[greeneyes]

Yep. That was my reaction too. FR under Derp Attack.
Explains those people who are so snide which was NOT what FReepers used to be.

[boxlunch]

Do you think those posters were always derpy? Or their accounts have been hacked. Sometimes I wonder....

[bagster]

From the comments in your article. He explains why a handful of shills can influence a gaggle of FReepers. This is EXACTLY what's going on beyond the trees and some have attempted on this thread.

They’ve seen the political and sociological research that only about 15 percent of people have firm opinions of their own. The vast majority of people bends toward group acceptance. Whatever ideas are most frequently and loudly expressed around them, people will tend to adopt those ideas over time.