How to Spot Trolls and Shills attempting to influence sentiment (and Price)

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Quote from: gentlemand on November 07, 2015, 02:49:32 PM

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It's the equivalent of trying to seduce a woman the first time you meet her by draping your cock across her top lip and bursting into tears.

Directness and honesty works best at times. Give it a shot

At other times, the seemingly artless is meant to appear that way to the dull and literal-minded. Perhaps a false flag? Jaredboice & this thread, for instance...

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Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 09:35:50 AM

Bloviate: to talk at length, especially in an inflated or in an empty way.

There's no shortage of non trolls who can pull that off with ease.

The thing that mystifies me about the trollish is the crashing lack of subtlety. Surely if you were truly committed to the cause you'd be carefully weaving your doom inside conventional posts.

It's the equivalent of trying to seduce a woman the first time you meet her by draping your cock across her top lip and bursting into tears.

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Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 11:59:39 AM

Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 11:28:37 AM

Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 11:04:34 AM

Quote from: Ibian on November 07, 2015, 10:56:14 AM

They troll for attention, and denying them that is the only way to get rid of them.

You fell right into his fiendish trap Sad

makeacake's ridiculously low post count (still less than 19) clearly violates #2 as established by pixl8tr Cheesy

not to mention #3, they don't like to be called out

Keep bloviating urself deeper & deeper, like a big gay bloviator that u r

Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 10:15:20 AM

#3 Stupid People take offense at being outed as Stupid People, and try to pretend that having more than 13 posts to their name makes them less Stupid Cheesy

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Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 11:28:37 AM

Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 11:04:34 AM

Quote from: Ibian on November 07, 2015, 10:56:14 AM

They troll for attention, and denying them that is the only way to get rid of them.

You fell right into his fiendish trap Sad

makeacake's ridiculously low post count (still less than 19) clearly violates #2 as established by pixl8tr Cheesy

not to mention #3, they don't like to be called out

Keep bloviating urself deeper & deeper, like a big gay bloviator that u r

Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 10:15:20 AM

#3 Stupid People take offense at being outed as Stupid People, and try to pretend that having more than 13 posts to their name makes them less Stupid Cheesy

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Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 11:04:34 AM

Quote from: Ibian on November 07, 2015, 10:56:14 AM

They troll for attention, and denying them that is the only way to get rid of them.

You fell right into his fiendish trap Sad

makeacake's ridiculously low post count (still less than 19) clearly violates #2 as established by pixl8tr Cheesy

not to mention #3, they don't like to be called out

makeacake

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Quote from: Ibian on November 07, 2015, 10:56:14 AM

They troll for attention, and denying them that is the only way to get rid of them.

You fell right into his fiendish trap Sad

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The correct response to trolls is to NOT RESPOND TO THEM. Click the little ignore button and pretend they do not exist. Never acknowledge them. They troll for attention, and denying them that is the only way to get rid of them.

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Quote from: zimmah on November 07, 2015, 10:15:49 AM

funny how the OP is a troll according to his own OP.

I do hope you're joking. I always add support to my views on here. I started this as a fun thread to identify trolls who are always trying to convince newbs to dump their coins.

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Quote from: nicked on November 07, 2015, 10:08:44 AM

In the future I'll refer people to this thread as an example of how to recognize bloviating.

Are you trying to be clever by claiming that the very nature of this thread is bloviating? OK dude. I'm just starting a humorous thread where we can have fun identifying trolls.

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They use emotional arguments rather than logical ones and are constantly trying to get people riled up and into arguments.

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They often have a nonsensical name, an avatar that portrays something that isn't political or a bitcoin logo and a joke in the signature and they frequently post one-liners that have a sarcastic undertone in them.

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funny how the OP is a troll according to his own OP.

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Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 10:00:00 AM

Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 09:49:00 AM

#1 Stupid People are often seen using stupid five-dollar words, explaining to us what those words mean in the following sentence.

Add your Stupid People-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious Stupid People? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

#3 Trolls take offense to troll-spotting techniques, and the first ones to let you know might have less than 13 posts to their name Cheesy

#3 Stupid People take offense at being outed as Stupid People, and try to pretend that having more than 13 posts to their name makes them less Stupid Cheesy

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In the future I'll refer people to this thread as an example of how to recognize bloviating.

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Quote from: pixl8tr on November 07, 2015, 09:57:13 AM

... Also, a great way to filter is by childish or sophomoric nick's . ;-)

#2 Bitch about childish 'nick's' [sic] with a nick like 'pixl8tr,' the paragon of maturity. Just liek 4realz h4xxt0r.

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Quote from: makeacake on November 07, 2015, 09:49:00 AM

#1 Stupid People are often seen using stupid five-dollar words, explaining to us what those words mean in the following sentence.

Add your Stupid People-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious Stupid People? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

#3 Trolls take offense to troll-spotting techniques, and the first ones to let you know might have less than 13 posts to their name Cheesy

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Quote from: pixl8tr on November 07, 2015, 09:57:13 AM

Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 09:35:50 AM

#1 Trolls and Shills are often seen Bloviating.

Bloviate: to talk at length, especially in an inflated or in an empty way.

Add your troll-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious trolls? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

You forgot to add: Low post count with a history of inflammatory or useless posts that add nothing to the discussion at hand. Also, a great way to filter is by childish or sophomoric nick's . ;-)

#2 Low post count (or a bought acccount with a dramatic change in tone) with a history of inflammatory posts

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Quote from: jaredboice on November 07, 2015, 09:35:50 AM

#1 Trolls and Shills are often seen Bloviating.

Bloviate: to talk at length, especially in an inflated or in an empty way.

Add your troll-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious trolls? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

You forgot to add: Low post count with a history of inflammatory or useless posts that add nothing to the discussion at hand. Also, a great way to filter is by childish or sophomoric nick's . ;-)

They don't affect me in the slightest. I usually ignore them unless they are so blatantly trolling they are comical and good for a chuckle.

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#1 Stupid People are often seen using stupid five-dollar words, explaining to us what those words mean in the following sentence.

Add your Stupid People-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious Stupid People? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

jaredboice

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#1 Trolls and Shills are often seen Bloviating.

Bloviate: to talk at length, especially in an inflated or in an empty way.

Add your troll-spotting techniques below. Who are the most notorious trolls? And how successful do you think they actually are in affecting sentiment or influencing the direction of trades?

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