Readers should know that this "generalsn" is no ordinary commenter--he's a spammer.
His boilerplate floods every message board in the country (Google him). He seems one of maybe 10 shameless manipulators who try by sheer force of massive postings to make their lies true, overwhelming boards with misleading junk.
Noise intended to drown out truth is a typical, documented tobacco industry tactic. Generalsn hijacks the Vindicator's message board, forcing it to function as his own freebie PR Newswire.
It must be a full work-day to hit every message board in the country as he does.
And it's all anonymous; he doesn't have to stand up to spew this swill out in the open in front of a legislature, where he might have to account for himself.
Does Post-for-Pay exist? Read how corporations are taking their PR wars to the Internet without disclosure:
"Allegiances are not always explained. The most impassioned defense . . . on the blogs comes from Trevor Butterworth, editor of Statistical Assessment Service, also known as STATS. He regularly combs the Internet for stories . . . and offers comments without revealing his ties to industry."
(STATS was funded by the tobacco industry)
And once the Flat Earthers, Holocaust Deniers and Green Card Lawyers start following generalsn's spamming technique--bye-bye message boards!
Ban, tax hurting cigar-shop owners
Readers should know that this "generalsn" is no ordinary commenter--he's a spammer.
His boilerplate floods every message board in the country (Google him). He seems one of maybe 10 shameless manipulators who try by sheer force of massive postings to make their lies true, overwhelming boards with misleading junk.
Noise intended to drown out truth is a typical, documented tobacco industry tactic. Generalsn hijacks the Vindicator's message board, forcing it to function as his own freebie PR Newswire.
It must be a full work-day to hit every message board in the country as he does.
And it's all anonymous; he doesn't have to stand up to spew this swill out in the open in front of a legislature, where he might have to account for himself.
Does Post-for-Pay exist? Read how corporations are taking their PR wars to the Internet without disclosure:
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watc...
"Allegiances are not always explained. The most impassioned defense . . . on the blogs comes from Trevor Butterworth, editor of Statistical Assessment Service, also known as STATS. He regularly combs the Internet for stories . . . and offers comments without revealing his ties to industry."
(STATS was funded by the tobacco industry)
And once the Flat Earthers, Holocaust Deniers and Green Card Lawyers start following generalsn's spamming technique--bye-bye message boards!
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