... in response to Understanding the Trolls - 101, pay atte..., posted by BarryM on Feb 21, 2002Allright, Barry - Relax. Take a deep breath. Count to ten. Cool down a bit. We get the picture.
Trolls are clearly a problem here and the best thing to do is simply ignore them and they'll go away. That much I agree with and no one's denying it.
But Barry I think you're starting to take things just a wee bit too far. You've really gone off the deep end with this "Troll 101" post and I think you'll find that it's going to backfire miserably and that you've shot yourself in the foot. (though not before putting it in your mouth, I might add) You're blindly insulting and attacking all the users at this board and that can only hurt yourself and turn everyone against you. And regarding all your posts in general - a significant number of them are nothing more than bitter and spiteful messages - and just as bad as those of the trolls you hate.
You're obviously very knowledgeable about the FSU, Russian history, politics and culture - more so than a lot of the rest of us. I would like to see more of your posts deal with these things and I think I speak for a lot of people at this board. Your knowledge brings added value to this board as a good source of information.
Niall
