Comments on: Why did the Fred Thompson Blog Work?

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — February 4, 2008

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:04:18 +0000

[...] Why did the Fred Thompson Blog Work? [...]

By: PhilMassey

PhilMassey — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:46:48 +0000

I thought the blog over all was well done.

But why was the word “president” missing from practically every official aspect of the website?

By: Todd Zeigler

Todd Zeigler — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:42:08 +0000

When I was moderating the blog in the beginning we had a troll named “Tupac Shakur” who posted lyrics from rap songs (bad words included). I banned him and one other guy who kept dropping f-bombs during the month I was moderating.

I was expecting much worse.

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:48:52 +0000

Even with the sign-up requirement there were still an occasional troll siting. It got worse at the end of the campaign.

An interesting thing was one commenter who only posted current poll numbers was derided constantly for being a troll when the person was never aggressive or inflaming. The fact that he posted poll numbers (both good and bad) drove other batty.

I received multiple requests to ban him, but since he only passed on poll numbers I never felt like I was justified. Maybe that was a mistake, but I didn’t want the community to be completely filled with only those who drank the kool-aid.