Don't feed Troll Nuxx

He's been here doing a few hit-and-run posts again.

The first one got two replies, the second 10, and the third (still new) has
three already. Not a positive trend.

Remember, trolls don't care what they say as long as you reply. Like a
noisy and ill-beahved child who does not have his mummy around, the only
way to deal with them is to ignore them.

On Thu, 29 May 2008 13:08:15 GMT, _
said in
:

Remember, trolls don't care what they say as long as you reply. Like a
noisy and ill-beahved child who does not have his mummy around, the only
way to deal with them is to ignore them.

A good spank works well, though.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

_ wrote:
He's been here doing a few hit-and-run posts again.

The first one got two replies, the second 10, and the third (still new) has
three already. Not a positive trend.

sorry, that was me... however, even feeding trolls is more attractive
than the critical reflection I should be writing :-(

T

On Thu, 29 May 2008 17:18:47 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:

Remember, trolls don't care what they say as long as you reply. Like a
noisy and ill-beahved child who does not have his mummy around, the only
way to deal with them is to ignore them.

A good spank works well, though.

You go first ...

On Thu, 29 May 2008 21:02:24 +0100, Tony B
said in
:

sorry, that was me... however, even feeding trolls is more attractive
than the critical reflection I should be writing :-(

I am in two minds about this. Egregious ****wittedness should
always be challenged, but there is little point engaging in a battle
of wits with one who comes unarmed to the fight, as Nuxxy does.

I cannot decide whether, as with Smith, it is better to have at
least a few replies in the archive pointing out the crass idiocy of
his hate-filled outpourings, or whether tumbleweed would be better.
I guess this is one of the eternal imponderables, if you are the
sort (like me) who is not given to seeing the world in black and
white.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message

I cannot decide whether, as with Smith, it is better to have at
least a few replies in the archive pointing out the crass idiocy of
his hate-filled outpourings, or whether tumbleweed would be better.
I guess this is one of the eternal imponderables, if you are the
sort (like me) who is not given to seeing the world in black and
white.

In this particular case, I reckon there's no gain to be had from replying at
all. His posts are stupid enough to not require the idiocy pointing out.

cheers,
clive

Clive George wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
I guess this is one of the eternal imponderables, if you are the
sort (like me) who is not given to seeing the world in black and
white.

In this particular case, I reckon there's no gain to be had from
replying at all. His posts are stupid enough to not require the idiocy
pointing out.

I agree. In all my years of using computer forums, I have never seen a
troll defeated by argument. Trolls don't care what people say to them as
long as they get a response of some kind. If people stop replying, a
troll always moves on in search of people who don't have the restraint
to ignore them.

--
http://www.unmusic.co.uk Michael Reed -- technology, gender, and geek
culture freelance writer

On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:29:25 +0000, killermike
said in
:

I agree. In all my years of using computer forums, I have never seen a
troll defeated by argument. Trolls don't care what people say to them as
long as they get a response of some kind. If people stop replying, a
troll always moves on in search of people who don't have the restraint
to ignore them.

I have seen them backed into corners which expose their agenda and
make whatever sense they may make in passing, obvious as
self-serving twaddle. But I guess you are right in that this is
Nuxxy's starting point, so there is no further benefit to be had.

Still, since he is singling me out by name (and I am not anonymous /
pseudonymous in any real sense), I'd say calling him on his
stupidity still counts as fair comment at some level.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

On May 30, 7:28*pm, "Clive George" wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message

I cannot decide whether, as with Smith, it is better to have at
least a few replies in the archive pointing out the crass idiocy of
his hate-filled outpourings, or whether tumbleweed would be better.
I guess this is one of the eternal imponderables, if you are the
sort (like me) who is not given to seeing the world in black and
white.

In this particular case, I reckon there's no gain to be had from replying at
all. His posts are stupid enough to not require the idiocy pointing out.

Awww. Upset that you and your fellow trolls are being exposed for the
car-hating socialist extremists that you are? You really shouldn't
shoot the messenger you know. If you're so embarrassed about people
finding out that you hate cars, don't you think that should tell you
something?

Time for you and your troll-friends to accept once and for all that
the car is a good thing and it's here to stay. Time for you to stop
dressing up your socialism as "safety" and "environmentalism". As
soon as you all do that, I'll be only too glad to leave this trollhole
permanently.

BTW, going by the ridiculous lies and the constant ****wittedness
exhibited in previous replies to me, it's not really a surprise that
I've given up reading them, is it? You lot never come up with
anything remotely worth perusing. Knowing that I'm making the trolls
uncomfortable by exposing their true motives is enough for me; I don't
need to read the sour grapes. I've already outwitted Crapman umpteen
times, and exposed his small-minded anti-motorist agenda for all to
see, so there's not much point in continuing to humour him, or his
fawning sycophants/clones/worshippers/****s.

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
...

Still, since he is singling me out by name (and I am not anonymous /
pseudonymous in any real sense), I'd say calling him on his
stupidity still counts as fair comment at some level.

You're falling for his trolling big-time, and you're making this NG a worse
place for it. Ignore him and he will eventually get bored and go away.

clive