Is it normal that we on is it normal encourage trolls?

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So, I'm guessing that most trolls (the annoying ones, not the entertaining ones) desperately need attention and make all these stupid posts just hoping to get any kind of comment - positive or negative. I imagine they get all excited when they look and see that they've got a big number of "notices" on IIN.

Seems we may be perpetuating one of the big things that makes this site less entertaining and useful. Your thoughts?

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  • thegyqsysylor
    8 years ago

    I for one am completely sick of trolls. It's like you can't even cross the smallest bridges these days with out paying their silly tolls.

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  • TrustMeImLying
    8 years ago

    I don't think it's so much "encouraging" as it is just... the way the site is built/managed. I was a 2-3 year member at forum before IIN and there was (like all generic forums) proper moderation there. About 8-14 forum mods who were actual users.

    So they would make comments, discuss, use the site as usual -- and then remove anything troll-y that they stumbled upon or was "flagged" by other users. You still had the occasional troll, but they never lasted because all their stuff got deleted in a jiffy. And you still had users with bold personalities with unique/strong opinions, so it's not like it was a strict and bland atmosphere.

    Having said that, there are a few select trolls here I'm guilty of enjoying. It's food for my inner wolfy.

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    • [Old Memory]
      8 years ago

      Some of us just wana make people laugh...others, who knows? Who cares?

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  • charli.m
    8 years ago

    I've tried giving them shit back. I've tried empathising. I've tried ignoring them.

    Nothing has worked.

    Some.of them are a particular breed of fucked in the head.

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    • harddrystickysocks
      8 years ago

      I would like to see you bathe in a bath tub full of cheerios and whole organic milk.

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    • charli.m
      8 years ago

      See? That's been happening for over a year...

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      • BobbyTheBear
        8 years ago

        Dont worry char-lay i'll protect you from these dirty trolls!

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      • harddrystickysocks
        8 years ago

        You are trying so hard to ignore me by replying to your own comment and not mine. I think that you like the attention deep inside. Otherwise you would have stopped logging on a long time ago. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, oh yeah. Just give in, give in to chefs salty chocolate balls.

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      • harddrystickysocks
        8 years ago

        Xoxox

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      • desuchan
        8 years ago

        Ill protect you too m'lady
        *tips fedora while donning his white cape and shiny +17 anti troll armor*

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  • Brownblowout
    8 years ago

    Trolls need the excellent advice given here as much as the regulars who live here?

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  • imperialguard404
    8 years ago

    Bean Bag Buccaneers is a two player children's game, the object of which is to pick up your treasure chest on the central island and sail back safely.

    Each player has a giant sailing ship as their main game piece. Each ship has a removable sail, two trigger-action side panels, and a huge spring-driven cannon. Players take turns moving forward along a prescribed track and shooting bean bags at their opponent's ship. A hit on one of the side panels will force it to pop off and give the player a free shot at the other side; a hit forcing the sail off becalms the ship for a turn.

    To add to the pirate flavor, each player also has an eye patch. Wearing these will slightly affect depth perception and add a marginal bit of sport to the shooting.

    This game retailed for the somewhat impressive sum of $16 back in 1962. With its huge plastic ships (close to a foot long), giant vinyl play mat, and the eye patches, it may well stand as one of the more overproduced games of the early 1960s.

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  • PrincessEmeraldii
    8 years ago

    I like to comb their hair

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