26-11-2013, 10:47 PM
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Re: Trolls
Originally Posted by Munchkin
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Thank you so much for the welcome, I probably picked up the wrong signals, when I read the first message I assumed one person had been upsetting another on another forum, and everyone was agreeing with him, I promise to pay more attention
29-11-2013, 04:25 AM
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Re: Trolls
Originally Posted by MKJ
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I think we are discussing two different types of troublesome forum users here. A 'Troll' isn't really a vindictive person but a trouble maker per se. They make contentious threads with a view to causing disruption. What stevmk2 seems to be suffering from is plain and simple cyber bullying, where he is dealing with a vindictive online personality. The latter I have always found to be easy to deal with in that I simply turn the tables on them by winding them up to such an extent they eventually get too personal and either get a warning or get banned.
09-05-2014, 09:04 PM
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Re: Trolls
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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I suppose it depends on who is the target; if it's someone who struggles with negativity being aimed at them, it will upset them and not replying doesn't always stop the comments.I do think the mods should step in when things start becoming personal and repetitive and when it becomes clear that a particular FM is being singled out - especially when two or more start targeting someone as happened on this forum.
Lovely.
Just luckily, I gave it to the moderator 'good' on a PM before I left for good.
09-05-2014, 09:22 PM
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Re: Trolls
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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This is why mods are important they should be able to have a quiet word with anyone getting a bit over excited and just say wind yer neck in or similar that way no one else needs be involved. What got me was only members contacted me to see if I was alright even when I was leaving no one in charge seemed to want to get involved.
09-05-2014, 09:32 PM
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Re: Trolls
Originally Posted by sue_arnold
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Think the only person who has been banned who could be thought of as a Troll was that Lord Whatshisname.Think a few persons have been banned for standing their ground but where abusive in doing so.
09-05-2014, 10:11 PM
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Re: Trolls
these cyber bullies, trolls, whatever you want to call them couldn't get away with it in the "real world" so this is their playground, to me that shows their weakness, they're not really in control but they'd like to make you believe they are, they probably wouldn't dare say boo to a goose face to face, they're all losers which is why you shouldn't give them the bullets to fire, they don't want to be ignored otherwise they can't win so.. IGNORE them, I do, at the first sign of trouble, I wont rise to the bait, eventually if they haven't got anyone to support them or play games with they usually back offgame over
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