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I too have noticed this “troll” phenominum, especially in Notes. There are many folks who post there who have zero content on their Substacks. I suppose that’s fine so kind as your intents are not of a dubious nature.

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May 20Liked by Darrin Bell

wow, so sorry you've had those negative experiences, trolls are horrible and every one of us online to varying degrees depending on our sites, content, visibility, followers, etc is forced to be victims of the trolling...

btw i really love how you're opening up more of who you really are, what you feel, with stories every day w/each cartoon...

re the cartoon, surprised Clyde didn't ask for his $2

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I could volunteer to take up the slack on future geeky references. Also mythology, folklore, and cultural anthropology. Pharmacopeia as a bonus. I'm the Ken Jennings of those topics most of the time. Services gratis.

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May 22Liked by Darrin Bell

How odd that someone had nothing better to do than set an alarm (?) to be the first to negatively comment. What a small life.

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Stalking trolls are the worst and I don’t blame you for wanting to shield yourself. There are so many crazies out there in social media. I am sorry you are dealing with this.

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May 20Liked by Darrin Bell

When you get trolls and negative feed back, that just tells you that you are doing your job!

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The two “what”s at the end made me spurt my coffee. I love your work!!

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The reason why readers here are so civil is because only the true fans of Bell's work subscribe to the newsletter while the troll would rather take advantage of easier to access platforms to spread their toxicity.

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