Raptor wrote:
AngelRho wrote:
Raptor wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Genuine classic trolling revolves around the power of influencing/manipulating other people's emotions...
Schoolyard bully stuff...
In a way, yes, but the huge difference is that with the schoolyard bully type there is no escaping them but to fight back or let them have thier way.
With internet trolls there is always the option to
not read their posts if they upset you. It's easy and it's free but some people can't seem to bring themselves to simply abstain.
I oftentimes find trolls to be amusing so I spar with them for my own entertainment. If I tire of them I just skip over thier posts the same as I'd step over a pile of dog turds. I can't get s**t on my foot if I don't step in it.
It's obvious to me that some people crave abuse but can't admit to it. Instead they blame thier shortcomings on trolls even though the troll is providing a needed service to them.
Golly what are you doing here? According to DarthMetaKnight he manipulated you into getting yourself banned.
Oh I did get a temporary ban for no specific reason, but DMK gives himself too much credit as a manipulator. Of course, by admitting to being a manipulator he has admitted to being a troll himself since manipulation is the essence of trollery.
While I'm sure the groundwork is being laid for a permanent ban, I will still be here but under a different IP address, different username, and different online personality so you won't recognize me. The groundwork for that has already been laid, too.
I don't take getting f****d lying down.
I feel you. I’ve got some hate spreading around me atm. I handle it by avoiding protected classes and reporting the haters when necessary. Trying to bully someone into violating TOS when they aren’t allowed to defend themselves is itself a violation. I won’t hesitate going to mods when that happens.
I used to feel doing that was just being a PAB, but it has become vital to my continued existence here.
The trolls can troll and
try to bully all they want, I find that amusing. What get's old with me is the mods playing favorites and it's been this way since I've been here.
They do. And mods are human and biased and make mistakes. And it seems to me most aspies on WP favor leftist ideology, and why that is isn’t really worth going into right now.
It took me a while to figure it out, but it’s all a game to them. The users, not the mods. I dunno, maybe the mods, too. I sounded off about it once and had a mod, and I’m serious when I say this, no sarcasm, gently counsel me on how to broach certain abrasive topics. Before that, I was sideswiped when a mod dropped the hammer on me more than once until I figured out someone I was debating was playing underhanded and dirty.
That’s when I started learning that it works both ways. The left on WP is not allowed to offend any more than the right. If someone says something and rules don’t allow you to defend yourself or your views, have a mod shut it down. I’m not in the habit of doing that, but I very recently had someone harass me out in the open. It would be just as wrong for me to be someone or something I’m not, and I’m not going to change my views if I’m right, and I’m not going to lie about it. So I just politely say, “I can’t discuss that, but I can discuss THIS...” and hope that’s the end of it. If not, that’s what mods are for, and I’ve never had a problem since.
16 Apr 2018, 4:55 am
