Troll Problem Poll

[sharpsteve2003]

I just wear a string of garlic around my neck when online. Not sure if it's working but I'm always craving Italian food.

 

[Hayek]

What kind of troll are you?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=101356

Read: Troll anxiety...by Bilbo Baggins....

 

[Revolution9]

IWe can't let stupid trolls walk all over us, can we?

Then don't. They rarely engage me and I can kill their threads in one or two posts.

Best
randy

 

[Thanehand]

You're missing an option in your poll:

"FLAG the post and IGNORE the troll"

 

[yaz]

when joining u could answer a question such as:

"So you're saying we should take our marching orders from Al Qaeda?"
A) Yes, but that's just because the terrorists are right.
B) NO! I'm saying we should take our marching orders from our constitution!
C) It's not Al Qaeda I'm taking marching orders from, it's the American people.
D) War-mongering propaganda cannot persuade the voters from seeing the truth that we should be going after terrorists, but doing it by working with other nations as well. Nation building is not what America is all about.

 

[dude58677]

I'll take the Lou Dobbs appraoch, require proof of support at registration. In essense, close our borders.

 

[JustBcuz]

I didn't vote...I'm kinda torn on how to deal with trolls; don't get me wrong, they exist, there's just not a whole lot of them.

But the trolls that are out there are getting smarter, and more disruptive.

I did want to mention, before ya'all go around screaming TROLL just because you don't agree with a post, please click the poster's name. From there you can "find all posts by user" and go back through their old posts and see if they display consistent troll behavior. If they do, report it to the mods using the little red & white triangle icon at the top right of the post.

The ignore list can also be a wonderful function if you are having problems with particular posters.

 

[gracebkr]

None of the above.

Flag the posts for the moderators to see.

ahh, I didn't even know we could do that.

 

[dude58677]

ahh, I didn't even know we could do that.

You can't deport the trolls once they are already in the country. You have to ID them at registration as Lou Dobbs suggests.

 

[fmontez]

Official submission thread for reporting trolls coupled with ignore should handle the problem. Problem is we would probably all end up reported.

 

[asgardshill]

Trolls crave one thing - attention. They get off on outraged replies, name-calling, deprecations about their mothers and sisters, et al. Don't give 'em what they want and flag their posts for mod review, and they'll starve to death right in front of your eyes and blow away.

 

[dude58677]

Official submission thread for reporting trolls coupled with ignore should handle the problem. Problem is we would probably all end up reported.

I'm still with Lou Dobbs, we should check them at registration.

 

[pauldaman]

Problem is we would probably all end up reported.

No just you.

 

[constituent]

You're missing an option in your poll:

"FLAG the post and IGNORE the troll"

kidding right?

where's the fun in that?


or...


you call that fun?


dr. paul said we're supposed to have fun, so....

get w/ the program thanehand

 

[the Winner is (R0N P@uL)]

just iggy the trolls, even though at this time they are tearing the chat room apart

i've seen it change for the worse in the short time i have been a member

 

[RWBlue-Travis]

Private messaging the "troll" can come in handy, inform them privately with a message similar to:

"It'd be a Privilege to have you remain here, I'd hate to see you get banned for this post __insert link___. Consider revising it."

Have faith they can act mature and rational, and more importantly, BE the example of that. If they continue their behavior, use the report post

button with a description of what you had said to them already.

 

[LukeNM]

You think we have a problem with trolls now, wait until Huck quits...

 

[fmontez]

Have faith they can act mature and rational, and more importantly, BE the example of that. If they continue their behavior, use the report post

button with a description of what you had said to them already.

I have reported several Troll-seeker trolls, with no success. I don't think the mods act unless the person is bashing Dr. Paul directly. The damage done by these Troll-seeker trolls to other forum members is high though, which indirectly effects Dr. Paul. I think a troll forum would work wonders!