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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Can We Have a Troll Free August?
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 17:58:58 -0700
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On 2024-08-02 17:37, badgolferman wrote:
> *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> wrote:
>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-08-02 16:40, *Hemidactylus* wrote:
>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-07-31 06:42, John Hill wrote:
>>>>>> On 31 Jul 2024 at 08:29:09 BST, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2024-07-31 00:04, Chris wrote:
>>>>>>>> Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Jolly Roger wrote on 30 Jul 2024 21:44:51 GMT :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How about nobody (incl. JR and Alan, but a few others (and me)) not
>>>>>>>>>>> reply at all to the trolls for the entire month of August.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Challenge accepted. I doubt much will change, but I'm in.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm in too. I won't respond to the Alan Baker or Alan Browne trolls.
>>>>>>>>> Deal?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But I still reserve the right to study Jolly Roger as he interests me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Let's see how often you change nym to avoid people's killfiles.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't use killfiles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I don't want to reply to someone...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...I just don't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And even if I do, I think "Have I anything useful to say?". The answer is
>>>>>> usually "No", and I hold my peace.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I'm in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Old John.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I hold my piece a lot too...
>>>>>
>>>>> ...but after decades of experience, I've learned it usually doesn't
>>>>> change anything...
>>>>>
>>>>> ...so I figure I might as well have what fun I can get out of it.
>>>>>
>>>> I know you to be one of the better posters here. Replying to Arlen just
>>>> adds to the crap though. And there’s way too much of that. Pretty much why
>>>> I can’t be bothered to waste my time here any more as it is mostly Arlen
>>>> jerking himself in public. Starve the trolls by siege.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You cannot "starve" them.
>>>
>>> Show me a case where it as EVER worked.
>>>
>> Me failing to pay much attention to this troll infested hellhole has worked
>> for me the past several months. I don’t think there has been a concerted
>> effort to ignore Arlen and badgolferman. They get plenty of replies. They
>> keep coming back.
>>
>> I’ve been close to cutting my cord to usenet. There are better ways to
>> spend time. Online venues where mutual respect exists and moderation when
>> that fails. Arlen and his ilk wouldn’t last a day engaging people the way
>> they do.
>>
>> If you prefer a shitshow instead so be it.
>>
>>
> 
> Go ahead and compare how I engage people with the way Jolly Roger engages
> people. I can’t wait to hear this.
> 

Go ahead and consider how you are clearly perceived.

I can't wait to hear that.