Pat N.

The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of one is because for lite subjects you might get some worthwhile feedback. Controversial issues are another story. There is a general set of unspoken rules for debate dictated by common sense. Any time you want to refute something you should always (or as much as possible) include source links to any information that would be in support of your claim. This goes back and forth until one side can no longer refute at which time the debate is over. Well, at DP you will not get anyone who is willing to participate in a true debate following the rules in this fashion, so I was forced to conclude that 98% of posters there are paid shills. A shill is somebody employed by the NSA or like organization to just do nothing but deflect political issues in conformance with the agenda. In simpler terms, to try to keep the lid on conspiracies and cover-ups. The way I determined this was by firsthand experience. "Debating" with them is pointless because when you prove them wrong in correct debate fashion they will never refute with source links and when they lose because of this, they will NEVER concede. This is the dead giveaway that they are shills because a genuine poster who is there for an honest debate who can no longer refute with information to back their claim will say "I stand corrected". When this happens, I usually look at the date they joined and how many posts they have to date, and what I find is that the posts are so many that after doing the math it becomes obvious that the only way they can have that many posts is through 8 hour a day shifts. And with that, you know it's their job! The saddest thing about it is that DP is complicit with these shills. They should ban posters who are just there to undermine the purpose of the forum, and since they don't, you have to wonder what their affiliations are. DP is a true waste of energy.