Guest uteng Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Sadly, feeding the trolls is a mistake I keep making, but I'll try to stop. It seems like some trolls are feeling threatened by the attention another troll is getting and they're competing. As someone pointed out, there's no point trying to rationalize with a troll or replying to the person making disruptive or rude remarks. They need attention and are just looking for responses. If there are no responses to them, they might just get bored and have to find another way to entertain themselves. Fortunately this doesn't seem to happen often, I didn't even know what a troll was until a couple days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest physiology Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Agreed. It's tough - I know, but just ignore them (UWOmalestudent and Linkinpark). Don't insult them back - the most heartbreaking thing for them is when they log back in, and the number of replies to their posts is a big ZERO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stepstofollow Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Here here. I am always surprised how often people bite. When these two respond again, just ignore -- no matter what sort of topic they post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richmond604 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 kinda tragic in a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jochi1543 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 LOL. I`m sure it`s one person, not two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PanjabiMD Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 LOL. I`m sure it`s one person, not two. I sort of think that too. Or maybe they are working together to form some sort of 'super troll' I mean, every time one of them says something, the other quickly chimes in. It is quite sad that they have nothing better to do. UWOmalestudent went from being somewhat modest to becoming what he is now. I find that quite strange. Anyways...just thought I'd give my input. PMD -DON'T FEED THE TROLLS- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arcados Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Any way one of the mods can place a temporary ban on them? I realize this is a community open to all, but not only are they (or him/her) not contributing, they are a detriment to the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wattyjl Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 problem is they can easily make new names (i also think it's one guy, with at least 3 or 4 log-in's; i also think they have little-to-no interest in actually going into med). the only way to extinguish them is to: a) never reply to their posts no matter how inflammatory they are any time the mod's see a post by one of them, edit it to contain nothing. or, since they have the power to move and i assume remove entire threads, when they start a thread, remove it. that would be a lot of work for the moderators though so a) is probably the best we can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stepstofollow Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Punjabi -- I read your post and laughed out loud. V. funny> "supertroll" :rollin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Yes, the problem with banning trolls are: a) they often come back anyway with a new name if you ban the IP address there's a chance they're posting from a public terminal and then you ban that terminal (ie banning the entire U of T library system!) c) sometimes banning them just feeds their ego Better to ignore, but banning is an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOmalestudent Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I am insulted that you call me a troll. I assure you, all my posts are to increase the learning and knowledge of all my fellow pre-medical colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Don't like troll, eh? I can think of some other things to call 'em. . . :rollin But really, Linkinpark/UWOmalestudent/cod/whatever is best ignored. (apologies for this feeding session) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CalicoKal Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 is there any way that some of the very combative and offensive threads they/he/she have started can be deleted? While it may feed into their/his/her/its ego, I worry that someone who has never been to the site before will come read it and get the wrong idea about the culture and environment of this board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Excellent point. . . we're working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOmalestudent Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 OH NO. UWOMED2005 is coming after me. I am shaking in my gay boots. UWOMED2005, are you Chinese or Indian? If so, gtfo of my country and go back and pick rice. You don't belong here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s sadry Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 its kind of disappointing. i really found these forums useful initially...now these "trolls" make these threads lose all accountability, especially when their comments influence younger students who may take their words very seriously. comments like "this country doesnt' need more immigrant doctors" etc....that isn't even worth responding to. i completely agree. stop feeding the trolls..they are feeding themselves right now, and even then, that will grow tiresome for them at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 lol :lol I'm about as white as white bread. . . the only thing non-european in me is a bit of South African. White South African. The funny thing is even with my United Empire Loyalist and French Canadian Background, I can't really claim to be "native" to Canada as even those family roots date back only to the 1600s and 1700s. It won't be that long before the descendents of those East Asian and East Indian have roots as far as mine. In reality, some of them already have roots more established than some of my ancestors who came to Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries! Personally, I've always considered my Swedish and German roots as Canadian as my English, Scot and French - that's just the way Canada is. But one time bigots might have answered differently (there is a reason the spelling of my last name was changed!) We're all relative newcomers to Canada. Unless you're Native Canadian.* I'm not going to ask if you're first nations - for risk of offending our native peoples! I know not to feed the trolls but sometimes it's such fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOmalestudent Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ LOL. Dude, you suck at life. Deal with it. In 10 years, I will be your boss fag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mephistopheles0003 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 you might think you're being funny but what you're doing is jeopardizing your future. you are not in medical school and some of us, who are in medical school, know who you are. be careful, little sapling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iownhonda Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 "Dude you suck at life???" LOLOL Punk A** F*ck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOmalestudent Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ WHO AM I? I am a male student who goes to UWO as my name says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimmyMax Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hey, I'd love to see UWOMalestudent and UWOMED2005 go one on one on the lawn outside of University College- I'll bet any money that UWOMED2005 doesn't come out of that second best! Timmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arcados Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ Instead, I'd like to see that arranged, and instead of a fight coming to meet him, hundreds of cameras capture his picture and ban him from medical schools in Canada. Bit much? Maybe. But it would be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOmalestudent Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ I am standing there as we speak Timmy. I am waiting for UWOMED to come so I can f*ck him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimmyMax Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Yeah, that would be funny, Arcados- UWOfemalestudent gets f*cked up AND banned from all the medical schools from Canada- I'd definitely tune in for that one! :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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