# This is not a Regards, Shodan pitting

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 26, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-regards-shodan-pitting/474548 "2008-11-26T13:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-regards-shodan-pitting/474548/11 "2008-11-26T15:50:41Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> I disagree with **Shodan** on just about everything, or at least everything that matters. And i sometimes find his debating style to be, ahem, somewhat less than honest or reasonable. He probably feels the same way about me.

No, not really.

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> He’s never struck as someone who is here merely to get a reaction out of people, even though that is sometimes the result of his contributions.

Correct, IMO. With the caveat that sometimes I am fully aware that posting something will cause the Usual Suspects to go berserk, and still post it for the sheer entertainment value of watching the meltdowns.

I don’t consider that trolling, but it verges on feeding the trolls.

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