The Mopologetic Hall of Fame: Pacman Goes Trolling

[_Mister Scratch]

or that MAD posters show up on this board using sockpuppet names such as "Opie Rockwell" and "A Light in the Darkness."

It's funny that you have no proof whatsoever that I'm a "MAD TBM," but have already counted me as an immigrated troll. Whatsmore, you have no bassi for calling me a troll other than posting something you find disagreeable on your board. If that is your new, special definition of the term troll, I think the right thing to do would to be to inform your audience of your lingo.

I actually do have sufficient evidence to think that you are a TBM poster from MAD:
1. You have adopted a rhetorical stance and tone that is very common amongst TBM MAD posters.
2. You indicated that you are familiar with MAD.
3. You have been dodgy in answering my questions to this effect.
4. You seem hell-bent on demonstrating the "evils" of atheism.
5. You have a familiarity---and prejudice---towards posters on this board, suggesting mental pollution from MAD.
6. When it was suggested that you were a sockpuppet for Will Schryver, Will Schryver magically made an appearance, claiming that "a lurker" told him about our speculations.

Is this "definitive" proof? No. Is it reasonable, given all of the above, to assume that you are a MAD TBM? Yes, absolutely. You could, of course, answer the very simple and straightforward questions as to your MAD history and posting handle, and yet for some mysterious reason, you stubbornly resist doing do. I wonder why that is? I will wait patiently for you to enlighten me.

[_Dr. Shades]

You could, of course, answer the very simple and straightforward questions as to your MAD history and posting handle, and yet for some mysterious reason, you stubbornly resist doing do. I wonder why that is? I will wait patiently for you to enlighten me.

The reason he can't "decloak" is because the MA&D moderators will ban him for posting here. :-)

[_Mister Scratch]

You could, of course, answer the very simple and straightforward questions as to your MAD history and posting handle, and yet for some mysterious reason, you stubbornly resist doing do. I wonder why that is? I will wait patiently for you to enlighten me.

The reason he can't "decloak" is because the MA&D moderators will ban him for posting here. :-)

LOL!!! Well, on the other hand, he does seem to be pretty hardcore TBM. They haven't banned Ray A yet (and think how vulgar he was!)

[_Mr. Coffee]

Oh hell... I can solve this with one simple direct question.

ALitD, are you or are you not a member of the MAD board? A simple yes or no will do.

[_A Light in the Darkness]

*sigh*... here we go again with the reading comprehension lesson for the day: he flat out called you a sock puppet. That doesn't mean you're a troll. You may be engaging in the act of trolling, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're a troll either. Can you not see the difference? (Goodness, it's like talking to a 12 year old).

He listed my name as one of two examples of trolling. He also called me a sockpuppet, meaning an alias of an established MAD poster, but his principle point is that MAD TBM posters troll too. I'm listed as evidence of this point, even if his conclusions about me are based on bad speculation. And yet, I am the one who has the reading comprehension of a 12 year old. Spectacular.

[_Mister Scratch]

*sigh*... here we go again with the reading comprehension lesson for the day: he flat out called you a sock puppet. That doesn't mean you're a troll. You may be engaging in the act of trolling, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're a troll either. Can you not see the difference? (Goodness, it's like talking to a 12 year old).

He listed my name as one of two examples of trolling. He also called me a sockpuppet, meaning an alias of an established MAD poster, but his principle point is that MAD TBM posters troll too. I'm listed as evidence of this point, even if his conclusions about me are based on bad speculation. And yet, I am the one who has the reading comprehension of a 12 year old. Spectacular.

Why not just answer the questions?

[_Mr. Coffee]

Why not just answer the questions?

Because if he came right out and answered a question directly and honestly he couldn't play the persecuted Mopo card, Scratchmiester.

[_Bond...James Bond]

You could, of course, answer the very simple and straightforward questions as to your MAD history and posting handle, and yet for some mysterious reason, you stubbornly resist doing do. I wonder why that is? I will wait patiently for you to enlighten me.

The reason he can't "decloak" is because the MA&D moderators will ban him for posting here. :-)

I doubt it...they only ban critics who post here (unless of course they're wellknown on MAD).

[_cksalmon]

The back and forth on this thread raises an interesting question: to wit, does an anonymous MD participant have the inherent moral obligation to reveal his/her anonymous handle on another significantly-related MB?

I think ultimately, I'd say, no, I think. I'm not sure that any "oughtness" is entailed here.

That said, the vast majority of posters here at MD, (I'd argue) in the spirit of politic conscientiousness, are quite unreserved about their respective MADB identities, past or present. Consider, to mention but a few, the cases CaliforniaKid, Mister Scratch, Dr. Shades, Ray A, beastie, David Bokovoy (a.k.a. Enuma Elish), Benjamin McGuire, Uncle Dale, runtu (a.k.a. Not Quite Me), Consiglieri, myself, Kevin Graham, Bond...James Bond, Moksha and countless others too numerous to mention. In fact, I'm not aware of any MADB poster being suspected of hiding his/her MADB identity other than Darkness. Perhaps there are some. Perhaps they're too clever for me to suss.

Is this person doing something technically or morally "wrong" or "unprecedented"? Probably not. Is he/she doing something inherently counterproductive to the open exchange of ideas in a public sphere for reasons that can only be construed as self-serving? I think probably so.

I, too, assume that the poster in question is a visitor from MABD. Perhaps he/she needs a fresh start without the baggage entailed in owning his/her MADB identity...?

Such a move doesn't tend to elicit trust, though, does it? (And trust is the online currency of MBs--easily given; easily lost)

Best.

CKS

[_Bond...James Bond]

The back and forth on this thread raises an interesting question: to wit, does an anonymous MD participant have the inherent moral obligation to reveal his/her anonymous handle on another significantly-related MB?

I think ultimately, I'd say, no, I think. I'm not sure that any "oughtness" is entailed here.

That said, the vast majority of posters here at MD, (I'd argue) in the spirit of politic conscientiousness, are quite unreserved about their respective MADB identities, past or present. Consider, to mention but a few, the cases CaliforniaKid, Mister Scratch, Dr. Shades, Ray A, beastie, David Bokovoy (a.k.a. Enuma Elish), Benjamin McGuire, Uncle Dale, runtu (a.k.a. Not Quite Me), Consiglieri, myself, Kevin Graham, Bond...James Bond, Moksha and countless others too numerous to mention. In fact, I'm not aware of any MADB poster being suspected of hiding his/her MADB identity other than Darkness. Perhaps there are some. Perhaps they're too clever for me to suss.

Is this person doing something technically or morally "wrong" or "unprecedented"? Probably not. Is he/she doing something inherently counterproductive to the open exchange of ideas in a public sphere for reasons that can only be construed as self-serving? I think probably so.

I, too, assume that the poster in question is a visitor from MABD. Perhaps he/she needs a fresh start without the baggage entailed in owning his/her MADB identity...?

Such a move doesn't tend to elicit trust, though, does it? (And trust is the online currency of MBs--easily given; easily lost)

Best.

CKS

I don't think Darkness should give up their identity...apparently there are some other MAD posters (See this thread) posting here under different identities. I think this new poster should be allowed to keep their identity secret. If they post like they do on MAD then the identity will probably become known either way. Of course speculation about if they're a sockpuppet is fair game, but I don't think they should have to give in to demands about their other posting ID. Demanding Darkness to give up their identity while not making other MADB posters declare their identities would make us hypocrites. Let this poster remain anonymous. It sounds like some posters have ideas already anyway.