Posted by SLS on September 7, 2016, at 15:32:07
In reply to Re: Dealing with difficult posters, posted by linkadge on September 7, 2016, at 7:53:26
> Ignoring it doesn't work either.
I have to disagree with this. I have watched the troll all but disappear when people are vigilant in ignoring him. You must ignore him completely. Of course, he will try to poke around to find people who will interact with him. This will be particularly true early in the period of ignoring. It only takes one post to screw up the works.
> At least by responding, other people visiting this site understand that this is not the collective viewpoint.
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> You have to stand up to the bullies.The troll is less of a bully and more of a narcissistic sadist. Standing up to the troll is exactly what he is counting on. Despite his pleas that he is somehow being hurt by the words of others, he is not at all hurt.
Don't feed the troll. It is okay to warn others of the presence of trolls. Of course, this will stimulate the troll to react with a flurry of posts. If no one pays any attention to the troll, he will very shortly move on to something or someone else who is willing to interact with him, especially if the troll can upset people.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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