# 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:** 76
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5980 "2022-05-19T14:23:25Z")
I dipped a toe in those waters. IMHO, either flat-out troll or – worse – a very simple True Believer. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5981 "2022-05-19T14:27:16Z")
I’m not sure which is worse. Bad as encountering such on the messageboard is, I have to deal with such people in my day to day life. Just hateful assertion after unsubstantiated accusation, all cribbed from the far right hate hive mind. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5982 "2022-05-19T14:36:48Z")
Ugh. I’m sorry. I’m glad, at least, that dogs play a central role in your life. Personally, I find the latter easier to deal with because I have a tendency _not_ to want to engage with them. It’s too easy to act as an intellectual bully and just bitch-slap them around. I’m working on not doing that 😉 The trolls tend to be more self-aware and more malicious. They’re harder for me to resist. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5983 "2022-05-19T14:47:57Z")
Process is begun, we’ll see what happens. I had noted his Quora presence as part of why I didn’t think he was Trock when he first appeared, but it also shows what type of poster he is. A Sealion among other issues. He also appears to be extremely obsessive, trying to dominate the current thread he is posting in. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5984 "2022-05-19T14:49:43Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I find the latter easier to deal with because I have a tendency _not_ to want to engage with them. It’s too easy to act as an intellectual bully and just bitch-slap them around. It’s a little hard sometimes, especially when it’s family. My mother is a true believer, so I have kinda just avoided spending too much time around her. However, my father recently died, so I’ve been needing to be over there to help take care of things, and she inevitably starts bringing up some bullshit or other. If she wasn’t a horrible typist, I’d suspect that she was our recently suspended troll friend. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5985 "2022-05-19T14:53:25Z")
I miss my brother and SIL for similar reasons. The two of them were my metaphorical batting cage for learning how _not_ to swing at every pitch. But … understanding what _really_ matters in this life … my sincere condolences on your loss. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5986 "2022-05-19T21:50:14Z")
Brand new thread, about explaining the Pit to someone as if they’re an idiot. The poster, Dunka, has been here 5 -HOURS- and created a whole 3 topics already. I’m not nearly good as the pros, but I’m feeling my trock-senses going off. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5987 "2022-05-19T21:52:52Z")
Oh, I explicitly welcomed them as a sock there. I feel quite comfortable doing so. I give a friendly welcome to new members, but that ain’t a new member. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5988 "2022-05-19T21:54:34Z")
He reads like JimB. Just imagine a 🙂 after every question mark. I don’t think he is JimB, but he does remind me of him. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5989 "2022-05-19T22:01:53Z")
Based on the timing listed, @Atamasama was calling them out at the time time I was posting my post here. Great minds think alike. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5990 "2022-05-19T22:12:24Z")
You know, I normally don’t bother posting in such threads because they almost always end up cornfielded, but you’ve encouraged me to do so. I’m pretty sure that’s an extra 4 hours in purgatory for me, but meh. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5991 "2022-05-19T22:22:05Z")
![](https://c.tenor.com/oumoEQ7n7PgAAAAM/jon-stewart-eat.gif) Uh oh ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5992 "2022-05-19T22:33:19Z")
Not actually how it works. If someone is proved to be a troll or a sock, they’ll be banned. But no apology will be given to them if we don’t determine such even though some posters think otherwise. I will give one strong recommendation. Stay out of the pit for a few weeks. This is a terrible way to start your time in a new place. This thread is an especially bad place to be. Go enjoy the rest of the board. * * * Oh, for the record, I’m one of the Hall Monitors, I mean Moderators. That is what the little shield after my username indicates. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5993 "2022-05-19T22:33:28Z")
Wasn’t there one about a year ago who immediately showed up in this thread and went on a “prove I’m a sock, ban me or apologize” tirade? I can’t remember who we concluded they were socking for. The sarcastic “what a welcoming community” (from the other thread) sounds familiar too. I can’t find anything from last year - probably cornfielded. Maybe @What_Exit can search the cornfield for posts like that? ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5994 "2022-05-19T22:39:47Z")
On a totally different troll note - **cjackson** who I mentioned a dozen posts of so back drew a warning from **Miller** on the thread in question. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5995 "2022-05-19T22:43:57Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > On a totally different troll note - **cjackson** who I mentioned a dozen posts of so back drew a warning from **Miller** on the thread in question.⁢ And a very well deserved one. I hadn’t even caught the “call to arms” part. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5996 "2022-05-19T22:46:54Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I hadn’t even caught the “call to arms” part. I assumed the OP was _mocking_ the “call to arms” that they quoted, and it was ill-conceived satire. But it was so opaque I’m not really sure. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5997 "2022-05-20T00:21:04Z")
Dunks is openly trolling now, so I reported. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5998 "2022-05-20T00:29:57Z")
Banned. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/5999 "2022-05-20T00:32:06Z")
Almost certainly one of our Trocks, but absolutely a troll. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518.md?page=77)