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Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls?

From sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls?
Date 2021-01-17 15:26 -0800
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <ru2h3i$9hm$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <rtb7s8$bv9$1@gioia.aioe.org> <i6igmvFq0aqU1@mid.individual.net> <MPG.3a6e2cbb2037b5ef9896e7@news.virginmedia.com>

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On 1/17/2021 3:15 AM, Jim S wrote:
> In article <i6igmvFq0aqU1@mid.individual.net>, me@privacy.invalid
> says...

<snip>

>> I don't read everything, but my first instinct when it comes to trolls
>> is not react to them. That's what I was taught. And if they're not in my
>> kill filter I yet I will create a kill filter which also kills
>> follow-ups to the troll. I use an ignore filter and my view is set to
>> not show ignored postings, so I don't even see those postings.
> 
> +1

If someone constantly responds to the trolls then I will filter them out 
as well. If it's only once or twice then I let it slide. Sometimes just 
filtering on Subject is sufficient. While it would be nice if no one 
responded to the trolls, sometimes people can't control themselves.

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Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-09 03:28 +0000
  Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Yakker <NoMail@IsGoodMail.com> - 2021-01-09 21:06 +0000
    Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-09 21:11 +0000
      Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2021-01-10 04:49 +0100
        Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? KenW                                        <ken1943@invalid.net> - 2021-01-10 06:25 -0700
          Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-10 15:58 +0000
        Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-10 13:53 +0000
    Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-09 17:37 -0800
      Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-10 13:48 +0000
  Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2021-01-17 11:09 +0100
    Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2021-01-17 11:15 +0000
      Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-17 15:26 -0800
        Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-17 22:21 -0800
          Re: Why don't the adults on this newsgroup stand up to the trolls? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-01-18 06:39 -0700

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