I enjoy the forum of open minds and ideas. I learn from it. I have limits on what I will listen to, but even then I try not to shout down another's point of view. From time to time, I am offended by something another blogger posts or think another blogger is wrong. For the most part I stay quiet. During the election cycle I offended two people, one blogger and one friend on Facebook. I am sorry, I should have let them say what they believe. I have taken another blogger to task over the years about seeing things through the eyes of a loving spouse, I hope the blogger was not deeply hurt by what I said, I do believe the blogger and spouse are deeply in love. If I did hurt your feeling, I apologize, now hug that dear one - he adores you and will for the rest of his life.
I don't restrict comments on my blog. I occasionally get insulted in the comments. Once in a rare while by a regular reader - we are all entitled to our moments. More often by an unidentified person - a troll. I have a policy, I don't feed the trolls. Trolls feed on being argued with, or pushed back against. If I do it, it only makes them stronger and bolder. I do appreciate it when other come to my defense. I have considered blocking anonymous comments. The anonymous insults are frequently the deepest cuts.
Some people need to be negative, to find fault, to belittle others. It makes them happy. When I encounter those people, I ignore them. Trolls have a right to free speech, I don't have to listen or respond, to trolls and I choose not to.
How do you deal with trolls?
I like you, I don't restrict comments, and I rarely get nasty comments. When I do I just go one a classy, but backhanded Julia Sugarbaker rebutlue....classy and to the point.
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DeleteI like you, I don't restrict comments, and I rarely get nasty comments. When I do I just go one a classy, but backhanded Julia Sugarbaker rebutlue....classy and to the point.
ReplyDeleteI don't restrict comments. troll comments are immediately deleted. and I will battle to the death for my friends. FUCK THE H8ERS!
ReplyDeleteUsually with a pithy comment.
ReplyDeleteIf that isn't sufficient, I resort to:
"yawn...zzzzz"
:-)
-Andy
I don't restrict either, but when someone leads a nasty comment, I delete it; and not nasty as in I don't agree with it, but nasty as in gay bashing racist crud.
ReplyDeleteIf you aren't nasty and just being kind of rude, then I might play with you awhile ...
I've blocked so-called "friends" on FB, usually ultra-conservative relatives. I don't want to read their rantings.
ReplyDeleteI have received a hell-fire-and-brimstone comment once. I deleted it. When another blogger writes something hateful, racist, etc., I tend to just stop following them. I did comment strongly to one blogger one time when I was seriously offended by a post. I'm sorry I did that. I wish I had just quietly gone my own way. As for Facebook, if I find something really offensive, I simply unfriend and even possibly block.
ReplyDeleteTrolls like to get attention. I don't give them attention. I don't feed them at all. I delete them. If it just that the troll disagrees with me, I might let the comment stay. I even blocked one person who harassed me on another forum. She had one dig after another. She had been raising chicks and chickens for 30 years and never had one die...oh, please.
ReplyDeleteThe difference for me is trolls hide and don't reveal themselves as they do their nasty shouting.
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