I don't really see this as a GDPR troll. This guy is saying he can't manage formal GDPR requests. He's running an internet forum for christs sake. We had forums

I don't really see this as a GDPR troll. This guy is saying he can't manage formal GDPR requests. He's running an internet forum for christs sake. We had forums before we ever had tracking, and anonymous internet handles were practically invented on forums. What's he doing exactly that he can't answer GDPR requests with a simple "we don't collect personal information"? Of course, he probably is collecting PII, because he's using discourse. But since he says he doesn't have time to answer GDPR requests you can be pretty sure he doesn't take the time to ensure his infrastructure hasn't been owned. I'd wager he doesn't even know what PII the system he runs is collecting, so how can he be securing it on his users behalf? It's totally reasonable for his users to ask how he's protecting their personal data. If he wants to flip tables and storm out when they ask, that's up to him. From my perspective, the system works. He wasn't making the effort his users deserve to securely store their PII, and so now he isn't storing it at all. No one had to sue anyone, no one had to go to court, and he made the sensible decision to get out of the PII game he had no business being in. Success if ever I heard it.