Re-post: How to deal with trolls

And soon the Brazilians, too.

One thought — we all can slip.

I try to think of trolling — an activity, a verb, a behavior, something I might be doing
If I don’t think twice about what I write.
It’s laying the bait out there, taking up the slack on the line, and just waiting to see who takes the bait.

Or not doing, and not is better.

A powerful few questions worth considering, at

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/03/heres-a-test-to-measure-your-need-for-drama.html

That’s a measure for one’s tendency to veer into drama.

That’s not the dedicated kind of trolling — what our host talks about in the original post, done by people who search for online forums and troll the hell out of them, singly or in organized groups.

Anyone who hasn’t read the alt.syntax.tactical FAQ from the Usenet days should look it up. The article is ancient in Internet years, but the methods still work.

The “need for drama” test is kind of a measure of our susceptibility to that stuff.

Eschew.

Sadly, also people with low self-esteem issues want to gain approval from their peers will often act this way. Lonely people. Sometimes also a man who is highly controlled by his wife will try to gain control of others in a discussion group like these. Brown nosing is another real popular one, an attempt to gain acceptance from his peers to feel as though he/she is part of a group.


lol

This thread apparently needs another bump. :person_facepalming:

I sense a lot of unnecessary rudeness and trollish behavior lately, specially with some of the “new” members.

One of my favorite dumb movies of all times :slight_smile: I’ll probably watch it tonight.

I just love to inflict verbal trauma
And just kick back and bask in the drama
I’ll make a big scene
Then I’ll say something mean
Like ” Why don’t you go cry to your momma !”

I mistreat all my internet friends
Only weaklings try to make amends
’Cause when I make you sad
It won’t make ME feel bad
I am paid well in dark dividends

I may seem like I really don’t care
As I post with a nonchalant air
I’m a sociopath
and I love to feel wrath
Every thread I’m in reeks of despair

So when you see me enter a thread
Does it instantly fill you with dread ?
You can’t stop me , you know
On and on I will go
I’ll be flaming you on your deathbed

:smiling_imp:

Jack, you rhyme like no other. Glad to call you a BLF brother.

BTW, I’ve been thinking about selling my house here in NY and moving down to FL. It’s too damn expensive here for a retired guy! I’d be honored to be a customer of yours if I end up in your neighborhood…

Maybe we need Pedro’s cousins to patrol the threads lol!

“Hell, everybody else does!”

:sunglasses:

(Tip from a Native: Learn to love sweat and DEET.)

isn’t that a big change? isn’t New York a cooler climate? Florida is hot and muggy? also add the alligators lol!

  1. Our Gators are friendlier than your Crocs :)
  2. Taxes are much much lower
  3. AC is cheaper than heat
  4. We have fewer truly muggy days than they do cold.
  5. Last...they change 100 degrees every 6 months...here it changes only 30 degrees (usually) and a 60...we complain like babies. LOL

I love your new poem jack.

@can- yes… That is a troll to me…

Well, maybe a narcissist. Not necessarily a troll.

Trolling is a narcissistic activity… There is apparently no benefit in trolling if you are not narcissistic, so non narcissistic people do not engage in the activity.

Ergo, all trolls are narcissists.

when people get mad, they calm down by shopping and buying from the advertisers, which results in the forum continuing to sell ads to sellers. So trolling is good for the forum in general.

Best comment yet. Or you’re just trolling. I don’t know.

Speaking of trolls! This is how i roll lol!