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doesn't this submission seem to violate the principles that its suggesting? or is it just me?

• sp332 17y ago
  It's just you. Trolls abuse attention, which is why you should ignore them. People who feed trolls are just misguided, it's OK to talk to them.
  • noodle 17y ago
    fair enough, but would that also mean that its ok to reply to people who reply to trolls in the threads?
    • tptacek 17y ago
      Please don't; it compounds the problem. If you do, can I suggest that you say, "I'm going to delete my comment in a little while. Can you delete yours?"
• astine 17y ago
  Tptacek seems to be worried more about drawing attention to particular trolls than to trolling in general. If you comment on a troll comment, you draw attention to it and lift it up the page giving it more visibility at the expense of more useful posts. In contrast, this thread/submission doesn't give any more visibility to any particular troll, but does provide a place for meta-discussion on dealing with them.