OK thanks, I was not aware of this. The question is how long a troll will stay before he will be banned.
We mod with a lighter hand than many charge us with. It takes a lot to push us over the top for many reasons. One, we may be gathering evidence to make absolutely sure. Two, sometimes when other FReepers call them out on their liberalness, it strengthens their arguments. Three, sometimes it is hard to tell when someone is being factious. Four, sometimes we like to see them squirm. And finally, sometimes we just happen to overlook them. We are only human (that we let you know...)
I agree with you. Sometimes they are very obvious, other times it’s hard to tell if they’re trolls or just your run of the mill nasty person. We have a few of those too. :)
It would be more productive if the subtle techniques that trolls use were listed. Like the trolls who subtly get the reply threads going off on a tangent. What other subtle techniques are used by trolls?