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July 26th 2011, 03:11 PM
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I like TMNT, so I take that as a compliment.

No, but seriously. Half of my posts you included in there are just jokes. One to pop on my mind is "stop being an asswipe". All the spamming here has obviously taken the understanding of humor out of the people. TDN used to be full of sarcastic and spikey remarks like that. Not anymore.

But you calling me one of the more worthless people on this site is something I am not going to tolerate. Why do you think I'm a worthless Dinker? I've contributed more than anyone else in the past 5 years of when I joined. Some things good, some things bad, I'd say pretty equally. Only reason I may seem worthless, is because whenever I try to tell people something people do not listen to me. Be it how sensible. People should listen to me now, because I am about to break something down for you...

Ignoring will NOT, absolutely NOT help with trolls. You all think trolls act like small children, like babies, that ignoring them will stop them. Then there are those who think posting against them will stop them (I'm one of those). Neither of these tactics work. If people post against them, they will like it, cause they get attention. If people ignore them, they will like it, because they notice they have quieted the place down and have made an impact. Both of these result in them spamming more. Trolls won't be stopped by other people, only they can stop themselves. Time will stop them. They will get bored of it or/and mature up. They will stop eventually, we'll have another few months of silence, until a new troll pops up. That's the cycle of Internet.

Really Tal, I summed it up in the other thread. Just like I did in this one. Just with other words.