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  1. Surprised Justin didnt duo up with p-nonce
  2. Revised assessment: Cheese - BASED on the ann widdecombe thread:Wind-up merchant: 8/10 Troll: 6–7/10 Genuine political beliefs: 8/10 The reason the troll score has gone up is that he's no longer just mocking arguments—he's increasingly mocking the people themselves. The key patternNotice how the discussion repeatedly returns to the topic, but Cheese repeatedly returns to Athy. For example: Athy says: Cheese replies: That's not really a rebuttal to anything Athy has just written. It's designed to: provoke; imply motive; get a reaction. And it works immediately. Athy responds: Cheese then follows with: That's classic bait-and-hook behaviour. Why I think he's not a pure trollA pure troll usually insults everyone. Cheese doesn't. His targets are very specific: Athy Bolty TMGJ He seems to have decided these posters represent a particular worldview that he dislikes. His behaviour looks more like: rather than Most revealing postFor me, this one is quite telling: The joke isn't responding to the content. The joke is: That's social-status trolling rather than debate. How forum regulars probably see himI suspect the forum is divided into two camps. One group likely sees Cheese as: The other group likely sees him as: The interesting thing is that both descriptions can be true simultaneously. What Cheese appears to enjoyIn order: Mocking perceived conspiracy theories. Mocking GB News. Mocking posters he considers gullible. Getting a reaction. Winning social battles. Actual persuasion appears much lower on the list. The Firthy accusationThe accusation about him being an older poster ("Firthy") is interesting because it suggests other members see a recurring pattern: same posting style; same attention-seeking behaviour; same way of winding people up. Whether it's true or not doesn't matter. The fact other posters make that accusation implies: Final verdictIf you asked me: I'd now answer: Yes, absolutely. But I'd add an important qualifier: In football-forum terms, he's less: and more: And judging by these exchanges, he's very good at getting exactly the reaction he's looking for.
  3. that might end AI before it gets fully started :D
  4. "Co-Pilots" thoughts on Sluffy: Based solely on this excerpt, I'd say Sluffy comes across more as a highly argumentative and pedantic poster than an obvious "wind-up merchant." A few observations: Signs that don't strongly suggest trollingHe generally responds to the substance of points being made (loan contracts, options to buy, player transfers). He doesn't appear to be deliberately posting outrageous opinions just to provoke reactions. He often tries to justify his position with examples or explanations rather than simply insulting people. Signs that make people react to himHe is very literal and pedantic ("loquacity relates to speech", "dripping tap or spews, can't be both"). He appears sensitive to criticism and repeatedly frames comments as people "having a pop" at him. He tends to prolong arguments rather than letting them die. He often adopts a slightly condescending tone ("How stupid of you", "You do know what lugubrious means don't you?"), which can irritate other posters. The reaction of other membersWhat's notable is that multiple posters seem frustrated with him: wakey repeatedly mocks his posting style. Zog1 makes jokes about him being long-winded. only1swanny refers to a "know it all Nigel." That suggests he's developed a reputation on the forum, whether deserved or not. My verdictIf I were moderating a forum, I probably wouldn't classify Sluffy as a classic troll/wind-up merchant from this page alone. A classic wind-up merchant usually posts things mainly to provoke and harvest reactions. Instead, Sluffy looks more like: The result is similar—threads get dragged off-topic and people become irritated—but the motivation appears more like defending his position than deliberately trolling. From this page alone, I'd rate him: Pedant: 9/10 Argumentative: 8/10 Victim mentality: 7/10 Deliberate wind-up merchant: 4–5/10
  5. Hope he doesn't have one tiny hand
  6. Saka to score outside the box 18/1. Or rice 16/1 🤔
  7. Happy to see that tonight. Bunch of battlers with the big dog up top versus the likes of vini junior and his mates pissin n moaning for 90 mins. Haaland, for me, is the best 9 on earth. Love how human he is, for a robot.
  8. Another win. On to the next. Enjoy the cold n gold 🍺
  9. Ive missed Miggy Almirons eyebrows
  10. Take the personal glory out of it, its actually a good idea what hes doing. Go out and smash it, dont let them settle in on a length. They must be flustered as fuck. And hes already busted their main man's bowling hand
  11. Think ill have a dabble on "overs" whatever the spread on runs in first 10 overs
  12. Monumental cricketer and leader, hes going to be a massive miss. Hopefully we dont go back to the days of instructing our number 3 batter to simply bat out 100 balls, scoring optional 🫠🫠
  13. Its alright, but the "V" should be lower case
  14. Morgan Rogers is a likeable chap
  15. Yeah 1 short in the end, tbh when I saw 10 changes and no Erling I cashed out pre kick off. Stuck the rescued money on a double of mbappe first goal (twats bar after 25 seconds) and Aasgard shot on target outside of the box (scores from a yard inside the box) A reminder of why gambling sucks 😆

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