The "Selective Memory" Troll

(aka, the self-righteous and self-justifying "net.hypocrite")

"One archetype of Usenet troll that emerged about 25-30 years ago,
shortly after Eternal September and often originating from
'non-traditional' or 'general-access' Usenet sites like AOL and
CompuServe, was the 'Selective Memory' troll. One red flag that someone
has selective memory is from a common limitation of normal human memory,
well-known to law enforcement during interrogations of suspects, that
people will clearly remember their honest statements, but forget their
lies.

For someone to be a true 'Selective Memory' troll, it has to go to a
repeated pattern of carelessness or willful falsehoods and holding
others to standards of evidence, honesty, consistency, and good-faith
motivations more stringent than they hold themselves."

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/1j7gv2u/the_selective_memory_troll/