Shill means stooge - these people are paid to post these comments
Go on freelancer.co.uk and you can apply for these jobs yourself.

I think you might be thinking of 'shrill'.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:01, 1 reply)

No, I'm well aware of what shill means, thanks
What are the job descriptions - do they ask for shills?

Or is it just a term used by a self obsessed windbag to dismiss any dissenting opinions to his own?
(username failed moderation, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:07, closed)

http://www.freelancer.co.uk/jobs/Forum-Posting/
No, but if you take one of these jobs, that's exactly what you are.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:13, closed)

I'm going to put this
argument down as willfully obtuse.
(username failed moderation, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:26, closed)

I give up
Although I still think you don't know what 'shill' means.

And here's my evidence: "It is a pejorative slang term, only ever used by someone who needs to quickly and easily dismiss another opinion."
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:28, closed)

I haven't looked it up in a dictionary
But I am quite sure about what it means.

You are, I think, talking about a person paid to support someone else opinion, regardless of whether they really believe it or not. I wouldn't disagree with that.

But if you use the term to describe everybody who disagrees with you - you are assuming they're representing someone elses opinion, which might not actually be the truth.

So, using the word shill is dangerous territory. If you're not talking about specific people, you're generalising and dismissing any other opinion.
(username failed moderation, Fri 25 Nov 2011, 11:50, closed)