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TROLLS

January 5, 2000

>This is a repost of an older message (24 Sep 1999).
>I hope that it will be of
>use in a group where so many people (or so few
>people, but posting a lot) are concerned with
>trolls. It gives a background for statistics
>on harmfulness of trolls.
>
>Just take all the posts by the troll, check
>out the criteria below and sum up the points.
>
>I saw this on another newsgroup, and I thought I'd pass it along.
>
>> International Trolling Association
>> Paris, France
>>
>> August 29, 1999
>>
>> For immediate release:
>>
>> The new Trolling Point System for Trolls has been approved by the
>> Central Troll Committee for Troll Standards and Procedures. The new
>> TROLL POINT SYSTEM (TPS) will take effect on September 1, 1999.
>>
>>
>>   10 points  Killfile: Being Killfiled is the highest honor and
>>              the most points a Troll can achieve. It represents
>>              complete victory and indicates that the Troll has
>>              performed on a MASTER TROLL level.
>>
>>   9 points  Complaint to Trolls ISP: While not as good as being
>>              killfiled, a complaint to a Trolls ISP indicates that
>>              once again the TROLL has struck hard and deep.
>>
>>   8 points  Death Threat: Another indication of a Master Troll at
>>              Work. The death threat is firm proof that the Troll
>>              has cut to the bone and left his victim (the fish)
>>              floundering and gasping for air.
>>
>>   7 points  Personal Verbal Attack: A personal verbal attack on a
>>              Troll in response to a trolling post indicates that the
>>              Troll has riled and disturbed the fish in question.
>>
>>   6 points  Plea to Ignore Troll: A Plea from a Forum Group member
>>              to other group regulars to ignore the Troll in question
>>              is a sure sign that the Troll is doing his/her sport with
>>              proficiency.
>>
>>   5 points  Killfile response: When a poster who has claimed to have
>>              KILLFILED a particular Troll, then responds to another Post
>>              by the Troll in question, rates a solid 5 points for the
>>              Trolls ability to snag a hypocritical fish.
>>
>>   4 points  Logical response: A person who responds to a Troll trying
>>              to use logic and reason to rebut a Troll is worth 4 points
>>              for such stupidity as to think a Troll cares about what
>>              they have to say.
>>
>>   3 points  10+ individual responses: When a post by a Troll gets at
>>              least 10 responses from 10 different individuals.
>>
>>   2 points  Positive response: If a Troll gets a positive response such
>>              as ROFLOL: LOL: Great Post, etc.
>>
>>   1 point  Any type of response at all.
>>
>>
>>   Remember that everything in this universe has a purpose as ordained
>>   by the greatness and genius of God, this includes Trolls. Praise
>>   the Lord GOD today by responding to a Troll.
>
> People won't care how much you know
>             unless
>   they know how much you care.


LOL... this is wonderfully creative and dead-on accurate from my experience on the net...

I hope everyone can see the humor in this... and the accuracy... I suppose true trolls, that is those too hostile to have a sense of humour or sense of perspective (or trolls in denial) will be upset by this... but no one enjoys being exposed... how many points for a troll so incredible or incredulous they are easy to ignore?... zero, I suppose... but what about trolls that inspire poetry?...

How To Neuter A Troll, by Henry Gibson

the world is full of positive
the world is full of negative
I'll focus on the positive
and just ignore the negative

unless it has validity
and then we'll call an ISP
to report the validity
of the troll's veracity

I'm sure a legit ISP
would test the troll's veracity
and question the validity
of the trolls sincerity

their arrogance is mockery
of your hearts sincerity
that you can't independently
assess the truth in what you see

for what's the audacity
of trolls that troll incessantly
or trolls that troll trolls hatefully
until their hate is all they see

what could be the remedy
for trolls that troll obsessively
what could be the misery
of trolls that troll irrationally

this is one remedy for me
to laugh at trolls impotency
as they troll on so endlessly
I forget they are there, you see

I view most trolls humorously
for trolls are powerless to me
ignore, delete, killfile, you see
trolls are neutered that easily

How To Neuter A Troll, by Henry Gibson

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