for myself.... You are probably right about the sock puppets. Will, T2 > I just looked it up for myself. Some folks have more personalities than Bridey Murphy.... (Now, _that_ dates me!) Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G > Some folks have more personalities than Bridey Murphy.... > > (Now, _that_ dates me!) Yes, I should say it does.... On the other hand, I think they aired a show about her on the History Channel a while back. If you are like me, you sometimes enjoy the History Channel over many of the other current offerings on the networks. Will T2 >> ITYM "Sock Puppets." > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Will, T2 actor, talker to Lamb Chop the sock puppet. what do you have? 1 person talking to themselves using 2 identities, 1 real, 1 fake. In you know who's case that can be 1 semi-real and 5 or 6 fake identities but all the same person. SignatureMâck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o ô) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." ....Bilbo Baggins Jesus never hated anyone. > actor, talker to Lamb Chop the sock puppet. what do you have? 1 > person talking to themselves using 2 identities, 1 real, 1 fake. In > you know who's case that can be 1 semi-real and 5 or 6 fake identities > but all the same person. Hi Mack, Thanks for the response. I sorta figured that out for myself, after I made the post. I just was not familiar with the term, right off. And, it seems like a number of them have been set up as straw men in a kind of reverse trolling scheme, focusing upon old and dead threads just as much as upon the current threads. I could name names, but it may be wiser not to do so.... Of course, if you really want to know who I mean, I will be happy to tell you in an email. As you say, I have identified at least 4, maybe 5, or 6. Will, T2 >> actor, talker to Lamb Chop the sock puppet. what do you have? 1 >> person talking to themselves using 2 identities, 1 real, 1 fake. In [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Will, T2 no need, I have mr insanity in my kill file anyway. SignatureMâck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o ô) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." ....Bilbo Baggins Jesus never hated anyone. >> Despite killfiles, I've had the odd fleeting glimpse; a new >> addy gets added to the kfs... > >Well, Alan, from your post, I hope you did not mean you were adding me to >your kf's, because I have always enjoyed our exchanges. :-) No Will. But be aware that some, like me, get tired of the people who respond to the twits and do sometimes auto-kf without reading in depth. Our loss, I know - but it's a risk we take. There are certain names - you're learning some of them - that are an instant kf for me each time they re-appear under a different guise, or if someone is silly enough to repeat their nonsense. Also, I tend to hit "ignore" or kf for anything x-posted from sci.med.cardiology or any of the "fat" ngs. Just occasionally I'll respond, but I generally don't see my own response because I cut our groups from the response. I wouldn't be concerned about the threads you're worried about. Just do what I do. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 2x500mg SignatureEverything in Moderation - Except Laughter. |
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