The ability to be an anonymous troll has enabled the microminds that inhabit trollspace. The loss of accountability did it. Since the first days of the web this

The ability to be an anonymous troll has enabled the microminds that inhabit trollspace. The loss of accountability did it. Since the first days of the web this disease has festered - look at how many people have been harmed and hounded to suicide on FB and similar. Private chat circles where all are know have the inherent ability to defeat this - I belong to a number of them. I have no wish to troll, and I do not, but if I did the admins would soon kick me out. China deals with this with strong reles on ID that limit the true anonymity that enables trolls - does it work over there? I have no direct knowledge as I am not a mamber of any. The ability to create throwaway accounts on FB will make this hard to control. I suppose they could make each person allow new contacts as well as deny offenders would work - it would add a threshing aspect and multiply traffic as these trolls created new logins, begged their way into acceptance by a person, then offended them and got the boot. I think FB thrives on the unhindered traffic, protecting people would reduce their cash flow = will not do it unless large goverment stick used - as in China. I handle it, as I learned, by total non engaging trolls. As they say:- dot not roll in the mud with pigs, you will get dirty and the pig likes it!! No offense to pigs intended,,,;)