Should Paid Forum Posting Be Outlawed?
Oh yes! The Koch brothers pay me 5000 a week to convince the ten liberals that post on hubpages to switch parties!
This statement alone, shows you lack any forward type thinking. It's not about those who post, but is about membership of the community.
It has nothing to do with those who post at all. Those who post are the active people in the forums and nothing more. Those who read the forums, because they like to keep up on topics, to learn but not get involved, are the ones YOU would really be talking to in the first place. It's everyone.
HP's primary market is US citizens.
Your motives and number of posts, demonstrates more aggressiveness than the average person, therefore you could very well be paid for your post. Your motives, to me, are obvious- you are about control of people, distortion and misinformation, scarred with a hatefulness that spews out in your words.
Not to mention, you've also another problem, YOU yourself and your own actions, show you're not any better than the politicians you support. Yet, you fail to see it. Ironic.
You have posted around 15 posts per day for 7 months exclusively on the Hubpages political forums, probably enough for a novel, probably enough time to have worked a second job. Most people would consider that extreme.
Unless, you are being paid, say $5 per forum post. That would bring you in $75 a day in revenue. Makes more sense to me
She ridicules the idea every time it comes up, but I have yet to see her actually deny it.
To be honest, I do find it sort of hard to believe that the HubPages forums would be the target for a campaign like that, but such campaigns certainly do exist, so I guess anything's possible. The sheer volume of posts by obvious and suspected sock puppets in this forum is suspicious, imho, especially since they miraculously started showing up out of the woodwork shortly after Obama's election and inauguration. Before that, I really don't remember the same degree of baiting and other trollish behaviors - there could be some fairly heated differences of opinion, but they usually seemed sincere, whereas some of the current batch come off like automatons who'd blame a hangnail on Obama and his evil socialist plans for world domination.
well you are a hate filled hate monger and try to spread your bile everywhere you go
Outlawing frequent posting for monetary gain on the other hand would be easy to outlaw
no Government required.Actually, you mean instituting TOS rules would be easily done.
However, enforcement of said TOS Rules and those who violate? Is something altogether more difficult to do, and would most likely requirement government intrusion upon privacy laws.
Just a thought.
Who knows, maybe I am nuts. I just have yet to hear a good argument against most of my beliefs.
Boy, am I naive...I had no idea people were actually paid to post on forums...wow!
If that's true, then here's what I think: lady_love and lovemychris are the same person, and this person makes enough by playing a dual role that, being paid to post on this forum, is the only job they need!
(j/k...I think)
Freedom of Speech -whats that all about again
(Ducks for cover)Being an outside contractor requires "self-employment" tax to be applied, not a standard deduction of an employee of said company.
Two different things entirely, when it comes to taxes.Those who actually work as employees, yes taxes are taken out of their earnings.
I was making known that those who are sub-contractors or contractors, who work outside said company, actually have to file their taxes based on the rules of "self-employment". That's all.
I'm sorry, I disagree. If someone chooses to remain stupid? There is something wrong with them.
No one can reserve the right to be stupid. Ignorance isn't blissful, when accountability can still be applied to said individual.
And, yes my example has a simple message.
Example: If a person gets into another person's car, it is their responsibility to know everything there is about that person and the vehicle- such as, "Is the driver a legal driver?", "Is the car registered legally?", "Is there a valid inspection sticker on the car?". Accountability is going to come to the persons' in the vehicle.
Just my thought on your statement.
ladylove might not be a lady or even a man ,maybe they represent a group..
Oh ooops wasnt going to post anything..The whole thing is about honesty. Being paid to spout propaganda, and discussing political views among one's peers, are two different things. The paid propagandist will never admit to anything contrary to what they are paid to post. You can tell the difference if you look closely.
A paid poster ruins any chance at civilized debate among honest citizens. It's hard enough as it is!I personally suspect she is doing far more to increase Obama's popularity then she will ever realize. I would criticize him a lot more if I didn't see the ridiculous stuff posted here daily, somehow its really hard to want to have anything in common with someone like that. Maybe its the dems that hired her to make the rep's look totally insane
might be...quiet possible....on pay roll of obama to get sympathy for him
...and as if by magic, it appears, playing the martyr. Another few cents earned for that post
Not just the left - I have seen conservatives, libertarians, and political nihilists equally bored by the incessant flow of meaningless threads.
It is starting to resemble Chinese water torture - eventually we will all agree just to make them stop
For the first time in a ling time I diasagree with you !
Like garbage hubs they pollute the quality of these pages - and they are all about raising the profile of their lies and propoganda.
The forums rate in Google the same as anything else - and once in a while a subject can go viral and become a news item, through the lie itself or through some excellent counter - BUT the name of the post goes on - and as we know any news is good news in politics and the rubbish still has teh opening title.
Paid posters should be removed in the same way that rubbish hubs are being removed, they are spam and harm the whole site.No, I am not. See how easy that was. I don't know, maybe you already answered the question. I didn't care enough to read the whole thread.
HP forums aren't figuring real big in my future. I'll miss some people, but the quality has gone way down. I find I'm not learning anything here anymore about anything, and when that happens, it's time to move on.
I will miss some people. Not you.
Whatever it is, I hope you get it worked out. Noone should have to live with such hatred.
@Lady_Love: Are you paid for posting political views on Hubpages?
@John Holden: Are you paid for posting political views on Hubpages?
There you go - fairness in action
What's a mod mentality?
I was more of a rocker, I am afraid.
Not sure what mentality or frequency of posting in the forum has to do with anything - as you were keen to point out, you didn't start this thread. It was merely questioning the intentions of paid posters
You chose to make it all about you - there is nothing forcing you to post in this thread. If you are not paid for posting, this thread doesn't apply to you. If you are, we are making sure that you work hard for your money
- jerrylposted 13 years ago
0 Personally, I'm not going to contribute to any thread LaLo starts anymore. Yes, a boycott of sorts. Leave it to her own party to tell her how ridiculous her posts are. And, cut down on her income from posting here. The money, that's the thing!
I've asked this...person not to address me anymore. I said I would not respond to the threads she starts anymore. Nor address her either. I will keep my word on this. I suggest others do the same. Let her stew in her own bitter juices!
I'll miss you
lol!
Only if you believe it doesn't happen. The same political backers who fund rallys and hire protesters to attend. Or do you not believe this happens? It's simple, merely ignore the paid posters and they won't get paid anything. Watch how quickly they disappear from the forums then. Give it a try and see for yourself!
Your thoughts on why someone would spend so much time posting irrational threads on a writing site and not write anything of substance?
Is that the best you can do?
I don't know, perhaps it's just me, but I prefer to discuss politics with those speaking their own minds. Not what they are being paid to say. Instead of discussions with common folks about problems facing our country, I don't want to be talking with those who only care about making money for the number of people they anger or influence or for how many threads they start.
In the case of paid political posters, truth isn't important to them during the discussion. If one knows they are debating with a paid poster on a public thread you don't think it would make a difference in how their opinion was received? Get real, Holle!
If the paid posters admit it, I have no problem with them. But if they try to pass themselves off as common interested and concerned citizens only, slug slime they are! I sorta like honest posters best, for some reason.
And you did admit to being paid to post, but not to an agenda which might affect peoples lives or put them in jeopardy if you lie to them. Do you see the difference? Paid political forum posters won't admit to it. Slug slime!i understand that, Holle. I don't want HP to try and stop political postings. They can't even stop crap from being published here, much less paid political wackos. But paid posters are spammers, no different than those we are told to report or flag.
I suppose wanting to discuss politics with ordinary honest citizens is too much to ask here.
My last words to you because you apparently have trouble with comprehension. You didn't start this thread, person! I only pledged to not participate or respond to those you instigate. I will not co-operate with a shill, nor their attempts to spread false news or propaganda. Even you should be able to understand my statement!
Yea that guy who wears a squirrels bum on his head dont even get this much attention
Do you mean Donald Trump?
Not really, Arthur. I seem to remember her storming off the site or something of that nature. Yes, I can see why she would be suspect. I think she is still here, by the way, just under another guise on the forums. Want to guess which poster?
There are some of us from both sides who wish to be able to respect the others views, and learn from them, for that matter. Some of us are able to do this, but not with paid posters muddying up the waters with pure unadulterated BS. I suppose this is too much to ask, though!
- ahorsebackposted 7 years ago0
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