Sean Lynch wrote:
The best way to make trolls go away if there is no active moderation is to ignore them, but that requires encouraging those who respond to them to avoid doing so in the future. IOW, you need leadership regardless of whether you have moderation for a community to thrive. Moreso, in the absense of moderation.
If there's no leadership ignoring trolls to make them go away still works... It just takes longer than moderating them away because they attract other trolls. But eventually it all dies down. CB radio is a classic example of a troll infested public communication environment where ignoring trolls is really the only option. -- RR "Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them"