I was gonna ask if it's still OK to say that Todd is a poopyhead, but I doan wanna push my luck
I've noticed a trend lately, a regular thread starts out OK and then by page two or three it deteriorates quickly into two or three members going back and forth with insults.
It's got to the point where a thread that goes past three pages isn't worth opening up, unless someone feels the need to jump in with a jab and then jump out.
And it's usually the same small group of folks. I've also noticed that the most active instigator tends to get others slapped but not himself.
Word to the rest: wise up. Don't let a troll drag you into a urinating match, he'll get you so fired up you do cross the line and get slapped, then he laughs at you. That's what trolls do.
It's just the internet people, it isn't worth getting aggravated over! I've watched otherwise reasonable regular guys turn into wackos because they let a troll get under their skin. It's happened to me a couple of times. Don't be that guy.
Use the ignore feature for trolls. Don't feed the troll. Don't acknowledge a troll. Don't reply to a troll.
Don't ever quote a troll, that is one of the worst things you can do. That means that everyone sees the troll's post even if he is on ignore.
Trolls don't like talking to themselves so they will go away if we ignore them and if we do that the moderators don't have to turn into day-care workers. They have enough to do without raising internet children. No offense..........