Comments on: Party of Trolls http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:16:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: wickedpissah http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566729 wickedpissah Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:39:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566729 <p>The thing is, there is a technique for beating down trolls without simply giving up and hoping they will go away.</p> <p>Most would-be trolls in fact care about something deeply, and their trolling is no more than grade school insults.</p> <p>Responding to a troll with true insouciance can work. They’re needling for a sore spot. Ignore that and counter-attack their unspoken premises - very often they’ll reply and lose their cool. Then you win.</p> <p>I’ve cause many a troll to verbally stomp out of the room.</p> <p>Even the true nihilists among trolls will get bored and leave if you respond to their every attack.</p> <p>The best trolls are hard to emulate, however - they just casually drop something that looks innocent but gets an inflamed response and de-rails the whole discussion. Those ones you have to ignore.</p> <p>But trolls who are just third-rate ideologues repeating something they heard on Rush - they’re bullies, and standing up to them does work, if you’re willing to have a bit of a dragon’s hide.</p> The thing is, there is a technique for beating down trolls without simply giving up and hoping they will go away.

Most would-be trolls in fact care about something deeply, and their trolling is no more than grade school insults.

Responding to a troll with true insouciance can work. They’re needling for a sore spot. Ignore that and counter-attack their unspoken premises – very often they’ll reply and lose their cool. Then you win.

I’ve cause many a troll to verbally stomp out of the room.

Even the true nihilists among trolls will get bored and leave if you respond to their every attack.

The best trolls are hard to emulate, however – they just casually drop something that looks innocent but gets an inflamed response and de-rails the whole discussion. Those ones you have to ignore.

But trolls who are just third-rate ideologues repeating something they heard on Rush – they’re bullies, and standing up to them does work, if you’re willing to have a bit of a dragon’s hide.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566293 selise Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:52:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566293 <p>lol. nite dw,</p> lol. nite dw,

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566283 selise Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:35:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566283 <p>I’m shocked, shocked! *g*</p> I’m shocked, shocked! *g*

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566282 DWBartoo Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:34:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566282 <p>Elizabeth Cady Stanton!</p> <p>Any woman in politics.</p> <p>Okay, if I can define ‘in’ as ‘involved in’, then I nominate …</p> <p>selise!!!</p> <p>And all the foul-mouthed fem bloggers at FDL!</p> <p>Hey! I like this ‘exercise’.</p> Elizabeth Cady Stanton!

Any woman in politics.

Okay, if I can define ‘in’ as ‘involved in’, then I nominate …

selise!!!

And all the foul-mouthed fem bloggers at FDL!

Hey! I like this ‘exercise’.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566277 DWBartoo Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:30:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566277 <p>Aw, that’s not fair, ‘cuz I’d have to bet against myself.</p> <p>Nancy Pelosi, whom we all hoped would be a good role model for politicians of BOTH sexes, is, and I just know this will surprize you … are you sitting down …? Pelosi is not on my list.</p> <p>;~D</p> Aw, that’s not fair, ‘cuz I’d have to bet against myself.

Nancy Pelosi, whom we all hoped would be a good role model for politicians of BOTH sexes, is, and I just know this will surprize you … are you sitting down …? Pelosi is not on my list.

;~D

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566271 selise Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:26:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566271 <p>maxine waters!</p> maxine waters!

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566269 selise Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:24:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566269 <p>any woman in politics who you think makes a good role model. and i bet you a nickel that our current speaker would not be on your list.</p> any woman in politics who you think makes a good role model. and i bet you a nickel that our current speaker would not be on your list.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566267 selise Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:23:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566267 <p>richards was great - and would love to see edwards someday be a gov, or senator or president.</p> richards was great – and would love to see edwards someday be a gov, or senator or president.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566264 DWBartoo Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:22:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566264 <p>How far ‘back’ do you want to go, selise?</p> <p>Hatshepsut!</p> <p>To the dawn of ‘civilisation’?</p> <p>The unknown women who invented agriculture!</p> How far ‘back’ do you want to go, selise?

Hatshepsut!

To the dawn of ‘civilisation’?

The unknown women who invented agriculture!

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566263 tw3k Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:21:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/02/party-of-trolls/#comment-1566263 <p>Linda Sánchez!</p> Linda Sánchez!

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