# Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489 "2016-05-23T21:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 161
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3201 "2017-08-06T13:16:04Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > That sounds like more of an **Abashed** thang: Yeah, that’s who was in the link I quoted. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3202 "2017-08-06T13:33:48Z")
… and he’s certainly unabashed about starting a bazillion threads on basically the same subject. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3203 "2017-08-06T17:14:10Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Those don’t necessarily make him a troll. He could actually believe the things he’s posting. It’s the intent, not the belief. Per **Colibri** : posting what one actually believes in a manner deliberately designed to get a rise out of people is still trolling. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3204 "2017-08-06T17:42:09Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > … and he’s certainly unabashed about starting a bazillion threads on basically the same subject. Okay, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394462&postcount=18) post sounds like a school report read by Calvin in a Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3205 "2017-08-06T17:48:19Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Okay, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394462&postcount=18) post sounds like a school report read by Calvin in a Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes. I had to bite my tongue, figurative speaking, to not respond to that abuse of science. Yeah, dinosaurs didn’t need to evolve-- instead they just decided to go extinct! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3206 "2017-08-06T17:58:34Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > It’s the intent, not the belief. Per **Colibri** : posting what one actually believes in a manner deliberately designed to get a rise out of people is still trolling. Cite? Besides, **Colibri** isn’t the Pit mod. **Miller** is. The Pit does have looser standards. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3207 "2017-08-06T17:58:54Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Those don’t necessarily make him a troll. He could actually believe the things he’s posting. It might be time for one of the mods to add onto the thread title here: _and general snarkfest_. Or maybe “_and other posters not worth responding to_”. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3208 "2017-08-06T17:59:39Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Okay, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394462&postcount=18) post sounds like a school report read by Calvin in a Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes. He didn’t mention how tigers evolved. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3209 "2017-08-06T18:01:45Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Okay, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394462&postcount=18) post sounds like a school report read by Calvin in a Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes. > [@](#): > > …in conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3210 "2017-08-06T18:27:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Cite? > [@What is trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trolling/544298/4): > > From the [Registration Agreement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423183) (which you should have read when registering): > > > [@](#): > > > > You are free to express your views in a forceful manner provided you remain civil. Hate speech, insults, and **purposely inflammatory remarks (i.e., trolling)** will not be tolerated. > > Bolding mine. Trolling does not necessarily require that the position taken must be insincere. The principle requirement is that the post is for the principle intention of making people angry or upset. True, the Pit did adopt looser standards when **Giraffe** took over; now it takes someone _admitting_ to trolling for the local mod to take action. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3211 "2017-08-06T18:31:14Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > True, the Pit did adopt looser standards when **Giraffe** took over It became a den on inequity, I’ve heard people say. If I knew what “inequity” meant, I’d comment. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3212 "2017-08-06T18:33:27Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > It became a den on inequity, I’ve heard people say. If I knew what “inequity” meant, I’d comment. IMHO, he and **Miller** simply could not be arsed to determine what is trolling and what is run-of-the-mill insults so now we have an entire forum that largely is in violation of the registration agreement unless someone is really egregious. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3213 "2017-08-06T18:45:07Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Okay, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394462&postcount=18) post sounds like a school report read by Calvin in a Sunday strip of Calvin and Hobbes. I can’t wait for the inevitable post asking: Why is there air? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3214 "2017-08-06T18:49:41Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Why is there air? [Coz.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsI4BtqLWuw) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3215 "2017-08-06T18:52:28Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > It became a den on inequity, I’ve heard people say. If I knew what “inequity” meant, I’d comment. I’m still working on “den”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3216 "2017-08-06T18:52:56Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I can’t wait for the inevitable post asking: Why is there air? I can’t wait. I will compose my post now: “To blow up volleyballs!” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3217 "2017-08-06T19:08:29Z")
Too late for the edit: ninja’ed by Skywatcher. And while "I’m typing, I’ll admit that I’ve found so many fun threads! Especially **abashed** ’s “What If Dinosaurs Evolved Like Us” (his title is more awkward…but more entertaining) – had links to some intriguing scenarios. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3218 "2017-08-06T19:13:18Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Those don’t necessarily make him a troll. He could actually believe the things he’s posting. [It seems that he’s dialed it up.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394593&postcount=64) ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3219 "2017-08-06T19:21:53Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [It seems that he’s dialed it up.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20394593&postcount=64) Thanks for showing me so much love. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3220 "2017-08-06T19:31:49Z")
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