Trolls
- Thread starter Holly9937
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LMAO kas
ashdavid said:
???The spam character is luring me with cheese? Hah, I'm too quick for that trap!
Now, the mention of spam is reminding me of the Monty Python spam skit & song...great, now I'm going to have that song going through my head all night.
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i think that alot of people on boards, not just this one but most boards like to throw the word troll around to make themselves look better. but its funny because i notice that most people who point and call "troll" are actually very trollish themselves. i find a few here, no names to be mentioned, that seem to disagree with everything, that in itself could be labeled a troll. because when you disagree with someone elses post it kinda causes tension. if one person suggest something that you dont think is right well then you should keep it to yourself. some people like to play god here and go by the book a little too much. everyone here is out for the biggest tank only with the least amount of fish inhabitants, we all want whats best, but sometimes it just isnt pracical for us. dont we all want a 3,000 gallon tank? of course but who has the money and the space for that? ok we shouldnt buy fish then that will outgrow our tanks, well then the petshops shouldnt sell them either right? the average person buying fish at petco has an average tank at 20 gallons but no one can go up to them and say "oh no you cant buy that fish it gets way too big for you", its just not right, you can inform people here but let them buy what they want its their money. we all have our own opinions and we can post what we want, if its bad advice then so be it, the person reading the post will choose what they think is best or may not even listen at all. but all this bashing and troll calling is just stupid, and the person calling someone a troll is a TROLL themselves
SquirrelOsO said:
The problem is that this site is one of the best around for getting general info on fishkeeping and a lot of the members want to keep it that way. When someone sees bad advice given it is usually corrected or that person is told otherwise. Now if this bad advise was one off , I don't think there would be a problem, but with a troll there is usually a pattern of bad advise or "trolling"(you can check other peoples posts by scrolling down under their user name). The problem with what you said about the the person reading the post and letting them choose what they think is best is fundamentaly flawed, the reason being is b/c the reader is looking for oppinions about a subject that he or she does not know about, so when a troll says "this is best" , how is that person supposed to distinguish which peice of advise is correct? There are many reasons why trolls need to be called out and the reason like I just explained is probably the main one. I hope you can understand that and not take it to heart if it happens to you, b/c if you are not a troll this will become apparent with time and posts. All I can suggest is being polite with people when there are disagreements and explain why you disagree, that way you are showing a basis for your argument. Cheers.
There does seem to be a distortion between a genuine troll and someone who is just being plain silly. To me, a troll is a person who deliberately baits others until the thread finally ends up in a bomb throwing match. Then the troll goes perhaps to another forum and starts all over again. I read this thread in silent disbelief but I really don't think the poster qualifies as a troll. They were so determined to keep pirhana, no doubt to impress his friends, that every piece of advice was ignored. I was also stunned by the patience of everyone who responded.
Maybe the troll word does get thrown around loosely but nothing causes tempers to rocket more than bad info and ignoring sensible advice. It's kind of bizarre that keeping fish can cause so much passion among us.
Maybe the troll word does get thrown around loosely but nothing causes tempers to rocket more than bad info and ignoring sensible advice. It's kind of bizarre that keeping fish can cause so much passion among us.
reiverix said:
Sorry, I don't agree with you. That is blatantly a troll. After someone posted a step-by-step of setting up a tank and caring for it, he asks for a list of step-by-step instructions. People really wasted their time. He kept mentioning the size of his tank. Kept 'adding fish' to it after others died. Continued to 'do' the opposite of what everyone said.
That thread screams troll.
Lila
yup and i even suggested troll before i even posted that, well n e way i did the right thing and gave my 2 ce. . . well maybe 6 or 7 cents. i would have to agree with eveyong else, just treat trolls like a normal person and if they don't respond to your help let em be but check up on the thread once in a while to make sure the inaccurate advise is not going to harm other people or at least you might get a laugh at it, take your choice.
