Posted by SLS on September 10, 2016, at 9:49:55
In reply to Re: Our troll problem. It is about time., posted by linkadge on September 10, 2016, at 8:04:16
> SLS
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> Wake up.I'm quite awake, thank you.
> Lou has been here for almost 2 decades!
Yes. However, I don't recall anyone actually calling him a troll who needs to be dealt with like one. I don't remember there being a community consensus. In the past, people felt the need to protect him for one reason or another.
> What makes you think any 'normal' strategy will be effective?
What normal strategy? I'll take as many constructive ideas as we can come up with. What strategies do you know of?
> Lou is delusional.
As I said, it is likely that Lou Pilder is a mentally ill troll, but a troll nevertheless. That's why he is so difficult to deal with.
> Whether we respond or not makes no difference.
I disagree. I have observed that it does, although I have no statistics nor controlled trials to provide you with.
For those of us who would like to continue using this website, I don't see how starving the troll can hurt.
> Lou's posts are a cancer. They are infecting everything here. You don't ignore cancer, you cut it out.
By all means, perform your surgery and let's get on with the business of providing each other with education and support.
> Again, you don't understand my perspective.
I think I do. Your intolerance for the posts of Lou Pilder and your reluctance to ignore them is quite evident.
> Ignoring Lou is just not doing it for me. I don't want to have to ignore Lou.
There are other sites that will allow you to post without having to ignore Lou Pilder. One of our regular posters has founded such a site.
> I want the problem solved.
Then ignore Lou. That's a good start. As I said, this particular troll will not be eradicated, but his impact should be reduced greatly if the community as a whole gathers to address the issue.
> I don't want a half-*ss solution.
You do have choices.
I think your use of the "it's that simple" subject lines was counterproductive. It only takes a single post to attract and provoke the troll. Just don't do it. Anyone who insists on addressing Lou Pilder directly only makes the situation worse. Just mentioning his name or referring to him in any way will attract and provoke him. He appears to read almost every post here almost every day.
Just ignore Lou Pilder. It's that simple.
You have your website up and operating. Why bother with Lou Pilder on Psycho-Babble anymore? I thought you gave up on Psycho-Babble. You may find that you are not so upset by the troll if you don't open his posts in the first place. Meanwhile, you are feeding the troll and making things worse.
This thread is feeding the troll to some degree. However, the results of confining the troll problem to this thread will reduce the damage everywhere else IF he is ignored everywhere else. I'm sure people will respond to Pilder every now and then. A gentle reminder or providing a link to an explanatory post on Administration should help along with guiding new posters to navigate around him.
I imagine this message will piss you off. I can assure you, though, that I am wide awake.
I would still be interested to know what normal strategies you are aware of to deal with trolls. Perhaps you can find some that can work better with or without ignoring them.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/10-ways-destroy-online-commenting-troll/84427/
- 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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