# Trolls: They "Hit" Us About 3 AM Pacific?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-they-hit-us-about-3-am-pacific/572792>\
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**Created:** [February 27, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-they-hit-us-about-3-am-pacific/572792 "2011-02-27T11:00:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-they-hit-us-about-3-am-pacific/572792/1 "2011-02-27T11:00:48Z")

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Maybe, maybe not.

Just asking because since I no longer work, and I am up at all hours, I can see posts from #1’s a lot of the time. Sometimes the questions are valid, but then the OP doesn’t come back for a response later.

Just wondering! 🙂

Please don’t brand me as a conspiracy (“monger”, I guess. Can’t think of the right word…)

Quasi

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-they-hit-us-about-3-am-pacific/572792/2 "2011-02-27T13:39:45Z")

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I’m not sure if you’re asking about trolls or spammers. We get a spammers around the clock, but since generally no mods are up and online in the middle of the night US time, the spam will sit there for a while until the early risers are up, unless a night owl like **Marley** is around. Generally I start my morning by banning a few spammers.

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**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:** [February 27, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-they-hit-us-about-3-am-pacific/572792/3 "2011-02-27T17:41:12Z")

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We don’t get that many pure trolls, that is, new members (or returning socks) who post an obviously trolling OP and are insta-banned. I’ve only had two or three like that in the past six months. So I don’t think you’ll see any particular pattern in when they post.

As **twickster** says, spam and other problematic posts may hang around longer in the middle of the night if none of the mods are up.

[QUOTE=Quasimodem]  
Sometimes the questions are valid, but then the OP doesn’t come back for a response later.  
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That’s not unusual, and doesn’t indicate a troll. In fact, a troll is probably more likely to come back to stir things up.