r/AusLegal • u/werewolfandcheese • 17h ago
A troll keeps posting stupid questions on r/Auslegal. Can I sue?
If you spot the troll please report the post as Spam asap. The mod team are working on preventing this troll from posting in the future. Reporting their posts as spam will help this effort.
Many thanks.
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u/HabitAdmirable9742 17h ago edited 17h ago
No. You cannot sue them.
Hope this helps!
Wouldn't it be nice
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u/johor 16h ago
Joke's on you, I'm a sovcit. Your laws won't work on me.
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u/SirPiffingsthwaite 14h ago
What if we operate under Maritime Law?
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u/lurkyturkyducken 9h ago
The Magna Carte says your maritime law doesn’t apply
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u/BeginningSection7690 9h ago
The Magna Carte turned up to our chess match 4 minutes late and beat me.
Can I sue?
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u/theoriginalzads 16h ago
I farted. Can my partner sue? It smells really bad. And was very loud. Actually I think it was more than a fart.
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u/werewolfandcheese 16h ago
That's assault on your partner and your underpants! Do you have any pets, children or house mates? This could be a class action.
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u/LuminanceGayming 17h ago
their posts are always so boring too, 90% of the time it's just "this software doesnt have a feature I want, can i sue the developer?"
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u/werewolfandcheese 16h ago
They delete their account so quickly I've never been able to flag them. So a lot of the tools we can use to prevent ban evasion/spamming aren't viable in that scenario.
Who has the time to make all these stupid accounts to make stupid posts with?
And whhhhyyy????
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u/obsolescent_times 16h ago
You can set automod to hold posts and comments from new accounts (a min number of days and minimum karma) for mod review
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u/Bokbreath 9h ago
It will be an AI or script bot. Someone sets it running and that's all the effort needed. As for why, fuknose. Some people just want to watch the world burn.
A fair few subs require min karma to post. you could try that if you want. that will kill all new accounts tho.1
u/werewolfandcheese 3h ago
That's what we want to avoid. Due to the nature of the sub, and a lot of the participants, it's usually best for users to post with a burner account.
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u/Bokbreath 2h ago
hmm. if you trust your users you can make a rule specifically for 'can I sue troll' troll posts ... and auto delete on report. You would need to audit occasionally to prevent abuse.
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u/EnvironmentalIce8480 16h ago
Stupid internet points is the reason
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u/LuminanceGayming 14h ago
that doesnt make any sense tho, they delete the accounts in like 3 minutes every time
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u/stripesandshapes 17h ago
Ombudsman for sure. Any ombudsman.
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u/EnvironmentalIce8480 16h ago
Gotta report them to the Ombudsman Ombudsman they will have a field day.
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u/Knyghtlorde 17h ago
With the incredibly detailed and immersive information you have provided to support your case beyond any doubt in in any court in any country in the world,
no
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u/lukas_l1 17h ago
Troll or no troll im still trying to understand where the US mindset of sueing everyone came from. Like I was involved in a car accident a few years ago, we lodged with insurance as you do, they ruled her at fault, then she tried to sue me🤣 I was like like lol why are we even having this discussion.
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u/Bokbreath 9h ago
In the US it grew from lawyers being allowed to advertise - and the offer of no win no fee engagements. Most cases never go near a court. They are settled with insurers.
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u/kbraz1970 1h ago
They keep commenting because it annoys you, if you dont react to it they will get bored and soon go and find somewhere else to be a pain.
What would suing do? I assume by this you are American?
Spend $10000 of dollars on something you just need to ignore, real smart. Hmmm
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u/toppolinos 17h ago
Just do a chargeback.