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OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
In message
Chippy wrote:
> James Christie wrote:
>
> > In message ,
> > Chippy writes
> > >Further posting of this or similarly offensive material may result in
> > >severe disruption to the group.
> > >
> >
> > Would you care to elaborate on that?
> > Will the Usenet Gestapo rise from their slumbers and come after us all?
>
> No, but a number of usernames will flood the group with large messages.
>
And that would help how, exactly?
Regards,
Sid
Date:1 Sep 2005 07:37:07 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
unopened@mail.com wrote:
> And that would help how, exactly?
Posting offensive ASCI art, and making unjust allegations of trolling
need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
disrupted.
Date:1 Sep 2005 07:51:24 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
Chippy wrote:
> unopened@mail.com wrote:
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> > And that would help how, exactly?
>
> Posting offensive ASCI art, and making unjust allegations of trolling
> need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
> disrupted.
It might be a good idea to stop...
and review...
just where we are before the red mist descends and retribution is meted
out.
In response to some of your posts, someone decided to post the
admonition not to feed the trolls. One possible reason for this (among
many) is that whoever it was thought you were trolling. Whether you
were or not is beside the point. Apparently somebody *thought* you
were. It's worthwhile, maybe, reviewing the style and content of your
posts and possibly thinking about altering them slightly so that other
readers don't get the impression, mistaken or otherwise, that you are
trolling. Mark you, this is free, unrequested advice, so it's worth as
much as you paid for it, and you are completely free to ignore it.
Threatening to make the group unusable for its readers isn't really
constructive. If someone is maliciously teasing you, they will have
got what they wanted, and a lot of other people will have had their
enjoyment of this group diminished. Usually, the best way of dealing
with disruptive posters is to ignore them. They generally, eventually,
go away. Again, this is free, unrequested advice, so it's worth as much
as you paid for it, and you are completely free to ignore it.
To try and be slightly on-topic, what if someone claims a person to be
fare-dodging, what is the best response by the putative fare-dodger?
Would it be to claim loudly that one is not a fare-dodger, and if the
allegation is repeated, the rail journey will be a misery for everyone
else? Or can you suggest a better way of handling it?
Regards,
Sid
Date:1 Sep 2005 08:17:00 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
In message ,
Chippy writes
>unopened@mail.com wrote:
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>> And that would help how, exactly?
>
>Posting offensive ASCI art, and making unjust allegations of trolling
>need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
>disrupted.
>
And how on earth do you counter it? If it bothers you that much, simply
Killfile him.
I still can't see the point of your post.
--
Regards,
James Christie
"Luck is my middle name," he said, indistinctly.
"Mind you, my first name is Bad."
Date:Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:12:11 +0100
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
"Chippy" wrote:
> Posting offensive ASCI art, and making unjust allegations of trolling
> need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
> disrupted.
/| /| _____________________
||__|| | |
/ O O\__ | PLEASE DO NOT |
/ \ | FEED THE TROLLS |
/ \ \|_____________________|
/ _ \ \ ||
/ |\____\ \ ||
/ | | | |\____/ ||
/ \|_|_|/ | _||
/ / \ |____| ||
/ | | | --|
| | | |____ --|
* _ | |_|_|_| | \-/
*-- _--\ _ \ | ||
/ _ \\ | / `
* / \_ /- | | |
* ___ C_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________
-=-
This message was sent via two or more anonymous remailing services.
Date:1 Sep 2005 16:26:36 -0000
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
"Chippy" wrote:
> Posting offensive ASCI art, and making unjust allegations of trolling
> need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
> disrupted.
/| /| _____________________
||__|| | |
/ O O\__ | PLEASE DO NOT |
/ \ | FEED THE TROLLS |
/ \ \|_____________________|
/ _ \ \ ||
/ |\____\ \ ||
/ | | | |\____/ ||
/ \|_|_|/ | _||
/ / \ |____| ||
/ | | | --|
| | | |____ --|
* _ | |_|_|_| | \-/
*-- _--\ _ \ | ||
/ _ \\ | / `
* / \_ /- | | |
* ___ C_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________
Date:Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:20:03 +0200 (CEST)
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
unopened@mail.com wrote:
> Chippy wrote:
> To try and be slightly on-topic, what if someone claims a person to be
> fare-dodging, what is the best response by the putative fare-dodger?
> Would it be to claim loudly that one is not a fare-dodger, and if the
> allegation is repeated, the rail journey will be a misery for everyone
> else? Or can you suggest a better way of handling it?
In the real world (for want of a better term) one has a broader, and
different, range of options.
Date:1 Sep 2005 10:29:37 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
> Posting offensive ASCI art,
> and making unjust allegations of trolling
Some people think you have been trolling.
> need to be countered. If it happens repeatedly, the group will be
> disrupted.
Do you mean (1) that the offensive art and allegations will disrupt
the group, or (2) that you will disrupt the group to get even?
If (1), you might be right.
If (2), you're threatening to throw a tantrum that will confirm the
allegations.
Date:1 Sep 2005 17:46:34 -0000
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
Chippy wrote:
> unopened@mail.com wrote:
>
> > Chippy wrote:
>
> > To try and be slightly on-topic, what if someone claims a person to be
> > fare-dodging, what is the best response by the putative fare-dodger?
> > Would it be to claim loudly that one is not a fare-dodger, and if the
> > allegation is repeated, the rail journey will be a misery for everyone
> > else? Or can you suggest a better way of handling it?
>
> In the real world (for want of a better term) one has a broader, and
> different, range of options.
*plonk!*
Date:1 Sep 2005 13:12:23 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
unopened@mail.com wrote:
> *plonk!*
Ooh! A plonker.
Date:1 Sep 2005 13:22:13 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
James Christie wrote:
> And how on earth do you counter it?
Another means of countering the stupidity of the idiotic troll brigade
has now sprung to mind. Take a look at uk.transport.london - that
group has been absolutely inundated by the most offensive, barmy,
racist postings that you could imagine.
And all caused by a couple of cross posts...
Date:2 Sep 2005 08:40:57 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
"Chippy" wrote:
> Another means of countering the stupidity of the idiotic troll brigade
> has now sprung to mind. Take a look at uk.transport.london - that
> group has been absolutely inundated by the most offensive, barmy,
> racist postings that you could imagine.
> And all caused by a couple of cross posts...
/| /| _____________________
||__|| | |
/ O O\__ | PLEASE DO NOT |
/ \ | FEED THE TROLLS |
/ \ \|_____________________|
/ _ \ \ ||
/ |\____\ \ ||
/ | | | |\____/ ||
/ \|_|_|/ | _||
/ / \ |____| ||
/ | | | --|
| | | |____ --|
* _ | |_|_|_| | \-/
*-- _--\ _ \ | ||
/ _ \\ | / `
* / \_ /- | | |
* ___ C_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________
Date:3 Sep 2005 18:20:01 -0000
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lcs Mixmaster Remailer wrote:
> /| /| _____________________
> ||__|| | |
> / O O\__ | PLEASE DO NOT |
> / \ | FEED THE TROLLS |
> / \ \|_____________________|
> / _ \ \ ||
> / |\____\ \ ||
> / | | | |\____/ ||
> / \|_|_|/ | _||
> / / \ |____| ||
> / | | | --|
> | | | |____ --|
> * _ | |_|_|_| | \-/
> *-- _--\ _ \ | ||
> / _ \\ | / `
> * / \_ /- | | |
> * ___ C_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________
Time for some crossposting, I think...
Date:3 Sep 2005 11:28:05 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
"Chippy" wrote:
> Another means of countering the stupidity of the idiotic troll brigade
> has now sprung to mind. Take a look at uk.transport.london - that
> group has been absolutely inundated by the most offensive, barmy,
> racist postings that you could imagine.
> And all caused by a couple of cross posts...
/| /| _____________________
||__|| | |
/ O O\__ | PLEASE DO NOT |
/ \ | FEED THE TROLLS |
/ \ \|_____________________|
/ _ \ \ ||
/ |\____\ \ ||
/ | | | |\____/ ||
/ \|_|_|/ | _||
/ / \ |____| ||
/ | | | --|
| | | |____ --|
* _ | |_|_|_| | \-/
*-- _--\ _ \ | ||
/ _ \\ | / `
* / \_ /- | | |
* ___ C_c_c_C/ \C_c_c_c____________
Date:Sat, 3 Sep 2005 21:00:39 +0200 (CEST)
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
Chippy wrote:
<usual crap snipped>
>
> Time for some crossposting, I think...
>
Why? Just what is the point? Do you really have nothing better you could
be doing with your life?
Cheers,
Steve M
Date:Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:08:10 +0100
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
Steve M wrote:
> Why? Just what is the point? Do you really have nothing better you could
> be doing with your life?
I've many better things to fill my time, but the point is that we
should never let the fuckwits have the upper hand.
Date:4 Sep 2005 12:06:25 -0700
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Re: OT: Chippy 'n' trolls
The message
from "Chippy" contains these words:
> the point is that we
> should never let the fuckwits have the upper hand.
I totally agree. So go and think of something else to do.
--
Dave,
Frodsham
Date:Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:35:16 +0100
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