As you will soon discover, the comment
system at Lords of Pain is heavily flawed. Bans are easy to
circumvent. Infinite voting. Spam and sockpuppets. But the biggest
flaw is that a sub-standard columnist with a delicate ego wields too
much power. I am speaking of Hustle, aka Single H, aka Hemorrhoid
(because he's always on my ass, is really irritating, and really
stinks up the joint).
I made left a comment regarding one of
his columns. Basically, all I said was that fantasy booking
WrestleMania 30 had been done to death in the comment sections, and
didn't live up to front page column standards.
Since Hemorrhoid's ego is so fragile,
he deleted the comment. I reposted, and asked why he deleted the
original comment. THAT comment got deleted as well.
So then I posted other comments, well
within the terms of service, calling him out for deleting criticism
of his columns. Not only was that comment deleted, but the spiteful,
petty Hemorrhoid deleted a few dozen non-related comments in
retaliation.
Once other users started noticing my
comments disappearing, Hemorrhoid banned me from commenting
altogether. Furthermore, any user who tried to mention my ban or
otherwise stand up for me was likewise banned. And, just to make
sure his cowardice would stay a secret, Hemorrhoid put my very name
on the banned word list. Go ahead and try to post a comment
containing the text string “loveshaft”and you'll see the comment
get instantly deleted.
This isn't about me. This is about the
lack of integrity. It's about a little man who is given too much
power. It's about censorship, and stifling the free exchange of
ideas.
If you want better than having a
Hemorrhoid ready to ban you for not kissing his ass (and we all
deserve better than that), you have two options. First, you can
always move on to a much superior wrestling news website. Might I
recommend www.wrestlinginc.com.
It breaks news much more quickly than Lords of Pain, has a comment
system that isn't heavily flawed, and you don't have to worry about
getting banned by a thin-skinned pansy. But, if you like Lords of
Pain and wish to stay, below you will find some fun and productive
ways to exploit the flawed comment system LoP currently uses (its
biggest flaw being the fact that Hemorrhoid has too much power).
These tactics are already in use by
other users, so everyone might as well get them some. I'm not a
computer geek...I'm a science geek. So, if I could figure this shit
out, so could countless computer geeks.
SET UP MULTIPLE INTENSEDEBATE ACCOUNTS
AHEAD OF TIME
If you are going to engage in behavior
that might get you banned, you should have a few accounts set up to
do your dirty work so your primary account doesn't get banned. These
extra accounts are routinely referred to as “sockpuppets”. You
can have all sorts of fun with them. For instance:
You can troll like a boss. You can
post links to free wrestling feeds or advertise your own project
(just be sure to post the address in such a way that it will get
around the auto-delete feature, e.g., “It's lordsofdisdain point
blogspot point com”). You can tell offensive jokes. More on
sockpuppets later.
LEARN TO USE MULTIPLE IP ADDRESSES
Since your e-mail address and IP
address are visible to the admins when you leave a comment, you
should always do your trolling from an IP address different than the
one you use for your primary account. Most devices in your home that
are hooked to the internet, including those connected by wifi, will
be using the same IP address. If you commit an offense that will get
you banned, you don't want it to be your primary IP.
Options include using a computer at a
friend's or family members, or at work. Or, you can ask your
neighbor if you can have his wifi password in case your internet ever
goes out. Connect to it, and you have a new IP address.
Use your phone's 3G or 4G network to
post trolling. If its IP gets banned, no problem. Read on.
LEARN TO SWITCH YOUR IP ADDRESS
There are several phone apps which give
you the ability to switch your IP address. You have to be connected
to your phone's 3G or 4G network...such programs won't work over
wifi. You might be able to change your IP address through your
internet provider, but that would be up to you to discover how. It's
easier to go into your phone's app store and search for “IP
switcher” or “IP changer”. A simple tap and you have a brand
new IP address. Take up your trolling and spamming where you left
off. Use a new sockpuppet account if you need to.
SWITCHING IP ADDRESSES IS THE KEY TO
INFINITE VOTING
With such an app on your phone, you can
vote on any comment as many times as you'd like. Use a browser on
your phone that is not signed into your IntenseDebate account. Go to
the page with the comments you want to vote on while using your
phone. You can vote without an account, but only one vote per IP
address. So vote whatever comments up or down that you'd like, then
open your ip changer app. Do whatever you need to do to change your
ip with it. Then, go back to your browser and reload it. You will
be able to vote again. As many times as you feel like. Think of the
fun you can have with it.
Go to any column by Hustle and start
thumbing down anyone who comments on it. When someone you don't like
makes several comments on the same page, use this trick to give him
an obscene amount of thumbs down. You can make an argument go your
way be repeatedly thumbing up all your own comments while thumbing
down anyone who disagrees. Since the sheep are easily lead, give a
post of yours a handful of thumbs up right after you post it...this
will make sure the herd more likely to think the comment is clever
and likewise thumb it up.
SOCKPUPPETS FOR FUN AND POFIT...WELL,
JUST FUN
Try this: When a page is getting a lot
of comment traffic (big news, live PPV results), leave a comment that
is either stupid or annoying or both...something likely to get
several of the jackasses and sheep writing long, boring comments in
return. Then, about 3-4 minutes after posting your comment, delete
it. Meanwhile, several people will continue to write replies that
will be deleted as soon as they submit them, thereby wasting their
time.
Use your primary profile to initiate
new threads. This makes sure your name and avatar are visible and
seen frequently. Further this by using sockpuppets to reply to these
threads. Each time you do, your comment will be bumped to the top of
the list for most people, as the default setting is sort by recent
activity. Your sockpuppet can troll people who disagree with you, or
set you up for some good jokes, insults, or comebacks.
Use a sockpuppet to make a comment that
is sure to get a lot of thumbs up but not likely to get replies
(“Derp! Raw isn't as good since CM Punk left”). Let the thumbs
pour in. Add a bunch of your own if you want. Then, go in and edit
the comment to something contrary or bizarre or even sinister.
Imagine comment with a bunch of thumbs up stating things like “Cena
is better than Punk in the ring AND on the mic”, or “Daniel Bryan
and Dolph Ziggler should start dating”, or “Chis Benoit's best
match was his last one: against his son.” Or, do the opposite.
Make comments sure to get voted down, then edit your comment to
something the sheep routinely bleat.
CHANGING NAMES AND DELETING ACCOUNTS
If you want to go on a spamming session
and get your website or thoughts out there, do it from a single
sockpuppet account. Blast it all over the place. On as many page as
you can, cut and paste whatever you want people to see. Then delete
that IntenseDebate account. It will be harder for the admins to
trail down all the comments as there is no longer a profile page for
them to refer to.
You can also change your name and get
past the banned word list. Some words in an account will
automatically trigger an autodelete and not let your comment get
posted (for instance, if you have “loveshaft” in your account
name, any comments will be automatically deleted). Use a sockpuppet
with an acceptable name to post several times, then change the name
on the IntenseDebate account to anything you'd like. Something
vulgar, maybe? Or start leaving a lot of posts during a PPV, then
change your name to the URL of a place to stream it.
The last tip works best if you have an
IntenseDebate account that you've already used to post on Lords of
Pain hundreds of times. If you decide that you can't or don't want
to use the account anymore, change the name to something nefarious
but nothing too extreme...it can't be anything that would get your
account deleted by IntenseDebate. The comments can be deleted, but
the name will stay visible if there are replies to it. The new name
you pick will be seen hundreds of times throughout Lords of Pain and
be nearly impossible to eradicate.
You know...I just happen to have an
IntenseDebate account with several hundred posts on Lords of Pain...
