# 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:** 491
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9811 "2019-07-12T20:47:29Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > And I imagine it must feel pretty shitty to have your lifes work being sold for $0.01 on the internet- not sure if that’s the signed or unsigned price:confused: I don’t know what you’re looking at, but my most popular book currently is priced from $23-$78 new on Amazon, and $35-$40 in Panama. One of my out-of-print books is on offer for $549.99 used. I’ve sold 12,000 copies of the first book so far, and am in discussions with my publisher for a second edition and a new line of multiple field guides. I make a very nice profit every year. If you can refer me to new copies for sale for $0.01 on the internet, please provide a link so I can buy them up. I can easily resell them at more than 2000 times that price. Profit!!! 😃 Thanks anyway for giving me the opportunity to update people on the success of my book! In any case, my popular books are just a sideline. It’s not my “life’s work.” That’s my scientific publications, plus my work designing major museum exhibits. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9812 "2019-07-12T21:15:33Z")
That you feel the need to tell that to a stranger on a message board is _extremely_ sad, but 100% expected, based on a rudimentary psychological analysis of your posts. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9813 "2019-07-12T21:22:22Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > That you feel the need to tell that to a stranger on a message board is _extremely_ sad, but 100% expected, based on a **rudimentary** psychological analysis of your posts. Which is pretty much the way you do everything. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9814 "2019-07-12T21:23:08Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > You’ve–you’ve never actually seen used book prices on Amazon before, have you? Amazon has literally thousands of used books selling for $0.01:confused: ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9815 "2019-07-12T21:25:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Which is pretty much the way you do everything. Ouch! Come on now, fun is fun, but that was way overboard:rolleyes: ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9816 "2019-07-12T21:27:29Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > That you feel the need to tell that to a stranger on a message board is _extremely_ sad, but 100% expected, based on a rudimentary psychological analysis of your posts. You’re the one who posted ridiculous information on my book sales. In any case, I’m telling my many friends on this site, not you. I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think about it. > [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > Amazon has literally thousands of used books selling for $0.01:confused: How about a link to a new copy of my field guide selling for $0.01? As I said, I would be absolutely thrilled to buy up all available copies at that price. But I suspect you just made it up. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9817 "2019-07-12T21:35:57Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > You would have to ask the moderator for the reason for the banning, I don’t recall it being stated at the time, nor did I care enough to ask, but respected it nonetheless. No need to ask, it’s right there in the mod instruction that told you to stop posting in that thread. The statement was that you not only insulted two posters and were warned for it, but that most of the rest of your posts in that thread were toxic. With which I completely agree, and will add that before you were kicked out of that thread, you were making posts with such lunatic obsession that the vast majority of the posts were your own, sometimes several in a row, and virtually every one was either denigrating someone or nasty in some other way. To which I will also add that most of your posts everywhere have that attribute, because you are an asshole. Or, as **Gyrate** put it rather more eloquently: > [@Gyrate](#): > > Oh, we don’t think you’re a troll because you don’t like Roger Ebert. We think you’re a troll because, with every post you write, you demonstrate what an odious malignant little douchebag you are. The bizarre thread dumping on Roger Ebert for no apparent reason was just the icing on the cake of your relentless douchebaggery. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9818 "2019-07-12T21:41:09Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > You’re the one who posted ridiculous information on my book sales. In any case, I’m telling my many friends on this site, not you. I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think about it. You should be thanking me- your type has been _dying_ to make that post, even going so far as to start typing a thread on it, but then you backed out because you weren’t sure if it would seem pompous, so in essence I did you a huge favor. I was told this section is not the section for cites, it is the place for mindless insults- like what you did when referencing me earlier, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9819 "2019-07-12T21:41:47Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > That you feel the need to tell that to a stranger on a message board is _extremely_ sad 😕 What’s sad about it? Shoot, I just told a bunch of strangers on this messageboard that I’m dissatisfied with my ornamental burdock and am planning to eradicate it come fall, and I don’t think that’s sad in the least. Discussing random trivia about our lives with strangers is a big part of what this messageboard is all about. I certainly don’t think that fellow Dopers making some remarks about their book sales is in any way “sad”, although I suppose it could make me sad to contemplate how much better **Colibri** ’s books sell than mine do. 😃 But no, I’m happy for him, honest. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9820 "2019-07-12T21:43:43Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > I was told this section is not the section for cites, it is the place for **mindless** insults- like what you did when referencing me earlier, yes? You keep being you. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9821 "2019-07-12T21:46:53Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The bizarre thread dumping on Roger Ebert for no apparent reason was just the icing on the cake of your relentless douchebaggery. Wow, who knew with Ebert? I also don’t care for the following people and could be tempted to start a thread about any one, could you clue me in to whose off limits here so I wont accidentally cause such a stir again? (I know the first two are forboden.) Oprah (great person, just find the book club obnoxious) Ilhan Omar Judy Sheindlin Dr. Phil Kevin Trudeau Spike Lee Kevin Smith Leslie Jones Adam Sandler ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9822 "2019-07-12T21:51:46Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > 😕 What’s sad about it? Shoot, I just told a bunch of strangers on this messageboard that I’m dissatisfied with my ornamental burdock and am planning to eradicate it come fall, and I don’t think that’s sad in the least. Discussing random trivia about our lives with strangers is a big part of what this messageboard is all about. > > I certainly don’t think that fellow Dopers making some remarks about their book sales is in any way “sad”, although I suppose it could make me sad to contemplate how much better **Colibri** ’s books sell than mine do. 😃 But no, I’m happy for him, honest. Talking minutiae is great, the need to let strangers know you are successful is the sad part. Like when the only thing that truly bothers Trump is someone questioning how wealthy he is. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9823 "2019-07-12T21:52:04Z")
Oprah Windbag? “Forbidden”? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9824 "2019-07-12T21:53:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You keep being you. Insults aren’t really your thing, are they?:rolleyes: ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9825 "2019-07-12T21:53:54Z")
Bless your heart! ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9826 "2019-07-12T21:56:17Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > You should be thanking me- your type has been _dying_ to make that post, even going so far as to start typing a thread on it, but then you backed out because you weren’t sure if it would seem pompous, so in essence I did you a huge favor. I did thank you, but then reading for comprehension is not your strong point, is it? But no, I haven’t ever thought about posting anything new on it for the past seven years until you decided to bring it up. I very rarely post new threads in any case, and haven’t posted a new one in several years except ones related to modding. > [@](#): > > I was told this section is not the section for cites, it is the place for mindless insults- like what you did when referencing me earlier, yes? I guess we’re not going to see that link to my book on sale for $0.01, are we? I’m disappointed. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9827 "2019-07-12T22:02:05Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > Talking minutiae is great, the need to let strangers know you are successful is the sad part. What you’re missing is that many of the people reading my posts are not strangers. Some of us have known each other, at least our on-line personas and sometimes in person, for almost two decades. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9828 "2019-07-12T22:02:54Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > Insults aren’t really your thing, are they?:rolleyes: Not everybody has a talent. I must say, you’re exceptional at being an idiot. You must have villages lined up begging for your services. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9829 "2019-07-12T22:03:49Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I guess we’re not going to see that link to my book on sale for $0.01, are we? I’m disappointed. But no doubt now that the thought is in your head, you’ll be spending the evening scouring used booksites! ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/9830 "2019-07-12T22:07:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Not everybody has a talent. > > I must say, you’re exceptional at being an idiot. You must have villages lined up begging for your services. Please just stop, this is getting cringeworthy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=492)