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



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.

You've just described yourself perfectly, Herbie.

Well done.

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.

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.

I can't think why you would be you banned- you are decent kind man with a wicked sense of humour.

The Mole wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 8:05pm:


On this we agree A.G.

It appears so.

No matter how many people tell you, you still refuse to accept that you are the biggest pest and troll on this forum.

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



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.

they would be the only two on here...boom boom.