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[shafnutz05]

hmmm....... concern troll. Interesting.

A concern troll is a false flag pseudonym created by a user whose actual point of view is opposed to the one that the troll claims to hold. The concern troll posts in Web forums devoted to its declared point of view and attempts to sway the group's actions or opinions while claiming to share their goals, but with professed "concerns". The goal is to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt within the group.

Dramatic, self-serving nonsense like this is the reason pretty much all of us have went somewhere else to post. Good lord.

[Crankshaft]

hmmm....... concern troll. Interesting.

A concern troll is a false flag pseudonym created by a user whose actual point of view is opposed to the one that the troll claims to hold. The concern troll posts in Web forums devoted to its declared point of view and attempts to sway the group's actions or opinions while claiming to share their goals, but with professed "concerns". The goal is to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt within the group.

That is interesting. Any more info on this?

[the riddler]

This place seems like it lost the entire board. Where did everyone go?

[Willie Kool]

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[Admin]

You mean someone didn't get a PM on it?

[Tomas]

320,7xx,xxx + 1

[stinky]

This place seems like it lost the entire board. Where did everyone go?

NHR used to be my favorite time waster at work, is there anyway us lurkers can get some general / generic insight on to what happened and if we will get back to the "good ole days"

[Admin]

Most people have moved on to Fifth Avenue Forum.

[Tomas]

320,7xx,xxx + 1

Well, I know it was not the most Earth-shattering news, but I do feel a little bit like Snoop at the 1995 Source Awards...And I got the same treatment by both boards...

[dagny]

hmmm....... concern troll. Interesting.

A concern troll is a false flag pseudonym created by a user whose actual point of view is opposed to the one that the troll claims to hold. The concern troll posts in Web forums devoted to its declared point of view and attempts to sway the group's actions or opinions while claiming to share their goals, but with professed "concerns". The goal is to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt within the group.

That is interesting. Any more info on this?

There was a discussion about what is or is not an internet troll. I came across this (2nd) definition in wiki. I'd never seen it described this way. I thought it was interesting.

[ville5]

I thought it was campaign mud-slinging. :slug:

[dagny]

The 'unknown unknown'.

I love it!

[Humperdink]

This place seems like it lost the entire board. Where did everyone go?

NHR used to be my favorite time waster at work, is there anyway us lurkers can get some general / generic insight on to what happened and if we will get back to the "good ole days"

At one time, I enjoyed debating opposing views. Like you it became a huge time waster for me, but I hung with it. However, when the frustration level exponentially exceeded the Mendoza line, it was time to go.

The gas grill discussion still haunts me. LOL.

[penny lane]

Pittsburgh PG ‏@PittsburghPG 45m45 minutes ago

Macy's in Downtown Pittsburgh to close http://bit.ly/1O0Mvap" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ville5]

The lawyer that lives across the way, jogs to the next town over and back before work everyday. 15 miles round trip.

[Humperdink]

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[no name]

its Oct 22nd and my alergies are going crazy or i am comming down with a cold??? Anyone else having alergy issues today? Not sure to get cold medicine or take an alergy pill.

[dagny]

its Oct 22nd and my alergies are going crazy or i am comming down with a cold??? Anyone else having alergy issues today? Not sure to get cold medicine or take an alergy pill.

Me!

First thing I said when I woke up: "my allergies are going crazy! I hate this!".

I'm in California, though.

FWIW, I take advil cold & sinus during the day and benadryl at night. The advil c&s doesn't stop the tickle of the allergies, but it dries everything up and opens the chest. Claritin and other daytime otc allergy meds don't work for me.

[ville5]

http://www.businessworld.in/article/Fre ... 015-82565/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/rou ... ic-humans/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[lemieuxReturns]

This is pretty serious: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/06/hack ... n-ukraine/

Hopefully everyone begins taking this as a serious threat. The more prepared people are for things like this the better. Imagine a large metropolitan area like NYC and the death toll if something like this happened. Also, you can bet that almost all of the federal help would go to larger cities and the more rural areas would be left to help themselves.

[dagny]

These drums... I've been beating. . . for what seems like, too long........

[ville5]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oce ... a0?m=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ville5]

Instead of an automatic car wash, an automatic people wash would be so awesome. It'd probably cut water usage by a 3rd too. Go green, go clean.

[GJ]

Three second rule for germs getting on dropped food a myth!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri ... -research/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[dagny]

Not entirely sober this AM. Please don't hold me responsible for any spelling errors in muh posts.... K, thanks.