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Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions.
Reply #15 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:51am
 
Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:42am:
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 6:46am:
Definition of trolling:

1. 3 or more ad hominems with NO OTHER CONTENT from the same person or more, following ones posts. This may occur in the same thread or in different threads.

2. A few mild insults and abuse I personally can accommodate without a problem SO LONG as these are accompanied by explanations relating to the subject of the discussion.

Example: link

My considered post is followed by four ad homs with no attempt to engage in discussion.

And I ask myself : "What the bugger am I wasting my time here for?"



Yes, some people here JUST engage in trolling.

It decreases the appeal, for me.


Some ad hom within modest limits can even add to the fun of the parry and thrust of a thread, but when you find yourself being followed around from thread to thread like a dog on heat by the same pests who have nothing to say of any value from one end of the week to the next, then it's time these career-pests where simply dumped from the board for being little more than vandals.
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Reply #16 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:55am
 
cods wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:48am:
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:41am:
cods wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:23am:
has anyone noticed the pages are not turning AGAIN...maybe the troll virus... Wink Wink


codseeeeeeyyy ...... ? You're treading on thin ice.  Tongue



now now herb... blood pressure...

you are allowing the trolls to win.. by even mentioning them...why do you read them..

skip..treat them with the contempt they deserve.

I cant be bothered with nonsensical... to be honest...why give them your precious time?

its when they take up the whole page it annoys me.. at least these guys only take up a weeee bit..


'Derailing threads' is what they do.

Myself or someone else posts up an issue that has 'discussion-merit' and potential ... but then this is followed by a series of adolescent ad hominem jeering and heckling that turns others away from engaging with the subject.

Ignoring this problem only serves to degrade the forum board to the point where it's the disruptive adolescent pests who are dictating the character and quality of this platform for discussion.   


That's my lot, I won't say any more. Unless the moderating is a lot more investigative and proactive instead of 'passive-recipient' ~ these pests will continue to play their trolling games here.
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Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions.
Reply #17 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am
 
John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:47am:
I was surprised to read this thread coming from Herb as I had always seen Herb as the troll ....

no matter what the topic Herb always brings it back to wogs, black people, arabs or ethnics in general ...


This could be because the subject of the threads makes this relevant to the discussion, and because I initiate quite a few threads on this theme drawn from headline news from the UK and Australia.

"For as long as they make the news - we'll talk about it".

And when I try to introduce subjects that have nothing to do with the above, I find myself inundated with ad hominem tagging, graffiti, heckling, and one-liner irrelevancies .. as you yourself should well know.

John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:47am:
Annie you heard it from Herb himself, get rid of the trolls. Ban him permanently


And wasn't it you who only yesterday started a thread on aborigines?

You know - black people?

And then it's you who uses the term 'idiot' more often than anyone else on this board.




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Reply #18 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:55am:
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Myself or someone else posts up an issue that has 'discussion-merit' and potential ... but then this is followed by a series of adolescent ad hominem jeering and heckling that turns others away from engaging with the subject.




In my opinion, you barely ever post anything warranting serious discussion. Its either daily mail links about immigrants which could all be rolled into one thread or stuff about cats.
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No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)
 
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Reply #19 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
This could be because the subject of the threads makes this relevant to the discussion


rubbish ... for you just about EVERY thread you comment on it comes down to race or religion

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
And wasn't it you who only yesterday started a thread on aborigines?


no, I started a thread on a TV show that involved aboriginals.  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
You know - black people?

not if you ask Bolt  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

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Reply #20 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:00am
 
John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am:
rubbish ... for you just about EVERY thread you comment on it comes down to race or religion


sorry Herb, I forgot about your 'cats' comments, they are the exception to your rule

although I'd be surprised if you haven't at some stage claimed white/ ginger cats are better than black cats Cheesy
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Reply #21 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am
 
John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am:
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
This could be because the subject of the threads makes this relevant to the discussion


rubbish ... for you just about EVERY thread you comment on it comes down to race or religion


And you want me to be banned for that?

Have you looked at FD's posts lately?

FD owns this forum board, and it's a subject that interests me as much as it does him.

While you're here, why not take a swipe at him too for concentrating on Islam so much?

Maybe suggest he ban himself from this board for upsetting your ethnic paranoias?

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
And wasn't it you who only yesterday started a thread on aborigines?


John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am:
no, I started a thread on a TV show that involved aboriginals.


You were stirring the pot on the 'whites versus blacks' dichotomy.

And then you get all morally righteous and uppity when someone like myself makes a contribution to your thread.

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:42am:
You know - black people?


John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 9:58am:
not if you ask Bolt  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


Get a grip, Johnno ~ I'm not your enemy.

Sometimes, John, when you find yourself walking into a pool of quicksand, the sensible thing to do is to back-track rather than opt to try reaching the other side.
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Reply #22 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:27am
 
John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:47am:
I was surprised to read this thread coming from Herb as I had always seen Herb as the troll ....

no matter what the topic Herb always brings it back to wogs, black people, arabs or ethnics in general ...




Troll: "In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory ... messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response ... "

Sound like anyone we know?

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Reply #23 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 11:06am
 
Bobby. wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 6:57am:

Good onya Bevan: spot on!  Cheesy Cheesy
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Reply #24 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 11:07am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:27am:
John Smith wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:47am:
I was surprised to read this thread coming from Herb as I had always seen Herb as the troll ....

no matter what the topic Herb always brings it back to wogs, black people, arabs or ethnics in general ...




Troll: "In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory ... messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response ... "

Sound like anyone we know?


That would be a 'flame' troll: there must be other breeds?
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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is.  It wouldn't be there without the tax payer.  Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know....  (swaggy) *
 
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Reply #25 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 11:39am
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am:
And you want me to be banned for that


yes, especially since in most cases the threads aren't about race ... talk about budget deficits, and for you its the blacks fault, or the arabs, or the wogs ... you are a nothing but a troll

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am:
Have you looked at FD's posts lately?


FD usually keeps his crap in the extremism board, where it belongs

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am:
You were stirring the pot on the 'whites versus blacks' dichotomy


No, I was asking if anyone else saw it and what they thought of it

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am:
Get a grip, Johnno ~ I'm not your enemy.


enemy? I have no enemies ........ you're just a racist troll

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 10:12am:
Sometimes, John, when you find yourself walking into a pool of quicksand, the sensible thing to do is to back-track rather than opt to try reaching the other side.


is that supposed to sound clever or desperate?



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Reply #26 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 12:27pm
 
I'll let you have the last words, John.

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Reply #27 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 12:30pm
 
Forget "trolls" - the ones you've got to get rid of are the ones who never take a stance on anything.  The outrage bus comes to mind - most boring poster ever.
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Reply #28 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 12:57pm
 
... wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 12:30pm:
Forget "trolls" - the ones you've got to get rid of are the ones who never take a stance on anything.  The outrage bus comes to mind - most boring poster ever.


Agreed.

Too many 'reactive' members who venture nothing of their own for fear of being shot down by trollers just like they are.
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Reply #29 - Nov 21st, 2014 at 2:17pm
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21st, 2014 at 12:27pm:
I'll let you have the last words, John.

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Even you cannot argue with the truth Herb

I like your new signature by the way .... I hope one day Annie see's it and takes the advice Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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