This is such a good read. It applies to reddit, The Silk Road(and why it went down), The Hip Forums, online poker forums(especially leading up to Black Friday), possibly whats wrong with 4chan, ect.

Forum spies, especially planted moderators with ulterior motives infest the online world.

Being aware of them and their tactics can help you sort out the garbage from good information.

Jackpot. I knew it was a just matter of time before someone wrote up something like this, and made it somewhat "user-friendly."

I'd love to see something like this stickied or in the side bar.

So I've been reading this for 10 minutes and already I can tell it's a goldmine of information on government infiltration of online forums. Should be required reading for all folks in this subverse!