Weird Harold
Opinionated Old Fart
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The answer is in the question...
There is a big difference between a "Troll" and "unregistered."
There are several registered "trolls" on this board -- Four of the most egregiaous names are on my ignore list, although they generally don't come around here much anymore.
A "Troll" is someone who posts purely to stir an angry response and/or disrupt the enjoyment of the BB for others. That is true whether they're registered, "unregistered," or a "guest."
If they post something thought provoking that's worthy of discussion, they aren't (at least for that post) a "Troll," they're just a guest.
riff asked, "I guess what I am asking is that if it is not enforced, then what."
The answer to that is that the only enforcement effective against "trolls" is peer pressure. If the whole Lit community doesn't gather together to ignore trolls, then they take over.
Each member has to learn to control their anger, outrage, and sarcasm enough to ignore trolls when they are recognised or pointed out. Crying "you can't tell me what to do, I'll post where I want," is every poster's right. Of course those who further a trolls interests by keeping "Trollish" threads active deserve the same attention the Troll does -- none at all.
Weevil said:
There is a big difference between a "Troll" and "unregistered."
There are several registered "trolls" on this board -- Four of the most egregiaous names are on my ignore list, although they generally don't come around here much anymore.
A "Troll" is someone who posts purely to stir an angry response and/or disrupt the enjoyment of the BB for others. That is true whether they're registered, "unregistered," or a "guest."
If they post something thought provoking that's worthy of discussion, they aren't (at least for that post) a "Troll," they're just a guest.
riff asked, "I guess what I am asking is that if it is not enforced, then what."
The answer to that is that the only enforcement effective against "trolls" is peer pressure. If the whole Lit community doesn't gather together to ignore trolls, then they take over.
Each member has to learn to control their anger, outrage, and sarcasm enough to ignore trolls when they are recognised or pointed out. Crying "you can't tell me what to do, I'll post where I want," is every poster's right. Of course those who further a trolls interests by keeping "Trollish" threads active deserve the same attention the Troll does -- none at all.
