Taking control of a forum

[Ashim]

Id be curious to know about what percent of the population goes to internet forums. Specifically the ones that are high enough volume to make many of the listed tactics worthwhile. By and large while I do not doubt that most/all internet forums are data mined and tracked for key phrases, im not sure how much manipulation takes place on that end. As ive never really heard of a story that really broke out on an internet forum (that I can recall at least), im a little skeptical of the idea of active manipulation on forums.

Especially since some of the ones listed as examples tend to be "tin foil hat brigade" type forums.

Regarding tin foil hats. Kevin Spacey makes some interesting comments in this clip from the making of K-Pax DVD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWP7n9_N7...ure=relmfu