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You know, I'm just curious here. I wonder if anyone else has noticed something strange.
I was reading through a couple of recent posts on the whole Shanghai business, and I noticed a few names of contributors to the discussion whom I did not recognize. This made me a tad curious, as they were bunched all together.
Anyway, I noticed that a few of these folks have very few cumulative posts. Sometimes, as few as the single post the I just finished reading, or maybe two or three all in the same exact topic, or something like that.
Now, I'm admittedly very into a good conspiracy theory, but it seems odd to me that folks who would pop into a forum based on bridge would never post at all, ever, and then would suddenly start offering words of wisdom about this latest controversy, one that has political relevance and one wherein good plugs and nudges and the like might be possible.
Just an observation here.
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An invasion on our hands?
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Posted 2007-November-20, 21:14
"Gibberish in, gibberish out. A trial judge, three sets of lawyers, and now three appellate judges cannot agree on what this law means. And we ask police officers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and citizens to enforce or abide by it? The legislature continues to write unreadable statutes. Gibberish should not be enforced as law."
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Posted 2007-November-20, 21:16
It's more interesting than I thought initially. Three folks in a row joined the very day of the first post, on November 20, 2007.
In fact, it appears that 36 folks have joined BBF today. That up from somewhere ranging between 2-4 roughly each day.
As I go back through the other days, most folks jump on to discuss some bridge concept. A number of the 11/20/07 folks have done nothing except to post on the Shanghai incident.
In fact, it appears that 36 folks have joined BBF today. That up from somewhere ranging between 2-4 roughly each day.
As I go back through the other days, most folks jump on to discuss some bridge concept. A number of the 11/20/07 folks have done nothing except to post on the Shanghai incident.
"Gibberish in, gibberish out. A trial judge, three sets of lawyers, and now three appellate judges cannot agree on what this law means. And we ask police officers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and citizens to enforce or abide by it? The legislature continues to write unreadable statutes. Gibberish should not be enforced as law."
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Posted 2007-November-20, 21:22
kenrexford, on Nov 20 2007, 10:16 PM, said:
It's more interesting than I thought initially. Three folks in a row joined the very day of the first post, on November 20, 2007.
There was a lobby news item talking about both the forum, and the bush thread specifically (among others). It is not surprizing, therefore, that some would come to see what the forum is all about.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 03:53
And it is also possible that some people have created 'alternate' accounts to express (or reinforce) their point of view.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 06:10
It could be 'Intelligent Design' at work.
Disclaimer: The above post may be a half-baked sarcastic rant intended to stimulate discussion and it does not necessarily coincide with my own views on this topic.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 08:10
mrdct, on Nov 21 2007, 09:10 PM, said:
It could be 'Intelligent Design' at work.
No, this is just the normal evolution.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 13:08
mrdct, on Nov 21 2007, 07:10 AM, said:
It could be 'Intelligent Design' at work.
it's obviously intelligent design... from nothing nothing comes
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Posted 2007-November-21, 13:49
Yeah, I noticed this yesterday but was reluctant to be the one to bring it up.
Very interesting and peculiar, not only that people would register just to post in a specific thread (which I don't think has ever happened here before, but I could be wrong). More curious, however, are those who registered months, or even years ago without posting so much as once, and all of a sudden the 'sign' fervor has them springing to life. I guess we're a community of imposing, scary, intimidating bridge players and nobody wants to step in if they're afraid they'll look like they don't know what they're talking about. But brew up a political storm, and all of a sudden everyone and their mother needs to have their opinion heard, no?
Very interesting and peculiar, not only that people would register just to post in a specific thread (which I don't think has ever happened here before, but I could be wrong). More curious, however, are those who registered months, or even years ago without posting so much as once, and all of a sudden the 'sign' fervor has them springing to life. I guess we're a community of imposing, scary, intimidating bridge players and nobody wants to step in if they're afraid they'll look like they don't know what they're talking about. But brew up a political storm, and all of a sudden everyone and their mother needs to have their opinion heard, no?
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Posted 2007-November-21, 14:00
luke warm, on Nov 21 2007, 02:08 PM, said:
mrdct, on Nov 21 2007, 07:10 AM, said:
It could be 'Intelligent Design' at work.
it's obviously intelligent design... from nothing nothing comes
From nothing comes nothing - I thought that was the definition of Fox News.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 14:17
Foxx, on Nov 21 2007, 02:49 PM, said:
...nobody wants to step in if they're afraid they'll look like they don't know what they're talking about...
Heck, that doesn't stop most of us!
"Gibberish in, gibberish out. A trial judge, three sets of lawyers, and now three appellate judges cannot agree on what this law means. And we ask police officers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and citizens to enforce or abide by it? The legislature continues to write unreadable statutes. Gibberish should not be enforced as law."
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Posted 2007-November-21, 15:12
They seem to have a habit of reviving ollllld threads.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2007-November-21, 15:57
Winstonm, on Nov 21 2007, 03:00 PM, said:
luke warm, on Nov 21 2007, 02:08 PM, said:
mrdct, on Nov 21 2007, 07:10 AM, said:
It could be 'Intelligent Design' at work.
it's obviously intelligent design... from nothing nothing comes
From nothing comes nothing - I thought that was the definition of Fox News.
heheh...
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