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

[ismnotwasm]

16. I think so

Why waste time with people who are crazed, trolls, just want to attract attention, or who don't or won't look at different sides of issues. A simple "I understand what you're saying but this is how I feel on this issue" would make debate easier. I have my own hard lines, such as choice, and I cringe every time I see an anti-choice position on DU. It's like arguing with a creationist, since the anti-choice position is an emotional one, not a scientific one, so in those cases there not much to argue with.

Instead you have name calling (the one I find the funniest is "The purity police" what are we around here-- 13 years old?)

I look at threads, I see the sarcasm, the lack of information, or the deliberate ignoring of information, ad hominem arguments-- sometimes so convoluted they make no sense. And it's so easy to get caught up into it, it IS a little cathartic, but gets nowhere as far as making actual points.