CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Threat to forums http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Threat to forums en Sun, 31 May 2026 14:23:02 +0000 RJ on "Threat to forums" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2357#post-25109 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:48:22 +0000 RJ 25109@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>... at the same time? Your skills and capability know no bounds ;) </p> Wilmington's Cow on "Threat to forums" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2357#post-25083 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:12:22 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 25083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's time I came clean, I'm actually the CEO of ShellexacoBP and drive 73 SUVs... </p> ruggtomcat on "Threat to forums" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2357#post-25074 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:07:45 +0000 ruggtomcat 25074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I hope so, the alternative is numpties, and thats <em>really</em> depressing. </p> wingpig on "Threat to forums" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2357#post-25060 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:53:19 +0000 wingpig 25060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've often wondered what's behind the EEN's rabidity. Would it be car manufacturers, vehicle insurance providers, oil companies or road maintenance contractors pretending to be honest law-abiding cycle-hating members of the public? </p> chdot on "Threat to forums" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2357#post-25057 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:47:09 +0000 chdot 25057@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(or fora) - but probably not this one...</p> <p>"<br /> Every month more evidence piles up, suggesting that online comment threads and forums are being hijacked by people who aren’t what they seem to be. The anonymity of the web gives companies and governments golden opportunities to run astroturf operations: fake grassroots campaigns, which create the impression that large numbers of people are demanding or opposing particular policies. This deception is most likely to occur where the interests of companies or governments come into conflict with the interests of the public. For example, there’s a long history of tobacco companies creating astroturf groups to fight attempts to regulate them.<br /> "<br /> <a href="http://www.monbiot.com/2011/02/23/robot-wars/" rel="nofollow">http://www.monbiot.com/2011/02/23/robot-wars/</a> </p>