I just paid $15,000 for some EEVBlog YT dislikes - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: stargonjie
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:23:41 am
content: I just paid $15,000 for some EEVBlog YT dislikes - a fair deal I think. I may do a kickstarter for another $2M worth. Well worth it.

author: MrBungle
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:38:32 am
content: Dave's just gone to get the can of...

author: andyzang111
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:42:20 am
content: :/What did Dave do for that? That's mean.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:43:31 am
content: For those who don't know, this serial pest is "Unlokia" on youtube, and a dozen+ profiles on this forum, like Glossywhite, RolandPenPlotter, wintendo, asskong, iamwhoiam, avrishuvorlaz, SwitchedmodePSU etcHe's been creating troll accounts here for 5+ years now.Please be on the lookout and report.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:45:38 am
content: Quote from: andyzang111 on February 17, 2017, 05:42:20 amAnd here he is again just created yet another new account. Pathetic.

author: andyzang111
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:46:12 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 17, 2017, 05:43:31 amWho is he, what did he do so wrong? Just being childish by the look of his posts - best to ignore and move on Dave. Your unique "style" is bound to wind some up, it's an occupational hazard.thx.

author: andyzang111
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:47:20 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 17, 2017, 05:45:38 amWoah! Wait - so because I've just signed up, you think I am this FOOL? No way!

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:03:32 am
content: The funny part is that he spend 15 grand for a virtual rating on a virtual video on the internet. Blowing that money on phone game micro-transactions would have been less stupid.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:05:42 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?u=130217

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:10:35 am
content: Quote from: andyzang111 on February 17, 2017, 05:47:20 amYep, you are Unlokia on Youtube.Even though I've banned you yet again I know you are reading this.So go ahead and continue to waste your life creating new email accounts and forum accounts under new IP's, you won't win, ever. It's trivial for us to detect you and your stupid new accounts and ban you time and time again. You've been doing it for 5 years, do try to find something better to do with your life.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:13:21 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on February 17, 2017, 06:05:42 amSad.Banned before he could fire off a shot.Hopefully his email address "solongandthanksforallthefishok" means something

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:15:32 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?u=130218

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:20:35 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 17, 2017, 06:13:21 amlol, hitchhikers guide ref

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:35:50 am
content: The smell.

author: FrankBuss
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 06:43:59 am
content: Maybe add an electronics captcha instead of the math question captcha? Onhttp://lichess.orgfor signup you need to solve a chess puzzle (checkmate in one move), which is easy, but keeps out the worst trolls, and more fun than the usual code captchas. Like something easy which everyone should know who is interested to join the forum, e.g. simple ohms law questions: a circuit diagram with one resistor, one battery, one ampere meter and a voltmeter, then asking for one of the values.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 07:40:43 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on February 17, 2017, 06:30:38 amTrade secret.Every time I see a trolling stalker try and come back and win it always reminds me of this:They don't quite seem to understand that they are being completely owned.I hope he does actually go and blow $15k on dislikes, he'll get owned there too

author: raspberrypi
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 08:40:44 am
content: I doubt he spent 15,000 or even has that much money.Five years?! Thats a whole new level of loser. But I once heard of a guy who lost his job over an internet forum. He was a mod on some small forum and he decided to look up peoples info in a database he had at Quest diagnostics (A company that draws blood and does drug tests at doctors offices) He posted their info online so the people called up quest and showed them what he did. He lost a descent job over people making fun of him online.I couldn't imagine even getting upset let alone having my real life affected by some messages on the internet.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 08:48:35 am
content: Quote from: raspberrypi on February 17, 2017, 08:40:44 amWow, if that was in the US and under HIPAA, that's up to $250k and ten years in jail, with a good prosecutor (see:https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/hipaa-violations-enforcement).

author: Assafl
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 08:56:35 am
content: Actually this is sad. We reject them but in fairness I've always wondered about trolls being some sort of benign (or not so benign) PTSD - that prevents them from letting go and coping. Maybe someone tore apart a genuine question they had or somehow mocked them (won't be the first time an engineer did that to an arts major).For us engineers - compromise is a way of life so you learn to deal with having bugs in software, less than perfect voltage sources and leakage current in the perfect op-amp. But others don't have that ability and build non-existing stories where the truth is mundane.I have a friend who is a psychotherapist and helps PTSD with EMDR. I am not exactly sure why it works, but as far as she explained it to me - it helps the frontal cortex take control of that "memory" area that won't let go and relearn it's "importance".

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 10:20:49 am
content: Who thought this was going to be about the Batterizer before they started reading the post?

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 10:56:05 am
content: Quote from: amyk on February 17, 2017, 10:20:49 amDidn't they do that before? I doubt Batteroo could care less any more about Dave's videos.This guy is just bullshitting and seeking attention. So Dave keeps falling into the trap by replying to him.

author: cheeseit
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 11:30:30 am
content: I just paid $15,000 for some EEVBlog YT likes - a fair deal I think. I may do a kickstarter for another $2M worth. Well worth it.TouchéI did not, he does fine and without paying anyone

author: joeqsmith
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 12:15:06 pm
content: Quote from: amyk on February 17, 2017, 10:20:49 amI did.

author: MacMeter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 01:26:36 pm
content: Dave is doing the right thing, just deleting the troll accounts. Any conversations, like this one however, still bring "attention". This says it all:

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 02:49:48 pm
content: Since he is from the UK (apparently). If he gets too annoying, you can probably get them prosecuted under UK law. E.g. Misuse of computers act and stuff like that.I.e. Trolling is probably illegal in the UK.N.B. I don't know much about it.Presumably the Youtube channel would give the Police the capability to find out who this time waster is, and deal with them.In all probability, this is not going to be the only thing they mess with, so the Police may be able to throw the book at this time waster.There are harassment laws as well. Maybe they are being violated in this case ?

author: engineer_in_shorts
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 02:51:08 pm
content: Wow, by looking at the profile for the above user and simply increasing the user ID to look at subsequent user profiles shows that (it was probably him) a whole batch of profiles created from 5:30pm or so.I guess he must have finished work (driving a lorry or something) and decided he needs to unwind by trolling.

author: artag
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 04:16:06 pm
content: Reminds me of Gareth Alun Evans, a persistent troll on the uk.rec.radio.amateur usenet group. He eventually started to believe his own trolling and got caught when he tried to frame one of his victims.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 04:33:04 pm
content: Some people must have a great deal more free time than I do.

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:08:56 pm
content: Quote from: Assafl on February 17, 2017, 08:56:35 amMy perception of how people/societies treat those inflicted with moderate mental illness disabilities is to first rob them of their respect, taunt and ridicule them, take away their rights, and eventually shun them into an unacceptable life style. Not until one becomes dysfunctional will any sort of humane help be offered.Quote from: ZeTeX on February 17, 2017, 04:05:48 pmSee?Why not just Delete the thread/accounts and move on?

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:29:58 pm
content: Quote from: MK14 on February 17, 2017, 02:49:48 pmYou are commendably sceptical of your own expertise, a rare thing. The Computer Misuse Act basically just covers unauthorized access and was created because they had to try and prosecute a notable case in the 80s as forgery for 'forging' a password.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 05:42:38 pm
content: Quote from: Cerebus on February 17, 2017, 05:29:58 pmI guess modern times, and technology, are causing the law to be well behind the times, in some respects.On the one hand, we want to be careful that new laws, do not breach individuals/businesses privacy (sadly, probably already done with the latest UK computer/internet laws) and that it does not allow rogue or semi/fully dictatorship like leaders, to control the free press and/or internet and stuff.But on the other hand, there is the modern concept of computer/internet Trolls, who can be extremely annoying, and yet areNOTbreaking the law as such. Although they can go too far, and get prosecuted. E.g. A families child dies and a Troll repeatedly causes big trouble for the family online. They can be jailed in the UK, I think.Maybe sooner or later, technology will provide the solution to problems such as this.

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 07:07:24 pm
content: Quote from: The Soulman on February 17, 2017, 05:35:19 pmsee? I'm just a troll, what was supposed to happened is that people would ignore me and the comment would get deleted like this useless thread.Dave should of just deleted this thread as soon as he saw this.no, I wasn't serious, nobody is going to suicide because random guy on the web told him, and if he did suicide, it was not because of my comment, but because other reasons.

author: MacMeter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 07:43:27 pm
content: Quote from: ZeTeX on February 17, 2017, 07:07:24 pmYou are correct in the IGNORE rule. Having been a "mod" before, the only actions that work are account deleting and banning, which Dave has been doing. A thread like this is exactly the attention a troll craves. Now everyone would like to post their opinions, and I have twice now, the "cartoon" I posted on the previous page surmises how to treat a troll, and is useful to post in a thread that is informative and should not be deleted as again, that's a win for the troll. I used to post that cartoon in a threads so members would "get it". I'll do my part now and IGNORE this thread.Best practice: DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 17, 2017, 09:42:23 pm
content: Quote from: ZeTeX on February 17, 2017, 07:07:24 pmBe careful, it's a good way to get yourself banned too.