Let's play Whack-A-Troll

[me03w at riseup.net]

On 2016-12-12 18:00, Razer wrote:
> On 12/12/2016 09:18 AM, me03w at riseup.net wrote:
> What works like a charm on radio (CB/Ham) works on the internet. Not
> replying to inflammatory posts period no matter the email address is
> more functional than simply ignoring email addresses and nicks, which
> are subject to change.

    I agree.

> That's the way it works on the radio.

    Interesting.

> You don't
> care what handle 'the jerk' is using, you just ignore 'the jerk'.

    Yes.

> Eventually they shut up. Even if they lurk.

    That would be a pleasant outcome. Perhaps radio is more personal?

> Admittedly I'm a violator of that rule of shunning trolls occasionally,
> but I subscribe to this list because of my interest in Cybersecurity 
> for
> individuals, any individual anywhere, and some parties, EVEN THOUGH 
> THEY
> SEEM TO HAVE the technical skills, are using this list as a 'litterbox'
> to 'shit' in.

    Litterbox. Exactly.

> I believe it's intentional and targeted because it seemed
> to begin in earnest after most people on the list essentially supported
> @ioerror when he was institutionally slandered by a few individuals at
> TorProject. There's an agenda behind the people posting crap here... 
> and
> it's not related to the crap they post.

    I had not noticed the correlation. Of course, that doesn't prove 
causation, but it is something to keep in mind.

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