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#1 samyueru Aug 12, 2008 6:10:54	Trolls only last as long as people feed them. People continue to reply to trolls (myself included) so I ask of the forum: Stop feeding the trolls. It's as easy as adding them to your ignore list. It's also easy to spot a puppet, so add them too. They will get bored, and they will leave. Simple. If people want these boards to return to normal, the trolls have to leave. And they're not going to unless people stop feeding them.
#2 Artifact Aug 12, 2008 11:51:32	I completely agree. How the community responds to trolling has as much to do with the feel of the boards as anything else. It seem to me that the community often takes a "It's just a Troll, let's have some fun" attitude. For me however, trolling isn't fun 'n' games, rather trolling is a drain on the community. If we can't be rid of them completely then we should do our best to ignore them completely. Can't stress enough: I find the reaction of the community more disappointing than the actual trolling itself. If we respond, the trolls get exactly the kind of reaction they want, even if it's all in *good fun*. Trolling (and the response to it) is not fun, it's not a game, rather it's a serious problem that we have to face as a community.
#3 mechascorpio Aug 12, 2008 15:20:54	Absolutely. Really, ignore the temptation to reply, and simply add the suspect to your Ignore list. It's SO easy, and it makes reading and just being here so much more pleasant. I adopted a zero tolerance policy a week ago. Anyone who is obviously a troll, vehemently anti-anything (3E, 4E, GSL, DDI, 3PP, whatever), or repeatedly rude and condescending they're on my list of 40+. After weeks of reading the negativity and baiting, I finally got tired of it. It does mean that on a very few threads, almost 50% of the posts are hidden, but they're debate or now OT threads that sour me on the hobby anyway. Just turn them off, and ignore the temptation to view (let alone reply!) to their posts. They really will get bored and leave when no one pays attention anymore.
#4 vaalingrade_ashland_02 Aug 12, 2008 16:19:21	Dealing with trolls shouldn't have to the community's responsibility. Moderation should be doing its job and perming them instead of continuing a policy of allowing them to return time and time again.
#5 wrecan Aug 12, 2008 17:01:29	Moreover, the folks who would need to heed this advice generally don't frequent this forum.
#6 juggyslash Aug 12, 2008 17:09:13	I've got another idea, why not ban someone for a week and after that they remain banned until they type up a 10,000 word essay on how they plan to not do stuff like this in the future. This prohibitively long essay will make it less likely that they will do that in the future.
#7 samyueru Aug 12, 2008 18:46:03	Maybe this would do better in GD? Honestly, Vaal is right. Mods should be banning the people who troll, and not letting them post again, whether it's after a week, or through a sock puppet.
#8 vaalingrade_ashland_02 Aug 12, 2008 23:14:12	Of course, then we have CS locking threads discussing problems and telling us to contact CS to complain about CS. "Hey you, can you help me fix you?"
#9 icarusfallz Aug 13, 2008 2:00:47	This is a D&D forum. We should know how to deal with trolls. You burn them. (not literally, I don't condone violence...)
#10 the_ubbergeek Aug 13, 2008 2:08:55	Wished we could do like the old revolutionaires.... ¡Ya basta! ¡No pasarán!
#11 calronmoonflower Aug 13, 2008 3:19:48	While I agree that you shouldn't feed the trolls, I'd also add that you should report any code of conduct violations as well.
#12 samyueru Aug 13, 2008 14:15:12	While I agree that you shouldn't feed the trolls, I'd also add that you should report any code of conduct violations as well. I 100% agree with this. If someone violates the CoC, it's up to the community to see that this violation is reported, and the person responcible punished in some way (whether their post is edited or they're banned for being trolls or whatever).