# Responding to obvious trolls

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 15, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968 "2022-11-15T18:00:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968/21 "2022-11-16T23:40:58Z")

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Well, there’s always the entertainment value.

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**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968/22 "2022-11-17T03:23:13Z")

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Well, why point them out which ends up in them getting dealt with instead of using them for entertainment?

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968/23 "2022-11-17T10:01:47Z")

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You been here how long and somehow not noticed that this thread really has no impact on the speed of trolls and socks being banned?

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968/24 "2022-12-09T01:01:01Z")

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> [@duality72](#):
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> Well I replied to that thread because it was short and easy, but I get what you’re saying. I had the same thought about this recent thread. I’m less concerned that these are threads by some newbie than that they might be copied from other sources or perhaps completely made up to establish a sock. I see similar stories on Reddit (like r/AmITheAsshole) often. Sometimes the poster gets caught making things up or copying a story there, too.

[Moderating]

Please be careful about linking to other threads outside the post. Due to a feature in Discourse, when you link to a thread, it creates a back-link to your post in the thread you linked to. This can accidentally circumvent the rule on insulting people outside the Pit - in this case, the thread you linked to had a link titled, “Responding to obvious trolls” directly under the OP.

I’ve broken the link in this thread, so the backlink disappeared. No warning issued.

[/Moderating]

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**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968/25 "2022-12-09T07:00:09Z")

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Noted. Thanks!

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