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Show HN: Wall of Trolls - Naming and shaming trolls

2 points by apu 16y ago

Recently, it feels like there has been a sharp rise in the amount of trolling of new startups/products -- comments dismissing them as stupid or pointless or "just a feature," etc. So over the weekend, I whipped up walloftrolls.com, to name and shame trolls a bit. You can submit troll comments from HN and also vote on other comments posted there. If there's a lot of demand, I can add other sites too. Leave me comments below or by email (linked from the site).

apu 16y ago
Clicky: http://walloftrolls.com http://walloftrolls.com
- notyourwork 16y ago
  Something about that page makes me feel like the domain should contain geocities. I venture to say it has to do with the winkled paper effect along with the blue carper background. Aside from the look/feel I like the idea.
Khao 16y ago
I don't think it's useful to waste time with trolls on this site. Instead of trying to find / pursue trolls, I prefer writing constructive comments. Focus on the positive side instead of fighting against the negative side, your efforts will be more valuable.
mindcrime 16y ago
Most of those comments don't strike me as trolling at all. Just because something is negative or dismissive doesn't mean it's "troll." Sometimes it's constructive criticism, or a valid point about the likelihood of the idea being successful. Are we all so thin-skinned here that we expect - and can handle - nothing but praise, compliments and accolades for our efforts; no matter how ill-conceived they may be? Personally, if I launch a dumb startup and announce it here, I want people to say "that's f%!#ng braindead." One of two things should happen: I realize that "they" are right, shut it down, and move onto something more profitable, OR I take the criticism as a challenge, buckle down and work that much harder, and have that much more of a chance of being successful.
brk 16y ago
Two questions: 1) Why would I go to that site? Just to see who is supposedly trolling" What is the value-add to me as a user, other than drive-by gawking? 2) Several of the comments I saw there did not seem "trollish", but were just legitimate questions about the viability or application of some projects. Not every comment is going to be unicorns and rainbows. I have seen some comments on HN that are unjustly harsh, but every criticism or negative comment is also not a "troll". The real legitimate trolls seem to get dealt with via downvotes, and I can't say that I've noticed a strong trend of any one user being an ongoing ass.
iwwr 16y ago
Isn't it completely counter-productive to feed a troll? BTW, your project looks so... web 1.0-y. Please upgrade to year 2000 design practices. That didn't work? OK, Geocities called, they want their website back :p Edit: "Error: Can't handle this url!" Apparently, submitting stories (such as this) is not possible.

2 points by apu 16y ago

apu 16y ago

Clicky: http://walloftrolls.com http://walloftrolls.com

notyourwork 16y ago
Something about that page makes me feel like the domain should contain geocities. I venture to say it has to do with the winkled paper effect along with the blue carper background. Aside from the look/feel I like the idea.

Khao 16y ago

I don't think it's useful to waste time with trolls on this site. Instead of trying to find / pursue trolls, I prefer writing constructive comments. Focus on the positive side instead of fighting against the negative side, your efforts will be more valuable.

mindcrime 16y ago

Most of those comments don't strike me as trolling at all. Just because something is negative or dismissive doesn't mean it's "troll." Sometimes it's constructive criticism, or a valid point about the likelihood of the idea being successful. Are we all so thin-skinned here that we expect - and can handle - nothing but praise, compliments and accolades for our efforts; no matter how ill-conceived they may be? Personally, if I launch a dumb startup and announce it here, I want people to say "that's f%!#ng braindead." One of two things should happen: I realize that "they" are right, shut it down, and move onto something more profitable, OR I take the criticism as a challenge, buckle down and work that much harder, and have that much more of a chance of being successful.

brk 16y ago

Two questions: 1) Why would I go to that site? Just to see who is supposedly trolling" What is the value-add to me as a user, other than drive-by gawking? 2) Several of the comments I saw there did not seem "trollish", but were just legitimate questions about the viability or application of some projects. Not every comment is going to be unicorns and rainbows. I have seen some comments on HN that are unjustly harsh, but every criticism or negative comment is also not a "troll". The real legitimate trolls seem to get dealt with via downvotes, and I can't say that I've noticed a strong trend of any one user being an ongoing ass.

iwwr 16y ago

Isn't it completely counter-productive to feed a troll? BTW, your project looks so... web 1.0-y. Please upgrade to year 2000 design practices. That didn't work? OK, Geocities called, they want their website back :p Edit: "Error: Can't handle this url!" Apparently, submitting stories (such as this) is not possible.