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This kind of ties in with pg's essay on amateurs. aside: pretty funny how dhh marks trolls in his comments - a dunce hat with 'troll' written on it. Ouch.

• ashu 18y ago
  Heh, that's very clever. Although one wonders if the trolls feel like they have been vindicated in some way (by being able to draw attention!)
  • LogicHoleFlaw 18y ago
    I rather like the "disemvoweling" used over on BoingBoing. It's a good balance between just deleting trolls and giving them too much attention. The color fading used on HN is a good technique too.
    • stcredzero 18y ago
      Disemvoweling tends to pique my curiosity. I'd like to puzzle out what's said and see what they were disemvoweled for. I think the color fading is a better technique for this reason -- there's no mystery, only muting.