- Coffey4780
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- Exalted Heroic Member
Report it as spam and move on. =)
Don't help it and reply because sometimes the mods ban repliers.
Here's something Recon posted:
Posted By Recon Number 54
A couple of things to remember.
There is no way, nothing, that makes text on a screen an "emergency that must be dealt with this second". I am sorry, I am sure that you feel that this is so, but it is not.
Let's try looking at this calmly, shall we?
First off, the person is trolling. Attempting to get attention, by breaking rules, making controversy, injecting questionable humor and fanning flames. Can we agree on that? Made by an account with a name that is synonymous with Weasel Dick that is less than a week old. Come on, who can't spot that this is a troll?
So, was this reported? I've just signed on, not checked my PM's or the spam-queue yet, but am willing to bet that this is at the top of the list.
If any member reported it had then LEFT IT ALONE, then what would have happened? We would have a thread consisting of the OP trolling and anyone who was willing to take part in the thread and feed the (apparent) troll. With few or no replies, it would be off of page one and still going to get attention when a ninja got to it.
Instead, what do we have? A thread in this forum that draws attention to the troll and his efforts. Congratulations, you have made their efforts more fruitful and brought them joy and rewards. How many people who clucked their tongues at that thread actually clicked on reply? Well, they shouldn't have.
Members now have a wonderful tool in their personal arsenal. That tool's effectiveness is increased immensely when they use it combined with silence.
Unfortunately, because this is a text based medium, just like trolls, too many members think that silence is nothing. Well it isn't.
Now that I have responded to what I think is a larger problem (the idea that threads like this help), I can go take care of this minor incident.
I hope this helps in some way.
[Edited on 01.20.2008 7:18 PM PST]