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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:16 AM
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Poll question: What is the best way to deal with trolls?

I usually do 1, 2, or 4, or a combo of those.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:17 AM
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1. Just try not to feed the trolls.
They thrive on a public spectacle.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:18 AM
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2. Combo --- I think you have to give them a chance . . .
sometimes it takes a few rounds for them to show you their deception ---

others, of course, you know immediately.

After that --- ignore.
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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:18 AM
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3. Have some fun. Poke em a little.
Edited on Thu May-01-08 10:20 AM by sheeptramp
Play with them.
Get on it. They'll be gone soon enough
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Red Zelda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:22 AM
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4. Invite them over for coffee
then beat them senseless with a shovel.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:30 AM
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8. Ah, the passive agressive approach.
DUZY award nomination.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:23 AM
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5. Kill them. Oh, wait, no...
pour hot oil over them.

And then kill them.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:39 AM
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11. I say we...
...scalp him, then tattoo him, then we hang him, then we kill him!
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:43 AM
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12. Big Shoe Dance, baby!
Really though...I find this a tad silly. In my estimation, people who are on the lookout for "trolls" are the same who rely on "ignore" lists.

In other words, do disagreements, even profound philosophical/existential ones, equate to the person one happens to be in disagreement with actually being a "troll?" ...or just someone who perceives things differently from the majority - if you could even define that here at DU - and so seek to label them as trolls as a means of discrediting their stated positions. You'd likely find more of that than you would actual trolling.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:46 AM
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13. Trolling is like porn...
...you know it when you see it.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:48 AM
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14. Sure, yet someone just a moment ago accused me of it
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 11:30 AM
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17. Well, it's hard to teach the passive aggressive...
...to stop being passive aggressive.

And, it's even harder to teach people what logical fallacies are.
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orangerevolution Donating Member (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 11:28 AM
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16. Agree!
To call someone a troll who disagrees and offers an alternative is no way to get support for ideas to solve problems.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:25 AM
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6. Here's the best way.
Do not publicly accuse another member of this message board of being a disruptor, conservative, Republican, FReeper, or troll, or do not otherwise imply they are not welcome on Democratic Underground. If you think someone is a disruptor, click the "Alert" link below their post to let the moderators know.

Do not draw negative attention to the fact that someone is new, has a low post count, or recently became a member of Democratic Underground. Do not insinuate that because someone is new, they are a troll or disruptor.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules_detailed.html

Now I know sometimes we get by with bending these rules just a tad but they're a good model to follow.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:29 AM
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7. Alert & Ignore
though some times it is difficult to restrain from responding to them.
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Wizard777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:33 AM
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9. Give them a goat to let you cross the bridge.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:34 AM
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10. Alert, then ignore
:nuke:
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:53 AM
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15. Alert. Ignore is ignorant.
If they are truly a troll, they won't be around long.

If by trolls you mean Obama or Hillary supporters, maybe you should hang out in a forum that is specifically for your candidate.

I like hearing what Everyone says.
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 11:31 AM
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18. I find it helpful to assume anybody who disagrees with me is a troll
Saves time.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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