This is also from curezone:
Sometimes, Internet trolling is trying to spin conflicting information, is questioning in an insincere manner, flaming discussion, insulting people, turning people against each other, harassing forum members, ignoring warnings from forum moderators.( Often by a group of trolls banding together.)
Trolling is a form of harassment that can take over a discussion. Well meaning defenders can create chaos by responding to trolls. The best response is to ignore it, or to report a message to a forum moderator. CureZone moderators usually delete troll messages or block trolls. Negative emotions stirred up by trolls leak over into other discussions.
When this occurs on my threads I do my best to ignore the insults, the baits, the misquotes and the harassment and I may or may not report to admin, but usually someone does, and the worst posts get deleted and sometimes the troll gets suspended. |