# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/342 "2020-08-11T13:29:32Z")
I wonder if there’s a way to auto-ban someone based on a text string used for their name? That would at least catch this guy, who is apparently so stupid he can’t figure out using different handles. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/343 "2020-08-11T15:51:41Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > I’ve already reported the thread, but since you’re here, can you just cornfield the whole thread? I was going to do it after I finished my coffee, but seems like **engineer\_comp\_geek** beat me to it. Trolls: Breakfast of Champions.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/344 "2020-08-11T15:57:23Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > @Colibri never sleeps; He waits. **e\_c\_g** is the one who never sleeps. I think he’s pre-banned spammers who were just thinking about registering. > [@Morgyn](#): > > I wonder if there’s a way to auto-ban someone based on a text string used for their name? That would at least catch this guy, who is apparently so stupid he can’t figure out using different handles. I think there was a way in vBulletin, but it’s not really worth the effort. It’s just playing whack-a-mole. Trolls are usually extremely stupid and easy to catch, but ones as brainless as this one are rare. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/345 "2020-08-11T16:14:02Z")
Well, thanks anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/346 "2020-08-11T16:36:01Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I think there was a way in vBulletin, but it’s not really worth the effort. It’s just playing whack-a-mole. Trolls are usually extremely stupid and easy to catch, but ones as brainless as this one are rare. Stuff him and mount him as an exhibit? ---
**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:** [August 11, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/347 "2020-08-11T16:39:27Z")
Mount the head butt as a trophy. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/348 "2020-08-11T16:52:18Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Stuff him and mount him as an exhibit? Traditionally, mods have our jackboots made out of trollskin. And our socks are made out of socks. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/349 "2020-08-11T21:16:13Z")
Gawd, I do so ❤ you mods! No kidding, you brighten this place up after I read all the Trump threads in the Pit. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/350 "2020-08-14T14:59:31Z")
I see **Pictionary** has a new title above his name. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/351 "2020-08-14T15:31:45Z")
Do you mean @Dictionary? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/352 "2020-08-14T20:31:54Z")
Thanks for handling that bird risen from the ashes, **Colibri**. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/353 "2020-08-14T20:38:15Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Thanks for handling that bird risen from the ashes, **Colibri** My pleasure. But if someone’s going to use a giveaway name, they should at least spell it right.🙂 I suspect his next name will by Arglye2. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/354 "2020-08-14T21:19:37Z")
I’m only aware of three of his socks (as well as his main), but might have missed one. You’re getting awfully fast at this. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/355 "2020-08-14T21:30:35Z")
I don’t want to give away too much, but there’s been more than that. I can’t take too much credit, since I’ve depended on people reporting them. Thanks for your help. (Everyone who has reported one has been correct.) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/356 "2020-08-14T22:41:56Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Thanks for handling that bird risen from the ashes, **Colibri**. That would be Pheonix1, correct? I was wondering why he was being so unecessarily pissy and unpleasant… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/357 "2020-08-14T23:09:45Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I was wondering why he was being so unecessarily pissy and unpleasant… > [@Colibri](#): > > As we say, you can change your name, but you can’t change who you are. 😉 This continues to be true. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/358 "2020-08-15T12:00:34Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > And our socks are made out of socks 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/359 "2020-08-15T14:17:31Z")
So this is all that pathetic wanker **kswiss**? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/360 "2020-08-15T17:24:23Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > So this is all that pathetic wanker **kswiss**? No. Several different sets of footwear are under discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/361 "2020-08-18T00:17:56Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I think there was a way in vBulletin, but it’s not really worth the effort. It’s just playing whack-a-mole. Trolls are usually extremely stupid and easy to catch, but ones as brainless as this one are rare. Hmmm. What if we could just keep the troll-babies around, but put them in their very own forum. It would contain their spewage, [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=19)