what do you do when you've found a Freeper here?

[tpub]

ignore him/her? send an alert? post everywhere that he/she is a Freeper?

[Itascapark]

1. We usually

take'em out back and string `em up.

:bounce:

[revcarol]

2. Ignore and alert.

No answers.
So far everyone I have alerted on has been removed.

[Loonman]

3. Take 'em out behind the wooodshed

Alert Button.

[JHB]

4. Depends on what they write.

If they violate the rules or are being blatantly obvious disruptors, I send an alert. If I'm merely strongly suspicious but they haven't technically done anything wrong yet, I may use an alert to ask the mods to "keep an eye on this guy".

But otherwise... there's a wide enough range of opinions here that posters should be given the benefit of the doubt.

[tpub]

6. Thanks JHB, I sent an alert

I was HIGHLY suspicious, but I don't think he/she was violating any rules yet...

[muchacho]

5. tsk tsk

pat them on the head and shake my own (head).

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. I like to play with them for a little bit

and then if they get rude, I send an alert.

[Noordam]

8. Are the Tombstones still being used with the new

software?????

If not I will miss that feature.

[thom1102]

9. yep...

Still used. So the euphemism "how long til you get tombstoned?" still works!

[tpub]

10. AAaand he's outta here!

It worked!

:bounce:

[molly]

11. Who?

[tpub]

16. some guy posted that Gore was a wimp and

if Bush hadn't "won" the election Saddam would be running our country. I checked his profile and his comment was "am I in the right place, wink wink?"

kinda obvious

[molly]

18. Thanks!

it seems every time I have something else to do besides DU, I miss it all!

[TahitiNut]

20. Yeah ...

... that was an obvious 'alert' for me. I doubt I was the only one to drop the ball.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. I have a question:

What percentage of Freepers do you suppose are Libertarian? I mean, besides the pot angle, I often wonder why Libertarians would reside on this message board, instead of Free Republic? Free Markets v. Social programs and all considering.

[drdigi420]

27. Because Libertarians are more in line with Democrats

on civil rights.

Also, the Republicans are financially dependant on the war on drugs. They are very anti-freedom.

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. I know more than one Libertarian who isn't in favor of Affirmative Action.

I don't think that definition is complete.

[GabysPoppy]

13. Just please alert the moderators

Engaging in a verbal war is in most cases fruitless. It also makes our job much harder in trying to clean up the mess that has to follow.

The ALERT is the nicest present you folks can give us.


GabysPoppy
Moderator

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Cook 'em up and eat 'em

With some fava beans and a nice Chianti, of course (after all, we mustn't be uncivilized about it).

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Slice thinly,

and stir fry in peanut oil with broccoli and bok choy.

Serve with rice noodles as chow mei fun.

Odd, fishy flavor, though, and often causes gas.

[qb]

17. Send them one of Orrin Hatch's PC bombs. nt

[Peregrine]

19. T a l k s l o w l y

s o h e c a n u n d e r s t a n d

[impeach the gop]

21. Hell

What's a liberal political junky gonna get to replace the rush of a Freeper coming out of the bushtista love coma, only to the sound of liberals giving em the old I told you so pay back :-) Till they say UNCLE!!! I've been waiting a very long time to watch this melt down. They amuse me sometimes :-)

Then I wanna watch them give w just what he deserves. His own Freeping freeped up poll to show him going down the tolliet.

[bitchkitty]

22. I say a few words to the Gods and

put a curse on their silly asses. Seriously, what do I do? Ignore them. They're boring. When you've seen one mentally challenged redneck, you've seen them all.

[BigMcLargehuge]

23. Just learned how to alert

personal attacks anger me.

[xchrom]

24. personally -- i love it

their comments {like gore is a wimp} are hysterical. and usually the responces have me chuckling even more.
but as many have complained before -- they get removed so fast i often miss the fun.

[outinforce]

25. DO NOT "Post Everywhere that he/she (or s/he) is a Freeper"!!!!

If you suspect that someone posting here is a Freeper, DO NOT post that "So and So is a Freeper", and DO NOT even accuse that person of being a Freeper.

Because if you do so, then YOU are the one violating DU's posting rules, and it could happen that YOU will be the one getting a reminder from the MODs about the rules here.

Instead, if you suspect someone of being a Freeper (or better yet, of being a disruptor, regardless of his/her views), then simply notify the Mods, using the "alert" button.

[tpub]

28. please don't yell at me

I didn't post anywhere that so and so is a Freeper. I didn't use his screen name in this thread. I didn't even link to the thread where he posted (although I considered it).

I'm sorry I added that to the list of the possibilities, but it was not even 6 am and I hadn't had coffee yet, so I maybe I was a little overzealous. Thanks for the heads-up, though!

[Trajan]

26. What I do is .....

Lambaste them publically .....

I excoriate them by assaulting them verbally ; spanking thier sad little fannies in public .....

Then ? .... I make them kiss a cardboard placard with the image of Hillary's arse on it ..... I make them say they love Hillary's arse ....

After ALL this public hectoring: I usually get a message from the mods, telling me Ive crossed the line, and that my post was deleted ....

Chuckles ....

Im awful ..... I usually deserve getting admonished by the mods .... usually ...

But I got to admit: .... its nice to make them kiss Hillary's arse .... even if its only a metaphysical arse kissing ....