kmw opened this issue on May 02, 2005 ยท 29 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 10:55 AM
enforcement efforts directed at the trolls as individuals would be more effective....
Not a bad idea -- but they'd need to have a 24/7 moderator staff in an OT-type forum to do this. And that was one of their reasons for shutting down the Den.
hence the infamous "bannings"
From the staff's point of view, it's easier for them this way.
Fewer heated threads = less need to ban people.
It's the path of least resistance.
trolls as individuals
Here's where another problem comes in........
One person's 'troll' is somebody else's 'passionate advocate'. Or 'staunch defender'. Or 'freedom fighter'.
Once again: the path of least resistance.
This way, they don't have to pick and choose over who is a 'troll', and who isn't.
In addition to which:
The term 'troll' occasionally gets wrongly applied to individuals who are a little too good at making their point.
If you can't beat 'em, then call 'em a troll.
An actual 'troll' cares nothing about the things that they are saying. They just make themselves inflammatory in order to get a reaction out of others.