Pyper
Lurking
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- Sep 19, 2000
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As all of you by now know, the general board has been dragged through some muck lately. The advent of the white trash Jerry Spring posters has ignited an animosity never before seen at Literotica. Even Laurel's "A New Era" thread is not safe from these trolls-in-the-open who desire to bring us down for their enjoyment. So I propose a solution.
Now I know the "ignore them" song has been sung before, but before I hear cries of "it won't work!" I ask you: has it ever been tried? Has any troll/flamer ever been given zero reaction? I have never seen it happen.
These people know exactly how to get our ire up, they are experts at getting a reaction. Yet it is also what they feed on. I remember several weeks back, people started to ignore KidRock. He became very upset, throwing tantrums like a little child, and I thought his end at this board was nearing. Unfortunately, his entourage arrived soon after and threw this place into turmoil.
This is my theory: if we ignore every flamer and troll, they will go away. And when I say ignore, I mean abso-fucking-lute complete nonacknowledgement.
No flip retorts.
No witty name-calling.
No long-ass posts trying to rebutt. Trust me, they won't listen.
Not even a *yawn* in their direction.
What can these people do but talk to themselves if we give them no attention? Maybe they won't leave the board, but we will certainly have taken away their fun. Many of my favorite posters have left due to the recent animosity. It makes me sad, and I want them back. But they won't come back until this board is a safe, light-hearted, fun environment again. Please, join me in my crusade.
From this moment on, I refuse to even cast a glance in the direction of the flamers and the trolls. We can do it, if we do it together.
Now I know the "ignore them" song has been sung before, but before I hear cries of "it won't work!" I ask you: has it ever been tried? Has any troll/flamer ever been given zero reaction? I have never seen it happen.
These people know exactly how to get our ire up, they are experts at getting a reaction. Yet it is also what they feed on. I remember several weeks back, people started to ignore KidRock. He became very upset, throwing tantrums like a little child, and I thought his end at this board was nearing. Unfortunately, his entourage arrived soon after and threw this place into turmoil.
This is my theory: if we ignore every flamer and troll, they will go away. And when I say ignore, I mean abso-fucking-lute complete nonacknowledgement.
No flip retorts.
No witty name-calling.
No long-ass posts trying to rebutt. Trust me, they won't listen.
Not even a *yawn* in their direction.
What can these people do but talk to themselves if we give them no attention? Maybe they won't leave the board, but we will certainly have taken away their fun. Many of my favorite posters have left due to the recent animosity. It makes me sad, and I want them back. But they won't come back until this board is a safe, light-hearted, fun environment again. Please, join me in my crusade.
From this moment on, I refuse to even cast a glance in the direction of the flamers and the trolls. We can do it, if we do it together.
from now on, just MIME your annoyance!)
