Michael Harney wrote: > From: "Gary Nunn" >>I probably don't have to point this out to the parents on this >>list, but as with children, if you reward their bad behavior with >>attention, they will continue to behave in such a way as to >>continue getting attention. If you want Mark to stop, then stop >>rewarding his behavior with the comments and discussions. He will >>eventually get bored with nobody responding. > >Ignoring him entirely should have the same results, however, but I >honestly think getting the oposite reaction of what he is hoping >for bothers him more than people ignoring him.
So instead of not feeding the troll at all, we should take him seriously, feeding him the wrong stuff, which will upset him more? I find your ideas fascinating, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. :) Seriously, that's a whole new way of handling it I'd not thought of. I will be following your "counter experiment" with some interest. Assuming, of course, I don't keep getting 40+ messages in six hours anymore. *Insert "eek" smiley here. I can never get it to look right.* Jim ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
