what a prick

Yeah he's a condescending prick, but what makes you say he's a cog? If you'll notice, the cogs barely speak in full sentences, which sources say is their attempt at not leaving their "voice print" on the page, to keep ai or observant observers from figuring out who they are irl, or even what is their BC nickname. Old timers such as yourself might remember Maintenance Elf's attitude towards nick linking. Figuring out which is which can be a fun game. Just don't speculate publicly on which nick might be some other nick in disguise, because that would be nick-linking. He was talking about a permabanned troll returning to BC under a new "persona" but his wise words also apply to every day posters, including the cogs. This is where we engage our minds and recognize that some things are understood by those who should understand, while vision is cloudy for the wrong ears. There is no need to be explicit and we should not be explicit out in public where anyone including social engineers, hackers, trackers and law enforcement monitor. With that caveat, let us all recognize that a very dedicated troll has been returning to BC for years, using various nick names. Those who recognize him have to thread the needle between doing everything possible to protect the community from a long time bad actor, while also respecting long standing norms and rules established by FS Corp to keep us all safe. We don't say everything we know. We hint. We suggest. There's an art to it, but people have to be following along to keep up. None of this should be taken to suggest that NightyNight is that long time troll, because of course those who know know they stand in total opposition to each other. Strange bedfellows which remind us that the worst place to find friendship is among the enemies of our enemies,