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Not particularly a basketball post (my apologies Royal) but something I feel is relevant to this particular section of Shockernet right now.
Here's a little advice from a guy who's been there:
We all need to remember that this is the Internet, and wherever you have an open blog or message board, you're going to have trolls.
Calling out a troll, and I speak from experience here, may FEEL like the correct thing to do, but all you're really doing is satisfying the ego of the troll. Even if you're completely in the right, an experienced troll will somehow still make you look like the jerk in the discussion.
Really, when was the last time you ever saw anyone back down from an argument on the internet? You're anonymous and apparently have the power to raise the blood pressure of other people just by making some dogmatic statement. Where's the motivation to stop, especially if you're accomplishing your mission without busting any of the TOS?
So here's what you do when you see a troll: IGNORE HIM. Don't reply to him, don't quote him, don't even acknowledge that you can see his post. If someone is a known troll, DON'T EVEN READ THEIR POSTS. Just skim down to the next reasonable post in the thread.
The danger with responding is that it's human nature to escalate the conflict, and sooner or later TOS will be violated or you'll anger the mods to such a degree that you'll be the one locked out, not the troll.
Please, do yourself a favor and just ignore the troll. Keep your discussions with the people who are actually worth discussing things with. You'll save time and be happier and healthier because of it.
Thank you, and GO SHOX!!
:clap: :wsu_posters: :yahoo: :clap:
Here's a little advice from a guy who's been there:
We all need to remember that this is the Internet, and wherever you have an open blog or message board, you're going to have trolls.
Calling out a troll, and I speak from experience here, may FEEL like the correct thing to do, but all you're really doing is satisfying the ego of the troll. Even if you're completely in the right, an experienced troll will somehow still make you look like the jerk in the discussion.
Really, when was the last time you ever saw anyone back down from an argument on the internet? You're anonymous and apparently have the power to raise the blood pressure of other people just by making some dogmatic statement. Where's the motivation to stop, especially if you're accomplishing your mission without busting any of the TOS?
So here's what you do when you see a troll: IGNORE HIM. Don't reply to him, don't quote him, don't even acknowledge that you can see his post. If someone is a known troll, DON'T EVEN READ THEIR POSTS. Just skim down to the next reasonable post in the thread.
The danger with responding is that it's human nature to escalate the conflict, and sooner or later TOS will be violated or you'll anger the mods to such a degree that you'll be the one locked out, not the troll.
Please, do yourself a favor and just ignore the troll. Keep your discussions with the people who are actually worth discussing things with. You'll save time and be happier and healthier because of it.
Thank you, and GO SHOX!!
:clap: :wsu_posters: :yahoo: :clap:
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