Meta: Please Don't Feed TrollsSubmitted by LynnS on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 11:14am.
Trolls wander into every website now and again, including here at OMI. Please don't feed them. That means not responding to their posts. Some trolls respond to their own posts anonymously to make it look as if people are talking to them; this is referred to as sock puppetry. It has happened here quite recently, and quite a bit. Trolls want attention. That's why they're trolls. Don't give it to them. Thank you. ( topics: General Media )
Nothing of substance and celebrating division (not diversity). How are we supposed to know who is a troll and who isn't when no one is required to post with a username? To me all the posts look the same. It's impossible to determine who a poster is, when most of them are called "Anonymous Source." and by the style. While some writers can "change it up," eventually they reveal themselves in their words. If someone is writing something deliberately, obviously inflammatory, please just don't respond. ----- Post new comment |
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You mean people put up fake posts?