I'm one who left rec.woodworking simply because of the incessant responding
by regulars to inflamatory posts. The problem there was the constant
changing of topics by both regulars and the trolls required me to start
blocking people and that included regulars. It was the only to manage the
huge volume there and the result was a ridiculously huge kill file that
didn't allow much to download making visiting there a waste. Here it isn't
so bad so I simply ignore threads and block the troll and worst offenders of
the regulars. Works OK but I see our troll decided to modify his address
just slightly so one of his posts just came through. Block sender and he's
back into oblivion again until he changes it again.

But as I've said before, if we just ignored trolls and hit block sender they
would disappear. We don't see him until one of our regulars has to respond.
But if they would not do so, the troll quickly figures out that it's no fun
to go scream at people if they don't scream back at you.

I am not scandalized by much of anything. I get annoyed by the constant
arguing with the trolls. What bothers me gets ignored until it becomes
annoying and then I filter if it continues to show up. Then the regulars
make the kill file too. And when it gets too quiet around here like it did
with rec.woodworking, I unsubscribe and go on. Like I have also said
before, 99% of the problem with trolls is not the troll but the outraged
regulars who can't shut up and clog things up worse than the troll giving
him the great satisfaction of knowing he has succeedied in his goal. And
it's these regulars who run people off.


"Arch" wrote in message
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Rcw seems to be going through another cycle of obnoxious outside
interference from sprayed ng threads, vulgar posts, and inappropriate
advertisements. They are always with a ng, but this is no more reason to
get upset and leave rcw than to get upset and leave my hometown because
of the local media's incessant repetition of local crime. Far too many
good people for me to leave either.

These aggravations aren't very well camouflaged and are generally easy
to avoid until the cycle changes. As easy to avoid as the pop-ups,
flashing ads, and multiple departments on other forums. That is if I
truly want to avoid them. If I read these obvious threads to satisfy my
curiosity or get some sort of satisfaction, I shouldn't be, or pretend
to be, scandalized by the content. At least, that's the way I see it.
What's your view?


Turn to Safety, Arch
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