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raffriff42
28th August 2016, 10:53
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory [e.g, obviously incorrect], extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community... with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion, often for their own amusement.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qcau3791snb5il/Trolling-Not-to-play.png?raw=1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames)

That means: do not respond. Do not reply. Do not argue. Let it be.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/n67zv5e7g4tdvev/Ulysses-Waterhouse-trollmeme.jpg?raw=1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)#Encounters_with_the_Sirens)
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Your reactions are why they post. Any reaction, it doesn't matter.
The harshest thing you can do to them, is ignore them.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/9uv8bcloj8r3aqg/serious-duck-198x200.jpg?raw=1

This is serious business. Enlightening discussion cannot exist in a toxic environment.


How to Stop Caring About Trolls and Get On With Your Life (lifehacker.com) (http://lifehacker.com/5854053/how-to-stop-caring-about-trolls-and-get-on-with-your-life)Don't Feed the Trolls

You've probably heard this phrase numerous times before. It's the cardinal rule of being in an internet community, and with good reason. Avoidance is and has always been the best course of action, hands down. The majority of trolls thrive on the confrontation—after all, their singular goal is to get attention—so the more you ignore them, the better... Don't respond to them, not even to call them out as a troll, and they'll go away.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h20h83e9alwwvz1/Walken_respond_lose3s.jpg?raw=1

Groucho2004
28th August 2016, 13:12
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/108089426/Screenshots/Ulysses-Waterhouse-trollmeme.jpg
The harshest thing you can do to them, is ignore them.
Sirens. The harshest thing you can do to them is using ear plugs. :D

kempodragon
28th August 2016, 15:41
BRAVO!! FORTISSIMO!! Mods, please make this both a sticky and part of general rules of conduct. In all the years I've been on this forum, this simple but powerful truth has been proven over and over.