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ober 22, 2018 @11:00AM
Have a look at this comment.
In the first hour it got a flood of moderation, ending up 60% insightful/informative and 40% troll. 24 hours later Mashiki posts a rely, within a minute it's up to +1, and the linked comment gets hit with multiple -1 troll mods.
This is a very clear and unambiguous case of sock puppetry. The probability of multiple people with mod points seeing a new comment in a day old discussion, modding it up and then modding the parent down is tiny. The fact that Mashiki carefully used just one point on his own post (enough to get it above the default threshold of viewability) and the rest attacking the post suggesting he has been mislead is further proof.
Beyond the sock puppet problem, a consistent issue with Mashiki posts, the fact that this post got so many troll mods is an issue too. It's clearly not a troll. Disagreeing with you is not trolling. The mod system is failing to promote an open debate by allowing some views to be censored.
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byLayzej ( 1976930 ) writes:
I imagine the comments section on any post about Russian trolls will be broken. There's a paid army who's job it is to control that narrative.
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byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
Perhaps... But I don't think Mashiki is a Russian troll, and if the system can be gamed by someone like him we are in trouble.
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byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
I'm mostly the same, I never get mod points when when I meta moderate I most of it is just reversing unfair down-modding.
byRick Schumann ( 4662797 ) writes:
Friend, the Internet is chock full 'o trolls, both the purposeful, organized, paid kind, and fuckers with nothing better to do than stir shit up everywhere they go for their own amusement. I have no doubt that there are many of them who have multiple accounts here, for the sole purpose of gaming the moderation system on Slashdot, since it randomly assigns mod points to accounts so long as your 'kharma' is good. The worst thing you can do is let them get in your head and react to them. The best thing you can
byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
That's generally what I do, although sometimes my posts aren't quite A game I have to admit... It's nice to know I have a few supporters though.
In fact even the personalized trolls are kind of nice, like the "Drink!" guy. At least I know they care.
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byL_R_Shaw ( 5544684 ) writes:
Today isn't April 1st...
The fact that racist trolls like AmiMoJo have not been permabanned from Slashdot are all the evidence anyone needs that the people currently running this site don't give a crap.
byMaritz ( 1829006 ) writes:
"He's racist because I say so" - This gimp, 2018.
byJustAnotherOldGuy ( 4145623 ) writes:
Trolls, Russian or otherwise, are here to stay. It's an economical way to fuck shit up and they're now going to be a part of every discussion, vote, debate, etc etc.
It's why I rarely bother to participate in discussions online anymore; it's mostly a waste of time unless it's among people you know or have some confidence in.
For daily examples of Russian trolls, look no farther than the comments on nearly every Yahoo news article. They're there, every. fucking. day.
Sure, slashdot has them too, but to a much l
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