Re: Trolls
Re: Trolls
Trolls are a very interesting phenomena - I mean what did they do with their little lives before the internet is what I want to know?Re: Trolls
Quote by Baxter - [IMG]I've concluded that sometimes we post things which to us seems completely innocuous and uncontroversial and people somehow read them differently, I make the mistake of trying to explain and somehow that just antagonises them even more![/IMG]Re: Trolls
A Troll is a hairy ugly monster who lives under a bridge.Re: Trolls
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.Re: Trolls
Sorry to hear that's happening to you Steve but morons are everywhere and disguise themselves as bona fide forum members for a while - then their true colours start to show. Like Mark, I generally don't ignore it - why should I? If someone attacks, they deserve everything hurled back at them. Mind you, if you are not of this disposition, it is best to ignore them and hope they'll get bored and go elsewhere. You could always adopt the psych approach and ask them endless questions about why they feel the way they do about something you've said: 'what makes you think that way'; 'what is your opinion on this'; 'how do you feel it can be resolved'; 'how long have you felt this way about XYZ' - that usually riles them no end as they're getting no feedback from you for them to continue with.
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