Bacon's Rebellion

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If at First You Don’t Succeed….

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James A. Bacon
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We’ve been getting feedback from readers wishing to attend the April 25 George Will speech in Charlottesville who have been unable to register. They clicked on the link only to find that the event, accessible through EventBrite, has “sold out.”

Nothing sells out that fast, not even free tickets to hear George Will. Our informed speculation is that malign bots cruise the Internet for conservative speakers, scrape the names and email addresses of conservatives listed in national organizations, and then auto-register them to the event… which they know nothing about and have no plan to attend. The purpose of feeding fake names, of course, is to ensure that nobody shows up.

Reprehensible. But not unexpected. Such are the tactics of those who despise us and excuse any behavior.

If you tried unsuccessfully to register, please try again. EventBrite is working the problem. Meanwhile, we have cleared out some of the obviously fake registrations. Don’t let the bots beat you.

— JAB

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13 responses to “If at First You Don’t Succeed….”

  1. how_it_works Avatar
    how_it_works

    I’ve gotten two emails from Eventbrite in the last couple of weeks about tickets I supposedly ordered. I created an account and cancelled both orders.

    Eventbrite could easily fix this problem by requiring a user to click a link in an email to validate the request…

  2. James C. Sherlock Avatar
    James C. Sherlock

    If it is like the Stanford Law fiasco, opponents got tickets and will show up. You and I can report it first hand.

  3. Bob X from Texas Avatar
    Bob X from Texas

    Never have a free conservative event .
    Always charge at least $5.00 that is non-refundable.
    That puts it out of reach of most liberals and Antifa weirdos.

  4. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    Are you now understanding the methods and mores of your opponents?

    1. VaNavVet Avatar
      VaNavVet

      How does JAB know that it only applies to conservative speakers?

      1. DJRippert Avatar
        DJRippert

        Where did JAB state that the situation only applies to conservative speakers?

        Once again, unsupported speculation on your part.

        1. VaNavVet Avatar
          VaNavVet

          From JAB, “Our informed speculation is that malign bots cruise the internet for conservative speakers”. My speculation matches his which appeared to be intended to give the impression that these bots were entirely focused on conservatives. He could have merely said that the bots cruise the internet looking for speakers.

  5. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
    Dick Hall-Sizemore

    It is working now. I just registered and got a ticket.

    1. Donald Smith Avatar
      Donald Smith

      Great! Do you plan to actually attend, or will you give your ticket to a progressive activist who will loudly and publicly ask George Will about his clitoris? (Like a Stanford Law student asked Judge Duncan a few weeks back).

  6. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    George Will has lost relevancy. Too bad too

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