# Guidance: Stop accusing others of being Russian bots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623 "2020-04-12T12:36:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623/1 "2020-04-12T12:36:00Z")

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Guys, I love you all dearly. I do.

But this habit you’ve developed of casually accusing others with whom you disagree of being Russian propaganda is really wearing. It’s insulting to your debate opponents, to those reading the threads and to the very nature of the Straight Dope itself.

Henceforth, doing so in GD or PE is considered an insult and is warnable.

Remember, I can’t emphasize this enough. Someone saying something with which you disagree does not automatically make them a troll.

So give it a rest.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623/2 "2021-02-17T14:17:46Z")

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