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Whew, strong allegations there. Defending the indefensible doesn't reinforce a unified FreeQ family.

Love you, brother Kalam. Now where's my FreeQ Rule Book?

Ransomnote's rule for trolls is, "Don't feed the trolls." If you keep responding to them -- even if it's to drive them away -- they keep responding to you. Etc.

Only Bagster seems to have the knack of making trolls feel so small they can't even reach the keyboard. So ransomnote's second rule for trolls is, "Let Bagster take care of it."

The third rule for trolls is, "When all else fails, invoke Jim Robinson's rule." He gave us this nice little playground and even put up a protective fence. If someone's disturbing the peace, we can throw them over the fence.

I would suggest a fourth rule: "Give Q thread regulars the benefit of the doubt -- especially about doubt." While we Trust the Plan, there are moments when even FreeQ trust is tested. Each reacts in his or her own way. Let us carry our wounded until they're ready to rejoin the battle.

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Love you, brother Kalam. Now where's my FreeQ Rule Book?
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Love you too AZLiberty.

The breakdown of some troll events just don't fit nicely into the categories you mentioned. The problem that has happened in some instances is that some loyal fellow FreeQs don't see it when they are being played like a fiddle.

Emotional attachments, how someone feels about a person can confuse us. That is especially true when that individual begs for others to feel sorry for them.

It's like the person who takes in a lonely puppy, or the person who takes in a messed up individual with the hope that they will be able to change that person.

It doesn't work. Reality doesn't give us those options in life, unless you're willing to take the consequences and pay the price. Sometimes the truth needs to be pointed out; a tough love type approach. That may mean one continues to post to fully expose the troll. I am a big boy and will listen to others who had wished I had just quit posting. I didn't see that as a viable option at that time.