How do you deal with trolls?

[Rainboom Dash 1,056]

I usually just ignore, block or report them.

[Handmade 46]

I'm sure this answer has been repeated more than enough times, but ignoring them is the best solution.

[lelouch. 625]

Ignoring always works for me

[CuriousPony 157]

I usually just ignore them. If I can report them I will though, but I don't respond to them at all. 

 

I came up with a joke though once (I've never actually done it though) that involved feeding trolls "troll biscuits" whenever they showed up. Because they say not to feed the trolls, but if they're so starving, we might as well give them troll snacks, right? 

 

I would rather just not respond, but I find it funny to think of a troll saying random dumb things and having people only respond with *troll biscuit*. Except I'm sure trolls would find a way to abuse that system, which is why I've never used it and I just ignore them instead. 

[Galen Selanno 351]

I hax their account and make them look bad (did it once, didn't enjoy it). But mostly, I satisfy them for a little while, and then I punch them in the face, verbally, of course. Then I report them, because that's what I'm supposed to do.

[Haruhi-chan 486]

I just ignore them. The worst thing you should do is egg them on because they'll just keep at it. :/

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Two ways

 

Befriend them, and learn their ways to see how to handle them

 

And pretend they don't exist, most trolls are impossible to persuade, so I usually choose this option

[Overdrive 5,366]

I'm one of those people that enjoys getting in other people's heads. That being said, I make them think about their decision to the point that they want to pull their hair out. In essence, they crawl away with their tail tucked between their legs.

Edited December 21, 2014 by Sn-Overdrive

[epzik8 92]

Ignore them. I'm afraid that if I respond to them I'm just feeding them. No way would I try to make friends with them.

[~Chaos~ 3,967]

You just have to ignore them, don't give them the time of day.

[thatonepony12 88]

troll back and goof around intell they give up on me

[WindyParadise 59]

It would depend on what kind of trouble-maker and where the situation is taking place. Places like Youtube and Facebook, it's best to ignore/report them after making sure their actually there to make a problem.

 

If it's someone who is simply arrogant or overly sarcastic then it's best to simply live with who they are and to not try pushing them into changing overnight.

 However, in forums like this where new people join every day you just have try your best to help the Mods/Admins out and not become a problem yourself as you try to drive them out.

 

Here's an interesting quote a friend of mine once showed me regarding trolls and 'gardens'(forums) of the internet.

 

Start Quote-["Good online communities die primarily by refusing to defend themselves.

Somewhere in the vastness of the Internet, it is happening even now.  It was once a well-kept garden of intelligent discussion, where knowledgeable and interested folk came, attracted by the high quality of speech they saw ongoing.  But into this garden comes a fool, and the level of discussion drops a little—or more than a little, if the fool is very prolific in their posting.  (It is worse if the fool is just articulate enough that the former inhabitants of the garden feel obliged to respond, and correct misapprehensions—for then the fool dominates conversations.)

So the garden is tainted now, and it is less fun to play in; the old inhabitants, already invested there, will stay, but they are that much less likely to attract new blood.  Or if there are new members, their quality also has gone down.

Then another fool joins, and the two fools begin talking to each other, and at that point some of the old members, those with the highest standards and the best opportunities elsewhere, leave...

I am old enough to remember the USENET that is forgotten, though I was very young.  Unlike the first Internet that died so long ago in the Eternal September, in these days there is always some way to delete unwanted content.  We can thank spam for that—so egregious that no one defends it, so prolific that no one can just ignore it, there must be a banhammer somewhere.

But when the fools begin their invasion, some communities think themselves too good to use their banhammer for—gasp!—censorship."

From this this site: http://lesswrong.com/lw/c1/wellkept_gardens_die_by_pacifism/  ]-End Quote

Edited December 21, 2014 by WindyParadise

[Blitz101 56]

Honestly I don't report them I think it's pretty funny seeing someone react to them ps just ignore the trolls

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

I section trolls and flamers off into levels, and here are my methods of doing so.

Level 1 (Shit-talkers): Ignore them

Level 2 (Spammers): Block them

Level 3 (Harassers): Direct Response

[Troblems 5,617]

Ban them.

 

Trolling back. Most of the time they don't know how to deal with it. 

[DND 2,355]

Trolling back. Most of the time they don't know how to deal with it. 

 

 

 

 

From my experiences with the wonderful world of YouTube comments I consider this 100% accurate.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

In this day and age, the fine line between proper trolling and cyberbullying is so blurred that it almost doesn't exist anymore. It's best to just ignore them.

 

However, the only actual reason to troll someone is for teh lulz.

Edited December 21, 2014 by xX_1nd1g0w33d_Xx

[Neutral 1,185]

Well on forums I would either ignore or report them. Other places I would actually befriend the, by talking nicely with them and ask hoe their day was.

[Kurael 43]

At games troll em back or kill them

At youtube I dislike their comment with my 7 accs and tell em to gtfo before I ************************************************************** -op censor-

also beat the crap out of them IRL if im really pissed off, otherwise I just throw them to a wall or something

[Omega Centauri 317]

Ignoring them is the absolute best way to handle them, because if you give them any kind of response, you're giving them what they want.

 

No one is perfect, though, I find myself arguing with them from time to time.

[Washougal_Otaku 1,020]

Troll them back.  Either it will get them to stop, or it can form some fun times online.

[Wingnut 6,988]

Usually I just ignore them.  Sometimes I will go along and "uh huh, uh huh, wow, you are so right!"    Play around with them a bit just so they know I'm not taking them seriously.  But the best way to get them to go away is to ignore them and not express any anger which lets them know they're getting to you. 

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

Probably troll them back

[Lacerna 1,302]

As I co-own (basically own) a 2D chatting site, dealing with trolls is a task dealt with everyday. I first ignore, then I block. If they still get a reach out to me, I ban.

[Envy 6,147]

I don't know if I've posted in this topic before... Oh well.

 

In the past, I've been pretty terrible at dealing with them. Figures, I never could just ignore IRL bullies either.

 

I just remember, all they ever had to do in the past was, in their insulting of me liking/playing the bassoon, was misspell the word in some way, and that really set me off. xD It's funny to me now.