I kind of wonder if starting a thread like this only brings attention to trolls that they desire and therefor feeds them. The best way to deal with trolls is to ignore them.

ah ha! verbal fencing with the decidedly dysfunctional is always a venture well served, NOT

kinda like who put the "O" in the Oreo cookie ?

Ahhh! Troll'eo Cookies!
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No. Ignoring the trolls will make them continue what they do.

"When you suspect that somebody is a troll, you might try responding with a polite, mild message to see if it's just somebody in a bad mood. Internet users sometimes let their passions get away from them when seated safely behind their keyboard. If you ignore their bluster and respond in a pleasant manner, they usually calm down.

However, if the person persists in being beastly, and seems to enjoy being unpleasant, the only effective position is summed up as follows:

The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction to reminding others not to respond to trolls.

When you try to reason with a troll, he wins. When you insult a troll, he wins. When you scream at a troll, he wins. The only thing that trolls can't handle is being ignored."

quoted from http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm#WCBD

Trolls are looking for a reaction. Trolling is like fishing. They set the flame bait, and those that respond are the fish that bite the bait. If you respond they win.



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Trolls are out to get a rise out of people. A dog that behaves badly does not yet know the rules or does not comprehend. Trolls and dogs are completely different.

very true, ignore the bad and reply to the good...

that is the point of the anology...

changing behavior..

I'm with you Tech Cat and IPlural

well, actually with any badly behaving dog you can either beat the hell out of them, or ignore them.

or you can beat the owner for being ignorant.
which is the prefered option

at least this is a thread where you are free to dicuss the matter though, htats why I created it....that and curiosity!!!

maybe the owner, in the backyard with the dog?

teaches the owner to be more mindful of man's best friend

Trolls only exist on Wincustomize in my experience... I never see them anywhere else... gee, what does that tell you?

Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.

Of course, it's from http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame1.html , my favorate forums related humor!