Sevencl, This is your pit

[Marley23]

@Loach

I thought it was too coincidental that frosty posted about the sex offender stuff right after another sex offender thread was posted. And then wouldn’t come back to even say what state it was in. His story seemed pretty screwy.

You were right. Some people were suspicious of his story right away, but we usually don’t pull the trigger unless we’re positive.

@buddha_david

This. Not sure why it’s against the rules to talk about why he was banned, but the mods gave me an answer within minutes. To be honest, the answer was no surprise.

You can talk about it. We ask that people not start threads about it (because we want to deny these people as much attention as is practical), but if you ask us and we tell you what happened, we don’t care if you post about it.

[half-elf]

May I ask for a link to “the other sex offender thread” please?

[kayaker]

@Marley23

You can talk about it. We ask that people not start threads about it (because we want to deny these people as much attention as is practical), but if you ask us and we tell you what happened, we don’t care if you post about it.

“like”

[Loach]

@half-elf

May I ask for a link to “the other sex offender thread” please?

Nothing bad in it. Just coincidental in timing. Or not so coincidental.

Sex Offenders

[Loach]

@buddha_david

This. Not sure why it’s against the rules to talk about why he was banned, but the mods gave me an answer within minutes. To be honest, the answer was no surprise.

@Marley23

You can talk about it. We ask that people not start threads about it (because we want to deny these people as much attention as is practical), but if you ask us and we tell you what happened, we don’t care if you post about it.

Ok so what did they say Buddha?

[singular1]

Just to add to the story (and to repeat what I posted in the butterfly thread), that picture is a dead and mounted butterfly, pinned to a branch. That picture is as authentic as the pictures of fairies at the bottom of the garden.

[Capt_Kirk]

Mea Culpa

Frosty was not what he purported to be but a Troll and a Sock

Capt

[flatlined]

Yeah. Sighs. But I choose to believe instead of instantly doubting. Am I an idiot? Probably. Will I believe the next one? Probably.

[Capt_Kirk]

@flatlined

Yeah. Sighs. But I choose to believe instead of instantly doubting. Am I an idiot? Probably. Will I believe the next one? Probably.

I am in the same boat but I really don’t mind. I want to believe people are good in general and will continue to do so. Although I love the Dope it is just a message board I won’t get too worked up over it.

Cheers

Capt

[colander]

Back on the topic of SevenCl: I am actually rather impressed that a decomposing walrus wrapped in a diarrhea-covered beach towel has apparently learned how to type. My question is: how can we monetize this gelatinous, smelly phenomenon?

[Fiveroptic]

Same here. I took the bait, bit the hook and I still think SevenCl was a total threadshitting bitch.

[Ambivalid]

Ok, now this one was just bad. He was a bad troll. Not very skilled.

[colander]

@colander

Back on the topic of SevenCl: I am actually rather impressed that a decomposing walrus wrapped in a diarrhea-covered beach towel has apparently learned how to type. My question is: how can we monetize this gelatinous, smelly phenomenon?

Actually, my legal counsel has advised me to withdraw this statement lest I incur a libel lawsuit brought against me by diarrhea.

[zoid]

@Marley23

You were right. Some people were suspicious of his story right away, but we usually don’t pull the trigger unless we’re positive.

You can talk about it. We ask that people not start threads about it (because we want to deny these people as much attention as is practical), but if you ask us and we tell you what happened, we don’t care if you post about it.

Quote: “Frosty Camel is a sympathy troll - he’s been banned from the SDMB several times for pretending to be the victim of one tragedy or another.”

So now we can get back to Sevencl

[GrandWino]

@Ambivalid

Ok, now this one was just bad. He was a bad troll. Not very skilled.

I don’t know, man, you were a pretty vocal defender of him in some of those old threads when others raised doubts. He must have been somewhat good at it.

[Baker]

You know who I feel sorry for? The poster who really does suffer a terrible tragedy, comes here to vent, and is viewed with suspicion. That’s what the trolls have done.

[bup]

@Baker

You know who I feel sorry for? The poster who really does suffer a terrible tragedy, comes here to vent, and is viewed with suspicion. That’s what the trolls have done.

Yeah. I chose to believe Frosty Camel; whatever. I’d rather do that a hundred times than act like a dick to the one who’s telling the truth.

[Euphonious_Polemic]

@zoid

Quote: “Frosty Camel is a sympathy troll - he’s been banned from the SDMB several times for pretending to be the victim of one tragedy or another.”

So now we can get back to Sevencl

Munchausen by Internet

It’s a very real phenomenon, one that may be more common than we suspect.

[Loach]

@bup

Yeah. I chose to believe Frosty Camel; whatever. I’d rather do that a hundred times than act like a dick to the one who’s telling the truth.

As with anything I’d rather be right. But I try not to be a dick to anyone.

[Ambivalid]

@Bob Ducca

I don’t know, man, you were a pretty vocal defender of him in some of those old threads when others raised doubts. He must have been somewhat good at it.

I am not saying you are wrong but I do not remember that. Could you maybe provide me with a link to some of these comments of mine? I remember questioning (however gently) his story back then, too. But when he re-surfaced with this new story it was pretty obvious.