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24. Part 4: "OK, troll spotted! What do I do?"

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 07:15 PM

Dec 2014

Sadly, not much you can do on the current DU...

The jury system is a useless joke, so I don't bother alerting on anybody anymore, personally...

If you're bored, you can play with him and trade jabs back and forth, or if you're really devious you could turn the tables by employing those established trolling techniques against him -- Which at least used to be a little fun, but the troll tactic now is to trade an escalating barrage of personal insults, and the minute you post something on the borderline, he alerts on it...And there is NOTHING more infuriating than having your anti-troll post hidden while his stays visible...And to make it worse, you're banned from commenting on that thread again, so the troll has successfully silenced you, while making you do all the work...

These days, I'm a born-again believer in the-only-way-to-win-is-not-to-play, and just passively or actively ignore them...For the longest time I absolutely hated the idea of an ignore list and never used it because I still believed in that "Every opinion is valid" -touchy-feely silliness...But now I don't have enough hours in my day, and my blood pressure isn't worth it...

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How to identify a troll on DU almost as fast as Brother Blue_Tires: [View all] Blue_Tires Dec 2014 OP

where's the guide Skittles Dec 2014 #1

maybe that is the guide? Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #2

I was expecting some kick-ass tips from Brother Blue Tires regarding identifying troll ass Skittles Dec 2014 #3

SCHEDULING TROLLS FOR ASSKICKING steve2470 Dec 2014 #11

heh Skittles Dec 2014 #17

Sang like a bird. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #4

What happened? link? nt bananas Dec 2014 #16

Part 1: The Basics -- The who, the what and the why Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #5

thanks heaven05 Dec 2014 #21

Rec'ing for this post alone! Number23 Dec 2014 #23

oh dammmm, this is a good post. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #46

the shill (paid) troll are the only kind that truly bother me because they do it so well yurbud Jun 2015 #48

Excellent advice. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #51

Bookmarking. Control-Z Dec 2014 #6

same here nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #7

This is awesome! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #8

Would a troll be anyone who doesn't agree 100% with the dominant narrative? JEFF9K Dec 2014 #9

if you don't act like a troll, no nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #10

Not concurring 100% is enough to get accused of trollhood. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #19

If you like, feel free to start a different but similarly important guide: Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #20

LOL - the poster who cites Giuliani is asking this question JonLP24 Dec 2014 #29

The citing of Giuliani was incidental. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #30

I replied to your post when you posted it JonLP24 Dec 2014 #31

Your comment is intellectually dishonest. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #32

Your post didn't mention autopsy results JonLP24 Dec 2014 #33

You have to use common sense ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #34

I agree JonLP24 Dec 2014 #35

This is off the top of my head ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #36

Wilson DID shoot when Brown's back was turned, so it was reasonable for witnesses blm Jan 2015 #37

I feel sorry for you ... JEFF9K Jan 2015 #38

It's not - But, correcting Rightwing BS can be addictive. blm Jan 2015 #39

Pathetic reasoning. JEFF9K Jan 2015 #40

Can't address the fact re the shootings, so…. blm Jan 2015 #41

I love the way you handled this. nt brush Feb 2015 #45

Part 2: Learning the Universal Trolling Playbook used daily on DU: Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #12

Goddamn. Trolling is a lot of work. MrScorpio Jan 2015 #43

I hope your not giving the trolls here now... Historic NY Dec 2014 #13

Probably...But it's much better now that everyone sees them laid out Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #15

Part 3: "Is this DUer trolling me?" Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #14

aw OK I see how you're laying this out Skittles Dec 2014 #18

You can often spot a sock by their dumb tells.... MADem Dec 2014 #22

That's *exactly* how I see each and every one of them! :-D BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #27

Part 4: "OK, troll spotted! What do I do?" Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #24

Haha, I kind of do that too. lovemydog Dec 2014 #25

Take the wind out of their high-flying sails - IGNORE them. Move on and don't BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #26

What do you do when they stop playing before you are done with them? nt Kalidurga Dec 2014 #28

Good stuff! Bookmarking Hekate Jan 2015 #42

MRA activist gets trolled by a bot for three hours: Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #44

The Troll Hunters Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #47

I'm AA and have been blocked from AA group underthematrix Jul 2015 #49

When, how, why? JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #50

textbook example: Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #52

I see that, and I am also seeing post after post of immigrant haters here at DU. randys1 Aug 2015 #53

+10000000000000000000000000000000 trillion Feb 2016 #56

CREDIT to the EDIT, that is pretty stand-up. nt Snotcicles Sep 2015 #54

The threads about photo gate JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #55

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #57

The problem is and has been all during the campaign is.. coco22 Feb 2017 #58