It seems like the amount of trolls in the stream is at a record high now, although they aren't coordinated and only seem determined to do whatever doesn't yield progress.
Red reached Viridian more than a day ago. Since then he has been spinning around town, going as far back as Pallet, going into Viridian forest, exiting it again, and skipped the ledge outside Viridian Gym a couple of times. At one point, he was inside the Gym, but left it after beating some of the trainers.
It seems like some want to rely entirely on Pallet Town for healing and item/PC handling, since it involves no risk of releasing anything. Depositing the Poké Flute seems to be a popular demand, though I don't know if they have actually made it yet.