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[Josh]

A post earlier reminded me that we don't see a lot of humor posts on this site. The reality is, a lot of humor goes on around this site, but it mostly happens in the backend, which users never get to see.

Take this for example:

Here at BTHSnews we scan registrations (I personally handle almost all of them). We've had a recurring troll on the forums for many months now (the user and the many attempted registrations have been banned/denied). The user has a grudge with us and is unwilling to let go. While we could publicly trash this troll's (somewhat respectable) reputation around the school and as far as the internet can reach, we don't.

But since this is still anonymous, here's a list of a few of the registrations and associating e-mail addresses attempted within a few minutes:

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SamuelAdams
jewjewjew@fastmail.fm

jew
jew@jew.edu

Chaimyankel
cyankel@jew.com

Fatso
fatf_ckasher@aol.com

Dealing with a troll is a war of attrition between a website and a user, easily won by the former, often by means unknown to the latter.

Enjoy,
Josh

[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

A day in the life of a normal tech student that lives in Queens.

Wake up around 5-6:30. Tired and grumpy walk to the train station and take the F, E , 7 , R, B, Q or V. Fall asleep on the train sometimes, or be wide alert because their is a crazy person praising Jesus. Or be wide awake because there is a smelly hobo on the E train. Take the 7 train and realize you are the only type of person of your race. Take the G train and try to stand the foul odor that sickens you. Walk to school and actually have a sigh of relief because you get to rest now!

[Josh]

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SusanB
susanbrewster@rock.com

Zosoconceited
zoso@hunter.edu

biolabfee
freespeech@josh.edu

This person displays some of the early signs of Alzheimer's, actually.

[JustPlainBob]

Hmm...someone seems to have an obesession...

[DC8]

isn't it ridiculous the extent someone will go to in order to get their dumb ideas out? it worries me to know that some users can distinguish between a poster who makes up "fake situations" from a normal student poster.

[Transparent Reality]

Your job is still better than reading Dvorak.

[TheRainbowFalcon]

What's so bad about SusanB?

[Josh]

Nothing is inherently wrong with the name, but it's the same person.

Here's two more. I'll stop here, since trolls usually get some satisfaction out of seeing their "work" make it to the public eye.

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Rate my buttocks
josh@dumbdoodoo.com

Rooster Susan Brewster
spaghetti@spaghetti.com

I wonder how this person discovered my secret e-mail address!

[randomania3]

haha, zoso, you know he does that just to you because you're the one whose name he knows. he doesnt know the rest of our names or he'd try that for us too... sad...I hafta say while annyoing it is quite entertaining.

[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

haha keep them up broheim

[azntechguy]

Somebody really has time on their hands, no? Anyway, keep up the good work keeping them out... unfortunately, any time a barrier is put up, there's always a way around it.

[In_Your_Dreams]

hmm.. keep up the nice work, who knows.. maybe trolling will come to and end.. one day