Meta: Please Don't Feed Trolls

Submitted 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.

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Submitted by Anonymous Source 1 (not verified) on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 12:26pm.

You mean people put up fake posts?

Submitted by Anonymous Source 2 (not verified) on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 12:27pm.

Don't be a moron, Anonymous Source 1. Of course they do.

Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 5:46pm.

say what, no way, why would anyone do that. ?

Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 9:51pm.

Nothing of substance and celebrating division (not diversity).
What a cr#@ site.

Submitted by sparklewave on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 6:54pm.

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."
I prefer PDX Radio Board because you can start to get a feel for who the different users are by reading their comments over time and matching them to a name.

Submitted by LynnS on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 2:09pm.

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.

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Lynn Siprelle * Fairy Blogmother

Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 9:44am.

Trolls on this site? A shame.

Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 2:09pm.

Check out the thompson post dude. Trolls r evrywhere.

Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Mon, 08/11/2008 - 9:51am.

ORBITZ ????

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