Re: Dealing with Trolls

The worst type of Troll is one who places a provocative statement and
never even bothers to defend his position. He simply posts another
similar statement and disappears. There are plenty such posters here,
and we should completely ignore them. They are easy to spot!
rst0wxyz@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
mbl* wrote:
What is a Troll?

An Internet "troll" is a person who delights in sowing discord on the
Internet. He (and it is usually he) tries to start arguments and upset
people.

Trolls see Internet communications services as convenient venues for
their bizarre game. For some reason, they don't "get" that they are
hurting real people. To them, other Internet users are not quite human
but are a kind of digital abstraction. As a result, they feel no sorrow
whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Indeed, the greater the suffering
they cause, the greater their 'achievement' (as they see it). At the
moment, the relative anonymity of the net allows trolls to flourish.

Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise).
You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or
compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel
remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the
rules of courtesy or social responsibility.

Perhaps this sounds inconceivable. You may think, "Surely there is
something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not
be changed by mere words.

Why Does it Matter?
Some people - particularly those who have been online for years -
are not upset by trolls and consider them an inevitable hazard of using
the net. As the saying goes, "You can't have a picnic without ants."

Finally, trolls create a paranoid environment, such that a casual
criticism by a new arrival can elicit a ferocious and inappropriate
backlash.

The Internet is a wonderful resource which is breaking down barriers
and stripping away prejudice. Trolls threaten our continued enjoyment
of this beautiful forum for ideas.

What Can be Done about Troll?

The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction to reminding
others not to respond to trolls.

When you try to reason with a troll, he wins. When you insult a troll,
he wins. When you scream at a troll, he wins. The only thing that
trolls can't handle is being ignored.

You describe lecher dog perfectly. lecher dog, you're s troll. You
are to be ignored completely.

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