# Trolls R Us Resurrections (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 11, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518 "2021-09-11T17:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 323
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10937 "2023-10-27T00:19:39Z")
Wonderful, informative posts. Nice break from the troll watching. I suppose it’s time to get back to that on this thread, alas. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10938 "2023-10-27T01:05:33Z")
You should check out [North Korea’s abandoned six-year effort to improve what they call Chosungul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul#New_Korean_Orthography). ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10939 "2023-10-27T04:51:57Z")
Brand new poster shawn4455 has rezzed an 18 year old thread asking if Jim Henson died from AIDS to suggest he sure did and it was a cover-up to “protect the children.” Uh-huh. Evidence provided? Zero. Several posters are replying politely, but… Yeah. Could be a random blow-in from the wilds of the internet who’s eaten the deadly fruit of the Conspiracy Theory Tree, but even then, those are fundamentally indistinguishable from Trolls anyway most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10940 "2023-10-27T15:10:54Z")
I doubt they’ll be back, although it would be amusing if they did. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10941 "2023-10-27T20:19:24Z")
“Hey all, sorry I haven’t given a reply yet but I just now was able to post bail…” ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10942 "2023-10-30T16:06:24Z")
Whoa, just had a thread disappear out from under me, while I was writing in it – I’ve never had that happen to me before. It was a horrible screed about whether any religious sermons were ever taken seriously by unbelievers/atheists, by a poster named deedee1. I am imagining a sock who was discovered and reported and summarily corn-fielded. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10943 "2023-10-30T16:21:26Z")
Second time that Troll tried to get in today. I’ll be away now, so hopefully he doesn’t come back. I’m pretty sure he’s one of our Trocks, but no matter what an obvious troll. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10944 "2023-10-30T16:23:28Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Whoa, just had a thread disappear out from under me, while I was writing in it – I’ve never had that happen to me before I have. It’s annoying when you’ve put work into debunking someone’s points, but trocks gotta be expunged for the greater good. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10945 "2023-10-30T16:42:43Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s annoying when you’ve put work into debunking someone’s point… Report and run, that’s what I do with obvious trolls. Preparing a thoughtful debunking is just playing into their hands. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10946 "2023-10-30T16:44:41Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Preparing a thoughtful debunking is just playing into their hands. Not all trocks are obvious, at least at first. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10947 "2023-10-30T16:48:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Whoa, just had a thread disappear out from under me, while I was writing in it – I’ve never had that happen to me before. That has happened to me before. I consider it a gentle slap on the wrist for feeding a troll. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10948 "2023-10-30T16:49:10Z")
Yeah, it can be annoying to realize you’ve sunk a fair bit of effort into playing along with a troll. But it’s always a risk unless you want to be so cynical and paranoid that you respond to nothing and no one. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10949 "2023-10-30T16:52:53Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > unless you want to be so cynical and paranoid that you respond to nothing and no one … So how about that Taylor Swift movie, eh? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10950 "2023-10-30T16:57:06Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That has happened to me before. > > I consider it a gentle slap on the wrist for feeding a troll. 😜 I’ve had it go both ways. In that I’ll see an OP, and think “that’s gotta be a troll!”, flag it, and then come back and a mod hasn’t done anything yet, so I start writing a response and see the Mod come in to cleanse it with holy fire. I’ve also found threads started that seemed just a bit off, but fair, and bite with a reasonable argument, only to find out (often overnight) that a serial sock was responsible and the thread evaporated like morning dew. It’s to the point that I always look askance at those questionable threads started much after 11pm EST in the USA, when many of our good mods are resting with their troll-hide boots up on a bench in front of a warming fire. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10951 "2023-10-30T16:57:36Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I consider it a gentle slap on the wrist for feeding a troll. 😜 Well, I was only intending to feed the troll, and since I discard maybe half the posts that I start to write, it might not have happened. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10952 "2023-10-30T17:01:06Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Well, I was only intending to feed the troll, and since I discard maybe half the posts that I start to write, it might not have happened. It was Schrödinger’s post! > [@ParallelLines](#): > > I’ve also found threads started that seemed just a bit off, but fair, and bite with a reasonable argument, only to find out (often overnight) that a serial sock was responsible and the thread evaporated like morning dew. Yeah, a sock flying under the radar ain’t your fault. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10953 "2023-10-30T17:02:10Z")
I just realized that poster was the same one who revived a zombie thread about substitute teachers only to criticize three posters from 20 years ago. W\_E? closed that down before I saw this thread, and I didn’t make the connection. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10954 "2023-10-30T17:14:06Z")
Well, 'tis that time of year for 🧟 and 🧌 to come out and play! (okay, was looking for an excuse to use those options for Halloween and R\_F gave me a perfect opening) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10955 "2023-10-30T17:15:51Z")
They’re certainly not interested in braaaaaains. ---
**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 3, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/10956 "2023-11-03T02:51:16Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I’ve had it go both ways. In that I’ll see an OP, and think “that’s gotta be a troll!”, flag it, and then come back and a mod hasn’t done anything yet, so I start writing a response and see the Mod come in to cleanse it with holy fire. Wait until you get a PM back from a mod, at least. If they thank you for letting them know and conclude “We’re looking into it,” without anything further, that means they think you’re bonkers. If they write “We agree there is an issue and we’re looking into it” then moderator action is actually being considered. Or maybe it’s just me that gets those auto replies, because I report so many posts… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=324)