# 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:** 215
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4284 "2017-11-08T16:40:31Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What a bummer to see two posters get baited into rule violations by Obvious Internet Troll. I’ve reported that OP as “probably a troll, and luring posters into pittish responses, maybe should be in the Pit for safety’s sake”. Because I even did a troll-callout that I had to edit back to “nevermind”. The whole thread belongs in the Pit. As trolls go, it’s slightly amusing, so ban/lock/cornfield doesn’t seem proportionate. But moving it into the Pit? Take off the chains, and the gloves! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4285 "2017-11-08T17:31:01Z")
I reported the OP as a troll, but noted that everyone seemed to be having fun with it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4286 "2017-11-08T17:41:14Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What a bummer to see two posters get baited into rule violations by Obvious Internet Troll. Yeah. I’m probably one of those. I added some weasel words, but not enough to fit the spirit of the rules. I \*might \*squeak by on the letter of the rules and my accumulated good karma. > [@gnoitall](#): > > … > Because I even did a troll-callout that I had to edit back to “nevermind”. > … I probably should have done that instead. > [@gnoitall](#): > > … > I’ve reported that OP as “probably a troll, and luring posters into pittish responses, maybe should be in the Pit for safety’s sake”. > … > The whole thread belongs in the Pit. As trolls go, it’s slightly amusing, so ban/lock/cornfield doesn’t seem proportionate. But moving it into the Pit? Take off the chains, and the gloves! Agree. Good idea, and thanks for the attempted save. At the risk of tooting my own horn from earlier in this thread, maybe instead of the Pit it belongs on the Big Stage: > [@LSLGuy](#): > > A modest proposal: > > We ought to create a forum called something like “The Echo Chamber” or “The Big Stage” > > The idea is that all CT/Okrahoma/TMsexualI troll or BS threads get promptly moved there. And everybody else knows not to \*ever \*post there. We could even go so far as to block all but guests with less than 2 months seniority from posting there. > > The end result is they end up debating with each other, or simply posting an OP and being ignored, the rest of us don’t have to ever visit that forum because it’s pure unadulterated dreck, and nobody needs feel obligated to naysay the stupid. The whole point of the forum is to be nothing but concentrated stupid. > > The mods can even be snarky as they move the OP:. e.g. “Your post does not meet our minimum standards for intelligence. Here, I’ll move your thread to the forum reserved for the not-quite-good-enough. Feel free to continue posting there.” > > It’ll be our little in-joke. \*We \*all know what the Big Stage is for. Even if they don’t. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4287 "2017-11-08T17:42:10Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Yeah. I’m probably one of those. I added some weasel words, but not enough to fit the spirit of the rules. I \*might \*squeak by on the letter of the rules and my accumulated good karma.: Good to see you only got a note and not a warning. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4288 "2017-11-08T17:56:44Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I reported the OP as a troll, but noted that everyone seemed to be having fun with it. I think it’s kind of great. A lot of our Trolls don’t even try. This guy, he not only puts in the effort, he gives us some humor. I wish more trolls would put this kind of work into their craft. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4289 "2017-11-08T18:03:43Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Good to see you only got a note and not a warning. Yeah, whew. Not that my goal was to rules-skirt. I never had this problem before I began participating in Pit threads. Once you get used to taking the filter off sometimes it can be hard to remember to leave it on all the rest of the time. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4290 "2017-11-08T19:06:18Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Should I rat out this guy who [ate a Chick-Fil-A?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841197) Somebody needs to ease off the Pepto… ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4291 "2017-11-09T14:51:10Z")
**Quartz** always struck me as a quirky, conservative Brit, but has he always been [this bad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841218), or did he recently go off the deep end? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4292 "2017-11-09T15:10:26Z")
Yowza! As said lower in that thread, every now and then he bites off on some racist clickbait. How much that’s his real wont or just a guilty pleasure is hard to say. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4293 "2017-11-09T15:20:17Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > **Quartz** always struck me as a quirky, conservative Brit, but has he always been [this bad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841218), or did he recently go off the deep end? Yeah, he’s spiraling out of control, and **up the junction** is chasing him. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4294 "2017-11-09T15:34:54Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yeah, he’s spiraling out of control, and **up the junction** is chasing him. They’ve always been mad. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4295 "2017-11-09T15:39:09Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yeah, he’s spiraling out of control, and **up the junction** is chasing him. It’s a shame, because I like **up the junction** , but he just can’t let the “America is the most worstest country _ **ever!!!** _” schtick go. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4296 "2017-11-09T16:26:46Z")
**Quartz** seems to have mostly rational conservative-leaning posts, but then randomly throw in something over the top from time to time. I almost regret answering his SA question in good faith, because it wasn’t asked in it. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4297 "2017-11-09T18:35:42Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > **Quartz** always struck me as a quirky, conservative Brit, but has he always been [this bad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841218), or did he recently go off the deep end? I lost respect for him when he tried to bully **davidmich** , one of the most inoffensive posters on the board, by Pitting him for asking quirky questions. It just reminded too much of picking on the odd kid in the schoolyard just because they act kind of funny. That question is a lot worse than anything **davidmich** ever asked. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4298 "2017-11-09T20:25:26Z")
And we’ve got a bite! [Is my husband using me for a green card?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841288) ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4299 "2017-11-09T21:01:57Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > And we’ve got a bite! > > [Is my husband using me for a green card?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841288) What’s with all the Dear Abby columns lately? Did SDMB get on some 4chan shit list or something? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4300 "2017-11-09T21:54:14Z")
I’ve been wondering that, too. I wish posters would confine their answers to snark, in those threads. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4301 "2017-11-09T22:24:35Z")
Gawd! Sometimes I wonder about myself! I put a post in that thread. The woman obviously has been in this kinda situation before. Why is she whining when she knows the truth? ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4302 "2017-11-09T22:28:10Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > And we’ve got a bite! > > [Is my husband using me for a green card?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841288) I started to read that post and it was as though I had transported back in time to 1961 and was reading from one of those True Confession magazines I used to love when I was 12. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/4303 "2017-11-09T22:45:08Z")
And [here’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833354&page=6) **octopus** jumping up from under his bridge to stick up for Roy Moore against the four women who have made well-substantiated claims of sexual misconduct, the youngest of whom was 14 at the time. And here are a bunch of people derailing the thread by trying to discuss it with him as though he had a shred of rationality or honesty. What the fuck does a troll have to do to actually get banned around here? Failing that, why don’t people realize that the ignore list is a thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=216)