Feeding the Trolls

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I rarely use the expression as it's pretty meaningless in a world where one can simply ignore what they don't want to read.

I think it's a childish way for some to feel justified in teaming together to label someone else...no matter the nature of their posts.

Unless someone's hounding you with personal attacks, I really don't see a use for the term in the context of posts a grown up should be able to ignore. But I am somewhat new to the internet etiquette game...as I usually just fly by common sense on this ****.

More interestingly, I've always sort of saw people who waste the time to consider someone a troll, then waste even more time posting who they think trolls are over and over and over again being more trolls than the people who just post idiotic, useless but otherwise harmless posts on message boards.

But keep on trolling baby...:1orglaugh
I sort of agree with you about the use of the term "troll" per se. The terms to describe the people I have in mind with what I said would be more fitting, believe you me. Of course the only ones I genuinely have a problem with are those who go out of their way to post ignorant **** just to get a reaction. MATURE ADULTS do not act that way. For example, threads that deal with subjects that are of no real interest to me, or are not my cup of tea....well guess what, I'm mature enough not to go into those threads to share my opinion....because, honestly there would be no point....whatever they like is cool with me, and I am not so desperately in need of attention that I need to post crap just to get a reaction.

Believe me, there is more than one person who regularly posts in here that clearly, to the rational observer, posts things, not so much to share an opinion, but to "stir things up" if you will, and to try to get reactions from people. Their so-called "opinions" are so all over the place often times (when their history is reviewed) that their intent is fairly obvious to an objective observer. I would point out that the 1st Amendment applies to governement action, so clearly it's not a license to act like a dick, and post ignorant **** on a message board whenever you feel like it.

The way I have observed several of the OCSMs (CLEARLY the REAL DRAW on here) being treated on here (and it's always dealt with.....AFTER the damage is already done), soon enough, there will be none of them left (at least no really active ones), and the board will be a "sausage factory". Is that what we want? Just sayin'! So, these "trolls" or whatever we want to call them do have the potential to do damage to/for everyone on here.....even if they aren't "directly attacking you" per se. That's why they DO need to be dealt with when they pop up IMHO! :2 cents:

Bottom line though, like I already said, the best thing to do is to IGNORE them, and hope against hope that they simply grow tired and go away.

If this thread has any serious intent there is an ignore option for blocking screen names
In theory, that sounds like a reasonable plan. However, sometimes you actually want and/or need to know what the clowns are up to too. If you have them on ignore, then who knows what they are up to. It's better to just be mature and basically stay away from them as much as possible & deal with them and their garbage if, and as needed.
 
Definitely ***** and take the mickey out of them. I think all the funny pics and posts that eventuate from making fun of the troll is really worth it. :2 cents:

Besides, like that old saying goes, "while they're picking on someone else they're leaving me alone". :D
 
I try to avoid them and not open the threads they start.
That sounds good in theory. The problem is that some of these morons manage to turn every single thread into some idiotic muslim/communist conspiracy nonsense debate (or whatever conspiracy it is they´re currently obsessed with).
 
My solution: ban everyone who isn't a troll. Then the trolls can troll themselves and we can turn this forum into the next 4chan.

FreeOnes Trolls

Baill Inneraora
Lurking Dirk
BlueBalls
Squallumz
Legzman
Plasma
Roald

HEY! Petra, WTF? I swallow your cum and this is how you repay me?!
 
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