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>This might work. It is a good idea, but still, I say might, because I think
>the main problem is that people should learn not to react to troll
>messages.
I agree. People react for too easily to things they do not like on this
list. This is the usual cause of all out problems. I am not pointing
fingers. I am sure there are even occasions where I have done this.
>Sure, this is a very easy going mailing list, and because of that, I think,
>we all are especially shocked by the occasional troll/fight. But best way
>to deal with it, is ignoring such people. I know how hard that is. I have
>been ignoring Kristen from the time she stole my pages, and was very rude
>to me and other people who told her that was not OK to do. I didn't want to
>have anything to do with her anymore. It has been hard sometimes, not to
>react to her offending mails, or whenever she was up to doing something
>stupid again. If you really do want to react, please don't send a reply to
>the list, but keep your anger, irritation, etc in private.
>By all reacting to the list, we are only ruining our own list! And I really
>think it is a shame of this wonderful list!
I agree with all of this.
>
>So PLEASE ignore future trolls, whatever they send! Reacting to them just
>makes you and other people angry, and the troll gets his/her laugh!
Even if they are not after amusement, and only after attention, even on
a sub-conscious level, ignoring them robs them of their reward and they
will go elsewhere.
--
Julian
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