# 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:** 325
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6484 "2018-02-01T21:15:04Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Too early to tell, but this new poster MAY fall into the bucket of starting posts just to gather information about Dopers. > > [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848342) is about regional dialects, but would easily reveal places you have lived. > > Just something to watch. My regional tic is that I spontaneously shout out my Social Security Number. It’s 289-65-9374 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6485 "2018-02-01T21:15:16Z")
There have been several of those “just gathering information” posters recently, and several have been banned as soon as they’re brought to the attention of the moderators. Presumably they’re socks, but what is the goal here? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6486 "2018-02-01T21:19:24Z")
If I had to guess, the Board was hacked a while back. We all were advised to change our passwords. Hackers have some of our information, but not all. A possibility is that they gather common information to try and spoof passwords. This would correlate with inactive users who pop up acting like trolls. This is strictly my own supposition. ETA: Although, honestly, I have to say some people have way too much time on their hands to spend going after a message board this hard. Maybe they think that they can get into other accounts though. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6487 "2018-02-01T21:25:11Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > My regional tic is that I spontaneously shout out my Social Security Number. It’s 289-65-9374 You own LifeLock? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6488 "2018-02-01T21:26:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There have been several of those “just gathering information” posters recently, and several have been banned as soon as they’re brought to the attention of the moderators. Presumably they’re socks, but what is the goal here? Social engineering. Picking up password clues, gathering personal information. See also: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20741351&postcount=6261](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20741351&postcount=6261) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6489 "2018-02-01T21:30:13Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There have been several of those “just gathering information” posters recently, and several have been banned as soon as they’re brought to the attention of the moderators. Presumably they’re socks, but what is the goal here? Serial socks. My impression is lunacy rather than any nefarious purpose. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6490 "2018-02-01T21:33:08Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Too early to tell, but this new poster MAY fall into the bucket of starting posts just to gather information about Dopers. > > [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848342) is about regional dialects, but would easily reveal places you have lived. They should know that you need to play things like this carefully. Join the forum, spend a year or so making thousands of posts, and _then_ start digging for personal information, but _subtly_, like asking if you can see any landmarks from your house. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6491 "2018-02-01T21:39:06Z")
Or make up some fluff story about your happy memories of your first pet, “sparkle cat” and how happy she made you, then ask others for their stories about their first pets. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6492 "2018-02-01T21:56:01Z")
Hm. A search for sparkle cat comes up with [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=104746). ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6493 "2018-02-01T22:04:12Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Serial socks. My impression is lunacy rather than any nefarious purpose. Speaking of which, I recently became aware of [this one at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_My_Royal_Young). It’s still active. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6494 "2018-02-02T14:52:36Z")
Zeke N. Destroi [continues to zeke destruction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20762930&postcount=835). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6495 "2018-02-02T15:04:27Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@Colibri](#): > > > > Serial socks. My impression is lunacy rather than any nefarious purpose. > > Speaking of which, I recently became aware of [this one at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_My_Royal_Young). It’s still active. By “this one” do you mean a serial sockpuppet? If so, that’s only one of over [19,000 suspected sockpuppets on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets). ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6496 "2018-02-02T15:42:31Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I don’t think he is either. I think he’s just a racist old man who can’t let it go. > > I don’t know enough about him to judge his mental state. To be fair, I have no problem with his suggestion that the Board ban the word [MJUSLIM](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848307). > [@John\_Mace](#): > > My regional tic is that I spontaneously shout out my Social Security Number. It’s 289-65-9374 I guess now would be a bad time to start that “What’s your most hilarious credit card number?” thread. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6497 "2018-02-02T15:56:42Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > By “this one” do you mean a serial sockpuppet? If so, that’s only one of over [19,000 suspected sockpuppets on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets). True, but that one stands out for announcing that it’s only there to troll. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6498 "2018-02-02T16:05:56Z")
**SeniorCitizen007** ’s first post after his suspension starts [yet another anti-Islamic thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20763561#post20763561) ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6499 "2018-02-02T16:27:49Z")
[UrbanRedneck’s thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848369&page=2) not going as well as he planned. Or as he hoped. Ignorance is being fought. 😃 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6500 "2018-02-02T16:28:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > **SeniorCitizen007** ’s first post after his suspension starts [yet another anti-Islamic thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20763561#post20763561) I don’t understand anything about that story. His now-wife had to “marry” a local in order to stay at the local’s mother’s house? The Egyptian embassy had a staff member who badmouthed Islam? And there were staff members who were totally subservient to that guy? It’s like a bad dream sequence. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6501 "2018-02-02T16:39:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I don’t understand anything about that story. His now-wife had to “marry” a local in order to stay at the local’s mother’s house? The Egyptian embassy had a staff member who badmouthed Islam? And there were staff members who were totally subservient to that guy? > > It’s like a bad dream sequence. Well, as dreams go, it’s becoming less scary. He’s suspended again, by the good graces of the Sparkly Jackbooted one. Although they’re giving him all the Due Process he can handle, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6502 "2018-02-02T16:39:31Z")
_BAM_ Spice Weasel knocks out another warning. SC7 isn’t long for this board. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6503 "2018-02-02T16:40:57Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > _BAM_ > > Spice Weasel knocks out another warning. SC7 isn’t long for this board. Suspended. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=324) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=326)