Ron Paul says his campaign is more than "a few spammers"

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/us/politics/11paul.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

by rms • 19 years ago

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jcwentz• 19 years ago

Sure that open quote wasn't two words to the left?

ereldon2• 19 years ago

i was about to say that!

the campaign need stickers like "I spammed 1000 message boards for Ron Paul, 08"

ereldon2• 19 years ago

to whoever downvoted my comment... you really know how to make friends and influence people!

the funny thing is, i might even vote for ron paul, i just think ron paul supporters need to analyze their own behavior a little more carefully

tlrobinson• 19 years ago

Oh no, please don't let Hacker News turn into Ron Paul News... I mean Reddit.

muriithi• 19 years ago

Seconded. I predict this will degenerate into a flame war. I hate censorship but I doubt if we need political posts on YC news.

Zak• 19 years ago

I think you took a wrong turn on your way to http://politics.reddit.com

greendestiny2• 19 years ago

Why did you post this here rms?

rms2• 19 years ago

Ron Paul responded to Paul Graham's claim that Ron Paul will only be remembered for gaming social news sites.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=76477

greendestiny2• 19 years ago

That's a little disingenuous. All the article contained was one paraphrased quote on his campaign being more than a few spammers. It certainly has nothing to say about the voting patterns of ron paul devotees on reddit.

For the record I think the ron paul movement on reddit has in no way been consciously controlled. I think its a classic case of internet mob syndrome. Its like the way people follow the righteous indignation of someone whose camera has been stolen, people band together to right the wrongs against ron paul. Its still a failing of the voting system of reddit though, because ron paul articles just aren't interesting to those not caught up in the mob.

danteembermage• 19 years ago

This is a really hard thing to bring up. I want to sugarcoat this as much as possible, because I'm running the risk of flamebait. Maybe it's better we don't think about this, but as a community perhaps it's something we have to face. I don't know, but for better or worse here it goes...

Does a user voting this up become smarter or dumber in the eyes of the algorithm?

What does the answer to this question mean?

rms2• 19 years ago

I have the impression that Paul Graham hasn't implemented that algorithm yet and/or turned it on because the community hasn't yet degenerated enough. I can't find the specific post where he said that.

pg• 19 years ago

That's true. On the other hand, when I do turn it on, it will apply retroactively.

As for the question of what effect this story has, that depends on what the editors think. Probably they'd be split on it. This is arguably an Internet story as much as a political one.

Ron Paul says his campaign is more than "a few spammers"

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