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To: bitt

new term to me:

Sealioning

is a trolling or harassment tactic in online discussions and blogs. It involves the attacker asking relentless and insincere questions or requests for evidence under the guise of civility and a desire for genuine debate. These requests are often tangential or previously addressed, and the attacker maintains a pretense of civility and sincerity, while feigning ignorance of the subject matter. Sealioning is aimed at exhausting the patience and goodwill of the target, making them appear unreasonable.


183 posted on 03/17/2024 9:50:02 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

184 posted on 03/17/2024 9:51:59 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt
new term to me: Sealioning is a trolling or harassment tactic in online discussions and blogs. It involves the attacker asking relentless and insincere questions or requests for evidence under the guise of civility and a desire for genuine debate. These requests are often tangential or previously addressed, and the attacker maintains a pretense of civility and sincerity, while feigning ignorance of the subject matter. Sealioning is aimed at exhausting the patience and goodwill of the target, making them appear unreasonable.

New term to me, too. But that is the description of what happened on the old "Birth Certificate" threads. And would have happened to the Q threads if the trolls had been allowed to proliferate here.
189 posted on 03/17/2024 10:05:10 AM PDT by HoneysuckleTN (President Trump won 2020! President Trump 2024! #MAGA #WWG1WGA #FJB)
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To: bitt

is a trolling or harassment tactic in online discussions and blogs. It involves the attacker asking relentless and insincere questions or requests for evidence under the guise of civility and a desire for genuine debate. These requests are often tangential or previously addressed, and the attacker maintains a pretense of civility and sincerity, while feigning ignorance of the subject matter. Sealioning is aimed at exhausting the patience and goodwill of the target, making them appear unreasonable.

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Good to know, thanks.


218 posted on 03/17/2024 2:00:56 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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