[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

Don't waste your time talking to this troll (unless you enjoy it!). See the previous Hobbit Hole thread; he keeps posting the same thing, then he pretends to be "shocked" and "surprised" when he gets a negative reaction. In reality, he is getting precisely the kind of reaction he wants, else he wouldn't keep doing it over and over.

Indeed, this is classic troll behavior, and the mental self-justifications, self-righteous moral preenings, and the "aw shucks, I were just joshing; you folks need to lighten up" attitude are all very troll-like, predictable, and boring. All trolls act like this, and they are always perfectly convinced of their own "sincerity".

Not that I care; I enjoy tweaking fools and trolls just as much, sometimes, as they enjoy bothering people who have no interest in their boorish and allegedly "humorous" opinions.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Oh lighten up everyone.... I don't think Mr. K meant anything by it, except to arouse a little sense of humor. If we keep on treating him like a troll, he may eventually turn into one for real....

Mr. K., I've met trolls, and you are no troll...right? ;^)

[300winmag]

Don't waste your time talking to this troll (unless you enjoy it!). See the previous Hobbit Hole thread; he keeps posting the same thing, then he pretends to be "shocked" and "surprised" when he gets a negative reaction. In reality, he is getting precisely the kind of reaction he wants, else he wouldn't keep doing it over and over.

Despite my reading all the Tolkien threads I can find, I haven't come across this particular person before. Maybe he's a troll, maybe he isn't. All I saw was an opionion that I thought needed some comment. I didn't want a lurker to come by, and see it unanswered. I've said just about all I can reasonably say on the matter, so I won't be posting any more here, except for this, as an explanation.