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Sorry there, that was so obvious but I was so upset at the same time. I should have flagged it and walked away. Not sure if they are pure trolls though. You ca
by rq1 5y ago
Sorry there, that was so obvious but I was so upset at the same time. I should have flagged it and walked away.
Not sure if they are pure trolls though. You can sometimes hear the same discourse IRL. I can’t stand them.
- dang 5y agoI agree, the word troll isn't that helpful here. But I think it deserves to survive in the phrase 'don't feed the trolls' since that is the wisest thing the internet ever said. It would be interesting to know the origin, actually—I wonder if anyone has traced it.
- jcolman 5y agoFWIW, I asked about this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29778358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29778358 There’s a link in the comments to this 2005 verion of the net.abuse FAQ, which references “Do not feed the trolls”: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq/troll-faq/ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq/troll-faq/ reply