Since it seems to be a increasing problem, here is a little set of general guidelines.
When finding a thread made by a suspected or obvious troll, do not reply. Ignore it.
-Do not try to reply with a witty comment, it gives the thread more replies than it deserves, and often leads to the thread simply being locked instead of deleted as it should. -Do not reply with "You are a troll", "This is fail.", "You are an idiot", "This is so locked", "/Thread" or similar. Do not reply with images of facepalms or FAILs either. Again, it is unnecessary replies to a doomed thread, and it gives the troll a reason to reply/continue trolling.
The 'do's: - Report it to a mod.(*) - Wait.
(*): This needs to be done only once, and if you see someone else reporting it on a moderator or admin's profile, you do not need to report it again, unless you notice another mod come online.
Generally ignoring the thread is often the best plan, as the troll does not get any responses and the thread dies naturally. This might lead to discouraging the troll as well, so the trolling will not happen once again. It might also cause a spamming troll, which is also a thing to ignore. If the troll is persistant, it will help the mods if the users simply leave the section quiet for a while, so that the troll/spam threads are easier to locate. Another reason to leave would be the decreased temptation to make a witty remark on the thread when you can't see it.
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All this counts whether there is a mod online or not. If there are none online you should report and ignore, if there are any online, report and ignore.
This thread: worded by Cenere, proofread and corrected slightly by Zophia.
I was recently made aware of different types of trolls.
Yes, there are the typical, stupid, insulting trolls, but there are many more.
I can remember two at the moment... Sockpuppet trolls, Classic trolls, and Stupid trolls.
Sockpuppet trolls are alt accounts created for the sole purpose of backing up one's argument. They tell everyone about how their true account is a genius and totally right and completely disregard other opinions, often insulting and flaming them.
Classic and Stupid trolls should speak for themselves...
Maybe not stupid trolls. From what I hear, they make ridiculous and idiotic statements with the purpose of enticing others to flame them, and perhaps starting a flame war in the process.
'Tis all I know of. My point is, not all trolls are directly malicious.
Never said that a spammer and a troll is the same thing.
...Never said you did, I said 95% of the site do. I figure, I'm on the same page as you, not argueing about this, arguing more over the classifications of the site.
What I am saying, which you guys are looking to far into is the fact that
"You guys jump to calling people names such as trolls for everything they do."
you'd expect trolls on a flash game site, and there basically just kids that take advantage of what they can do in the internet coz they can't do it in real life.
But it's pretty funny when someone fghts with a troll, whoever wins, there still both retards. XD
you'd expect trolls on a flash game site, and there basically just kids that take advantage of what they can do in the internet coz they can't do it in real life.
Yeah, either that or they're just bored.
And come on, do you guys really have to argue about whether or not there are trolls? There are some occasionally, and hopefully this thread will help us to deal with them better.
That's basically the only place that the evil stupid angry kids who become trolls have access to. Ever heard of a porn site troll?
And really, they can only troll on sites with forums; generally popular forums for a popular site. And what better place to do that than a flash game forum?
There are some occasionally, and hopefully this thread will help us to deal with them better.
Is threatening to kill them and mutilate them an option? Because that's what I like doing...
That's basically the only place that the evil stupid angry kids who become trolls have access to. Ever heard of a porn site troll?
And really, they can only troll on sites with forums; generally popular forums for a popular site. And what better place to do that than a flash game forum?
If there's actually porn forums, I'm sure you can find one if you look hard enough, there is almost certainly porn forum trolls. Flash game forums aren't "better", you're just on a flash game forum, see a troll, and automatically assume trolls are only on flash game forums.
Is threatening to kill them and mutilate them an option? Because that's what I like doing...
I'm pretty sure that is against site regulations, and even if the mods do encourage this type of behavior, it's illegal. So the answer is, without a doubt, no.
But what would they be saying? Almost anything said on a porn forum is appropriate, if there is such a thing...
You don't have to be inappropriate to troll. Trolling is just trying to get a reaction out of people. On a forum aimed at a younger audience an easy way to troll is by anger the members through fowl language and threads about sex. Sometimes I wonder if people here even know what a troll is.
