On Sun, 28 May 2006 00:13:01 -0700, Y-Not:: wrote
(in article <280520060311085490%%+14$-Y-Not@here-and.there>):
> In article <44787d34$0$74446$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>,
> <justalerker@nothereorthere.com> wrote:
>
>> some people in other groups have made the mistake of feeding the trolls. I
>> was just thinking that we should overfeed them till the chock on there own
>> poison.( sounds crazy ).Keep them occupied so that the have no time to find
>> and destroy other groups like this one!
>>
>> as you know a certain troll hate Dixie Chicks and any weird religions
>> comments about Christian fundamentalism ( hates a lot of other thing too )
>>
>> a comment like .. the Dixie chicks were right about the war... other were
>> wrong.... There for the Dixie chicks must be profits from god.
>>
>> A comment like that would be like trolling the trolls. I think using a lot
>> of different nicks to reply would also be good.
>> Many other things could be said ...but the main ideal is to troll the trolls
>
>
> It's already been tried. Lookin, with a whole bunch of his other nics,
> did that for a while, in two wars. They just laughed at him.
> I do NOT recommend it be done. Don't BE like them!
>
> Some feed the Trolls, and some communicate with them usefully on rare
> occasions, and some feel it's important to correct things the Trolls
> sometimes do and say that could harm the newbies. This includes
> exposing impersonations. This isn't feeding anyone, but protecting the
> society.
> Just because long time visitors to these groups can recognize the
> Trolls for what they are and so not believe them, new visitors may NOT.
> Please care about them too, especially the impressionable young people
> who visit mostly in secret.
> The Trolls, to us, are just a minor visual nuisance. To the
> inexperienced, they can cause real harm. I care about everyone, not
> just the knowledgeable. How about you?
>
> An added problem is that recognizing who are Trolls and who are not, is
> unnecessarily complicated by some BLs who often act just like the
> Trolls, and by some people who post against the Trolls in a way that
> just echoes their stupidity and hostility. Best not to add to that.
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Y Not
>
>
> "We can only love others,
> to the extent with which we love ourselves."
Generally, I agree with you. Perhaps if you were more explicit about how
trolls can '..cause real harm...' to the 'inexperienced', it would be helpful
for them (the inexperienced) to see why they should be avoided...
Also liked the line "..the Dixie Chicks must be profits from God..." Right.
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