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yorg 2009-12-25 20:35

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 441594)
The irony is that everyone offering that advice is contributing to the thing they want stopped.

I don't really care if it stops or not, but how exactly am I contributing? Just curious.

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And really, that advice only works in theory. Not once in around 15 years of visiting and moderating forums have I ever seen it actually work. If "troll warriors" don't bump the threads, the troll/attention-seeker will.

The only thing I've ever seen work is repetitive nuking. Ultimately a troublemaker will move on.
You have been visiting and moderating forums for around 15 years? With what? Gopher? And you have THAT advice to give? I am a bit sceptical of that.

Svengalis 2009-12-25 20:35

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
Mods:

Feature request: ability to block threads by creator.

TYVM. Happy holidays.

deadmalc 2009-12-25 20:40

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by Reggie (Post 441000)
OrangeBox threads merged.

lmfao seriously reggie? there was more than one thread!
you could charge people to view this thread...
can we beat the n900 delivery delayed threads?

Texrat 2009-12-25 20:40

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by yorg (Post 441610)
I don't really care if it stops or not, but how exactly am I contributing? Just curious.

You bumped the thread, didn't you?

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You have been visiting and moderating forums for around 15 years? With what? Gopher? And you have THAT advice to give? I am a bit sceptical of that.
I was using the internet for US department of defense purposes in the late 80s to early 90s before the web was rolled out. AOL and Compuserve also predate the web as we know it; I was an AOL moderator and heavy Compuserve user way, way back. Also used bulletin boards in the good old days.

And I'm curious as to why you don't understand the truth and value in what I said. Maybe missing the irony explains it, though.

phreck 2009-12-25 20:45

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
**** that ****. i humped the usenets via The Well in Marin back in the day. Lynx and Pine all up in my Mac IIsi. AOL was too cool for me.

yorg 2009-12-25 20:46

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 441616)
You bumped the thread, didn't you?

And? How would I communicate the information I had? Start a new thread?

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And I'm curious as to why you don't understand the truth and value in what I said. Maybe missing the irony explains it, though.
Because IMHO there is none. As I said I have never seen a flame war ending up in the troll going away and I have been into Newsgroups (moderated and non moderated) since 92.

Thus the term "don't feed the troll"

Texrat 2009-12-25 20:53

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by yorg (Post 441624)
And? How would I communicate the information I had? Start a new thread?

Yorg, do you understand what irony is?

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Because IMHO there is none. As I said I have never seen a flame war ending up in the troll going away and I have been into Newsgroups (moderated and non moderated) since 92.

Thus the term "don't feed the troll"
Ok. You're missing the point, but I'm not going to argue with you. That would just be more ironic. ;)

mullf 2009-12-25 20:54

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 441607)
There is another subtle tactic that can work, and some people in these Boxy threads have been using it. Let's see if anyone can figure it out. :D

Be more annoying than him, so he'll move on to somewhere else where he can be top dog?

Texrat 2009-12-25 20:56

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by mullf (Post 441629)
Be more annoying than him, so he'll move on to somewhere else where he can be top dog?

lol... no no. Not at all.

Texrat 2009-12-25 20:57

Re: OrangeBox is a troll...and you are so wrong
 
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Originally Posted by Svengalis (Post 441611)
Mods:

Feature request: ability to block threads by creator.

TYVM. Happy holidays.

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