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I'm making this post in reaction to the shocking amount of trolls on the anti-Warrior threads recently.
For those that don't know, trolling is the act of purposefully antagonizing other people on the Internet, generally on message boards.
Trolling is usually done for lulz, and in the case of a single-topic forum (such as TS), it is tolerable to a degree. However, on a general-topic forum (such as Chatter), it is unnecessary and rude because there are usually threads for and against a popular topic (such as Warriors, in this case); and if there aren't threads for both sides, they can be easily made.
Now. If the diehard Warrior fans want a troll war, I'll happily give them one. I would prefer not to, however, so I politely request that Warriors fans stay off non-Warriors threads, unless they wish to post a non-Warriors comment (e.g, "I love Terry Pratchett" on a thread about fantasy in general, rather than "I love Warriors" on a thread about fantasy in general (newsflash for those who don't know: Warriors en't fantasy, it's realistic (animal) fiction with a dash of cat-religion thrown in).
Conversely, all anti-Warrior people will stay off Warriors threads unless they have a Warriors-related comment (e.g, "I like the first six Warrior books, but I feel that Erin Hunter Jumped the Shark with the next twelve books" rather than "I love [insert other title here]" on a Warriors discussion thread).
Can we all agree to this, please? And, upon agreement, stick to it? I guess this is kind of an anti-troll treaty, of sorts. Of course, the agreement encompasses every title in BaB, not just Warriors (I just used Warriors 'cause that's the most commonly trolled title).
Yes? No?
submitted by TNÖ, age Deep Space, 15
(May 16, 2009 - 2:12 pm)
(May 16, 2009 - 2:12 pm)
Does the ignore-them-and-they'll-stop tactic ever work?
(June 11, 2009 - 3:47 pm)
No. On the internet, ignoring is really hard to convey. You can't say "I'm going to ignore you now." because, a) the Admin would zap it, and b) They really can't tell. We should send envoys (not trollers) to the Warriors threads, to kindly ask them to stop trolling. They should be "Trollclan envoy."
(June 11, 2009 - 5:45 pm)
We don't know that these trollers are Warriors people. They go anonymously, and while they troll on specifically non-Warriors threads, it doesn't mean that the Warriors are actually doing it. Probably just someone trying to make trouble.
(June 12, 2009 - 8:29 am)
So, could Admin block all posts that were like "A cat" or "Warriorsluver"?
(June 12, 2009 - 2:23 pm)
Probably true, Lena... but since they call themselves cats and us bumbling furballs, it's probably relatively safe to assume that they're Warriors, right?
(June 12, 2009 - 3:23 pm)
Yes, that is likely. All I'm saying is, don't jump to conclusions.
(June 12, 2009 - 5:13 pm)
Maybe they're just trying to get people to blame Warriors and get angry at them. I mean, if someone is rude enough to troll, don't you think they'd be rude enough to blame someone else for it? I personally think that there would be no point in putting the no-trolling thing on a Warrior thread. There are so many, what are the odds of them finding it?
(June 12, 2009 - 6:10 pm)
Well, we don't have to be ultra-negative, right?
(June 13, 2009 - 10:16 am)
No; you're right.
(June 13, 2009 - 5:11 pm)