Thread: Please explain "trolling" problem

rohanaka wrote: Wow. I had no idea I was such a rabble rouser. Thanks for putting me in my place. You posted a long fussing lecture to me, and I wanted to give you my response. If you don't want my opinion, then don't lecture to me.

My dear Mr. Dobbs, it was never my intenet to lecture you or anyone else here, but merely to respectfully express my own opinion (which you and everyone else on here are are certainly entitled to do as well). So if you read my post in any other way, then please accept my most humble apology as the claims you make were not my intent. And please do not feel obligated to respond to this as I see no point in going on and on and on. To free you...

ChipHeartsMovies wrote: I am have been crazed with work lately and not in our dysfunctional TCM neighborhood. Back for a bit tonight. CineMaven, my dear, dear friend, focus on the Challenge and exit this endless mess. Your energy is FAR better spent luring both new players and the notable past winners who don't always participate (and you kids know who you are). And we are ready to play! Chip, I can't answer for CineMaven, and you...

So, from the point of view of the Web Staff, I think there might be some reason to question the need for additional rules, when so many of the people who have been here for years regularly violate existing rules. A few years back we had a sticky called "Rules of Etiquette" that was easy to understand and on the main page of the forum so that everyone could refer to it when in doubt about the rules. That sticky disappeared in one of...

Lynn, None of the suggestions you make seem "draconian" to me, although I think the one about "flooding" should definitely apply to groups, and not only individuals. There are certainly threads that sometimes go completely off-topic, and are sometimes full of rather inane posts, sometimes discussing things that have little or nothing to do with the thread topic (or even with classic movies), and sometimes it may appear...

Your mail box may have been spared, Dobbsy, but your long-time neighbors' mail boxes have not been. It's not one person, it's not two people, it's not five, it's close to twenty who have issued complaints against one member. May I ask you a question? If you knew some people had you on "Ignore" and didn't wish to speak with you, would you continue to post around them the most? What would be your purprose...

Oh, pshaw Patful. - from a soon-to-be-deleted post I know, but responding in a serious manner is just playing into his/her hands, and will just result in more edited/deleted posts and more anger. Just what he/she wants, no?

Didn't you ever read "No Exit"?? I hear you, Chip.

How do you all feel about trolling can be a crime punishable by doing jail time. I've seen a couple of sites pondering this question. One is http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090505/1244544756.shtml What exactly is the law today on the subject. Would it help us here at TCM? According to Bloggerblog.com it is a crime. Has it been struck down since it was introduced in 2006? I know putting a troll in jail might put a damper on his or her...

To answer EllaIsGood's original post, the troll that has purposely harassed certain members on this board does so by constantly looking to post around these members and constantly looking to bury the posts of these members. This troll is fully aware of certain members being upset at them and having them on "Ignore," yet they continue to harass them. This begs the question, why? Why would someone wish to be around those who...