# Troll alert!! Troll alert!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 27, 1999, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751 "1999-10-27T23:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 1999, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/1 "1999-10-27T23:07:00Z")
A big fat troll outing to: (drumroll) Jedi667! He shows up asking for information on punctuated equilibrium, saying that he can’t understand it, then when it is explained to him, starts another thread telling everyone they’re wrong, and then starts TWO more threads telling us we’re all jerks! All in less than an hour! This guy makes Palidors look like Satan. Everybody go over to the Great Debates and see for yourselves! * * * Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 1999, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/2 "1999-10-27T23:33:00Z")
That, plus he’s a fundamentalist christian. Check out his verbal vomit on this thread: [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000461-4.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000461-4.html) ## And, please do notice my adequate response 🙂 Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 1999, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/3 "1999-10-27T23:35:00Z")
Neuro, it’s just C#3 acting out. He craves the attention. You’ll see an E.T post from him any time now. Stay tuned. * * * This space for rent. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 1999, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/4 "1999-10-27T23:46:00Z")
Oh, ferfucksake. I think _I_ might make up a few new screen names, just so everyone else might think I’m Connie, too! ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/5 "1999-10-28T00:02:00Z")
Easy, Drain. It’s Wally. He A) didn’t get along with C#3, IIRC, and B) has a strange mode of humor. Just ignore Wally and Slythe and go on about your challenge to the mods on Con’s getting the boot. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/6 "1999-10-28T01:35:00Z")
If this is the quality of debate we can expect from real Cretinists, I just may have to get the Reverend Doctor his own screen name… ---
**Author:** ![krish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krish)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/7 "1999-10-28T01:41:00Z")
I just came to the Pit to start a similar thread, but you beat me to it. Anyway, he seems to be succeeding with his trolling. Will anyone be able to ignore him? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/8 "1999-10-28T01:47:00Z")
Ignore him? Nonsense. I prefer to be patient and reasonable. If he is a troll and not just a jerk this will make his head explode. ---
**Author:** ![krish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krish)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/9 "1999-10-28T02:02:00Z")
When it comes to classification, are all trolls jerks but not all jerks trolls? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/10 "1999-10-28T03:49:00Z")
JMHO, but Trolls a) are only looking to cause trouble b) think the resulting chaos is funny, and c) are only useful for flaming and seeing the response. This is why one flames trolls, because invective is where they shine. Too often on this Board idiots are called trolls. Jedi, I believe, is merely a ill-informed fundamentalist. If he were a troll, he’d be more irritating and less stupid. Palidors was an idiot who became a troll because he reacted badly to criticism. That happens a lot, too. Just my two cents, John * * * Miksch’s Law- It’s better to have a horrible ending than horrors without end. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/11 "1999-10-28T07:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > This guy makes Palidors look like Satan. Hmm… Are you saying that, somehow, I am the anti-troll? Or indicative of being a good poster? Wow… Thanks! 🙂 * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/12 "1999-10-28T11:00:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Ignore him? Nonsense. > I prefer to be patient and reasonable. If he is a troll and not just a jerk this will make his head explode. im glad somebody sees it that way. 🙂 it looks like the troll police is still very active. thank the maker they dont have clubs. bj0rn ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/13 "1999-10-28T11:30:00Z")
Well, we’ve tried patient and reasonable with bj0rn and the fucker is still here, obviously. So now we’ve resorted to all sorts of namecalling. Still trying to gat through his 3-feet-thick skull though. So yeah, maybe a couple of clubs would come in handy… ## Unless of course, bj0rn was referring to a soon-to-be-incorporated Straight Dope Message Board Troll Extermination Squad (SDMBTES). You’re never quite sure just what this little gnome means… Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/14 "1999-10-28T13:02:00Z")
Trolls trolling for trolls. Trolls attacking trolls. Cats living with dogs. The sky **is** falling. I can die now. dear maker give them clubs… please ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/15 "1999-10-28T15:17:00Z")
NTG said: > [@](#): > > This guy makes Palidors look like Satan. Only on _ **this** _ board would that be a compliment! ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/16 "1999-10-28T16:14:00Z")
coldfire: ive seen about one-trying-to-be-patiant post from you. you know which one im talking about. well at least you should know because you bloody well wrote it 🙂 oh…yes, and iceland is famed for its little gnomes. whats the matter, ran out of lava and geyser comments?? now, now coldfire. calm down, there is another thread where you are yelling at me. i have given you no reason whatsoever to do that here. (notice how i do not mention how i have given you no reason whatsoever to pick on me. you accomplished that all by yourself, arent you proud??) in a good mood 🙂 bj0rn ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/17 "1999-10-28T16:34:00Z")
Björn is right. You need to just take the time to understand him, Coldfire. Grammar and punctuation are irrelevant to understanding someone’s written words. And regardless, you can’t judge someone by his words. Chill out, CF and Krish. Relax, and join us. -andros (3 of 9)- ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/18 "1999-10-28T20:35:00Z")
Granted, bad spelling and grammar doesn’t make a person incomprehensible PER SE. But bj0rn is incomprehensible no matter how he spells, punctuates or forms sentences. Andros, you’re trying to tell me that I can’t judge somebody by his words. Now, would you then PLEASE explain to me how the HELL I’m supposed to judge a person on a WRITTEN MESSAGE BOARD _other_ than by his words ? So no, I won’t chill or lighten up. Bj0rn is a nuisance and must be stopped. ## Clubs available at Ye Olde Coldfire Arsenal Shoppe. 10 bucks each. Who’s buying ? Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/19 "1999-10-28T20:48:00Z")
Yeah, bj(zero)rn is getting pretty damned annoying. I had a short interval recently where I enjoyed tormenting the little clown, but it got old fast. Coldfire, you are correct, he’s completely incomprehensible, but if you think he’s bad here, just drop by his website and click a few links. Now on to the transaction. Clubs, I’ll take two; I’ve got two hands, don’t I. –coughing up 20 bucks + tax– * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751/20 "1999-10-28T20:53:00Z")
its only you who dont understand…if youd just look inside yourself youd realize my meaning and know how peanutbutter is the gift of the Maker or rather (do I have to say it? ;)) again, in a tonality you not getting i say join us, join us, join the björg . . . -andros (3 of 9)- [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-alert-troll-alert/2751.md?page=2)