# Gaspoda WTF ? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 10, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911 "2000-12-10T19:13:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/1 "2000-12-10T19:13:00Z")
Over in GQ I’m looking down the threads for want of something better to do on a boring Sunday when I come across ``` Does this sentence make sence? Arthur 16 301 12-10-2000 12:16 PM by Gaspoda There is no question #4! Grither 20 427 12-10-2000 12:13 PM by Gaspoda Australian Olympic shooting team forbidden to practice in-country? Powerful B O 27 434 12-10-2000 12:11 PM by Gaspoda heat....is the body being tricked? Conti 3 108 12-10-2000 12:07 PM by Gaspoda Squinting sethdallob 4 78 12-10-2000 12:06 PM by Gaspoda Sun reflects off the moon, right? steeljaw 4 65 12-10-2000 12:02 PM by douglips Do carnivores taste bad, & if so, why? Qadgop the Mercotan 14 265 12-10-2000 12:02 PM by Gaspoda Simon and Garfunkel iampunha 25 540 12-10-2000 12:00 PM by Gaspoda ``` There are several more but that gives an idea. This individual has quoted the entire last post of the person before his/her in bold and then added a Wally(putz) smiley to the end. **Gaspoda** Please enlighten me, I seem to be missing your point. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/2 "2000-12-10T19:15:02Z")
Ah, now that did not work as well as I hoped but if you, the assembled, inspect \*\*Gaspoda’s \*\* posts in GQ I’m sure you will see what I’m so perplxed about. ---
**Author:** ![Amok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Amok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amok)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/3 "2000-12-10T19:25:09Z")
All (or almost all, I didn’t look through every one) were threads he had reponded to when they were new. Looks like none of the threads were current, but ranged from a week old to several months old. In threads where someone had disagreed with him, he quoted their post; in threads where no one had, he quoted the OP. Either way, the only thing he added in any of them was the putz smiley. I, too, fail to see the point. ---
**Author:** ![Greyson3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@Greyson3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greyson3)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/4 "2000-12-10T19:28:47Z")
Amok said: > [@](#): > > All (or almost all, I didn’t look through every one) were threads he had reponded to when they were new. Unless I’m reading this post wrong, you’re confusing Gaspode (recently registered respectable poster) with Gaspoda (unoriginal name-copycat troll). Notice the last letter of the name. ---
**Author:** ![Amok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Amok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amok)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/5 "2000-12-10T19:39:09Z")
Opps. I did confuse **Gaspoda** with **Gaspode**. My apologies. So, to correct myself, all, or almost all, of **Gaspoda’s** posts were in threads that **Gaspode** had responded to. I suspect at this point an email to the moderators is appropriate… ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/6 "2000-12-10T19:50:58Z")
None necessary. We’ve already taken care of it. Perhaps the pathetic poster imitators are trying to make a comeback. But since we’ve made it harder to make screen names look identical, they’ll be more obvious this time around. If you see a copy cat before we do, let us know. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/7 "2000-12-10T20:44:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Alphagene \* > **If you see a copy cat before we do, let us know–** Hi, Dave! – …via e-mail, not a Pit thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/8 "2000-12-10T20:51:12Z")
You mean where they put a space at the end of the name?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gaspode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gaspode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaspode)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/9 "2000-12-10T22:35:25Z")
Now who could I have annoyed so much that they would become my own personal Troll, and are their intentions[Peaceful?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=49062&pagenumber=2) Apology accepted **Amok** , the cute little buggers look so human sometimes. And my thanks **Greyson3** both for pointing out the error and for saying I’m a respectable poster. Wow, my own pet Troll and someone thinks I’m respectable all in one day. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/10 "2000-12-10T23:16:20Z")
Don’t think the ID is right, **Gaspode**. While I may share some of your opinions about your friend, it’s not his style. I think your troll (not a true troll, just a prankster, as I don’t believe it ever actually said anything) just picked your name opportunistically, as it posted to the “What does your username mean?” thread shortly after you did. ---
**Author:** ![Gaspode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gaspode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaspode)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/11 "2000-12-10T23:36:45Z")
Go on, ruin my day **Colibri**. Just when I thought I’d earned a Troll. Oh well, in that case I apololgise wholeheartedly to anyone I may have offended or defamed by any implication on my part that they were responsible. [sup]even if he is an ignorant prick[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/12 "2000-12-10T23:42:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gaspode \* > \*\*Now who could I have annoyed so much that they would become my own personal Troll…{snip}…Wow, my own pet Troll and someone thinks I’m respectable all in one day. \*\* just remember gaspode : [list=1] [li]don’t expose them to bright light, it hurts them[/li] [li]never get them wet[/li] and never, ever - no matter how much they scream, no matter how much they beg - **never** feed them after midnight.[/list=1] ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/13 "2000-12-13T02:30:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\* > just remember gaspode : > [list=1] > [li]don’t expose them to bright light, it hurts them[/li] > [li]never get them wet[/li] > [li]and never, ever - no matter how much they scream, no matter how much they beg - **never** feed them after midnight.[/list=1][/li] \*\* These are the rules for gremlins not trolls. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/14 "2000-12-13T02:38:44Z")
Quite right, Adam. The rules for trolls are as follows: Do Not Out Do Not Accuse Do Not Feed 😃 ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/15 "2000-12-13T02:44:18Z")
Well, der. Have you actually **read** gaspode’s disclaimer about watering and feeding the personal troll? And is it actually a troll? It looks an awful lot like a bot to me… I apologise for trying to introduce any humour or sarcasm to this situation. I was totally aware that the rules I posted related to gremlins and not trolls. Next time we have a rampant troll on the board I’ll post the laws of robotics - K? Only the mods can actually answer the question of whether Gaspode’s shadow’s ISP resolves to peace. I’m pretty much guessing that it doesn’t - combining a silent bob plus a wally trademark is - IMHO - way beyond the imagination of someone like peace or JDT. ---
**Author:** ![Gaspode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gaspode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaspode)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/16 "2000-12-13T04:01:56Z")
Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a ‘bot’? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/17 "2000-12-13T16:05:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gaspode \* > [B but what exactly is a ‘bot’? \*\* A bot is an automated script, designed to do something. If I write a program that says “Search the SDMB for any post by Gaspode. When a post is found, quote the post and add a Wally smile. If the post has already been quoted, and a Wally smile added, disregard the last sentence. Check the boards once per day.” I’ve just designed my own bot. One place you find a lot of bots are on IRC, to help moderate…they can respond to requests for information, ban users, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaspoda-wtf/44911/18 "2000-12-13T16:36:59Z")
While I don’t want to continue to feed a troll thread, I mention this to only to help dispel speculation that the troll was intentionally harassing **Gaspode** , and avoid exacerbating anyone ongoing flame wars (as much as I’m enjoying them). The troll also hit a lot of ancient threads that had been responded to by Cecil Adams, and evidently had searched out that user name since most had been long dormant (some more than a year before Gaspode even registered). I believe it hit a lot of **Gaspode’s** threads coincidently because it responded to a series of adjacent threads in GQ, where Gaspode has been posting a lot lately, but it also might have searched them out. Mostly it seemed to just quote the first post, add a wally and move on. It was extremely juvenile behavior. However, a bot is also possible. Either that or a 10-year old girl. Sorry if this disappoints you **Gaspode**. After all you’re in the same boat as Cecil himself. And don’t let that “respected poster” business go to your head. 😉