RGMixProject wrote:You are absolutely right 90db...problem is, there will always be those who choose to answer defensively. I have been guilty of bashing back as well and I should know better.
I need to read this more often;
An "Internet troll" or "Forum Troll" is a person who posts outrageous message to bait people to answer. Trolls delight in sowing discord on the forums. A troll is someone who inspires flaming rhetoric, someone who is purposely provoking and pulling people into flaming discussion. Flaming discussions usually end with name calling and a flame war.
A classic troll tries to make us believe that he is a skeptic. He is divisive and argumentative with need-to-be-right attitude, "searching for the truth", flaming discussion, and sometimes insulting people or provoking people to insult him. A troll is usually an expert in reusing the same words of its opponents and in turning it against them. Finally, trolls create a paranoid environment, such that a casual criticism by a new arrival can elicit a ferocious and inappropriate backlash.
When trolls are completely ignored they sometimes step up their attacks, desperately seeking the attention they crave. Their messages become more and more foul, and they post ever more of them. Alternatively, they may protest that their right to free speech is being curtailed. Perhaps the most difficult challenge for a moderator is deciding whether to take steps against a troll.
As an idea, the next time you see a post by somebody whom you think is a troll, and you feel you must reply, maybe you could just write a follow-up message in the thread entitled "Troll Alert" and type something like this: Quote:
The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction and not to respond to trolling messages. It is well known that most people don't read messages that nobody responds to, while 99% of forum visitors first read the longest and the largest threads with the most answers.
I only hope in a few days or weeks "that thread" will get deleted or pushed back several pages.
But really 90db everyone here only hears and see's great responses from you and you will be truly missed.
There are a few people here who perfectly fit your definition of a troll. I don't think I'm one of them. However, I am guilty of feeding them instead of ignoring them. I'm also guilty of being a wise-ass. But, that is not the same thing.
I hope 90db doesn't stay gone for good.
I also hope JHaley deletes his stupid thread when he sees where it all ended up.
Maybe I'll take some time off away from the forum. I've got practice to do before my next gig. Hopefully, the forum will focus on more productive discussions instead of all the bullshit.
Later.