BS: i found a troll

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Lox
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:18 PM

A dead troll?

See if you can have its head mounted over the fireplace in the mudcat tavern ....

... now now ... i don't mean mounted in that way ... this isn't the viagra thread here you know ... get a job!!!

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: heric
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:25 PM

My shih tzu killed a starling yesterday swear to god, wearing a bow in her hair. I'm thinking about entering her in a few fights to see how she does.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Jeri
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:44 PM

Heric, I didn't think starlings had hair!

Joe? We're AGREEING?!
Shoot me now! (I am not serious)

I keep watching these stupid reality shows, and I've noticed a couple things.

1) Whoever says 'I'm not here to make friends. This is a COMPETITION!' is usually gone pretty fast after that, and

2) When the judges or other authorities ask 'Why should YOU win this?' answering, 'because I really REALLY WANT it! I worked really REALLY HARD!' is just stupid. I'm guessing everybody really wants it and worked hard.

As much as I sympathize, what matters is effectiveness. I understand why people want to report stuff. I'm just saying wanting to isn't why they should. If it were effective, I'd be all for it. Mind you, if I'm going to get PMs from 17 people (all of whom expect a reply) saying 'xcVoPtiB posted a message about buying cheap Canadian cat nostrils 10 seconds ago. DELETE IT NOW!!!' I'll do it, but I want a raise, a 401K (are those worth anything these days?) and I'm not going to work on Saturdays and alternate Tuesdays. I really don't mind the odd PM about crap messages, but I'd rather not be inundated.

The Help forum was closed. I believe it was closed because it wasn't set up with the idea that messages might ever need to be deleted and trolls had found it a good hunting ground. Also, people were posting tons of 'delete this' messages and some seemed to be playing 'beat the clock' with moderators. I would get on line, delete spam, go to the Help forum and then read notices about stuff I'd just deleted. Many of those messages weren't intended to make Mudcat better, but to vent about messages that pissed people off. See, EVERYBODY'S honked off about something.

There will be trolls and spam. The messages will be deleted, but maybe not as fast as you want. And I know I will keep getting messages asking me to zap them. Hopefully, we'll keep the negatives to a minimum and not get too mad at each other.

(Joe it scans fine! You aren't syllabicating (OMG, that's a real word!) correctly. Bite me.)

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Joe Offer
Date: 16 May 09 - 11:06 PM

I'd never put a bow on my shih tzu, I swear! My shih tzu Ralph is ALL DOG, named after Ralph Cramden. The vet calls him obese, but I think he's just taking after his namesake.
How sweet it is!

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 May 09 - 11:14 PM

Jeri, do you come with condiments?

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: GUEST,The lemonade lady
Date: 17 May 09 - 02:36 AM

I didn't mention who the victim was and yet some of you seem to have found the thread. Did you trawl through all of them to find it?

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 May 09 - 02:39 AM

"My shih tzu killed a starling yesterday swear to god, wearing a bow in her hair" heric

Man. You are good. I never can tell a male from a female starling.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 May 09 - 03:04 AM

Female starlings are the ones that never shut up.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 May 09 - 03:20 AM

Oh, whoa. Females are also the sex in many species that kill, you know.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 May 09 - 03:23 AM

Time differences is a big problem.. Many mudcatters are just logging on as half of the others toddle off to bed. When a troll or a flamer strikes in the 'dark hours', those few hours when there is least activity, then it's bound to hang around for a while. In an ideal world there would be a moderator in every time zone, permanently staring at the computer but that ain't going to happen.

I do recall there was a call for more moderators in the UK/Europe time zone, but that was shortly before Max moved so I don't think it ever got properly sorted, as he had other things on his mind. Maybe a gentle nudge to remind him about setting up those UK Mods once he's settled?

In the meantime... I found a troll yesterday.. he's a Danish troll and he's playing the melodeon. I found him behind the calendar. I really should tidy the mantlepiece more often!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: kendall
Date: 17 May 09 - 07:45 AM

I think we should all remember that the mods do this for free. What do you want for nothing, a refund?

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Jeri
Date: 17 May 09 - 08:33 AM

Sal, people PM'd a few of us, but I (and probably others) would have noticed one person posting 28 messages and checked it out anyway. The 'Messages since last visit' view (Quicklinks menu) will give you the idea.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: artbrooks
Date: 17 May 09 - 09:25 AM

I think that a troll who plays the melodeon should be terminated as soon as possible. Hell, I think anybody who plays...never mind.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 May 09 - 09:31 AM

I'm a troll fol di rol,
I'm a troll fol di rol,
I'm a troll fol di rol,
And I'll eat you for my supper.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 May 09 - 09:32 AM

Yes I have been to the pub.

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: maple_leaf_boy
Date: 17 May 09 - 04:08 PM

I wrote couple of lines for a song, to the tune of "Wraggle Taggle
Gypsies".
Well, there was a troll, that a came to this site;
To pester, jester, and claw and bite.
But when it thought that its quest was complete;
We chased it back 'neath its bridge, when we clicked "Delete."

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: skarpi
Date: 17 May 09 - 04:31 PM

Ebbie , yes the Raven behave just the same here .
its a great bird .

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: gnu
Date: 17 May 09 - 05:11 PM

Ravens are awesome. They rule the deep bog country up Kent County. Not even the bald eagles stand a chance of a meal if they decide otherwise. And these are the northern ravens... as for size, they could easily eat house cats. Never seen a house cat up in the bog country. Eagles must get em before they get up there.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 May 09 - 05:22 PM

Although we have more ravens in town in the wintertime, they are ubiquitous all year.

We have many stories about them - not only do we whities but the Native Alaskans also, and probably much earlier.

In fact, we have a large mural on the side of our municipal building painted by a Native that depicts 'When Raven Discovered Man'. It shows Raven prying open a clamshell revealing Man while Wolf, Killer Whale, Bear, Eagle and Frog look on in amazement.

As someone said, animals know everything - they just don't know that they do. I suspect ravens know it.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: gnu
Date: 17 May 09 - 05:31 PM

Seems to me, Ebbie, we have talked about ravens a few times. Must see if there are any threads to that effect or perhaps try to recall where those discussions began???

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 May 09 - 09:19 PM

I think too that we did, robo, but none other than songs show up in the subject line.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 18 May 09 - 05:52 AM

My Raven is sitting on the printer. He wouldn't eat a housecat, because he is one... we wanted a name for a black cat that was a bit more original than 'Sooty'...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Spleen Cringe
Date: 18 May 09 - 10:51 AM

Screw the trolls. It's the ogres who scare the shit out of me...

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 18 May 09 - 10:59 AM

Trolls like ravin

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 May 09 - 11:14 AM

By the way, posting Troll Alert! messages is not at all helpful. Posting such messages only serves to alert the troll that you're paying attention and ready to do battle.
And if you do battle here, even for the most righteous or reasons, you're likely to have your messages deleted.
Thanks.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: kendall
Date: 18 May 09 - 05:04 PM

A stream of filth from some nit wit brings out the old law man in me. People who think the rules dont apply to them piss me off.

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: gnu
Date: 18 May 09 - 05:18 PM

Ahhhh... I never suggested that, Joe. Don't think I did. Can you point me to where I did? Or are you talking about someone else?

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No, it was somebody else, in a BNP thread that got deleted. We certainly don't want to do anything to acknowledge our visitors from the BNP.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: i found a troll
From: goatfell
Date: 19 May 09 - 04:25 AM

watch out 3 billy goat gruff