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by th » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:45 am
The funny part is we all claim to be experts on trolls, but the same experts then proceed to feed the prospective beast beneath the bridge.
I said this to someone privately, but it bears mention publicly.
When we dumped our jobs (and in many cases, personal and professional friendships and connections associated with it) we had to find other focuses to remain "connected". We pick places like this to do that. When they're soiled, we get upset.
Understandable.
However, if you feel the guy is a troll, I believe the requisite prescription is three part: ignore, ignore, ignore.
At the other end of the dial is feed, feed, feed, followed by threaten to leave followed by leaving.
If I may halfquote ES's icon, "so sure are you what he is, ignore him then you should"...
Or in the inimitable words of Chief Wiggum..."move along, nothing to see here"...
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Nietzsche