How to deal with trolls...

[Niya]

Well, yes. I believe one uses divine guidance for that, right?

Lol....I'm watching too much Spartacus. In their dialog, the characters use "divine" in place of "guessed"

If you took what I wrote as seething moral disgust, that wasn't even close to what I meant. In fact, I meant rather the opposite of that (though I'm not quite sure what that would be...maybe calm, amoral, attraction...but that's almost as disturbing as you and your goat). My point was that the mechanism used was really quite valuable. While the target would be flustered, they should actually be thanking you if you were to use such a mechanism, as the contemplative mind would find it a valuable avenue to explore their own beliefs. This will either make their beliefs more robust, or cause them to change them entirely, but any belief that can't take scrutiny isn't much of a belief.

Actually, I thought your post was pretty neutral. I was thinking of Tyson, Jennifer and Joacim who seem quite off put by my revelation of a love of online trolling.

[TysonLPrice]

Lol....I'm watching too much Spartacus. In their dialog, the characters use "divine" in place of "guessed"



Actually, I thought your post was pretty neutral. I was thinking of Tyson, Jennifer and Joacim who seem quite off put by my revelation of a love of online trolling.

As far as that goes we, meaning me, use the term "online trolling" differently and by the way I define it (as posted above and generally accepted) I was surprised to hear someone defend it. Piecing together what I think you mean by "online trolling" we are talking about a different kind of activity. I'm thinking you are in a minority thinking of trolling as some sort of positive activity. All the same I'd like to see a banner somewhere for new users to see saying:

"Please don't feed the trolls"

[Niya]

As far as that goes we, meaning me, use the term "online trolling" differently and by the way I define it (as posted above and generally accepted) I was surprised to hear someone defend it. Piecing together what I think you mean by "online trolling" we are talking about a different kind of activity. I'm thinking you are in a minority thinking of trolling as some sort of positive activity. All the same I'd like to see a banner somewhere for new users to see saying:

"Please don't feed the trolls"

I won't go as far as saying its positive. I never intended to imply that. I simply find it entertaining. As far as weather its positive or negative, its one of those things like beauty, its in the eye of the beholder. People react negatively most of the time but strangely, I've also seen positive outcomes. I've made friends online that way too. I've even had women try to pick me up(Guess women like bad boys online too or at least become quite receptive to me. So in the end its really up to the person on the other end if they want to take it as good fun and roll with it or if they want to take serious offense.

Oh yea, that definition of trolling you posted. I think I've seen that before. Reads like it was written by a seriously butthurt person. He attempts give it depth it doesn't have. I don't know about any of that, its just entertainment. Plain and simple.

Oh an congrats on your shiny new gem.....Looks good on ya. Want a pair of green shoes to go with it ?