# 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:** 58
**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:** [March 2, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5620 "2022-03-02T22:16:57Z")
You write that as if you are agreeing with me, but you’re not. Sometimes borderline cases can be the richest sources of insight. I’m not interested in only reading the opinions of those who agree with me 100%. How am I going to learn anything that way? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5621 "2022-03-02T22:44:58Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I try to give the benefit of a doubt to any long-time poster. Anyone who has been regularly posting for years is a more-or-less reasonable person, who may have off days or sore spots. I flatter myself to think I’m pretty reasonable here but the Swiss Death Pods triggered me and I caught some flak there. I decided to stay out of the thread – couldn’t even go back in to apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5622 "2022-03-03T00:48:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > You write that as if you are agreeing with me, but you’re not. > > Sometimes borderline cases can be the richest sources of insight. I’m not interested in only reading the opinions of those who agree with me 100%. How am I going to learn anything that way? (Is this a reply to me? Stupid forum makes it impossible to tell.) I’m not talking about how much a poster agrees or disagrees with me, but instead using criteria like “Is this poster stupid or a troll? Does it really matter?” to quickly decide whether a new poster is worth any of my time. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5623 "2022-03-07T20:11:18Z")
The IMHO about grandma is disturbing; almost certainly a troll, but disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5624 "2022-03-07T20:20:27Z")
Closed already. Enjoy new poster **dcaddcb** while you can, is my suggestion. j ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5625 "2022-03-07T20:29:07Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Closed already. Enjoy new poster **dcaddcb** while you can, is my suggestion. That name looks kinda familiar to me. I think there may be someone who is using slight variations of that name, only using those four letters. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5626 "2022-03-07T20:34:34Z")
There is DCnDC. Don’t want to tag, obviously, but that may be who you are thinking of. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5627 "2022-03-10T06:25:16Z")
I kept waiting for a reference to [Dorrance #5 stainless steel hooks](https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/cc2iy5/carole_wants_to_become_a_real_dbe_amputee_can/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) to be made. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5628 "2022-03-19T15:57:07Z")
So, over in the Juessie Smollet thread in CS, I made the off-the-cuff remark of how I would rather be in solitary than the general population if I were in prision. This led to someone attempting to frame that as me making a claim about the use of solitary in general. I engaged with him lightly before looking at his posting history and seeing that he is a raging nutjob. This old thread, to me, seems to have a familiar MO (including interest in castration). Sock, or just drawing from a common well of disturbedness? > [@\[NSFW\] I wrote a dumb story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-i-wrote-a-dumb-story/773748/): > > DISCLAIMER: I have never paid for sex. This is merely a fantasy. A man, let’s call him John, aged 27, sees the same prostitute for a while. He has never seen other prostitutes. John is extremely alone and isolated in society due to shyness, introversion and social anxiety. He is an incredibly boring individual and almost every person gets uncomfortable around him. He cannot make woman laugh or even smile. Before meeting his prostitute, he was a kissless virgin. He has never had friends. He is c… ---
**Author:** ![yarblek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/71e660/32.png) [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5629 "2022-03-19T16:07:31Z")
That thread was definitely bad and I apologize for it. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5630 "2022-03-25T14:14:22Z")
**Just a Loner** is a first-time poster but claims to be a longtime lurker. [And he is deep into the conspiracy theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-pandemic-has-made-everybody-a-little-bit-crazy/958764/30). May or may not be a troll, but his first post is basically calling everyone on the board sheeple (I paraphrase and summarize a whole _lot_ there). ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5631 "2022-03-25T14:27:32Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > **Just a Loner** is a first-time poster but claims to be a longtime lurker. He really hit all the insane talking points (except the horse dewormer) in one post. Quite a feat. “PLANdemic.” A new one for me. So there’s some value I guess. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5632 "2022-03-25T14:32:09Z")
Not new to me, and certainly not original: > **[Plandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plandemic)** > > Plandemic: The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19 and Plandemic: Indoctornation are a 2020 conspiracy theory video and film, respectively. Both were produced by Mikki Willis and promote misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. They feature Judy Mikovits, a discredited American researcher who has been described as an anti-vaccine activist. The first video, in addition to promoting various conspiracy theories, also features Willis and Mikovits discussing viruses in general and Mikovits herself. ... ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5633 "2022-03-25T14:48:28Z")
No problem with lurkers. I lurked for quite a while before joining in the conversation. The post you responded to didn’t in any way disparage being a lurker, so your protestations are weak and full of straw. Just a problem with trolls and trocks, as you seem to be coming off so far. Maybe you’re not, but you aren’t making a very good first impression if that’s not what you are going for. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5634 "2022-03-25T14:59:14Z")
> [@On another topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/961761/2): > > Yes I am a longtime lurker, like I said in my post, I have stopped by from time to time over the past few decades. Yes I am a first time poster. Is there a law saying someone can’t browse message boards without having an account with said message board and posting? Not a daily lurker, like I said, randomly from time to time. I forgot to say, “Welcome to our community.” My apologies. If you really believe the pandemic isn’t a real thing, or that efforts to combat it were misguided, I think most of us would welcome a little deeper analysis or some evidence. Personally, I’m more on “there’s not much we can do, everyone’s going to get it” side of the spectrum, but a lot of folks here have lost loved ones and are high risk themselves. So, I am willing to do my part. I certainly am a fan of the current occupant of the White House, and would tend to trust the CDC about public heath issues. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5635 "2022-03-25T15:04:06Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > So, I am willing to do my part. And we high risk folks thank you for it. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5636 "2022-03-25T15:54:06Z")
JaL has escorted himself from the building because (he says) “The Man” might notice him. I snickered. Come back funny person! We just want to talk to you and understand your customs! ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5637 "2022-03-25T15:57:32Z")
Hope he doesn’t forget his tin-foil hat. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5638 "2022-03-25T16:15:08Z")
SO back to the purpose of the thread, I vote JaL as a trock. There was a claim to familiarity of the board (covered by being a lurker), the instant finding of this thread (although the back links give him a credible cover), and the classic ‘everyone here used to be cool but now you’re a hivemind’ … I mean, if he was a long time lurker, there’s been debates on the nature and dangers of COVID for two freaking years, and you just noticed the science based consensus understanding of 90% of us now? Screams Trock to me, rather than just troll or even ‘wake up sheeple’ witnessing. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5639 "2022-03-25T16:32:58Z")
The main reason I don’t think so is that most trocks know how to do a carriage return. Maybe they were affecting wall o’ text for the purpose of seeming new, but they were just a bit too good at being incoherent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=59)