# Trolls R Us redux \[Now the argument clinic\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349 "2020-06-27T06:30:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 122
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2428 "2021-01-23T07:07:42Z")
FUCK. Did _ **not** _ miss that clueless interfering asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2429 "2021-01-23T18:10:44Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Warned for ignoring moderator instructions in the DemonTree Title IX thread And now banned for sockatory reasons. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2430 "2021-01-23T18:43:37Z")
“She” was almost certainly **songsearch.** “He” last posted on 1:20 pm on the 20th. She showed up ~4 hours later, very soon after he was banned. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2431 "2021-01-23T18:56:57Z")
Not to worry tho, because we have the likes of [rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-space-object-proves-we-are-not-alone-nothing-is-proven/931237) to keep us entertained (in this case with tales of alien probes from far nether regions, tho left unanswered is whether they would probe our nether regions given a chance). ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2432 "2021-01-23T19:01:18Z")
But would we enjoy it? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2433 "2021-01-23T19:04:04Z")
He’s a bit silly sometimes, but he certainly doesn’t seem to pose these issues in order to annoy or inflame. I haven’t kept exact count, but at least some of rboyce’s threads have devolved into very interesting and informative conversations. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2434 "2021-01-23T19:04:45Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > … > (in this case with tales of alien probes from far nether regions, tho left unanswered is whether they would probe our nether regions given a chance). The shape might be appropriate to the job but given the size of ʻOumuamua, that’s one probing that’d really, _really_ hurt. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2435 "2021-01-23T19:12:15Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > He’s a bit silly sometimes, but he certainly doesn’t seem to pose these issues in order to annoy or inflame. We shall see. The usual _modus operandi_ of the suspected species in question is to post more and more outlandish stuff over time so as to increase nutrient intake. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2436 "2021-01-23T21:05:57Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > She” was almost certainly **songsearch.** “He” last posted on 1:20 pm on the 20th. She showed up ~4 hours later, very soon after he was banned. That makes sense. I was arguing with both of those posters over the exact same thing within hours of each other. Enough that I even got them a bit confused for a moment. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2437 "2021-01-23T21:09:25Z")
IMO **rboyce** is just a not very smart/educated guy who’s curious about a lot of stuff. Too much time on his hands, and Google has leaned he likes Discovery Channel-style speculation, whether it’s ancient astronauts, or Hitler doppelgangers. He never seems chastened when we burst his bubble, but he never really argues back either. More “Aw gee, back to the drawing board!” IOW: he’s a sucker for headlines taking the form of a question. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2438 "2021-01-24T01:26:03Z")
Much of what **rboyce** posts can be found spammed in other forums. Straight up copy and pasted. For a time, I was convinced he was a bot. Honestly, I’m still not fully convinced “he” isn’t. Certainly something is not quite right. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2439 "2021-01-24T01:36:28Z")
Octoputz is over in the DT ATMB thread spreading his transphobic bullshit, knowing that whoever calls him out on his shit in ATMB will catch a warning while he skates: > [@Hari Seldon's warning in the Biden XO transgender sports thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-warning-in-the-biden-xo-transgender-sports-thread/931134/133): > > That’s not quite accurate. You have two sides who each are looking at what should be universally accepted biological facts differently Classic fucking troll. ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2440 "2021-01-24T02:13:04Z")
Welcome to the SDMB. Is this your first visit? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2441 "2021-01-24T04:47:49Z")
Oh, [good Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnivorism-what/931340). I am actually really hoping this is a troll, since I am in danger of rolling my eyes right out of my head. I just can’t bring myself to waste my time dissecting that woo line by line and I can’t be non-engagingly snarky because it is in GQ. Sadly it’s not that far off from one or two biology-challenged people I knew in college - “Why do animals choose to eat other animals?” I’m so, so tempted to post this which I snagged from Cafe Society: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oZsY2i0Cz_k/maxresdefault.jpg "Watership Down Prologue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZsY2i0Cz_k) Oh, well. I really hope it is just a troll. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2442 "2021-01-24T04:53:00Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > IMO **rboyce** is just a not very smart/educated guy who’s curious about a lot of stuff. That pretty much sums it up, in my view. Not a troll, just not quite right in the head. So mostly harmless, at least so far. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2443 "2021-01-24T04:57:35Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I am actually really hoping this is a troll, since I am in danger of rolling my eyes right out of my head. Me too. That’s like, “my mom finally let me out of my cage to see the Outside World I’ve heard legends about” sort of ignorance. People like that can’t operate computers; they are afraid the glowing demons inside will steal their souls. No, that’s a carefully crafted troll attempt if I’ve ever seen one. Like a creative writing assignment mixed with a sociology experiment. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2444 "2021-01-24T05:04:41Z")
Yep, these are the words of a trock if ever the word was written: > [@Carnivorism: what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnivorism-what/931340/7): > > “that’s not how it works” is a tautology, you basically came to the thread and said, “carnivores exist.” But with lots of snark. It’s amazing, how many people are engaging with it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2445 "2021-01-24T16:53:36Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > It’s amazing, how many people are engaging with it seriously. - I don’t know off hand how common it is, but there _are_ vegans who demand are fucking stupid enough to want their pets to also be vegan. Hence the existence of vegan pet food. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2446 "2021-01-24T16:55:02Z")
As of now we’re having our own discussion in that thread with zero regard for the OP person or their silly OP words. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/2447 "2021-01-24T16:56:43Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I don’t know off hand how common it is, but there _are_ vegans who demand are fucking stupid enough to want their pets to also be vegan. Hence the existence of vegan pet food. I’ve always wondered how they reconcile the idea of enslaving an animal to be their pet with some sort of ethical consideration for animals. Just another of those “Don’t look for the man behind the curtain!” things I guess. Idjits. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=123)