# 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:** 313
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6244 "2018-01-21T23:30:42Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > What are we, the Shit Posters Liberation Front? I am a proud member of Shit Posters Quietly Rejected ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6245 "2018-01-22T00:35:29Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Splitter! Lumper! ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6246 "2018-01-22T00:38:09Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The responses reminded me of my HS biology teacher who once said that there are two types of people: “lumpers”, who sort groups into a few broad categories, and “splitters”, who divide groups into a lot of narrow categories. I am not absolutely certain, but I think he was being ironical. > > (I would have posted that in that thread, except, my hands are clean yet and I am out of virtual soap) There are two types of people. Those who put other people into categories, and those who don’t. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6247 "2018-01-22T00:47:29Z")
I line them up in a row, like ducks. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6248 "2018-01-22T00:48:34Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I thought it was Quasimodem posting again. I’ve been “worried” (as much as you can be worried about a somewhat rarely posting stranger on the internet) ever since his [delusional parasitosis event](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=840321). That he hasn’t been back is _not_ a good sign. That is heartbreaking. I wish him well. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6249 "2018-01-22T02:30:56Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I just rechecked that thread. He’s in full-on troll mode now. I don’t think there is any more slack to be cut. I’ve been thinking about launching into a full-scale explanation of macro social work and how it’s actually the professional experience of nonprofit and community leaders that resulted in the whole concept of ‘‘intersectionality’’ as an effective mechanism of change in the first place, but I might be wasting my breath. It’s just frustrating to me that apparently, some people think liberals pull these concepts out of our asses. In reality, they come from concrete real-world experience serving people who have multiple obstacles to success. Academics observed what we are doing in the real world and created some language around it, and it is kind of a buzzword (used and abused) in certain liberal social circles, but it’s actually a very practical professional guideline that is sensible and effective for helping people get out of poverty. The reason leftwing academics think it’s such a BFD is that professionals have demonstrated in the trenches that it’s the most effective approach for serving disadvantaged communities. I’m tired of people not understanding that social justice _work_ is an incredibly broad, active, widespread, intentional, heavily researched \*skilled professional \*thing. Even fucking social workers don’t always know this. I have worked in nonprofit development for years and I once had some adorable AmeriCorps kid ask me, the Development Associate at the nonprofit where she worked, why I decided to ‘‘leave social work.’’ :smack: DEVELOPMENT IS SOCIAL WORK. RAAAAAWR. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6250 "2018-01-22T02:48:12Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I just rechecked that thread. He’s in full-on troll mode now. I don’t think there is any more slack to be cut. After seeing his latest contributions to that thread, **John** , I think that you may be correct. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6251 "2018-01-22T04:31:46Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > That is heartbreaking. I wish him well. I’ve been worried, too, and have sent a few PMs with no reply from **Quasi.** ☹ ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6252 "2018-01-22T05:29:27Z")
Now he wants to know if there are any countries more tribalistic than the U.S. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847537](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847537) ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6253 "2018-01-22T06:28:45Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’d cut him a little bit of slack, for now. > > I’ve seen him elsewhere on the internet. Apparently, he’s in his mid to late teens, and is interested in politics. Oh. Well if he’s posted that in other places too he must be posting sincerely. Trolls only ever post in one place. Even if he really is an autistic Mexican teenager of Argentine descent whose main interest is discussing American sociopolitical rhetoric on general interest message boards, because that could totally be true, it’s pretty obvious he is enjoying yanking people’s chains to get attention. That is still trolling and answering is still feeding him. However, a lot of the replies in that thread are excellent and make it worth sending this young chavo off with a full belly. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6254 "2018-01-22T06:51:29Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I’ve been worried, too, and have sent a few PMs with no reply from **Quasi.** ☹ I was in touch with him on PM, trying to arrange some local assistance for him. I lost touch before finding out if it happened. I’ll try checking in with the group that was going to work with him (if they’ll tell me) and see if they were able to connect. This is definitely off topic. If anyone wants an update, please PM me and I’ll send you a note if I have further news. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6255 "2018-01-22T12:14:12Z")
Mr. Intersectionality lost me at “oppression Olympics”. That’s a big ol’ red flag right there. I’m curious about our new friend **Bloodstalk**. There are an awful lot of “A Trump supporter said to me; how should I respond?” posts happening there, and I can’t decide whether this is soft trolling or if we’re basically being asked to do someone’s homework for them. I mean, I don’t mind offering informed responses for use against ill-informed nonsense but I can’t get a read on how seriously I should take this. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6256 "2018-01-22T12:51:48Z")
I find the “lol” comments inconsistent with someone posting with sincerity. I likewise doubt his autism for the same reasons. That type of response, where you laugh at people who don’t take you seriously or who give an emotional response, always screams “troll” to me. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6257 "2018-01-22T14:26:51Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Now he wants to know if there are any countries more tribalistic than the U.S. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847537](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847537) Although folks are feeding him, at least they are treating that thread mostly as a joke thread. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6258 "2018-01-22T14:30:16Z")
A better troll, from a troll POV that is. Still, busted in a record post time. What, 2 posts and he’s uncovered? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6259 "2018-01-22T14:56:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > [Naita](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20737766&postcount=26) wins that thread. Thank you, but note the real win was leaving the thread after that post. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6260 "2018-01-22T15:34:40Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > There are two types of people. Those who put other people into categories, and those who don’t. 😛 There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from partial data ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6261 "2018-01-22T15:49:05Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from partial data There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary numbers and those who don’t. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6262 "2018-01-22T17:29:56Z")
“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” - Will Rogers ---
**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:** [January 22, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6263 "2018-01-22T19:21:21Z")
I really like **Luciano700’s** introduction thread. Everybody’s making fun of him in it. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847460](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847460) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=312) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=314)