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Thread started 01/06/08 11:03am

babynoz

TROLLS!

It seems like at certain times the org suffers from troll infestation and they tend to hang around here longer than other sites I've visited due to the fact that people continue to respond to the bait even when they know it's a troll.

Isn't completely ignoring the best way to discourage a troll?

It's up to the mods of course, but it would be cool if a sticky could be posted in some of the forums as a reminder. People get provoked and tend to forget how to deal with the problem. So many threads here get jacked and the flow of the discussion gets ruined. It feels like nobody is reading the site rules but a lot of people do look at the stickys.

Thanks.
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Reply #1 posted 01/06/08 11:44am

luv4u

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babynoz said:

It seems like at certain times the org suffers from troll infestation and they tend to hang around here longer than other sites I've visited due to the fact that people continue to respond to the bait even when they know it's a troll.

Isn't completely ignoring the best way to discourage a troll?

It's up to the mods of course, but it would be cool if a sticky could be posted in some of the forums as a reminder. People get provoked and tend to forget how to deal with the problem. So many threads here get jacked and the flow of the discussion gets ruined. It feels like nobody is reading the site rules but a lot of people do look at the stickys.

Thanks.


It's best to not respond to the troll's posts and not "feed" the troll. If you see trolling, report it to the moderators.

As for the sticky idea, I like that. It probably won't solve the problem but it might help.
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Reply #2 posted 01/06/08 1:09pm

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Reply #3 posted 01/06/08 1:21pm

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Steadwood said:

confused

hmph!

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hug troll
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Reply #4 posted 01/06/08 1:30pm

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luv4u said:

Steadwood said:

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hmph!

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hug troll


biggrin hug troll


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Reply #5 posted 01/06/08 1:33pm

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pardon my ignorance, but what is trolling or to be more exact what is the tread about? confuse
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Reply #6 posted 01/06/08 4:13pm

babynoz

luv4u said:

babynoz said:

It seems like at certain times the org suffers from troll infestation and they tend to hang around here longer than other sites I've visited due to the fact that people continue to respond to the bait even when they know it's a troll.

Isn't completely ignoring the best way to discourage a troll?

It's up to the mods of course, but it would be cool if a sticky could be posted in some of the forums as a reminder. People get provoked and tend to forget how to deal with the problem. So many threads here get jacked and the flow of the discussion gets ruined. It feels like nobody is reading the site rules but a lot of people do look at the stickys.

Thanks.


It's best to not respond to the troll's posts and not "feed" the troll. If you see trolling, report it to the moderators.

As for the sticky idea, I like that. It probably won't solve the problem but it might help.




Thanks Luv, I thought a sticky might help remind people to report trolls and not respond to them. At least it might help minimize the problem.
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Reply #7 posted 01/06/08 4:19pm

babynoz

Whitnail said:

pardon my ignorance, but what is trolling or to be more exact what is the tread about? confuse




Trolling is starting threads and jacking threads to bait/provoke other people just to get attention and/or start trouble.
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Reply #8 posted 01/06/08 7:14pm

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babynoz said:

Whitnail said:

pardon my ignorance, but what is trolling or to be more exact what is the tread about? confuse




Trolling is starting threads and jacking threads to bait/provoke other people just to get attention and/or start trouble.


canada

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Reply #9 posted 01/07/08 2:06am

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luv4u said:

babynoz said:





Trolling is starting threads and jacking threads to bait/provoke other people just to get attention and/or start trouble.




Hiin in p&r fits that exactly. why aren't all of his alters banned? confused
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Reply #10 posted 01/07/08 4:08pm

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Could I also say that there are so called "respected" members of the org who have accused others of being trolls (that are absolutely NOT trolls). Remember not everyone lives in the USA, and english is not everyone's first language.
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Reply #11 posted 01/07/08 5:46pm

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[Good idea. Consider it done. http://prince.org/msg/3/257367 (thanks for the graphic luv) lock - June7]
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