The Proper Approach to Online Trolls

self | jimjohn

[rlmorel]

Oh, this isn’t an argument!

[bagster]

That would be the best course of action, but sadly, too many still try to engage as if trolls can be reasoned with.

There are many styles of Gung Fu. Reason is one, but there are many, many others. Each troll requires a certain style, and some more than one. The trick is finding the right style. But proper training is essential.

Without the proper gung fu styles, engagement is not wise. Let the masters handle it. With that in mind, I am but a ping away.

If you could gain access to the undergound troll lair, you would see a dartboard with my Bagster face on it. They have suffered greatly at my hand, and they hold a grudge. Just ask 'em.

[rlmorel]

An argument isn’t just saying “No it isn’t”!

[joe fonebone]

bump for later

[drSteve78]

I do know that when Humblegunner and others point out what they find as obvious, that it saves me time and trouble to figure out on my own. Lazy perhaps on my part, for those things that i care little about, and yet, more often than not saves me the trouble of Troll Spotting.

Could they lie to me? sure they could, but common history is that some might occasionally be a PITA, but they aren’t wrong.

The thing with Trolls, point them out, then ostracize.

[drSteve78]

Is not!
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Is so!

[drSteve78]

An argument isn’t just saying “No it isn’t”!
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Per my wife, “Yes, it is!”

[drSteve78]

“.” /s

[griffin]

Karen

Yes, disagreement and belittling is no longer a valid way of enforcing social sanity.

Disagreement ist verboten. Mean words are verboten at all costs. SAY NOTHING!

Good thing you weren’t around when they put stupid people in stocks and conducted public hangings. You would have blown a hemroid in the mellon.

[Demiurge2]

“Troll” - Someone I disagree with who won’t go away.

[unsycophant]

What if some people got together and worked to out-troll, the trolls? Dosing them back with a taste of their own medicine...exposing their hidden liberalism...showing the weakness of their flawed characters....exposing that they aren’t really motivated by politics; beliefs; integrity...?

It might work with a group of people collaborating together with their individual skills. High tech, brilliant, and diabolical!

[Gaffer]

It’s not a troll problem here, especially with this vax. It’s a near-coordinated shill campaign to influence, persuade, mislead and/or stifle legitimate concerns over whatever it is (here, vaccinations). NOT answering them, then, is the wrong thing to do, IMO.

[Openurmind]

“It can be an unjust and unfair thing, though, to brand someone a “troll” based solely on some people’s interpretation of the posted material.”

Exactly right, sometimes the charge does not actually fit the action or intentions. Most times it happens to be a topic a certain user is very passionate about. But the “fit all go to” insult if you disagree is “Troll”.

Most times it is because they do not have the wit or intelligence to actually engage in productive debate so they resort to low IQ 4th grade playground name calling cause it is all they can muster.

[bagster]

An argument isn’t just saying “No it isn’t”!

"No it isn't".

"Yes it is".

[Osage Orange]

It's polite and good form to ping the person you are mentioning....FWIW-

[bagster]

NOT answering them, then, is the wrong thing to do, IMO.

Absolutely correct. Not anwering them allows them to set, or even just give the appearance, that their's is the general opinion and the truth.

And the sheep will follow. There are many sheep, and they must be presented with the truth or the derp state wins their sheeply hearts and minds, and they win.

[bagster]

It's polite and good form to ping the person you are mentioning....FWIW-

In the age of Covid, it's prison rules.

[StAnDeliver]

Anyone who is vitiated by their own words should find another hobby.

[MHGinTN]

[roving]

He never contributes to anything. Regardless if its a blog or not.

In case you didn’t know, you or him don’t have to click on everything. Just click on news. This site has sections.