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Johnny2X2X

(20,976 posts) Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:00 AM Jul 31

June 28th, 2024 user account creation dates! MIRT needs to know

MIRT. I have seen dozens of low post count usernames concern trolling or generally posting negative things, checking their profile over and over I see June 28th, 2024 join dates.

It's obvious a bot created a bunch of user accounts on June 28th and trolls are using them to depress DU. The content they're posting is consistently negative.

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June 28th, 2024 user account creation dates! MIRT needs to know (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Jul 31 OP

Good luck to them True Dough Jul 31 #1

I agree in principle Johnny2X2X Jul 31 #4

alert, alert, alert. mopinko Jul 31 #2

This could indeed be the case! But mods no longer exist on DU. We now have MIRT! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 31 #3

Thank you Johnny2X2X Jul 31 #5

My pleasure, my dear Johnny2X2X! Glad I could shed some light on your post. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jul 31 #7

K&R. MIRT ALERT! Think. Again. Jul 31 #6

I joined DU around this time Sea A Chell Jul 31 #8

And your post history looks solid Johnny2X2X Jul 31 #9

This might be interesting to you - this is a list of people who have posted for the first time progree Jul 31 #10

True Dough

(18,929 posts)

1. Good luck to them

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:03 AM

Jul 31

tamping down our positivity with the wave of enthusiasm we're going to continue to ride right through the election!

Johnny2X2X

(20,976 posts)

4. I agree in principle

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:06 AM

Jul 31

But DU is under attack from an organized group that used a bot to create usernames all on the same date. I would hope a review of names created on that date could be done.

But yeah, Dems are on fire right now and the Right doesn't even know where to start yet.

mopinko

(71,364 posts)

2. alert, alert, alert.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:04 AM

Jul 31

suggest support dems if nothing else applies. but mirt will b watching them.

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,316 posts)

3. This could indeed be the case! But mods no longer exist on DU. We now have MIRT!

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:05 AM

Jul 31

M-Malicious
I-Intruder
R-Removal
T-Team!

This is a group of really sharp, on-the-ball members who keep an eye out for these trolls. They have most likely already seen the pattern that you saw, but if they haven't, then you've alerted them!

Johnny2X2X

(20,976 posts)

5. Thank you

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:08 AM

Jul 31

I was on that team for a bit and had forgotten. I've alerted on many posts the last few weeks and almost every one had a user name creation date of 6/28/24. Pretty obvious to me what happened.

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,316 posts)

7. My pleasure, my dear Johnny2X2X! Glad I could shed some light on your post. nt

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:10 AM

Jul 31

Think. Again.

(15,397 posts)

6. K&R. MIRT ALERT!

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:09 AM

Jul 31

Sea A Chell

(11 posts)

8. I joined DU around this time

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:17 AM

Jul 31

I'm not a bot. I was a long-time lurker and joined shortly after I couldn't get on after the Biden-Trump debate.

Johnny2X2X

(20,976 posts)

9. And your post history looks solid

Reply to Sea A Chell (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 09:28 AM

Jul 31

Welcome to DU. You coincidentally joined on the same date a bot likely made several dozen user names that trolls are picking from to concern troll here.

I'm not asking for anyone to be banned based on username creation date, just alerting the MIRT group to a potential issue. It's at least 15 concern troll posts I've seen in a few weeks that all had the same creation dates for their usernames.

Maybe there's a batching of username cration dates by the DU admins, but I didn't think it was like that when I joined years ago.

progree

(11,449 posts)

10. This might be interesting to you - this is a list of people who have posted for the first time

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2024, 10:46 AM

Jul 31

I found this on the Latest Discussions page on the right side is a box "Welcome to DU Say hello to these new members who just posted for the first time" and then it lists 5 names and then a "More...". I clicked More

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=firstposts

I know it's not the same as account creation date, but auxilliary info.

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