A Lesson on Trolls: Hit a Report Button! Don't Feed Them!
Day 804, 01:59
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Published in Ireland 
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by Brian Boru
Articles have been written about the recent rape scandal that have completely missed the point of its perpetrators' intentions.
First, let me say that rape is indeed a horrible thing. I am not denying this, so I hope not to see comments like "Oh, he supports rape" after I publish this article, because that's bollocks.
In fact, rape is so horrible that we can assume every reasonable person is not a fan of it.
All of which is precisely why making articles about why it is so horrible is completely redundant.
The country doesn't need to hear why everyone thinks rape is so wrong, the majority of people are reasonable people (I hope), and so repeating said message to other reasonable people is just plain silly. The perpetrators certainly won't care about the intent of your messages, surely they've demonstrated that.
Secondly, I do not believe that the perpetrators of the scandal actually believe what they have posted either. In fact, they posted it deliberately to stir up every commentator willing to take the bait.
And by Jaysus Christ smoking ganja by the Liffey, the bait was taken up.
Articles and comments, all giving the scandal attention and airtime.
The perpetrators must be laughing their arses off.
Every outraged comment and article is merely stoking the fire of their amusement.
They didn't post it because they wanted Edana raped, they posted it to see all of your reactions.
And you continue to deliver!
The perpetrators have been called children, but are those who are so vocal about the scandal any different? You all don't seem to realise that they are walking into a trap designed for the amusement of those few people.
Will the articles and comments of outrage change the opinions of the perpetrators?
Do they even care about your opinions beyond their ability to amuse?
The answer to all three questions is no.
Instead of posting meaningless and ineffectual articles about the vice of rape, let's concentrate on the real matters at hand. In case you didn't notice, it is election season. Let's get on with that.
Hope for an election untouched by scandal is probably crushed, but it's better than moping over a trolling.
If you want to express your outrage, do it via the report button, where it might be useful, because it is utterly useless elsewhere, whether it's in the media or on the forums.
EDIT:
Edana, if you think I planned this, then you are paranoid.
Manni is no more controllable by me than by you!
Why would I damage my own political ideology in a country where I do not operate?
First, let me say that rape is indeed a horrible thing. I am not denying this, so I hope not to see comments like "Oh, he supports rape" after I publish this article, because that's bollocks.
In fact, rape is so horrible that we can assume every reasonable person is not a fan of it.
All of which is precisely why making articles about why it is so horrible is completely redundant.
The country doesn't need to hear why everyone thinks rape is so wrong, the majority of people are reasonable people (I hope), and so repeating said message to other reasonable people is just plain silly. The perpetrators certainly won't care about the intent of your messages, surely they've demonstrated that.
Secondly, I do not believe that the perpetrators of the scandal actually believe what they have posted either. In fact, they posted it deliberately to stir up every commentator willing to take the bait.
And by Jaysus Christ smoking ganja by the Liffey, the bait was taken up.
Articles and comments, all giving the scandal attention and airtime.
The perpetrators must be laughing their arses off.
Every outraged comment and article is merely stoking the fire of their amusement.
They didn't post it because they wanted Edana raped, they posted it to see all of your reactions.
And you continue to deliver!
The perpetrators have been called children, but are those who are so vocal about the scandal any different? You all don't seem to realise that they are walking into a trap designed for the amusement of those few people.
Will the articles and comments of outrage change the opinions of the perpetrators?
Do they even care about your opinions beyond their ability to amuse?
The answer to all three questions is no.
Instead of posting meaningless and ineffectual articles about the vice of rape, let's concentrate on the real matters at hand. In case you didn't notice, it is election season. Let's get on with that.
Hope for an election untouched by scandal is probably crushed, but it's better than moping over a trolling.
If you want to express your outrage, do it via the report button, where it might be useful, because it is utterly useless elsewhere, whether it's in the media or on the forums.
EDIT:
Edana, if you think I planned this, then you are paranoid.
Manni is no more controllable by me than by you!
Why would I damage my own political ideology in a country where I do not operate?
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I have read alot of articles recently, and only two caused major harm to 14 year olds playing this game. One, was stalinesk speach, the other was a pornography thing, the problem if when the Admin do not create articles on the matter, responsable citizens have to take charge and show the new player (14 year old or no) that we are condemning it.
nuff said, who are you baiting now?
You're just embarrassing yourself I'm afraid.
The best cure for a troll is to IGNORE the damn thing publicly, and click a report button.
I am afraid that when someone does something of this nature, that effect players perminantly (shocking vulgarity) even if viewed or read, at a youthful age I believe it is OUR free will to stand up and put our adult hats on and tell the new player that this is not normal preceedings in the game, that it was a rash of crap coming from a small group o' tards.
The Admin delete, but the player gets demotivated and scared to a point one, then two, then third recently showing a graphic picture, now this?
But I agree, reporting works.
The articles don't seem to be aimed at informing players that this isn't normal conduct, they seem to be playing the blame game, which of course plays right into the trolls' hands.
Edana seems to have the idea that I ordered this disgusting attack, I have even more reason to condemn the trolls publicly as anyone else.
However, I know that by doing so, they win.
They will laugh and laugh until they can laugh no more.
This whole scandal is designed to cause havok, and it has succeeded in that, no amount of adult hattery will fix that.
However, enough report button clicking will.
At least we saw eye to eye. It was a bad Sunday.
Tell me about it.
Here I was looking forward to watching your election campaign and then this comes along to sink it into disrepute...
I highly doubt this will change the way anyone interacts with the individuals involved.
I know Kolshire, but it had to be said nonetheless.
People feeding the trolls' amusement isn't going to help things one little bit.
Agreed.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke.
@dan u seem to be oppessed with 14 year olds.
Anything you want to tell us ...?
^ We don't want your call of duty quotes here, kid.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. "
Except in this case, doing something actually leads to the triumph of evil, because evil's objective is to get you to do something.
'In fact, they posted it deliberately to stir up every commentator willing to take the bait.'
That would appear to include yourself 😉
Reported 😃 don't bother deleting, I sent a nice picture in too 🙂
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But i like to feed the trolls.
inb4 its like feeding lions at the zoo
I am a zoo keeper IRL
Brian, you and I have talked, and I apologize for venting my frustration on you. I have explained where I was coming from. And after our conversation, I think we both have a better undestanding of each other.
I don't think you had something to do with it, I was more fruatrated with your inaction. I now understand why you chose not to respond.
I want to reiterate his statement. Hit the report button. That is the one way we can have a real effect.