[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:50:19 EST
Your point is quite legitimate. It is interesting that those who object to
the pot being stirred are at the same time vigorously stirring the pot. It is
as
simple as this. If I am looking at a message that I have a response to then,
like anyone else, I respond to it. In the process of making those responses I
am bound to express my opinions. If you don't like those opinions -- and I am
using the universal you here -- then, really, honestly, think about it, that
really is just tough shit. The plain fact is that there are a lot of people in
this world whose opinions you are not going to like and if you open your mind
enough to accept that then I guarantee that you will be a lot happier. Opening
your mind may run counter to what you have been taught in church, but
churches, despite what they might say, are in the business of controlling you,
not
ensuring your personal happiness. I will also point out that even though I have
never been a believer myself I have known any number of atheists who were
former religionists and their stories are very similar. The story is always one
of
accumulating doubts and discomfort with their upbringing and that is usually
rather sad, but the part where they put their upbringing behind them and
finally break with religion is an entirely different matter. They always
describe
it as the most liberating experience in their lives and one of the most
liberating parts is that they can finally disagree with others without feeling
a self
destructive gnawing hatred inside. It still remains, though, that if you have
not had that liberating experience and it upsets you so much to hear an
opinion that is different from your own you can minimize exposure to those
opinions
by not denigrating them and thereby provoking the person with the different
opinion to respond to you.
table with 2 columns and 6 rows
Subj:
[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
Date:
1/23/2009 6:09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:
dhubb100@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-to:
bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To:
bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent from the Internet
(Details)
table end
I'mnew to thislist but it seems to me that if people don't react the pot in
effect hasn't been stired. And, this really doesn't help any of us who need
help or want to discuss Bookshare right?
-Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:18 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> It is interesting, isn't it? Most discussion lists get a person who
> trolls, sooner or later. Usually the list manager puts a troll on
> moderate so that they don't get the opportunity to constantly stir up the
> pot. Since Bookshare hasn't ever assigned an active list manager to this
> list, as far as I've ever seen, the only way left for the list members to
> handle a troll is to ignore the posts made by that individual every time
> they begin trolling. smile.
>
> Judy s.
>
> Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
>> Thanks, Judy. That's really interesting. I'd never
>> heard that term before.
>> smile
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> --- "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Cindy, Sharon and Patti, Roger is trolling every
>>> time someone posts regarding Christianity, and has done so since
>>> he came on the list.
>>>
>>> If you're not familiar with the term "troll" or
>>> "internet troll," here's a definition from Wikipedia:
>>>
>>> "An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet
>>> slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or
>>> off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online
>>> discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking
>>> other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt
>>> normal on-topic discussion"
>>>
>>> The best way to handle trolling (again I'll quote
>>> from Wikipedia, as they put it well) is simple: "Do not feed the
>>> troll." You'll find that abbreviated as "D-N-F-T" or "D-F-T-T" in
>>> Internet slang.
>>>
>>> Put simply: you'll drive yourself crazy by getting
>>> sucked into a discussion with someone who is trolling. Consider
>>> just ignoring a troll's posts when he or she is trolling. Provoking a
>>> response is what a troll enjoys. Roger himself has posted
>>> here that he loves to stir things up just for the fun he gets out
>>> of it. grin.
>>>
>>> Judy s.
>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
>>>
>>> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the
>>> Subject line. To get a list of available commands,
>>> put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
>> AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm
>> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
>>
>> A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
>> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
>> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
>>
>>
>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
>> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a
>> list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject
>> line.
>>
>>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list
> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>
>
To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of
available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
**************
A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy
steps!
(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De
cemailfooterNO62)
Other related posts:
