You know Frank I thought you were dangerously close to letting the feline out of the satchel the other day. I remember musing at the time that the thread you were commenting on had all the hallmarks of one started by a high post covert mole looking to lure wacko comments from the fruit an nut primitives.
The thread was having its desired result. There was a well constructed thesis with a great trap door which could be sprung once a sufficient number of dummies joined. (It used one of their favorite sources to easily disprove the entire thread thesis.) I could not help think what a good job the agent had done. Such a thread usually gets picked up at other sites where the false premise is exposed and bingo here it was. I am not sure who's mole it was but I would almost guarantee it was a bond fire set by a mole. While you will never be able to over estimate teh amount of stoopid on the island, this one was just too perfect IMHO.
Are there any posts on here about running covert agents at the dump? I mean there are several strategies that can be employed. I am not sure how many agent provocateurs are currently operating there but at one time I knew of some who had hearts and more than a couple moderators.
I have had a successful mole there for at least five years. Even got a heart one time.
I just never had the time to run a moderator mole. It can be a source of great entertainment.