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A '''spun threat''' is a common tactic on poorly managed public Internet forums, by which a clique of people supporting their friends can subvert almost any [[due process]]. | A '''spun threat''' is a common tactic on poorly managed public Internet forums, by which a clique of people supporting their friends can subvert almost any [[due process]]. | ||
The tactic begins with an ambiguous or political statement that, to some | The tactic begins with an ambiguous or political statement that, to some range of readers, appears threatening. To a randomly chosen sample of readers, however, it reads just like an ambiguous or political statement. Any attempt to clarify the statement by the author of it, is almost always censored under some excuse, by the same tactics as other [[ad hominem delete]]s are excused. | ||
The use of the '''ST''' indicates [[groupthink]] and [[juggling misrepresentations]] are in play, and is usually deliberately employed to bolster a [[power structure]] that seeks to control [[sysop power structure]]. | The use of the '''ST''' indicates [[groupthink]] and [[juggling misrepresentations]] are in play, and is usually deliberately employed to bolster a [[power structure]] that seeks to control [[sysop power structure]]. |