# O Ye Trolls, We Hardly Knew Ye **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 26, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234 "2000-04-26T19:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/1 "2000-04-26T19:12:00Z")
So **Pashley** and **CalifBoomer** , at least in those incarnations, are gone. Thoughts? Esprix * * * Evidently, I rock. [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/2 "2000-04-26T19:22:00Z")
Well, one of 'em just won’t leave: [http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001765-7.html](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001765-7.html) Calif at least had the grace to admit he’d been stupid and leave. He gets a little (but not much) credit for that. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/3 "2000-04-26T19:22:00Z")
I’m a little sad. I don’t know where my daily dose of insane ranting is going to come from ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/4 "2000-04-26T19:23:00Z")
I’m inconsolable. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/5 "2000-04-26T19:27:00Z")
And get this: I’ll be gone in a couple of days! Mind you, I’m more of an irritating poster than a troll, and I generally behave very well outside of BBQ and GD. But still, can someone slam the door on my ass? Hey, I’m worth it! ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/6 "2000-04-26T19:39:00Z")
Can someone point me to where pashley was banned? I don’t think I’ll be able to believe it until I’ve read it. * * * Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good dipped in chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/7 "2000-04-26T19:48:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by phouka: > \*\*Can someone point me to where pashley was banned? phouka: See my post on 04-25-2000 at 8:53PM in the [Goliath thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001795.html). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/8 "2000-04-26T19:50:00Z")
Falcon’s link shows what pashley was banned for; [this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001795.html) shows where his banishment was announced. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/9 "2000-04-26T19:51:00Z")
Where are you going, **Karma**? Any guesses when the above two will be back? Or, for that matter, any of our other recently banned trolls/putzes? Esprix * * * Evidently, I rock. [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/10 "2000-04-26T20:15:00Z")
I was wondering why life was so serene in these here parts. It’s nice to catch a break from strangeness after the last couple of months this board has gone through. * * * Well, honey just tastes better when it comes from a bear’s head. ---
**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/11 "2000-04-26T20:28:00Z")
When and where did Boomer give his swan song? I kind of liked the guy, in the “want to rip off his arm and beat him to death” kind of like… * * * Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. ---
**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/12 "2000-04-26T20:32:00Z")
Never mind, I just found it. What a lame way to go. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/13 "2000-04-26T20:33:00Z")
## Seventh page of the universe created GD thread. He answered a question as Celt and completely gave himself away. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good dipped in chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/14 "2000-04-26T20:40:00Z")
“O Ye Trolls, We Hardly Knew Ye” - Did pashley and CBoomer actually count as trolls? I thought they were just annoying, really bad debators. My thoughts are that threads like this are a form of feeding the trolls. It reminds me of a kid getting kicked out of school and all the other kids running to the window, watching him leave, jeering and sticking their tongues out. I’m really bewildered at why so many people get so much pleasure out of talking about these people. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/15 "2000-04-26T20:51:00Z")
**C3** sed: > [@](#): > > My thoughts are that threads like this are a form of feeding the trolls. Yup. So why’d you respond? -andros- ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/16 "2000-04-26T21:02:00Z")
I respect the decisions of the mods and all, but couldn’t they have been given a warning or put on probation or something. I mean, I found them kind of entertaining. * * * To fly! The dream of man and flightless bird alike! -Some general on the Simpsons ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/17 "2000-04-26T21:11:00Z")
andros, you’re absolutely correct. I thought about not responding, but my other options would have been to start a new thread or just ignore all of this. I’ve been ignoring all of this for awhile and I didn’t want to start a new thread because I don’t want Esprix to think I’m trying to start some flame war with him. I have wanted to express my views on this for awhile, though, and Esprix asked what our thoughts were. So… I believe that making statements like “You’re a troll” (when the poster is simply really annoying), “You should leave this board”, “_We_ think you’re annoying”, and “What label should we slap on people who aren’t trolls but who _we_ don’t like” are the words of a bully who is purposely trying to find someone to berate, abuse, and point fingers at for the sole purpose of making him or herself feel better. It’s gangsterism. It seems like a very sick pastime to me. I am perfectly aware that by making this statement, I will be flamed and jeered and accused of defending posters who a lot of people don’t like. I am not defending in any way _what_ they say or _how_ they say it. I am only making the point that **I** personally think the bullies are nearly as bad. ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/18 "2000-04-26T21:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Esprix: > Where are you going, **Karma**? To heaven, like a good woman- and god-loving Christian! Ok, ok, so I’m going right to hell. But even sooner, my job a l’ordinateur ends, and I go back to school, which means that my posting here will be replaced, for better or for worse, with a real life. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/19 "2000-04-26T21:49:00Z")
You’ll recall that I was the catalyst of CB’s ruin. I’m perversely proud of that. On the other hand, I kinda liked the guy. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234/20 "2000-04-26T22:07:00Z")
## You can’t feel bad about it Scylla. You didn’t make him register twice, you didn’t make him flail around a sock puppet, you didn’t make him give away that he had a second identity. At least he had the class to respectively bow out. history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce - Karl Marx [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-ye-trolls-we-hardly-knew-ye/6234.md?page=2)