A brief psychoanalysis -- It is quite likely that, like most trolls, "Rob Smeets" is suffering from what is known as the "abused child syndrome." This behavior arises from an insidious form of parental neglect of the subject as a young child, where the only attention the child receives from the parents is negative attention, usually to correct behavior -- attention such as "stop hitting your brother", "be quiet", "sit down", etc. The parents fail to grant the child any substantive positive, praising attention for good behavior. Since we all need attention from our parents, the child in this situation quickly learns to misbehave to garner parental attention of any kind. Because we all base our adult relationships with peers and colleagues on relationship skills learned as a child, the adult abused-child engages in socially-unacceptable behavior and, sadly, thrives on the negative reactions of its peers.
If this has escalated into a full-blown personality disorder for Mr. "Smeets," and I suspect that it has, he has really very little hope. The common wisdom is that personality disorders stay with the subject for life, regardless of treatment. About the only hope "Smeets" has is for his peers and colleagues to stop reinforcing the his misbehaviors by responding to them negatively. In this way, it is hoped that he might learn to pursue an alternate course for attention, namely socially-acceptable, positive behavior. In other words, STOP RESPONDING TO SMEET'S FRICKING POSTS. JUST STOP. Ignore him. Stop doing what he wants you to do and he'll either throw tantrums and get kicked off or he'll go away. Frankly I don't know why Howard hasn't at least moderated him by now. That'll be $120, please. Bill H., Bachelor of Shenanigans, Master of Sh*t, Piled Higher and Deeper
