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orangecrush

(32,028 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:39 AM 21 hrs ago

Should it be or is "baiting" members a violation of Terms of Service?


If it is, I'm not sure what violation it would fall under?

An example - someone expresses displeasure or disappointment with a general vote on a particular issue that seems at odds with Democratic principals, and a poster will pop up asking the poster to specifically criticize particular Democrats by name, so they can alert on the post.

Isn't asking someone to violate TOS a firm of disruption?





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Should it be or is "baiting" members a violation of Terms of Service? (Original Post) orangecrush 21 hrs ago OP
You can choose not to take the bait. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1
Obviously orangecrush 16 hrs ago #3
Maybe...sometimes I'd rather alert on the parent post BadgerKid 19 hrs ago #2

BadgerKid

(5,049 posts)
2. Maybe...sometimes I'd rather alert on the parent post
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:16 AM
19 hrs ago

Of a questionably alerted post. Or alert on several posts upstream where the ruckus started.

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