Do you respond to trolls?
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I used to respond, long ago on other forums, but life's to short to waste it replying to people who are deliberately trolling. You'll never get anything out of it, while they get their jollies from the attention. It's much better to just report it and let the mods take them out silently, they'll hate that more.
I respond to trolls, not because I'm genuinely concerned that people will believe the stupid shit that they're saying, but because I actually like flamewars. You get in, you state your opinion in such a way that draws the attention of a large number of people on the opposite side, then sit back and wait for the messages to come rolling in. It's more interesting than telling everyone what your favourite superpower is, at least.
Trolls are good at starting flamewars, and frequently crop up during them too, so they're fun to interact with. Besides, I get to post the "You've been trolled" song off of Youtube as well.
Trolls are good at starting flamewars, and frequently crop up during them too, so they're fun to interact with. Besides, I get to post the "You've been trolled" song off of Youtube as well.
Depends, really. I'll feed them if they're funny, but since most aren't, I ignore them. If I'm on a forum like this, I'll ignore them regardless of humour though, as it's the rules and all. But on a video game or YouTube or whatever, if they're funny, then cool, if not, then they don't exist to me.
I respond to trolls and basically force them to stop responding to me with cold hard logic that really ends up pissing them off. Semi-counter trolling. Works like a charm. Either they give up on the first comment and say some obscene mark about me or my mother, and nothing to do with anything else, indicating I have won (Doesn't mean I won't reply with a literal interpretation of their comment...). Other times they'll try to carry on, but get sick of reading paragraphs that make them seem like an idiot. Not getting any response out of me except a logical one, they just give up and say they will no longer respond. Is fun.
Depends on how I'm feeling, really. Sometimes I'm feeling verbose, so I like to use them as an argument board. Just spew out ideas, see which ones stick. It can be fun, depending on the situation.
Most of the time, I just ignore them, however. No sense in getting riled up about something someone wants you to get riled up about.
That is something I don't understand about watching people debate, though. Your opponent insults you to throw you off your game. Why get mad when that's exactly what they want you to do? Keep your cool, insult them back, and you'll win pretty easy. Getting mad at a troll is like beating a masochist. It's what they want, don't do it unless you get something out of it, too.
Most of the time, I just ignore them, however. No sense in getting riled up about something someone wants you to get riled up about.
That is something I don't understand about watching people debate, though. Your opponent insults you to throw you off your game. Why get mad when that's exactly what they want you to do? Keep your cool, insult them back, and you'll win pretty easy. Getting mad at a troll is like beating a masochist. It's what they want, don't do it unless you get something out of it, too.
I call my Italian friends to "deal with them." No I just ignore them, mainly because I am a troll target (being the Religious and political person I am)
Back in my day, trolling meant something.
Now it's just twatty kids thinking they're god's gift to trolldom with 'Umad bro' or troll face.
Now it's just twatty kids thinking they're god's gift to trolldom with 'Umad bro' or troll face.
I don't often reply but when I do it often goes like this...
"I hope you are merely trolling, because if someone as (ignorant/stupid/racist/silly/reactionary/insert whichever is appropriate) exists, well my low opinion of humanity just got lower."
Normally I just report/mute them.
"I hope you are merely trolling, because if someone as (ignorant/stupid/racist/silly/reactionary/insert whichever is appropriate) exists, well my low opinion of humanity just got lower."
Normally I just report/mute them.
In the instances where they're more interesting than the people surrounding them, yes.
Which is more often than it should be.
Which is more often than it should be.
