[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Ooh! sorry to hear that. Will avoid upsetting slidee food more than usual!

Instead,how about A mud slide of Trolls, bots, and Gremlins !

https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/104974643/how-trolls-make-money-from-their-online-hate-speech

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A TROLL?

Golf-Papez said her research suggested efforts were better focused on trolling, not on trolls.

"Trolls are elusive; difficult to identify and catch. Furthermore, when being banned from one platform, they simply relocate to another one," she said.

"So handling trolls is in some way only temporarily solving the problem of trolling and most likely only displacing trolling to other times and places. A better option is to manage the socio-technical networks that allow and feed these misbehaviours.

"For instance, considering the power that audience has over troll's practices, it seems that without managing the audience that finds trolling entertaining, it will be difficult to stymy trolling behaviours."

In general, the most successful trolling-management tactics are those that swiftly reduce the visibility of trolling content. ---------------------------------------------

(Yah, no, I saw them all the time in computer class. I do not actually think they are hard to identify at all!)

Sorry guys, ran out of room at the TO. Bar! only room for the ladies at this time.

[TEXOKIE]

"...HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A TROLL?

Golf-Papez said her research suggested efforts were better focused on trolling, not on trolls.

"Trolls are elusive; difficult to identify and catch. Furthermore, when being banned from one platform, they simply relocate to another one," she said.

"So handling trolls is in some way only temporarily solving the problem of trolling and most likely only displacing trolling to other times and places. A better option is to manage the socio-technical networks that allow and feed these misbehaviours.

"For instance, considering the power that audience has over troll's practices, it seems that without managing the audience that finds trolling entertaining, it will be difficult to stymy trolling behaviours."

In general, the most successful trolling-management tactics are those that swiftly reduce the visibility of trolling content...."

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Most interesting data about trolls, Pete!

How to fight them?

Ransomnote has counseled us and many of us have learned that ignoring is the best. But there is the other option. We have designated bagster as our Artist Troll Battler. He is (mostly) able to stay out of Troll Battler jail.

But it is often the case that his artistry is so excellent, and the trolls so outrageous that there is a veritable chorusing of other FReeQs joining in.

The following is an admittedly wildly attractive and effective way of dealing with trolls, however it probably does not meet forum standards: