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You would think having your name and posts removed would deter trolls. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 OP
Putin and the Mercers pay well Bradshaw3 Jun 2018 #1
What does SMFH mean? Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #2
shaking my fucking head bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #3
Thanks. Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #4
I still don't know what eom means SonofDonald Jun 2018 #6
Lol! I understand it to mean "end of message," which is like "nt" which means, "no text." Both Squinch Jun 2018 #7
I never understood why people put n/t. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #9
Back in the day when I had a dial-up modem I could not get long threads to load at all... Hekate Jun 2018 #12
I never thought about that, but it makes sense. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #13
True! n/t InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #14
If you're just looking at the 'tree' of replies at the top of a thread, it's useful muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #16
Ha, that means End of Message bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #8
eom by its very nature is "older" Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #17
You can lead a troll to DU, but you can't make one think. WheelWalker Jun 2018 #5
Where are they? Let me at 'em! ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #10
Another mystery post with no information. SharonClark Jun 2018 #11
Lets see... Xolodno Jun 2018 #15
I was referring to posters who can't make it to 20 without having their posting privileges revoked. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #18

Squinch

(51,090 posts)
7. Lol! I understand it to mean "end of message," which is like "nt" which means, "no text." Both
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:42 PM
Jun 2018

mean you don't have to click to see the rest of the post because it's just the one line.

bearsfootball516

(6,378 posts)
9. I never understood why people put n/t.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:44 PM
Jun 2018

I'm reading the thread, I can see that there's no text. I don't have to be told that there's no text when I can see there isn't any lol.

Hekate

(91,042 posts)
12. Back in the day when I had a dial-up modem I could not get long threads to load at all...
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:15 PM
Jun 2018

And if I was able to load all the subject lines, reading the rest of the messages meant clicking on each one individually -- like for all 200 messages.

nt and eom are courtesies.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,414 posts)
16. If you're just looking at the 'tree' of replies at the top of a thread, it's useful
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:03 AM
Jun 2018

It can say "don't scroll down to find more text for this reply" - or, if it's a thread with over 50 replies and you're looking at the version with just the tree and one particluar reply, you know not the click on it to find out more.

It's also useful when you see it in the 'My Posts' tab - you just get the title of replies to you there, and if they have 'nt' or 'eom', you know there's no need to click to find more.

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
17. eom by its very nature is "older"
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:14 AM
Jun 2018

That's old programming stuff going back decades. It's not hip new lingo.

Xolodno

(6,412 posts)
15. Lets see...
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:57 PM
Jun 2018

..I've had 3 or maybe 4 posts remove by jury. And have had couple dozen that should have been removed and fully expected them to be. So capital punishment is not a deterrent.

Aside from that, to me, the real trolls are those who;

1. Keep beating the dead horse of Bernie.

2. Keep beating the dead horse of Hilary.

3. Those who think Israel can do no wrong. Essentially..."I don't support Bibi, Trump, etc. but their policies, actions, etc. are a-ok".

The last one gets me into trouble a lot. Not that I care....fuck'em. I'm an animal to them anyway.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
18. I was referring to posters who can't make it to 20 without having their posting privileges revoked.
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 08:41 AM
Jun 2018

Everything they write is erased so what's the point?

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