Internet Trolls

[Marshal Halloway]

Have you heard the term troll used to describe a person on an Internet Forum ?

The following link is to an article written by Timothy Campbell.

For those who are interested in keeping our online community a nice place to stay, please take 7 minutes of your time and read it.

http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm

[RRio]

Very good stuff!

RRio

[California Lawdawg]

Very interesting article. Will have to remember it for the future.



Lawdawg

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Excellent information Marshal!

[Arcey]

If anyone wants to see an example of a board suffering trolls, PM me and I give you the URL.  It can be visited and read without registration.  I rarely sign on.

It has nothing to do with shooting 'n no, it isn't a porn or political board.  It has to do with a national sport.

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[Stoney Pete]

Good info.  I especially liked the link to the writting page.

[Will Ketchum]

I agree.  It should be mandatory reading for every Internet board user

Perhaps you could get permission to copy it here and post it as a sticky and every member must read it and sign off before they can post.

I don't know if that's possible but it sure would be helpful.


Will Ketchum

[Marshal Will Wingam]

This is great information. Thanks, Marshal.

[dangerranger]

Altho Ive not yet lerned how to use it, thats what the ignore button is for!

[dangerranger]

If trolls are poisoning our group, then suspend there rights here for a while.then if they still wont play nice run them out of town!There is no more western tradition. Most people at some point or another offend someone weather or not they mean to.This is not for the casual offender, but Ill bet the moderating team could come up with a very short list without much effort. My wife and I board our horses at a public barn. of the 50 members there are two that seem to enjoy public outbursts. rather than allow these two people make the other 48 miserable they are going to find there privileges suspended for a short time, and if they still cant act right they will be asked to leave. its for the good of the community!

[US Scout]

Good information.  I even took the time to read the part on writing messages. 

[Will Ketchum]

Good information.  I even took the time to read the part on writing messages. 

Scout, I doubt you have ever offended anyone.   In the 10 years or so I you and I have been on various boards I can't recall one message that wasn't informative, witty or in someway helpful.  You shouldn't change a thing Pard.


Will Ketchum

[wspe61]

Thank you for that info... I had no idea,,,,,,

[Standpat Steve]

Sad that this is necessary to post here, but definitely worth the reading. Thanks for the link.

[El Paso Pete]

Great stuff Marshal, thanks for posting it.

The SASS wire has an ignore button and I use it.  Got 8 trolls in my cage over there.   Do we have one here? 

Don't feed the trolls.

[Dick Dastardly]

Them's good words.  Yup, there's times my dander gets riled up and I'm learnin' slow not to take the trolls bait.  I'm also learnin' not to be one myself just cuz I feel like firein' off a broadside.  Tough goin', but I'm workin' on it.

Thanks, this thread helps to put it in perspective.

DD-DLoS

[Hemlock Mike]

I thought a troll was something we drag behind a boat while fishing for sharks 

Let it be done.

Mike

[Coop Trawlaine]

OT:  Dang, Mike!  Didn't know they had sharks in CLEAR LAKE.

[El Paso Pete]

I thought a troll was something we drag behind a boat while fishing for sharks 

Let it be done.

Mike

These is the kind a trolls with big warts on their noses and spend most of the time sittin under a bridge.

[Hemlock Mike]

You send me a troll -- I got my CALICO workin' real good.  100 rounds fast !!
I'll feed them to carp type fish. !!!

Mike