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Updated On: 8/8/13 at 01:47 AM

I just like riling people up in my spare time.

Whatever happened to liking long walks on a beach? Or long walks off short piers?

There are people here (and again, I use Goth as an example) who you will see anything negative written about anything horrible they say, automatically deleted.

Wynbish, no. I just don't really care anymore. And especially right now when I'm on the train heading to a funeral, I just seriously don't want to give anymore time than I need to to people who are out to just puss people off because it gets them off.

But it's like how I called Mikey out last week. He hasn't even back here, since.

The power of perspective

Thanks, Reg. It's been a real SH*T week.

This article is from last year and old news. FYI.

All due respect, Wildcard - the trolls redirect the topics ONLY because we allow them to. The recent experiments of ignoring the trolls as if they didn't exist and responding only to the regular posters who had posted before them was quite successful, I thought - but now that people are acknowledging them again, yes, we've given them the power to take control.

I, too, would like to offer my condolences to Jordan.

The recent experiments of ignoring the trolls as if they didn't exist and responding only to the regular posters who had posted before them was quite successful, I thought - but now that people are acknowledging them again, yes, we've given them the power to take control."

That's true, Ghostlight. Kudos to Reg for spearheading that endeavor.

A couple of thoughts have been sort of rattling around in my brain with regard to this thread. Obviously the trolls (and I imagine some of them, even though they KNOW they're trolling, don't think of themselves as actual, you know, trolls) get a kick out of trying to get people riled up. They're bored, I imagine, especially the kids, and they're anonymous, so why not?

But then I think there must be something that brought them to BWW in particular; a desire to engage with other people with at least one shared interest. But by indulging in the trolling urge, it means they'll never be part of the actual BWW community. And that's kind of sad.

We've shared interests, laughed, fought, learned stuff, made friends, celebrated births, mourned deaths, helped one another through crises, helped folks find jobs . . . The list goes on and on.

And they'll always be outside that.

It's like they're standing outside, making faces through the window. I don't see the appeal.

Updated On: 8/8/13 at 02:43 PM

Liza's, thanks for the thanks, but ghostlight has been recommending this for months. And of course, lots of people have been doing it on their own all along.

Reg, trolls are just outside creatures. Trolls presumably would rather be antagonistic, entertained, and so alone than be a part of something and be positively social and peaceful.