To out a troll

“So Ohio Hiker had Phil post a picture or two. The URL of the pics goes something like this:

http://www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrantz/trailimages/minstercreek1.jpg

In looking through a number of the other pictures on Phil's site, it would appear he keeps the names of the pictures they have when given him, or renames them after the user.

Ministercreek?

Curiosity got me and I did a google search on ministercreek, and came up with this:

http://profiles.yahoo.com/ministercreek

Notice the last update of the profile was 6/13/2002, so this is not a profile he created just for trolling this board, since Ohio Hiker has only been here a very long and tedious month.

Also, he posted to the backpackingandnature group on Yahoo under the name "Bruce Morrow", advocating ALPS gear, but removed that name later - perhaps because he decided about that time (August 19th) that he liked the idea of anonymity...

Yahoo messages

The hateful trolling by him on this site began shortly after that.

A US people search for Bruce Morrow in Ohio turns up a number of hits, one of which is especially interesting due to the posted age as being 38 - a good guess as to the age of the portly fellow in the pictures on Phil's page.

US People Search

If anyone decides they need to speak to Mr. Morrow in person or on the phone, they'll need to get the phone number or address from US people search, but the information is available through the links I have provided.

Enjoy!”

“I usually stay out of the troll conversations, but this guy is pi$$ing me off.

Most of the trolls on this site are somewhat amusing and some are mildly annoying. I get the feeling that he actually believes what he craps about.

This jerk needs to be taken out at the knees.

He's lucky he doesn't live near here, I might be persuaded to revert back to my old ways and do the deed myself.”

“Dood's a putz. A regular piece of shayat, yep I said s h i t. Me thinks he's been behind some of the trolls 'round here before the ignore button. He's got something with Dub.

Maybe this idiot would like to go on a TT group hike and talk some shayat there.”

“He's welcome to join us on Winterfest 2004....




.....I know how to make it look like an accident.”

“I have him on ignore, and wrote him off as another pathetic loser with a very small wing wang some time ago. I bet he singlehandedly keeps the local porn shops in business.”

“My, and he falls very silent. Thanks, Phad! Good service.”

“Yep, same guy. Same REI backpack. Same stupid hat.”

“He did acknowledge the Oskar67 handle on another thread.”

“shoot, I normally laugh about the troll threads,but this #&%!$head really gots to be put out of his missery.

I am wondering if we really are "talking" to an adult here.


Of the subject:
Soooo, how is everyone? Hope you all have a great weekend. :D”

“Good work, Phaed. It'd sure be interesting to see what happens now that the info's out there- He's insulted quite a lot of TTer's.”

“He's got something with Dub.

laqtis
04:37:28 PM
09/06/03

Yeah, he hiked with me once. That's all.”

“Did he want you to call him Bruce, Oskar, or "honey"?”

“Yeah, good point, Violin, if anyone wants to email him to ask him out on a hike.”

“Ouch and out! Interesting legwork there Phaedrus. The veil of anonymity is only as good as you make it.”

“trolls make me mad”

“It is fun to raz people when it is good natured and the audience gets a kick out of it. But why - in this world - where we are all just looking for a nice place to hang out and share - would you lash out and make fun of someone who has no beef whatsoever with you.

Funny trolls are fun for a short time.
Stupid trolls are easily ignored.
Mean trolls, as much as we'd like to, are difficult to ignore, becuase their words hurt. Mean trolls suck.”

“Phaedy for President!!!”

“stratdewd for Vice President!”

“Impressive Phaedus, impressive”

“Damn Phaey, you just became one of my TT favorites!”

“The only way to stand up to this nonsense is to fight fire with fire.”

“Good work Pheadrus!


Yikes Mtsteve you are a very dangerous person! Remind me to never get on your bad side (or hike with you with out coffee in the morning)
3 cheers for Pheadrus, trollhunter!”

“MDK IS VERY HIGH NOW!!!!!!!!!!


8|”

“Phaed - good detective work. You make good sense to me - except the last assumption. The guy in the photo looks older than 38 - he's more likely to be the 46 y/o or one of the one's who don't have and age listed.”

“He is something like 35 or 36 and he lives in Akron.”

“I respectfully decline the nomination for president, due to an unsuitable running mate.

Ped, Look again, and try not to be swayed by how enormously out of shape the guy is. My estimation is late thirties, and I stand by it.”

“Interesting detective work, Phaed. Actually, I was curious to see if your search of the name, Bruce Morrow, turned up one particular Bruce Morrow that is very famous (at least regionally here). It is the real moniker of a disc jockey (for the past 40 years) more widely known as Cousin Brucie from here in New York City. That's why that name stuck out in my head...”

“Treebeard - Remember Instant Replay, replay, replay...?”

“i dont like the title of thgis thread”

“Hah! You bet, V. Remember it well. WABC days...”

“He has posted the email to him from the ALPS guy, along with his name before. That thread has since been edited (after I posted how stupid he is to post his name and email address on a public board). But Bruce Morrow is correct, as is ministercreek@yahoo.com”

“Take heart, Trollie. You are not the target here... :)”

“Bruce isn't exactly a troll. He's just an idiot who doesn't know how to behave in public. When the sheltered workshop lets out, he thinks anything goes.”

“could it be that someone else saw the ministercreek thing and then started using that to throw everyone off the "scent"?”

“minster creek is the troll. Bruce claims his identity is Donny Retcherson or something like that.”

“Bruce first appeared on the other side as Oskar67 (his birth year?) He took a hike with wvbackpacker (Jeremy/Dub) and all hell broke loose over there. They quickly got fed up with him and his ALPS rants and BP2GO ultimately banned him permanently. Then he showed up over here as OhioHiker.

At first I thought the two were one, but Bruce is way too stupid to be Dub.”

“So by the name of this thread is it being assumed that Ohio Hiker is gay?”

“What, you interested?”

“I defer to Phaed and Nigal on the age question.”

“wooooo, go Phaedy! not that i know what OH did, because i Ignored him as soon as i could...but still, you go boy!”

“Late thirties.

And right straight out of his mind.
(Vermont saying)”

“If he was born in '67, that would make him about 36.”

“In any event, he's old enough to know better.”

“OHhMy Lord GEobeet this Personage thinks its' that Your'e Personage is correct that OKsar and Duv are 2 diffrent Personages .Its' is obvious to this Person that OKsar is a nice Personage who had some one or 2 bad days and made some an other nice Personages on this mesaage Board mad .Duv ,on anohter hand , is obvously NOT a nice Personage but,is not nice !”

“Nice work Phaedrus.”

“At first I thought the two were one, but Bruce is way too stupid to be Dub."
Geobeet
08:42:32 AM
09/08/03

Thanks Geo.”

“Kind of weird since YOU started ALL this crap with me by dragging ME into your stupid little insult contest with Dub.

Actually, I had "no beef" with you UNTIL YOU decided to drag me into YOUR aforementioned activity with Dub. YOU started this so I simply finished it. Pick a fight and I will finish it. It's that simple. Next time, don't drag me into YOUR stupid disputes with Dub or anyone else.

As for everyone else, I was called names and accused of advocating genocide SIMPLY for my stand on Israel. Chili was the one WHO accused me of advocating genocide which I NEVER DID. I never heard him apologize me me for spreading lies about my person. So I decided to raz him as he continued to spread lies about me.

So I can see, disagree with persons on this board and that somehow makes one out to be a "bad person". What crap to say the least.”

“...but I do pack my six-shooter and do know how to handle the piece. I practice on a regular basis. And I will not hesitate to use the thing if the situations warrant. Good luck.”