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th_up I can't help but wondering why such a blatant troll is allowed free reign... New

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Re: smile Continuation of Dneesh's post yesterday Re: What BT Threads You Hate Stifler New
Re: note All the electrons wasted in reply to Bo(o)B's TL posts could propel an electric bus for a week. Oci-One.Kanubi New
Date: Aug 06 2008, 22:33 GMT
From: Wilko

...since it's obvious that the only reason he posts is to rile people. There's a fine line between posting a lot of garbage, like Decker, and posting only garbage which is causing damage to the atmosphere on a forum.

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idea He doesn't really cross the line, I think. Rahark1 New
feedback Yep, I've stopped responding to him too. Still, the simple fact that he stops responding *after* someone has been baited Wilko New
feedback Speaking only for myself... funkmop New
smile The UA, the whole UA, and nothing but the UA, so help you God Stifler New
feedback I think don't think it's always an issue of ideology snowwrestler New
note I also hear it's a big "butt." julesagogo New
feedback Yep, it's a fine line all right. Still, I think that the way a forum's atmosphere is influenced... Wilko New
feedback I'll weigh in on this. I've pretty much completely ignored any BoB TL post for a while now. However, we do have a way GRITS New
note That's my approach: I never reply directly to him, and rarely post to any thread he starts. Oci-One.Kanubi New
th_up So if we, as the People of the Lounge stop responding directly to a troll's post julesagogo New
smile Well said, Jill. Wilko New
more As opposed to Louie?? lrcable New
feedback That's kind of my point - if we start "interpreting" the intent as opposed to simply reading what was written... funkmop New
th_up We as a society seem to be losing the ability to have civil discourse lrcable New
idea I have thought about that. I was wondering if people would still show as much road rage if their faces were projected... Wilko New
more I would say that BoB is the best example of that snowwrestler New
feedback I seldom read his posts, but a lot of the responses seem a bit more than slogans lrcable New
note I would say the troll <NT> snowwrestler New
feedback Don't get me wrong, I understand the pruning the bush approach, and I've been pretty much comfortable with it for many.. Wilko New
feedback At least we know Louie and Albert are real people who believe what they write <NT> snowwrestler New
feedback Albert is generally civil lrcable New
th_up I think that you touched a very important point there. <NT> Wilko New
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