Obviously the posts need to be on topic. We don't people posting cooking recipes here. I'm sorry if that was not clear. But, in answer to your question, shills have as much right to express their opinions as everyone else. So long as they are making on topic posts, then yes. Shills should be allowed to state their opinions. If I get tired of seeing them, I can block them.
That is a good question. I think everyone will have a different tolerance. Which is why we need more education about how to use the "block" button. Possibly a curated list of blocked accounts that we can elect to subscribe to, as opposed to an outright ban. Similar to how SPAM filtering works.
Have you ever been to a club, like a birdwatching club? I'm a birdwatcher. I bring my binoculars and field guide. I don't bring an electric guitar. It's annoying to the birds. And it doesn't, you know, make sense? Maybe shills would be better served in forums where their opinions, you know, make more sense? Especially seeing as there are SO MANY other options and we really only have a few options for exclusively Q research. Just a thought.
Good to look at analogies. That is how we learn and see patterns. Not sure that one fits though. An electric guitar in a bird watching club is completely off topic. The same would apply here. Posts have to be on topic. Perhaps a better analogy would be a guy who came to the bird watching club and continually stated that looking at small birds was stupid and all the good, large birds had left. Now imagine a bunch of his friends said that too. A group of them doing nothing but moaning that we should all go home now. That would be annoying, but still arguably on topic.
How would you deal with that situation? Do you ban them from the club for having an annoying opinion that differs from yours? Or do you develop techniques to ignore them? Such as moving to a different area of the field where you can watch the birds in peace. I don't disagree people can be very annoying. Especially ones who seem to hold very different opinions, or shills voicing truly different opinions. But banning is an extreme form of enforcing order. There are other options that don't involve such draconian actions that need to be considered.
Obviously the posts need to be on topic. We don't people posting cooking recipes here. I'm sorry if that was not clear. But, in answer to your question, shills have as much right to express their opinions as everyone else. So long as they are making on topic posts, then yes. Shills should be allowed to state their opinions. If I get tired of seeing them, I can block them.
What concentration of shills is acceptable for you?
That is a good question. I think everyone will have a different tolerance. Which is why we need more education about how to use the "block" button. Possibly a curated list of blocked accounts that we can elect to subscribe to, as opposed to an outright ban. Similar to how SPAM filtering works.
Have you ever been to a club, like a birdwatching club? I'm a birdwatcher. I bring my binoculars and field guide. I don't bring an electric guitar. It's annoying to the birds. And it doesn't, you know, make sense? Maybe shills would be better served in forums where their opinions, you know, make more sense? Especially seeing as there are SO MANY other options and we really only have a few options for exclusively Q research. Just a thought.
Good to look at analogies. That is how we learn and see patterns. Not sure that one fits though. An electric guitar in a bird watching club is completely off topic. The same would apply here. Posts have to be on topic. Perhaps a better analogy would be a guy who came to the bird watching club and continually stated that looking at small birds was stupid and all the good, large birds had left. Now imagine a bunch of his friends said that too. A group of them doing nothing but moaning that we should all go home now. That would be annoying, but still arguably on topic.
How would you deal with that situation? Do you ban them from the club for having an annoying opinion that differs from yours? Or do you develop techniques to ignore them? Such as moving to a different area of the field where you can watch the birds in peace. I don't disagree people can be very annoying. Especially ones who seem to hold very different opinions, or shills voicing truly different opinions. But banning is an extreme form of enforcing order. There are other options that don't involve such draconian actions that need to be considered.
Btw this is the funniest thing I have seen today-
"a curated list of blocked accounts that we can elect to subscribe to"
really? I'm not sure there's a huge market for that. lol.