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Originally Posted by Cody C
That is absolutely horrible. I wish that more could be done than just banning him from the website... Something like a beating with a bamboo kane.
More on the topic, however... What is considered a troll?
Upon seeing the subject of this thread, I automatically went to the members section and sorted them be rep, I then went to the end of the list. The person's name was Amateurrobotguy. I read all 86 of his post summaries, and didn't see anything too trollish. If there was something in an unabridged post of his, please point it out to me. I also noticed that there were a ton of people with red bars who, when I read their posts, had said nothing to offend anyone openly.
I guess what i am asking is:
When you see red rep bars do you automatically think "he's a troll"?
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I did the same thing within the first few weeks after I joined and was quite puzzled too. As to the bashing forum, you guys have good points, that's a bad idea. Here's another one (not a bad one, hopefully, but another idea) how about venting in another manner? With a computer. I don't know how many of you used the Dr S BATESO utility that came with SoundBlaster about ten years ago, but it said a few one line responses, and was very useful for venting anger. I know there are several Java applets that do this floating around, you could just get on it and start venting your anger, without troubling anybody. And, since many bad decisions are made under pressure, in the heat of the moment, this could help. I relative of mine used to teach in a prison and, according to her, most of the murderers were normal people who happened to get drunk, or really really angry and a gun was nearby. On CD that gun is the "New Thread" or "Post Reply" buttons. Since we can't remove the gun, giving a person a method to let off that steam makes them less likely to use it in a bad manner.