Do you call out Trolls?
Ignore them or call them out? Most people say "Do not feed the Trolls" but if I call them out - aren't I'm the one being the Troll then? https://youtu.be/36MWcj98QmY
Well, it depends. Some trolls are harmless and some are toxic. It's best to ignore them, but trolling really shouldn't be tolerated. It brings down the overall quality of any site that allows trolling.
Uh? What does calling out trolls mean. Are they like spirits?
Main Question: Generally no. Consider a troll is firstly defined with complete subjectivity and then collective. To me to call someone out means to challenge them like “Hey let’s meet in the parking lot and discuss this”.
Question #2: This question is regard to strategy IMO. I will ignore, probably won’t call them out, but may enter dialogue if I am not sure they are trolling. Thus, again, is defining some entity as a troll. Consider on the worldwide web a troll can be an entity composed of many persons.
Question #3: No unless you decide to be one. A troll is specific to a nature. Without becoming a Hub (maybe later) a troll is based on olden Norse Myth. A troll is not a gnome or a ghoul / ghost. A troll lives in a cave or under bridge. Their intent is to scare or cause fright.
They want to disrupt a traveler’s journey and then run back into their cave or under bridge. Their tactics are screaming like a banshee, throwing rocks and sticks, and they like the cover of darkness. Sometimes when the collective stops passing by their cave or bridge they may scare another troll out of their lair. More can be learned of trolls with the Poetic Edda and some Scandinavian lore and legend.
Of course this is based upon experience, is a humble opinion, and myth.
Got the audio from 'Beowulf and Grendel 2005 movie. The best version (now unable to find) is Beowulf radio drama, "Out from the misty moors came .. Grendel" Wish I can find that version again.
Thanks twice ptosis :-). Choosing as best and the interesting story to read. I am a fan of Norse myth and Britain legend. I enjoyed reading about Beowulf's life adventure. I found it inspiring. I have a story of patches now in that era.
I wonder what it is that I do but I don't seem to have any problem with trolls. Where do you go to find them? I think I might like to meet one. Are they hideous and disgusting. Or just harmless creatures looking for some attention. Can they hurt you if you do not let them?
Come on little troll. Here is a biscuit.
I don't have to walk over a bridge, so I never had that issue. But I think I might have hit one with my car
Whoever wants to cross the 'Bridge of Death' must answer me these questions three: https://youtu.be/uR36lzNfr7k
Full scene: https://youtu.be/Z637kSd-rOI
I have to watch that. I was referring to the Three Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale.
by Dean Traylor 8 years ago
Trolls: Ignore them of Confront them?Since the advent of forums and content sites, trolls have infiltrated the system and tried to gum it up with their insipid responses. How do you deal with trolls? Do you ignore or confront them? Give reason for your response, please.
by mythbuster 15 years ago
Okay, so this isn't intended to be a very serious topic/thread.Go ahead and express your opinion about forum trolls:(lookit all this space that needs to be filled)
by PoeticPhilosophy 11 years ago
Doesn't bother me one bit. I laughed and see the patheticness in these people so much now but decided I wanted to post about it and see if this has happened to anyone else. On one of my poems here is what someone wrote,"I am concerned about the image you selected, a silhouette of a woman...
by Sophia Angelique 12 years ago
As a result of the current Jesus troll who is signing up under another name as fast as you ban her, may I suggest that nobody is able to post in the forum unless they have five hubs up that have been accepted, as well as a two week period before they can talk. This is done on other sites to keep...
by rob_allen 13 years ago
How do you deal with trolls?I have encountered so many cyber trolls, how do you deal with them?
by RKHenry 16 years ago
What does trolling hubs mean?
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