Posted by SLS on December 3, 2015, at 9:47:19
At first, there will be a deluge of postings by the troll as they get more and more desperate for attention. They crave attention, engagement, and disruption, which they can't get if they are totally ignored. They don't much care if their behavior makes them a pariah and an outcast. They are often narcissists. It is best not to engage. I'm sure I will from time to time, but I almost never open the posts of a troll once I become familiar with their posting behaviors. I simply don't care what they have to say, unless they are upsetting someone.
My goal is simple. I hope to have people avoid getting upset, myself included. In addition, I would like to avoid the very high dropout rate by people who abhor being on a mental health forum with a troll. Some very fine and long-standing members of the Psycho-Babble community have left, describing their leaving as being the result of the lack of moderation that would otherwise block a troll from littering the board.
For me, I feel that it is important for me to express my feelings to Dr. Bob, and to describe what I see. I'm going to write a letter directly to Dr. Bob at:
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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