AspieUtah wrote:
Would the creation of a topic inviting WrongPlanet.net members to name suspected paid government trolls, and useful-idiot tools be a violation of the forum rules?
Stay on topic.
Yes it would be a violation. Here is the specific rule it violates:
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. Personal attacks.
This includes insinuation, ridicule and personal insults, regardless of whether direct or indirect. Attacking an opinion, belief or philosophy is acceptable, but attacking the person making the comments is not.
(from the rule sticky at the top of the subforum)
Naming specific people as suspected paid government trolls or useful idiot tools would come under the heading of insinuation.
Rules aside, however important WP is to the people who post here, there is no reason for it to be on any government radar. I am quite sure the government keeps a beady eye on a number of websites and forums. They probably took a good long look at Dylan Roof's post history, for example. But there is truly nothing going on here that would be of any plausible interest to the government.