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2004-03-18

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Posted by Fred 2004-03-18 9:35:03 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Spiffing.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-3-18 9:50:57 AM|| 2004-3-18 9:50:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I grew up in Potters Field. It was the name of the street I lived on.

Posted by phil_b 2004-3-18 10:19:39 AM|| 2004-3-18 10:19:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I used to think that Stevo could have just gone to the library and used a computer there to beat the ban. Most of them seem to melt away when the become objects of derision unless they think that they are honestly aggravating someone. Trolls must sense aggravation like predators smell fear. I get my news via Rantburg and don't frequent many other Blogs. My impression is that humiliating trolls has worked more effectively for Fred than efforts to censor the clowns.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-18 10:40:36 AM|| 2004-3-18 10:40:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Well done.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-3-18 10:47:10 AM|| 2004-3-18 10:47:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 ahhh but the CSerb is a special troll - immune to ridicule and humiliation here, cuz it's ineveitably less than he experiences in his everyday life...and that's from his family and "friends"

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-18 12:19:08 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:19:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Fred Akhbar!

Interesting troll theory Super Hose. Rantburg seems to have developed strong troll anti-bodies. I'm dealing with a troll situation right now on a board where I'm a moderator. We've got a clown who slides in and out of troll hood in direct proportion to the aggravation he generates. I'm going to use your line with my fellow moderators. In fact, I'm going to put it in my board signature.

"Trolls Sense Aggravation Like Predators Smell Fear"

Posted by Classic_Liberal 2004-3-18 12:25:30 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:25:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Alert! That guy is back - see post marked #28480.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-18 12:28:09 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:28:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Good heavens. That was FAST.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-18 12:31:01 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:31:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I did an google searh for ("Boris Pribich" information) and looked under groups. Looks like our Troll is a little bit of a fruit and has a nude beach and nude work fetish. He seems to post allot at rec.nude with the reply address of CompuSerb@hotmail.com.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-3-18 12:50:26 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:50:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The anti-trolling measures seem to be working, but the troll still seems to be winning.

The only solution to trolls is the bullet.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-3-18 12:55:22 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-3-18 12:55:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Fred,

Perhaps its time to consider rating Rantburg posters the way ebay rates its sellers and buyers. Let the readers rate the posts and the editorial body adjust the posters privelges as a result of how folks are rated. Get rated as a troll and the editorial staff get to push you into the swamp till you learn how behave.

Just a thought......

Posted by Frank Martin 2004-3-18 12:56:11 PM|| 2004-3-18 12:56:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 YS--That makes perfect sense. The moron can't count to 21 unless he's naked.

Posted by Dar 2004-3-18 1:40:10 PM|| 2004-3-18 1:40:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Dar - LOL!
Yeah - I was surprised how much about him is available through a GIS. Sounds like he's been doing things like this since the late 90's. Lots of ticked off people looking for him too.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-3-18 2:49:35 PM|| 2004-3-18 2:49:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 His NIC registry lists an email of pribich@gte.net.

Posted by Sofia 2004-3-18 2:55:08 PM|| 2004-3-18 2:55:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 This is great; those wacked postings are swept off almost as quickly as they appear. Hehehehe

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-18 3:35:11 PM|| 2004-3-18 3:35:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 This is great; those wacked postings are swept off almost as quickly as they appear. Hehehehe

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-18 3:35:47 PM|| 2004-3-18 3:35:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 We're getting trollaged.... all under the heading of death

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-18 3:40:07 PM|| 2004-3-18 3:40:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Three posts from me in the past two days, three deletes.

Bye bye guys, it's been real...

Posted by Raj 2004-3-18 4:03:36 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-3-18 4:03:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 There seems to be some overkill going on, no? Glitches in the system...

Plus T&S articles still appear on 'Page 1'.

Posted by someone 2004-3-18 4:08:01 PM|| 2004-3-18 4:08:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Thumb-fingered that... Luckily I have a backup... Not very recent, though...

Posted by Fred 2004-3-18 4:30:35 PM|| 2004-3-18 4:30:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Looks like I overreacted. Why were my postd consigned to the Troll/Spam Box an hour ago and just turned up again now? I'm confused.

"My solution? Start drinking heavily!"

I will. Soon. I had Florida in the NCAA pool...

Posted by Raj 2004-3-18 4:40:39 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-3-18 4:40:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 It looks like everything before today is in the Troll/Spam box.

Posted by Lil Dhimmi 2004-3-18 4:50:28 PM|| 2004-3-18 4:50:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Perhaps it would be easier to institutute a voluntary subscription system whereby posters can pay for the priviledge of posting new articles (maybe $5.00 a month?). Of course those holding subscriptions would abide by the same rules as everyone, except in your database, there could be a bit that suggests the person who posts is a subscriber, and could help sort out the garbage.

For example, you have 100 rants, 12 of which are posted by folks who are on your database as subscribers, 60 of which are by non-paying subscribers. Posts by the others are subject to removal with enough complaints or warnings, and accounts under which those posts were made are suspended. Have a little suggestion box with two fields: A rant number and the username of the person submitting the complaint. Adminstrators could then quickly scan the article, make the determination if the article is not what belongs here, zap the article if not, then mail the poster with a warning. Could help in sorting out the leftwingers. Have a tiny program to mail users once a quarter with a confirming email they are who they said they are when they registered. If so, fine, if not, zap goes the weasel.

I know, I know, that sounds like a lot of programming, but hey, I program perl/postgresql, and I could help with the db part if you can program the http users manager stuffies.

Let everyone comment and post, as registered users with valid emails, etc

Posted by badanov 2004-3-18 5:22:25 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-3-18 5:22:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Cl, all are welcome to anything I post. If its here, its owned by Fred regardless.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-18 5:33:26 PM|| 2004-3-18 5:33:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 LOl Raj! Gator boys already out?

Don't worry UF at heart is a basketball school.

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-18 5:34:15 PM|| 2004-3-18 5:34:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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