# Why is ' Why is assisted suicide for mental illness controversial?' controversial? {It Wasn't, it was a Trock Thread}

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**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-why-is-assisted-suicide-for-mental-illness-controversial-controversial-it-wasnt-it-was-a-trock-thread/978498/23 "2023-01-21T01:19:56Z")

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> [@Dinsdale](#):
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> My google shows Trock = Time Lord rock or Scottish slang for truck.

It’s in our glossary of SDMB terms: [Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442)

> [@Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442/1):
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> **Trock** - A serial sock and troll. We have several of these. Some have been with us for many years.

> [@AHunter3](#):
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> it would be nice if people who had _posted to_ a confielded thread could still get to the thread in a read-only mode and have the option of copying out what they’d posted, so as to repost it or a version of it as a new thread if they so desired.

> [@Ponderoid](#):
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> Would the moderators be willing to send copies of posts from the cornfielded thread back to the authors

Sure, I’ll do that for you. I will only copy your posts back to you though. I’m not going to copy the entire thread.

Send me a PM if you are interested.

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