I'm a regular user of the internet. I come on to check my e-mail and go through stuff on Facebook and The Escapist. At these places everything is normally fine and dandy. But when I log on to places like Youtube, watch something from Collegehumour that I find generally unfunny and voice my opinion, I suddenly find myself with 12-30 messages in my inbox all from people trying to be funny with taking jabs at my mentality and whether I'm a homosexual or not (for the record, I am hetero, and I believe in gay rights). That said, why is that the below average intelligence people have access to the internet; let alone a computer? I mean, if they were a little bit nicer than everything would be fine and dandy for me everywhere. But due to the whole anomynous thing, they can get away with anything from mockery to death threats. Is there any reason why these emotionally and psychologically unsound people are on the internet? Are therapists think this is best thing to do for them (note, I'm just going on assumptions here, I know some of these people have brains and are somewhat stable, still doesn't mean I shouldn't include them for being trolls)? So I have to ask, what can be done about these people? Can we look into something about asking for real moderators that will possibly kick these people off the site? Maybe a point system where the more votes down you get, the more likely you are not to be able to comment on some issues, and vice versa for votes up? All I know though is that trolls will be trolls, there'll never be a day when we're not dealing with them, but I still hope for one sometimes.
Trolls, what to do with them?
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Well, just as an example, today I put a comment about a video from Collegehumour making fun of the Double Rainbow Man, in which everything he sees is 'double' something, and it just went on like that for 3 minutes. I only said it was stupid and that it wasn't funny. I get 8 messages, saying that I'm stupid, one of them even being so brightly witted as to say 'You like double cocks in your mouth'. I try to ignore them, I really do, but it's hard to when you can get as many messages as that.
... Those people aren't trolls, they're morons.
To be clear, a troll is seeking negative attention (something that isn't exactly in abundance in private correspondence). A moron actually thinks s/hes "owning" you by questioning your sexuality.
To be clear, a troll is seeking negative attention (something that isn't exactly in abundance in private correspondence). A moron actually thinks s/hes "owning" you by questioning your sexuality.
A good troll is a lightly salted and gently poached one. Add a dollop of creme fraiche and serve. Goes well with Chablis.
Your letting the trolls grow by making this thread showing that it botherd you so much yo had to do this.
Do a barrel roll!
But in all honestly, report them and make sure not to feed them. Sooner or later they'll be dealt with, and we can all move on to our loving video game ways.
Though if it's a really funny troll, I'll probably defend him as long as he makes epic posts. Ninety nine times out of one hundred though, it's usually a really bad troll not worth even viewing their posts.
But in all honestly, report them and make sure not to feed them. Sooner or later they'll be dealt with, and we can all move on to our loving video game ways.
Though if it's a really funny troll, I'll probably defend him as long as he makes epic posts. Ninety nine times out of one hundred though, it's usually a really bad troll not worth even viewing their posts.
