# The Economics of Trolling, the SDMB, and Moderator Decisions.

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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-trolling-the-sdmb-and-moderator-decisions/843474/80 "2019-11-15T19:15:45Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> The difference being that A) we can opt to not read that thread and B) in no way did Ditka drop the WB name in the impeachment thread to be informative. He did to be a jerk.

It abso-fucking-lutely was to be “informative”. It first got mentioned as a direct response to this query by **Procrustus** :

> [@The Trump Impeachment Inquiry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-inquiry/840771/4293):
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> Do we have _any_ evidence that would meet _any_ standard to establish who the whistle blower is? I don’t visit Brietbart’s web site, so maybe I missed it.

If this were really about the whistleblower, at least some of your anger ought to be directed at **Procrustus** for asking about it, but I don’t think it really has much of anything to do with Ciaramella’s identity. I think it’s mostly posters mad at me and looking for an excuse to try and have me silenced.

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