BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: GUEST,John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:39 PM

ANYBODY can join Mudcat should they so desire, so WTF is it all about Robin?
Also, in this age of large ISP's resulting in non fixed IP addresses, it is impossible to ban unwanted posters by use of their IP address.
So how would you suggest Mudcat indulges your paranoia?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: GUEST,999
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:38 PM

You have never offended anyone on Mudcat, Eliza. Don't let it bother you.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:31 PM

I'm a bit worried and confused. Am I not welcome here? If so, I shall of course stop posting, but I've enjoyed exchanging ideas and opinions, memories and comments. I hope that I haven't offended or irritated anybody, I have tried always to be courteous and moderate. I don't feel that I want to join, just post occasionally and follow the interesting threads.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:25 PM

QUOTE
crowd out unwelcome opinions and smother commentaries or reports that do not correspond with its own objectives.
UNQUOTE

This is not new to the BS threads ... :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:24 PM

OK

IF Member
    THEN Post
    ELSE IF Thread in Permitted_BS_List
         Permit_Post
    ELSE Reject_Post

{Permitted_BS_List : These threads are the 'Secret Santa' threads. There are several possible logical ways to permit them}

becomes logically then

IF NOT Member
    THEN IF Thread in Permitted_List
             Permit_Post
       ELSE Reject_Post

{Permitted_List : These threads are the 'Secret Santa' and NON-BS threads. There are STILL several possible logical ways to permit them by logically reformatting the flow}

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: PoppaGator
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:10 PM

Mudcat's openness to lyric requests and discussions of the Digital Tradition lyrics database is:

A) a hugely significant public service to the worldwide web community

and

B) the main attraction that led many of us to find this site in the first place, and subsequently join up.

If any part of this forum were to be made inaccessible to non-members, the "BS" section would be my choice. We have enough crackpots among ourselves without letting strangers add to the chaos. But the music section needs to remain open to the universe.

Subject: BS: Mudcat Anon Trolls Exposed!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 04:00 PM

Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media

(Note this did not come from a US source, nor The Onion.)

Military's 'sock puppet' software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda.

The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda.

The project has been likened by web experts to China's attempts to control and restrict free speech on the internet. Critics are likely to complain that it will allow the US military to create a false consensus in online conversations, crowd out unwelcome opinions and smother commentaries or reports that do not correspond with its own objectives.

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I am now one of those who believe in banning non-member postings in BS here at Mudcat.

Too much trouble to administer?

The logic is very simple...

IF Member
    THEN Post
    ELSE IF Thread in Permitted_BS_List
         Permit_Post
    ELSE Reject_Post

{Permitted_BS_List : These threads are the 'Secret Santa' threads. There are several possible logical ways to permit them}

Robin

PS Please note carefully what the objections are and who they come from! :-)