On 9/13/2013 6:27 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-09-13 6:16 PM, casa contenta wrote:
>
>>> Works for me. What also works when dealing with twits who contributing
>>> to the downfall of a group is to filter them and the people who spend
>>> too much effort responding to them. If I filter an idiot and then keep
>>> seeing their idiocy quoted in whining responses to the them, I solve the
>>> problem by filtering the idiot who keeps replying and quoting.
>>
>> The problem is, not to oversimplify things, the actions of one man are
>> not enough to overwhelm the actions of the trolls.
>
>
> Think about it. They get some sort of cheap thrill out of the reaction.
> You have a couple choices. One of them is to stop giving them the
> reaction and the attention they crave.

Killing the original idiot and ignoring them seems an adequate response.
It's not cowardice but giving the lowlife the respect they deserve. You
can always ignore them if they are quoted. There's always someone who
will read them and it is possible that the troll may have something to
say and you can change your mind about killing them but that is unlikely.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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