Posted by Dr. Bob on October 23, 2003, at 0:08:33
In reply to trolling...??, posted by Emme on October 22, 2003, at 12:11:53
> I'm not quite sure how explicit I can get in expressing a concern without getting a PBC. Or maybe rather than mentioning it, I should ignore such a potential situation and assume that it would just dissipate?
It is in fact always an option just to ignore a situation = leave it to me to deal with. But it would be nice to be able to express your concern, too...
Galkeepinon linked to Internet Trolls:
http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm
where Timothy Campbell says:
> Next time you are on a message board and you see a post by somebody whom you think is a troll, and you feel you must reply, simply write a follow-up message entitled "Troll Alert" and type only this:
>
> > The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction to reminding others not to respond to trolls.I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that. For one thing, "troll" is pejorative... Instead, how about posting something like:
> Different points of view are fine, but sometimes discussions just lead to discord and it may be best just not to respond. Once source of more information about this issue is at:
>
> http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htmMaybe I should add something to the FAQ?
Bob
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