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Are you willing to accept someone with a lot of merit and of whom many respect and follow?

In what ways did you "help everyone"?

Perhaps he wanted the harassment (phone calls to his family) to stop.

I would also point this out:

To give an update to my application:
In the past two weeks, I have received 44 merit. In contrast, all of the particpants combined have received a total of 52 merit in this time.

I was unable to create an account on their website so when I applied, I asked if they could pay directly to my BTC address (I haven’t gotten a response). I am not going to wear their signature while I wait to hear back.

I would encourage signature advertisers to refuse to wear a signature while an application is being considered. That practice essentially is giving free advertising, especially to those who are ultimately not accepted into the campaign.

Those are examples of disinformation and propaganda (he isn’t the only person spreading this and he wasn’t who I was thinking of when I posted that).

If he is posting multiple posts within 24 hours that are not replying to a new post, you can report it. If he is posting multiple posts with new information but no one is replying then there is an argument to lock the thread as there isn’t really a discussion in the thread.

This is probably because they are asking potential participants to wear the signature to even apply, and do not appear to be accepting everyone:

Perhaps you should post the deleted posts, the thread they were in and why you believe they follow the rules.

You are not going to get what you are asking for. You are also not going to get anything by bickering and complaining -- you will need to make an argument as to why your posts should be reinstated.   

Lets be realistic, if someone is going to try to ask for a bribe or extort someone, they are not going to want to provide irrefutable evidence they are the one asking for the bribe and/or trying to extort you. They would rather provide circumstantial evidence that shows you that you are talking to who they claim to be.

Similarly, trading with someone who does not ask for a signed message is not a license to scam the person.

I agree it is a best practice to always get a signed message prior to sending money, and to always work out all the little details before finalizing an agreement to trade. There are many imposters on various social media and communications platforms who will try to steal your money.

At least one of these things is not true.

I am not a fan of regulating companies in telling them how to run their business. They can run it as they see fit, and if they wish to make their private information public they can, and if they don't they shouldn't be forced to.

No. If you have a concern with why a post was deleted, you can PM a global mod, or admin. If you don’t get a response, or if you cannot agree you can open a thread in meta about it.

At the end of the day, the mod is responding to a report from someone (most likely), and is taking action based upon the forum rules. The same action should have been taken regardless of which mod responded to the report.

Perhaps he reviewed how the new system would work and adjusted accordingly.

I look forward to seeing my name in the 250+ merit “club” and look forward to joining higher clubs as I make extraordinary posts

I don't want any agenda being pushed by political operatives without warning. Left or right wing. I am currently seeing what I believe to be left wing operatives in PS currently.

The issue is not disliking someone's opinion, it is that I believe propaganda is being spread in PS. A warning that propaganda is not removed and that political operatives may be posting would not stop anyone from posting their opinion, it may however make said propaganda less effective by encouraging people to independently verify claimed facts, and approach conversations with a critical eye.

If you believe both sides are pushing propaganda, then perhaps a warning to verify information read may decrease its effectiveness. An operative may operate in many forums under many personalities as writing on a forum is a very efficient way to communicate.


I am not asking these people to be censored:

I have seen some people post in what I believe to be bad faith, and what I believe to be outright lies that have no basis in fact. Perhaps they actually believe what they are posting, but I believe they are pushing disinformation.


The anti-vax movement is able to spread solely because of propaganda and lies. If those who believe these lies knew not to take what is said to them at face value then perhaps they would get their kids vaccinated.



There are warnings about scammers all over the marketplace subs. I don't see why there shouldn't be warnings about other people being up to no good other places they might try to create mischief. 

I'd be willing to take an "OTHER PARTICIPANTS" spot if possible.

Yes, this should be implemented.

No.

I am saying there should be a warning that propaganda and disinformation posted by professionals may be posted.

Discussion with some of these people is not the same as having a discussion with your neighbor, friend or acquaintance.

I am not surprised to see you write that...

I would like to start by thanking Flying Helfish for cleaning up the PS sub (and theymos for getting a mod for the PS sub) as political discourse is now allowed, verses previously when there was so much garbage, it was effectively impossible (or very difficult) to have an intelligent discussion.

With the above being said, I have noticed a decent amount of what I believe to be pro-Madura (the illegitimate president of Venezuela) propaganda by a number of posters. These people are effectively posting disinformation.

I have also noticed a number of what I believe to believe left wing political operatives posting. I am unsure if they are the same person/associated with the same entity. They are posting disinformation to push a left wing agenda.

My question is what should be done about this? I obviously believe people should be able to post their opinion, and it is best if the forum doesn’t moderate for truth (and accurate conclusions based on a fact set). 

If nothing else, this thread can serve as a reference to this activity. Perhaps there could be a sticky warning that propaganda and political operatives may be posting in the PS sub and that people should do their own research to form their own conclusions and opinions.