# Trolls R Us redux \[Now the argument clinic\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1667 "2020-11-19T00:04:24Z")

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> [@Kron](#):
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> I lurked for a DECADE before finally signing up.

We have found a troll!  
Burn him, burn him!  
(he turned me into a fish)

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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1668 "2020-11-19T00:05:17Z")

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(You’ll get better)

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1669 "2020-11-19T00:10:08Z")

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I didn’t lurk, but as soon as I discovered the community I saw there was a lot of history that one might want to know if they wanted to fit in. So I quickly knew far more than my join date could explain. Thankfully no one noticed.

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1670 "2020-11-19T00:29:18Z")

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I did the same thing. We can be a ruthless bunch. I remember how nervous I was about my first post. IIRC it was about Nietzsche, because that was my jam at the time.

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1671 "2020-11-19T00:29:28Z")

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> [@crowmanyclouds](#):
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> Thankfully no one noticed.

That we’ve mentioned. You, Sir, are On The List. 😉

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**Author:** ![Acierocolotl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acierocolotl/32/6241_2.png) [@Acierocolotl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acierocolotl)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1672 "2020-11-19T01:15:34Z")

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Another data point. I’ve been hooked on the Straight Dope brand since my undergrad years, and I took to reading the fora when my main supply of snarky info dried up. I only signed up to get to read detailed threads on people being banned (and to bore folk with my boring ideas on new election systems).

So I knew how things worked, and even recognized some names, before I started posting. It’s only polite. So I’m not buying this Individual in Question being suspicious on that data as we see it, though it’s enough to arch an eyebrow a little.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1673 "2020-11-19T03:52:59Z")

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You don’t have to guess as you can now download your entire posting history. 🙂

[I just downloaded my entire posting history. Thanks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-downloaded-my-entire-posting-history-thanks/914296)

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1674 "2020-11-19T05:40:27Z")

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> [@Spice\_Weasel](#):
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> I did the same thing. We can be a ruthless bunch.

What!? I’ll kill you for that!

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1675 "2020-11-19T05:46:09Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> You don’t have to guess as you can now download your entire posting history. 🙂
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> [I just downloaded my entire posting history. Thanks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-downloaded-my-entire-posting-history-thanks/914296)

Oh, Lord. Honestly, there’s a lot I don’t want to remember.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1676 "2020-11-19T05:47:45Z")

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> [@Spice\_Weasel](#):
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> And we’re glad to have you!

We are? How come no one told me that? I’ve been mentally giving him wedgies!

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1677 "2020-11-19T13:05:05Z")

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> [@Spice\_Weasel](#):
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> how nervous I was about my first post. IIRC it was about Nietzsche

Talk about jumping into the water head-first! 🙂

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1678 "2020-11-19T14:52:09Z")

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From a high rock overlooking a raging surf crashing against the cliff!

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1679 "2020-11-19T14:55:55Z")

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Is there anything the SDMB loves more than a tortured analogy?

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1680 "2020-11-19T14:59:15Z")

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Only when the analogy self water boards.

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**Author:** ![truthseeker3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1681 "2020-11-19T15:00:08Z")

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Ok - I’m putting my hands up and backing away from the offending post.

I (probably unwisely) got into a meatspace argument about the legitimacy of the election and was hoping to get my hands on some actual facts. I looked for but couldn’t find my opponent’s specific objections; there were A LOT of posts to wade through… which may be why the mods locked my thread - I respect that.

However, the level of vehemence here and the fact that you’ve misspelled my username make me wonder if I might be catching a bit of somebody else’s flak? I mean, my posts aren’t necessarily the most enlightening; but I’ve always tried to be polite, and I’ve been posting about twenty times a year for the past seven years - not exactly shock and awe.

PS. I did get the information I was looking for. (Thanks, **Jas09** )

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1682 "2020-11-19T15:02:39Z")

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> [@truthseeker3](#):
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> the fact that you’ve misspelled my username make me wonder if I might be catching a bit of somebody else’s flak?

Well, truthseeker2 was a real asshole.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1683 "2020-11-19T15:03:06Z")

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> [@truthseeker3](#):
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> {…} the fact that you’ve misspelled my username {…}

He did?

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1684 "2020-11-19T15:06:31Z")

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There used to be a poster here with a user name: **truthseeker2**. Dude would constantly JAQ off, post ignorant bullshit and be generally troll-y as fuck. Can’t be sure because I don’t want to speak for others, but perhaps you’re catching some of that flack.

ninja’d by **kayaker**.

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**Author:** ![truthseeker3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1685 "2020-11-19T15:07:39Z")

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They spelled it with a capital T - a subtle distinction, but computers can be a little touchy about that sometimes.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1686 "2020-11-19T15:08:48Z")

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So not a misspelling then? And your username was the first word in the sentence so they may have capitalized for that reason.

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