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Originally posted by defcon5
I see, and how exactly do you propose that anyone differentiate between a disinfo agent and just a really intelligent skeptic that is not going to buy every unusual thing as some paranormal event???
Right at the moment it seems that the typical way is to call anyone that disagrees with the paranormal event, and has the logic, insight, or inside information to discredit it, as a disinformation agent. Gawd knows I have been called one more then once, yet nothing could be further from the truth.
Originally posted by defcon5
Right at the moment it seems that the typical way is to call anyone that disagrees ... a disinformation agent.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by defcon5
Right at the moment it seems that the typical way is to call anyone that disagrees ... a disinformation agent.
That's pretty much the truth of the matter, isn't it?
BTW .. this isn't the first 'disinfo agents on ATS' thread to be made. There have been many others. Ya' gotta' be careful when you discuss this. If you start pointing fingers at certain people it's against the rules. Not to mention the fact that, like defcon said, some people point their fingers at anyone who disagrees (or leans right) and screams AGENT.
Originally posted by cpdaman
i mean if there was one or two moderators promoted to check for disinfo at least on a trial basis, then i think the board could maintain it's general trustworthy atmosphere and grow maintain the high levels of integrity ATS strives for
Originally posted by leafer
Skeptics actually take the time to use real facts and it's also the attitude they have towards the poster of whatever info they are posting about.
Originally posted by defcon5
Originally posted by leafer
Skeptics actually take the time to use real facts and it's also the attitude they have towards the poster of whatever info they are posting about.
The problem with someone like me is that I have a somewhat unique blend of experience in professions I have preformed, and they cross channels with folks that believe in Aliens, chemtrails, 911, and other such events.
Having worked in both sleep medicine, and aviation, I am sure you can see where this might be an issue. Personally I have never seen a Alien, UFO, or chemtrail, and don’t believe in any of them per say. I know that chemtrails, and UFO’s for the most part are misidentifications. Even I have been fooled a few times to think I am seeing a UFO, then it ends up being something I can ID. I know, for a fact that chemtrails don’t exist in any serious frequency, because I worked on the aircraft that folks accuse of spraying them. I know that certain sleep disorders cause alien abduction type events. I know that seizures, mental disorders, blood pressure, and sugar changes can cause many paranormal events. I certainly try to back up what I say with links, pictures, and the like, but that is not always possible as many just don’t exist, or the topic is too complex for time involved. Sometimes, I am sure that my writing style comes off as being more severe then it’s intended to be…
So how would you label someone like me?
Originally posted by JacKatMtn
For those willing to take 10mins and do a google news search, you will find out that the major news outlets are garbage, when you do your global news search you still have to weigh each report on it's own merits (agenda, ideology, theology, etc) but in the end you will be so much more apprised of what is going on globally.
I am an example of this if you look into my past here, you would find that I was a strong supporter of Pres. Bush back in 04. (how naive), though I am not a hater, I now strongly hold in contempt our (US) entire government left, right, middle, while there might be some members of govt who represent the people, they are so minimal as to affect nothing in the grand scheme. The majority are supporting their own interests and ambitions nothing more.
You are one of the reasons ATS is a great place to come for learning and debating, I look forward to your contributions in the future...
Originally posted by leafer
What I do is just click on ignore user and its all taken care of.
Originally posted by cpdaman
we know that there are disinformation agents in the world
Originally posted by cpdaman
and i would think that they would try to infiltrate first by getting those to trust them, and then spread rise slowly up the ranks, and use there authority to cause dissent discredit derail or redirect threads in other directions
Originally posted by cpdaman
now i would like to say i am very thankful to the 3 amigos who run this site no question they are top notch people but i think it would be foolish to think that this is not likely that some out of the thousands and thousands of members are disinfo agents who worked carefully to work there way in hear and spread disinfo
i would suggest this is not only a possibility, but a very very very likely
Originally posted by cpdaman
now without going into a paranoid suspicious mode to uncover anyone who may be thought of as doing this, i would just suggest you keep it in back of your minds, and that if there is enough of the 3'D of dissent discredit and derailment tactics repeatedly in people's threads that a red flag be raised, in fact i would suggest that this board is great becaue of it's integrity and as it has grown and continues to grow succesfully because of its integrity
Originally posted by cpdaman
i would suggest that in the growth process of any business that occasionally there should be a check given to see if there is any disinfo agents infiltrating the board ( who post oftenly or are held in high regard)
Originally posted by cpdaman
i mean if there was one or two moderators promoted to check for disinfo at least on a trial basis, then i think the board could maintain it's general trustworthy atmosphere and grow maintain the high levels of integrity ATS strives for
Originally posted by subject x
Originally posted by leafer
What I do is just click on ignore user and its all taken care of.
It's good to see that the "Deny Ignorance" factor is alive and well.
If someone's opinion is generally opposite yours, they are a "dis-info agent",
and subsequently ignored?
Way to keep an open mind.