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Category: TV
Section: SCI FI Channel
Topic: SLIDERS
Article: The Geoff341 lie... examined.
Reply: An opposing viewpoint...

Date: 04/08/2002
From: RMScream


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So, we have another troll. Not the first, and certainly not the last. However, Geoff has arguably been one of the most annoying ones, at least since I've been around, which is nearing two years. Instead of just ignoring the troll, which would cause it to go away(like all of them eventually do), Blinker decides to "call out" the "evil side" of the board and claims that it was them, that they guessed the innocent Geoff's password and proceeded to wreak havoc. Then, Blinker, being the hero and all around good guy that he is, guessed this same password, and posted the above message, calling out the evil-doers and saving the day.

To quote Vinny Gambini from the great movie "My Cousin Vinny," "Everything that guy said is bullshit." Just to set the record straight, I did not post as Geoff. I have much better things to do with my time than post assinine questions about a cancelled sci-fi show to a bulletin board. And if I wanted to be a troll, I would definitely do it in a way to avoid suspision coming my way. My friends on the board did not post as Geoff, either. Honestly, who has time to sit at their computer and guess the password of someone who made a post or two, even if it were an "easy" word, as Blinker claims? If one wanted to be a troll, certainly it would be a lot easier to just create an entirely new handle to mess around with. But let's just say that what Blinker said did happen. Someone guessed the innocent poster's password. Wouldn't they be inclined to change the old password, so the original holder couldn't post under it anymore? So they could continue the charade for as long as possible? I'd think so, but aparantly Blinker disagrees with that notion.

After shutting down those possibilities, I have came up with a few that are a bit more feasable:

1)Geoff has been the same Geoff from the very beginning, annoying everyone, until the post Blinker made from his screen name. Blinker guessed this password, because it seems that Blinker has nothing better to do than sit at his computer and guess passwords of silly posters, which is sad, but that's another topic for another time. Anyway, Blinker posts under Geoff's name, accusing SpaceTime and all of his "minions," in order to sullie the name of the EVIL SIDE.

2) Blinker created the Geoff name after recieving the e-mail he claims to have recieved. He has posted as Geoff from the beginning of Geoff's tenure here. Blinker has been the annoying troll. He did this for a reason, though, to blame ST and his evil henchmen to make the "Good Side" look better in the eyes of the b-board. We know from previous statements that he and his friends care immensely about what people at an online message board think of them. Bottom line, though, is that Blinker was the troll all along. Doesn't matter what the reason behind it was, he was still the troll, thus making him no better than any other troll which has graced us with their presence.

What do you think? These are certainly a little more believable than the utter nonsense Blinker posted in the so-called "Geoff341 lie...examined." If you have any more possible situations, please feel free to add to the list.

-Ryan


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