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Sapphix
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21 Oct 2007, 8:17 pm

Trolls. They're at it again. I only learnt the word recently, here, on this forum. And I naively stumble into their traps every time. Of course, I can work it out after a few minutes, or when someone points it out. But my initial reaction is to either try and help them, or to feel unbelievably sad and mad that anyone would or could conceive of doing such a thing.



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21 Oct 2007, 8:19 pm

I have noticed this as well.

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21 Oct 2007, 8:22 pm

You've noticed a sleuth of new trolls right now, or you've noticed that I fall pray to their antics ;)



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21 Oct 2007, 8:30 pm

Bottom line: It really upsets me. I can personally try to avoid it, that's one strategy (and not one I do well because I don't recognise it for what it is very easily. Then it upsets me to think other readers might be hurt by trolling. So I start feeling protective of all who might not be aware. Is there any way to prevent these people from posting? To block their accounts?



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21 Oct 2007, 8:31 pm

Sapphix wrote:
Bottom line: It really upsets me. I can personally try to avoid it, that's one strategy (and not one I do well because I don't recognise it for what it is very easily. Then it upsets me to think other readers might be hurt by trolling. So I start feeling protective of all who might not be aware. Is there any way to prevent these people from posting? To block their accounts?


I've snapped at more than one troll, I'm really not in the mood for them right now.



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21 Oct 2007, 8:34 pm

I'm afraid I am a bit out of the loop. Exectly what is a troll?



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21 Oct 2007, 8:36 pm

Maxx wrote:
I'm afraid I am a bit out of the loop. Exectly what is a troll?


Someone who joins a sight just to annoy others, posting useless or rude responses and threads.



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21 Oct 2007, 9:20 pm

where are these "trolls" of which you speak?



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21 Oct 2007, 9:24 pm

Well, there's a paranoid conspiracy theorist who showed up recently, but I think he actually believes the nonsense he's been posting. I've haven't noticed any real trolls, at least not in this forum (I don't read the other ones).



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21 Oct 2007, 9:24 pm

I will NEVER hide! I.WILL.FIGHT!


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21 Oct 2007, 9:26 pm

make love, not war. how can you be so mean? :cry:



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21 Oct 2007, 9:29 pm

LostInSpace wrote:
Well, there's a paranoid conspiracy theorist who showed up recently, but I think he actually believes the nonsense he's been posting. I've haven't noticed any real trolls, at least not in this forum (I don't read the other ones).


Never mind- I was apparently behind on the times. I just checked out a couple of the recent posts. I see what you mean.



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21 Oct 2007, 9:29 pm

spokane wrote:
make love, not war. how can you be so mean? :cry:
I only kill the likes of you,because you have to die for justice.


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21 Oct 2007, 9:29 pm

spokane wrote:
where are these "trolls" of which you speak?



You are, and you know it. You have a number of other usernames too:

mantella_froggy
umberella
Frogburgers_Syndrome
spokane

All joined same day. Currently spamming all the threads.



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21 Oct 2007, 9:32 pm

Sapphix wrote:
spokane wrote:
where are these "trolls" of which you speak?



You are, and you know it. You have a number of other usernames too:

mantella_froggy
umberella
Frogburgers_Syndrome
spokane

All joined same day. Currently spamming all the threads.


Ah, well. I'll just repeat what my mom always says, "This too shall pass." Trolls tend to have short attention spans.



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21 Oct 2007, 9:43 pm

Yeah thanks for enlightening me on the troll thing before I completely lost it in the face of today's troll. I appreciate it.

And on that note.......200TH POST!! !