Profound Truths about Trolled Threads:
Magnolia inquired:
- Who runs these threads Trolls or people that want to discuss? -
Cboldt replied:
WHICHEVER SIDE HAS BETTER DISCIPLINE. YOU NO DOUBT NOTICE EBB AND FLOW. THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE TROLL-INTRODUCED-OFF-TOPIC DISCUSSION BECOMES DOMINANT. THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE NON-TROLLS LOSE DISCIPLINE. [bold face text provided by texokie]
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I was discussing trolling yesterday with someone. So often we are so compellingly distracted by the pretty red capes being waved at us, that we lose our focus and go charging like enraged bulls.
Those troll goads are so tempting, and I have often formulated WONDERFUL (at least in my own mind) replies, but have decided not to write them because I recently learned that it requires a lot of time to do that - time which I will never get back - and was not helpful to my purposes in participating in the thread.
There have been some extremely valuable nuggets on this thread, but they are increasingly difficult to find because of the troll feeding going on.
I’m so grateful to everyone here who is seeking to discover the information we are being directed to find. I have been so deeply admiring the wit and passion and gifts so many FReepers are bringing to the effort.
This is not a wasted effort - despite whatever the motives of the Q team might be, which some legitimately seek to examine. Many people are learning the underlying evils which have been prevailing in and against our society and republic for far too long. THIS IS A GOOD THING - BUT REQUIRES TREMENDOUS FOCUS!
Please forgive the caps and shouting. I am so very weary of the trolls - as I know you are! However, only we can decide if they will be here or not, as Cboldt has so wisely stated.
I haven’t engaged any trolls on the Q threads so I am not feeding them. I simply get sick and tired of sifting through the bs to read the meaningful comments.
It was pretty bad last night. I simply scrolled as fast as I could past the trolls and the responders.
I simply don’t have the time nor inclination to engage uninformed and closed minded individuals. So once I know about them, I simply skip anything they have to say - as soon as I see their name. You know who they are on these threads.
This allows me to scroll quickly to the posts I want to see, and helps me to avoid Blood Pressure aggravators.
