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in the year 2015, there were guides telling adults how to deal with other adults on the internet
Almost. Silver tongue is not necessary, the deduction of the weak spot and concentrating only on that is.Humoristic anti-trolling is fun, too, but needs a lot of time, a silver tongue, a thick skin and of course you should never get angry at all.
I don't know what you're talking about here. I'm talking about trolls. People who try to get a rise out of people - and who don't necessarily mean anything they say.
Declaring that you think they're not doing much harm and that they're fun in their own way is discouraging, not encouraging.
It's extremely basic psychology. They want to get a rise out of you - but instead, you deflate the situation and play along in a very limited way. That's frustrating and quite the opposite of what they're looking for.
You don't seem to understand the nature of a troll.
Telling them they're entertaining is discouraging, not encouraging.
Third, trolling is a status-enhancing activity: by attracting readers’ attention, upsetting people, sparking heated debates, and even gaining approval from others, trolls can feel important, perhaps much more than they are in their real lives. Thus trolling is yet another internet activity that promotes narcissistic motives, since trolls may be expected to be far less successful in attracting people’s attention in the physical world.
in the year 2015, there were guides telling adults how to deal with other adults on the internet
in the year 2015, there were guides telling adults how to deal with other adults on the internet
We have rules in place, if they are broken, action is taken. Yes, that is correct, once they are broken, so after the fact. There are some here who want actions to be taken before the rules are broken, because their personal rules are broken or because they feel whatever happens does not fit their perception of this site or whatever other motivation. They feel Unrestigered should have been stopped before his final post because some people didn't like the contents of his posts, which were not really a violation of the rules. The titles were however, so those were modified.
Insults, but no answers. So who is the troll again?
Bear in mind that I'm conserving my strength for when Dart wakes up, because that is bound to be a long one.
Insults, but no answers. So who is the troll again?
Have to say guys I am with DTE on this one …
You arrogantly assume that my post was directed at you. It was not. I would consider it appropriate to ask you similar questions since you seem to have joined the pitchfork-n-torch parade, but I don't see much coming of that since you tend to favor pretty sophistry over actual contribution. No worries, we'll let Celtic speak for himself should he choose to offer alternatives rather than faux-innocent bleats.I don't think you said anything that I haven't already addressed - or perhaps I couldn't make it out through the sneering?
Thread titles were not my concern, and I made it perfectly clear in my last post that, yes, I take a different view on how this should be handled. What is it you want me to answer?
Bear in mind that I'm conserving my strength for when Dart wakes up, because that is bound to be a long one.