As who? As a user you simply ignore it. No reply (and no vote) also happens to be their sore spot sometimes, but if that’s not your goal, just ignore them in a

As who? As a user you simply ignore it. No reply (and no vote) also happens to be their sore spot sometimes, but if that’s not your goal, just ignore them in a friendly manner. As a mod you should probably ask mods, not users. An obvious glimpse of it that I can think of: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20please&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=tru... Many insights there alone, what do, what not do. I guess you’re asking about the whole internet, not only small communities. Well, I’d advise to stop caring that much about what others say or fall for. It’s not under your control and should not spend too much of your attention on it. Get out of the pot and let them all boil, both trolls/etc and naive prey. Not your direct problem.