Brinnie
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Introduction:
Through the course of this discussion, I will teach you how to hunt trolls and ultimately, kill them.
Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking and yes, I've done a fair share of 'trolling' myself. However, it was all for the greater cause. To conquer the troll, one must become the troll and that I did.
Yes, there are always casualties in war- and to a degree, I appliqueing for those non-trolls in which I have afflicted, but that's the risk you take.
-Brinnie
Objective:
The objective of this mission is to create an diverse and cultural environment rich in Media, News, Art, discussion, information and productivity.
Because newbies are the essence of a community's prosperousness, said objective can only be attainable by creating a Newbie-Friendly Environment.
In it's current state, General Board is a circle-jerk of uncreative, unimaginative, sarcastic trolls that are counter-productive to that goal.
Knowing not how to "move on", these trolls have been here for many years hold on to that fact, along with their postcount as a rank of seniority. They follow in the footsteps of founding trolls before them. The chain MUST be broken: THEY MUST BE EXTERMINATED.
The Target:
Take a closer look at the profile of a Troll:
Can you see where that could stunt the growth of a forum?
This is where I ask you to JOIN US. I have a formula- It can be done but you have to stick with it. Even if you are content with General Board in it's current state, help me fight off these trolls and I promise to make it twice as better and twice as interesting. At very least, this project will be fun.
There is a variety of things that YOU CAN DO to fight trolls, ranging from Starving Them To Death to being an active Troll Hunter, it's just matter of how much you are willing to put in. Message Me I have a place for everyone like minded, including newbies. If you want to be active for the cause in stealth that's fine. It's perfectly acceptable to fear these ugly trolls, they can be quite nasty.
The art of hearding trolls is quite simple: It's all in the Thread Title:
Wot teh hell is it bout this board? was my very first thread... I hearded 50 trolls in less than 1 hour.
See, using The Board in context of a thread is a surefire way to get replies, yes, but Questioning The Forum's integrity... Now THAT'S how you get trolls.
Calling Out A Big Fat Postwhore:
Is another great way to heard trolls. The important thing to remember when using this method is that you can't care about him, or else you become the troll:
Take my thread Cloudy: Look out, I'm making a generic writer a famous sissy for instance. I don't know that guy from Adam. Is he a douchebag? Sure, he made some rude remarks about me, but do I care? No, it's nothing I haven't heard before- I just used that as a reason to create that thread- and look how far it went. FOR DAYS they posted to that thread. I wonder how long it took them to realize that I had abandoned it.
Same thing with my Fucking Insecure Elitist Pricks with No Friends Are Always The First To Talk Shit thread.
Now what kind of posters do you think are going to respond to that?
An intelligent one? pfffft... Intelligent posters stay out of those threads while the trolls go to battle.
Why Do We Heard Trolls?:
Glad you asked. The reason we heard trolls is to know who our enemy is. Once located, we black list the troll and everyone on the team puts him/her on Ignore. That is the only way to kill a troll. DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!
We will be making a BRAND NEW LIST. (much like the old one)
This new list will be a co-managed work that will require the assistance of partners to help decide who makes the list and what not. If you want to co-mange the list: Message Me.
This link to the list will be posted here. The list will be in HTML, where all you have to do is click the links and it will automatically add them to Ignore.
Last but Not Least:
Much like the flu, it has to get worse before it get's better. But don't denounce them for being trolls. That only validates their existence. If you see a troll, don't EVER call him on it. They get a kick out of that shit. Knowing they pressed your buttons is funny to them.
But I will tell you this: The ball is still in our court.
For my experiment was a success, I have convinced many of the trolls to add me to their Ignore List, so my threads hardly ever get invaded anymore And when the trolls invade this thread, (and I promise they will) pay them no mind. They are trolls: DO NOT FEED THEM!
You can practice independently, but if you would like to be an official member, send a private message to luxey313 with the subject title: "Joining The Minx" and we will be in contact.
In conclusion, I will leave you with a promise of a better board...
Through the course of this discussion, I will teach you how to hunt trolls and ultimately, kill them.
Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking and yes, I've done a fair share of 'trolling' myself. However, it was all for the greater cause. To conquer the troll, one must become the troll and that I did.
Yes, there are always casualties in war- and to a degree, I appliqueing for those non-trolls in which I have afflicted, but that's the risk you take.
-Brinnie
Objective:
The objective of this mission is to create an diverse and cultural environment rich in Media, News, Art, discussion, information and productivity.
Because newbies are the essence of a community's prosperousness, said objective can only be attainable by creating a Newbie-Friendly Environment.
In it's current state, General Board is a circle-jerk of uncreative, unimaginative, sarcastic trolls that are counter-productive to that goal.
Knowing not how to "move on", these trolls have been here for many years hold on to that fact, along with their postcount as a rank of seniority. They follow in the footsteps of founding trolls before them. The chain MUST be broken: THEY MUST BE EXTERMINATED.
The Target:
Take a closer look at the profile of a Troll:
- Registered: +3 Years And Counting
- Post Count: High
- Always the first to point out someone's error.
- Constantly makes "What Ever Happened To _____" threads.
- antagonizes newbies.
- Always posts off-topic.
- Is always bored, indifferent and unimpressed.
Can you see where that could stunt the growth of a forum?
This is where I ask you to JOIN US. I have a formula- It can be done but you have to stick with it. Even if you are content with General Board in it's current state, help me fight off these trolls and I promise to make it twice as better and twice as interesting. At very least, this project will be fun.
There is a variety of things that YOU CAN DO to fight trolls, ranging from Starving Them To Death to being an active Troll Hunter, it's just matter of how much you are willing to put in. Message Me I have a place for everyone like minded, including newbies. If you want to be active for the cause in stealth that's fine. It's perfectly acceptable to fear these ugly trolls, they can be quite nasty.
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How To Heard Trolls 101:
The art of hearding trolls is quite simple: It's all in the Thread Title:
Wot teh hell is it bout this board? was my very first thread... I hearded 50 trolls in less than 1 hour.
See, using The Board in context of a thread is a surefire way to get replies, yes, but Questioning The Forum's integrity... Now THAT'S how you get trolls.
To defeat the troll, you have to get into the mind of the troll.
Q. Why do they jump on those topics like hotcakes?
A. Because the trolls don't see themselves as trolls- they see themselves as "Defending the Honor of the Board". They do this because they have attached themselves to the board to such a degree that they feel as if they own part of it and act accordingly.
Ever wonder why trolls have those little beady black eyes? Because they are blind. They don't realize that they are part of the disease.Q. Why do they jump on those topics like hotcakes?
A. Because the trolls don't see themselves as trolls- they see themselves as "Defending the Honor of the Board". They do this because they have attached themselves to the board to such a degree that they feel as if they own part of it and act accordingly.
Calling Out A Big Fat Postwhore:
Is another great way to heard trolls. The important thing to remember when using this method is that you can't care about him, or else you become the troll:
Take my thread Cloudy: Look out, I'm making a generic writer a famous sissy for instance. I don't know that guy from Adam. Is he a douchebag? Sure, he made some rude remarks about me, but do I care? No, it's nothing I haven't heard before- I just used that as a reason to create that thread- and look how far it went. FOR DAYS they posted to that thread. I wonder how long it took them to realize that I had abandoned it.
Same thing with my Fucking Insecure Elitist Pricks with No Friends Are Always The First To Talk Shit thread.
Now what kind of posters do you think are going to respond to that?
An intelligent one? pfffft...
Intelligent posters stay out of those threads while the trolls go to battle. Why Do We Heard Trolls?:
Glad you asked. The reason we heard trolls is to know who our enemy is. Once located, we black list the troll and everyone on the team puts him/her on Ignore. That is the only way to kill a troll. DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!
We will be making a BRAND NEW LIST. (much like the old one)
This new list will be a co-managed work that will require the assistance of partners to help decide who makes the list and what not. If you want to co-mange the list: Message Me.
This link to the list will be posted here. The list will be in HTML, where all you have to do is click the links and it will automatically add them to Ignore.
Last but Not Least:
Much like the flu, it has to get worse before it get's better. But don't denounce them for being trolls. That only validates their existence. If you see a troll, don't EVER call him on it. They get a kick out of that shit. Knowing they pressed your buttons is funny to them.
But I will tell you this: The ball is still in our court.
For my experiment was a success, I have convinced many of the trolls to add me to their Ignore List, so my threads hardly ever get invaded anymore
And when the trolls invade this thread, (and I promise they will) pay them no mind. They are trolls: DO NOT FEED THEM! You can practice independently, but if you would like to be an official member, send a private message to luxey313 with the subject title: "Joining The Minx" and we will be in contact.
In conclusion, I will leave you with a promise of a better board...
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