ism, teach me how to ignore trolls (HOF THREAD)

[ismnotwasm]

6. Trash thread

If there were productive, interesting conversations to be had, I'd be right there. What we have here is a "bait the feminist" contingent that never stops.

I see a thread I know is going to be trouble-- I trash it. I have no interest in a "debate" with idiots, but I most emphatically DO have an interest in debates with people who care, who are interesting, who have experience. If you use trash thread, that brings up threads that have been dropped-- ones that might actually be interesting. This is why the only person I have on ignore is a hysterical prolific poster, who thinks their sarcastic political anti-Obama OP's are cute.

I have a good friend who is a sex positive, bi-sexual feminist Libertarian. (the libertarian part -Ick)It's amazing the common ground we find. She knows my stance and my beliefs and I know hers. I was very proud of her at the pride parade wearing body paint. The actual ideology is NOT the same, but the spirit is.

Anyway if I don't trash immediately, I'll post my stance, which interestingly enough doesn't get much in the way of responses. I'm also trained to reflect: "why do you feel that way?" That either shuts people up or opens a conversation. I want to know why do you feel that way. And/or "is there a possibility that all factors have not been considered in this opinion? Reflective listening is a great technique either people will stop bullshitting and start thinking, or they'll derail the conversation-- because they got nothin'

Or "what an interesting point of view" although this is usually sarcastic.