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Reply #75 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 3:59pm

mantra wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 8:19am:

Trolls are those people who chase you around the forum - not to offer a constructive opinion, but to personally abuse you and put you down. They trash a thread and haven't got much to say unless it's something nasty. As their vocabulary is so limited - they often post pictures to try to humiliate other members. They don't like getting back what they dish out though.

Both sides of politics are guilty of nurturing these pests.

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 10:18am:

i don't abuse anyone, if you say something stupid, I'll tell you it's stupid ...

But that's where you're mistaken. You don't say the post is stupid, you say the author is.

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Why the bugger did I get stuck on a planet chalked full of imbeciles?

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Reply #76 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:03pm

MumboJumbo wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 3:59pm:

mantra wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 8:19am:

Trolls are those people who chase you around the forum - not to offer a constructive opinion, but to personally abuse you and put you down. They trash a thread and haven't got much to say unless it's something nasty. As their vocabulary is so limited - they often post pictures to try to humiliate other members. They don't like getting back what they dish out though.

Both sides of politics are guilty of nurturing these pests.

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 10:18am:

i don't abuse anyone, if you say something stupid, I'll tell you it's stupid ...

But that's where you're mistaken. You don't say the post is stupid, you say the author is.

I may have done that on occassion, Roll Eyes

but that's because there are a few on here that have proven their stupidity beyond the shadow of a doubt ... bubba, armpit or longie come to mind... I generally don't call anyone stupid unless they bring it on themselves

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #77 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:49pm But that's where you're mistaken. You don't say the post is stupid, you say the author is. John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:03pm: I may have done that on occassion .. ... Famous Last Words of Jack the Ripper ...
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Reply #78 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:50pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:49pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:03pm:

But that's where you're mistaken. You don't say the post is stupid, you say the author is.

I may have done that on occassion, Roll Eyes

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Famous Last Words of Jack the Ripper ... [/quote]

Herb now that's a lie ... I've never called you stupid ...

racist, bigoted, idiot ...sure ... but never stupid

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Reply #79 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:52pm

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:50pm:

Herb now that's a lie ... I've never called you stupid ...

racist, bigoted, idiot ...sure ... but never stupid

Oh, okay. I apologise. Cool

Do you still want me to be banned?

Greg would fall out of his tree if I was banned. He would have nothing to do all day if I was banned. He would need Grief Counselling by FD and others here.

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Reply #80 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:52pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 4:50pm:

Herb now that's a lie ... I've never called you stupid ...

racist, bigoted, idiot ...sure ... but never stupid

Oh, okay. I apologise. Cool

Do you still want me to be banned?

Greg would fall out of his tree if I was banned. He would have nothing to do all day if I was banned. He would need Grief Counselling by FD and others here.

if you keep trolling, yes

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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #81 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:17pm John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm: f you keep trolling, yes Don't threaten to have members banned because you don't like their political views. As far as trolls go - you are the one tracking down anyone you see as vulnerable and denigrating them. You are an internet bully.
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Reply #82 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:37pm

Ok!

I have now been watching this thread with some interest because I, myself, have been the subject of occasional attention of those that some would classify as 'trolls' or 'trolling'.

I suppose on occasion that I represent, or am deemed as representing, all the things that Herbert now stands accused of by his detractors. After all, I'm pro-gun, anti-Islam, anti-radical, white, agnostic and heterosexual.

This comment is made in the spirit of things because I am aware of a number of other posters who could make the same claims. You all know who you are.

The reason Herb becomes an item of interest to what he labels 'trolls' is possibly because he is a prolific poster and starts a number of threads with a provocative headline, or, frequently responds to other posters with a humour that they either misinterpret or cannot understand. I enjoy the understated humour and the effort taken to compile some of his posts.

The 'sensai' remarks are an example.

As a fiurther example, I have a long term love/hate relationship with Brian Ross that rarely descends into the type of flaming that I have seen Herbert (or others) endure. We have a relationship that is often compromised by my ability/reluctance to engage in in issues where we already know each other's stance and see no point in pushing the issue. We can debate/argue without the spiteful exchanges that I have seen others endure on an almost daily basis. Yet Brian and I can maintain an interesting dialogue without resorting to personal insult.

Datalife is another poster whose posts I enjoy because he often offers a thoughtful opinion on diverse subjects. Yet he often gets flamed for offering a different point of view. Again, one wonders whether the points made are considered, or merely rejected and criticised because they differ from the viewpoint of the flamer.

I tend to ignore 'trolls', simply because the nuances of the English language tend to be lost on them and sarcasm is very hard to convey in the written language.

I think that most of us here are aware of the'usual suspects' but are reluctant to engage because - what is the point?

By the same token, I'm not above the occasional caustic comment myself.

However, that is often just a knee-jerk reaction to those who who would bring a knife to a gun-fight.

Just sayin'.

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Reply #83 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:45pm

Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:37pm:

Ok!

I have now been watching this thread with some interest because I, myself, have been the subject of occasional attention of those that some would classify as 'trolls' or 'trolling'.

I suppose on occasion that I represent, or am deemed as representing, all the things that Herbert now stands accused of by his detractors. After all, I'm pro-gun, anti-Islam, anti-radical, white, agnostic and heterosexual.

This comment is made in the spirit of things because I am aware of a number of other posters who could make the same claims. You all know who you are.

The reason Herb becomes an item of interest to what he labels 'trolls' is possibly because he is a prolific poster and starts a number of threads with a provocative headline, or, frequently responds to other posters with a humour that they either misinterpret or cannot understand. I enjoy the understated humour and the effort taken to compile some of his posts.

The 'sensai' remarks are an example.

As a fiurther example, I have a long term love/hate relationship with Brian Ross that rarely descends into the type of flaming that I have seen Herbert (or others) endure. We have a relationship that is often compromised by my ability/reluctance to engage in in issues where we already know each other's stance and see no point in pushing the issue. We can debate/argue without the spiteful exchanges that I have seen others endure on an almost daily basis. Yet Brian and I can maintain an interesting dialogue without resorting to personal insult.

Datalife is another poster whose posts I enjoy because he often offers a thoughtful opinion on diverse subjects. Yet he often gets flamed for offering a different point of view. Again, one wonders whether the points made are considered, or merely rejected and criticised because they differ from the viewpoint of the flamer.

I tend to ignore 'trolls', simply because the nuances of the English language tend to be lost on them and sarcasm is very hard to convey in the written language.

I think that most of us here are aware of the'usual suspects' but are reluctant to engage because - what is the point?

By the same token, I'm not above the occasional caustic comment myself.

However, that is often just a knee-jerk reaction to those who who would bring a knife to a gun-fight.

Just sayin'.

Remnants from Debate & Relate .... all.

One of my golf mates received a postcard in the mail yesterday.......unsigned and Australia Post had mis-delivered it. It simply read:

"Your IQ test results came back negative."

Anyone lost their results?

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Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions.
Reply #84 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:11pm

Aussie wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:45pm:

Lionel Edriess wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:37pm:

Ok!

I have now been watching this thread with some interest because I, myself, have been the subject of occasional attention of those that some would classify as 'trolls' or 'trolling'.

I suppose on occasion that I represent, or am deemed as representing, all the things that Herbert now stands accused of by his detractors. After all, I'm pro-gun, anti-Islam, anti-radical, white, agnostic and heterosexual.

This comment is made in the spirit of things because I am aware of a number of other posters who could make the same claims. You all know who you are.

The reason Herb becomes an item of interest to what he labels 'trolls' is possibly because he is a prolific poster and starts a number of threads with a provocative headline, or, frequently responds to other posters with a humour that they either misinterpret or cannot understand. I enjoy the understated humour and the effort taken to compile some of his posts.

The 'sensai' remarks are an example.

As a fiurther example, I have a long term love/hate relationship with Brian Ross that rarely descends into the type of flaming that I have seen Herbert (or others) endure. We have a relationship that is often compromised by my ability/reluctance to engage in in issues where we already know each other's stance and see no point in pushing the issue. We can debate/argue without the spiteful exchanges that I have seen others endure on an almost daily basis. Yet Brian and I can maintain an interesting dialogue without resorting to personal insult.

Datalife is another poster whose posts I enjoy because he often offers a thoughtful opinion on diverse subjects. Yet he often gets flamed for offering a different point of view. Again, one wonders whether the points made are considered, or merely rejected and criticised because they differ from the viewpoint of the flamer.

I tend to ignore 'trolls', simply because the nuances of the English language tend to be lost on them and sarcasm is very hard to convey in the written language.

I think that most of us here are aware of the'usual suspects' but are reluctant to engage because - what is the point?

By the same token, I'm not above the occasional caustic comment myself.

However, that is often just a knee-jerk reaction to those who who would bring a knife to a gun-fight.

Just sayin'.

Remnants from Debate & Relate .... all.

One of my golf mates received a postcard in the mail yesterday.......unsigned and Australia Post had mis-delivered it. It simply read:

"Your IQ test results came back negative."

Anyone lost their results?

Very astute!

Does it invalidate any of my commentary?

I could very well name posters on this forum who (ostensibly) have never been members of that now defunct other forum.

What difference does that make?

Or are you just ............

Cool

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38840 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #85 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:13pm Quote: Or are you just ............ I am just being as polite as I can and I have no doubt that Postcard was never intended for you, Brian Ross or Datalife.
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Lionel Edriess Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1932 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #86 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:17pm Aussie wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:13pm: Quote: Or are you just ............ I am just being as polite as I can and I have no doubt that Postcard was never intended for you, Brian Ross or Datalife. Then I apologise. As I said, sometimes the intent of a post gets lost in translation.
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Reply #87 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:24pm

mantra wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 6:17pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:

f you keep trolling, yes

Don't threaten to have members banned because you don't like their political views. As far as trolls go - you are the one tracking down anyone you see as vulnerable and denigrating them. You are an internet bully.

I fully agree.

I've said it before ~ the problem with forum boards that aren't pro-actively moderated is that they soon become infested and dominated by a particular breed of Internet pest.

In other words, forums soon find themselves playing host to a collection of ADHD gibbering imbeciles whose amusement it is to flit from one thread to the other looking for opportunities to bait and heckle with no intention of addressing the subject matter itself.

Without moderators policing the threads of their own accord, the class-clowns soon end up damn-near hijacking every thread that has the potential to produce some interesting discussion.

The delinquent few in the Peanut Gallery here are given far too much freedom to continue practicing their disruptive games at the cost of threads going cold because of constant off-topic distractions.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38840 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #88 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:25pm Oh Gawd. It's an epidemic of Australia Post fails! Another one.....just reporting in with an odd and obviously mis-directed card which read: "Your attention seeking troll whore results are in. We don't need you to undertake any further tests. Positive."
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: The trolling has reached epic proportions. Reply #89 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:38pm Thank you for those kind words, Lionel. May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face The rains fall soft upon your fields And until we meet again May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
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