Was it kellynla? Or ex snook?
The screen name kellynla rings a bell of recognition with me but I can't be sure if this is the same person that I encountered, as it was well over a year ago.
I'm getting sick of these IRA trolls infiltrating a conservative website - they're not fooling anybody by pretending to be conservative on other threads.
Agreed. I can't believe that they think they will change any minds to their way of thinking at a site like this....my hope is that we are all reading from pretty much the same book here, so to speak, and so the only thing that they are doing is wasting their own time and exposing themselves even further to law enforcement authorities.
Why do the Mods tolerate these shills??
The Mods' rationales for doing what they do have often been confusing to me. On the one hand I sincerely appreciate their efforts at ridding the site of obvious Leftists and trolls, but on the other hand they have frequently re-categorized obvious News articles that I've posted over to General Chat, where they tend to die an un-heroic death. When I've asked why they did this in that particular instance I've never gotten a reply. A failure to ban IRA supporters is another confusing thing, as they are quick to ban consistent bashers of President Bush but seem unwilling to ban those who advocate the support of the IRA, a known and recognized terrorist group. Last time I checked, openly supporting a terrorist organization was against the law, or so I thought.
While I have hit the Abuse button on some that were immediately banned, it seems the bulk of Sinn Fein/IRA apologists are allowed free reign on this site - on two occassions the mod came down on me for daring to tangle with kellynla!
Sorry to hear of this, and given our combined experiences with this sort of thing I am from now on going to forward the thread URL where people are openly and blatantly supporting the IRA or other terrorist organizations directly to the FBI.. Even if the perpetrators don't face immediate arrest due to the 'exercising of free speech' laws, I have no doubt that the FBI would still be delighted to have information on a terrorist supporter to add to their databases for future use.
I found a convenient online form that will make such an information submission possible within seconds.
Particularly since September 11, we have all been asked to be more vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity. I would personally consider an online poster who is passionately voicing support for the IRA to be just as much of a threat and just as much of a valid lead for the FBI as reporting to them that " I saw a group of Middle-Eastern-looking men hanging around the perimeter of a construction site for a new highrise office building downtown and taking pictures of the foundation and building supports infrastructure.".
Law enforcement has asked us to assist them in being their eyes and ears, and this is one arena in which we can all help.
Thanks for your response, Stoat - I'm about to call it a night over here, so can't give your reply the attention it deserves tonight, you have made good points, so I'll respond to you in detail tomorrow! But, I will say it's a good idea to forward their posts to the FBI!
Goodnight, Stoat! :)
Hmmm... I think we are talking about the same thread, here! ;)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519632/posts
Agreed. I can't believe that they think they will change any minds to their way of thinking at a site like this....my hope is that we are all reading from pretty much the same book here, so to speak, and so the only thing that they are doing is wasting their own time and exposing themselves even further to law enforcement authorities.
The danger is that they could sway someone who doesn't understand a lot about Irish affairs, they doublethink their way around to fit hibernofascism in with conservatism, you or I won't fall for it, but some might!
The Mods' rationales for doing what they do have often been confusing to me. On the one hand I sincerely appreciate their efforts at ridding the site of obvious Leftists and trolls, but on the other hand they have frequently re-categorized obvious News articles that I've posted over to General Chat, where they tend to die an un-heroic death. When I've asked why they did this in that particular instance I've never gotten a reply. A failure to ban IRA supporters is another confusing thing, as they are quick to ban consistent bashers of President Bush but seem unwilling to ban those who advocate the support of the IRA, a known and recognized terrorist group. Last time I checked, openly supporting a terrorist organization was against the law, or so I thought.
I think it comes down to one thing - the mods are unaccountable. It has been well and truly documented that people here strongly criticising Bush over the border fiasco are banned, while certain posters with leftist or Bushbot agendas are immune to such measures. It seems Sinn Fein sympathisers have the same immunity from zot!
One thing I'll say, though - these great 'Fenians' have been noticeably absent in recent months from threads relating to NI, I'd like to think it's because I jump on anyone who defends the IRA, but who knows! ;)
Sorry to hear of this, and given our combined experiences with this sort of thing I am from now on going to forward the thread URL where people are openly and blatantly supporting the IRA or other terrorist organizations directly to the FBI.. Even if the perpetrators don't face immediate arrest due to the 'exercising of free speech' laws, I have no doubt that the FBI would still be delighted to have information on a terrorist supporter to add to their databases for future use.
I agree, it wouldn't hurt to hand over such info, though I'm sure the FBI probably monitors large political websites like FR.
Thank you for the link, it's useful to have it! :)
Particularly since September 11, we have all been asked to be more vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity. I would personally consider an online poster who is passionately voicing support for the IRA to be just as much of a threat and just as much of a valid lead for the FBI as reporting to them that " I saw a group of Middle-Eastern-looking men hanging around the perimeter of a construction site for a new highrise office building downtown and taking pictures of the foundation and building supports infrastructure.".
Law enforcement has asked us to assist them in being their eyes and ears, and this is one arena in which we can all help.
True, Sinn Fein supporters may be just misguided and misinformed idiots, or they could be in fact something more sinister - like a paid agent to spread propaganda throughout political forums - either way, they may hold vital intelligence about Sinn Fein/IRA, or perhaps info about Noraid!