tharoomman
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I think trolling is rather lame, although I admit to doing it a time or two.
Are trolls ok?
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kelly4
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What are trolls?
VILEPLUME
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I have been on many forums and by far RIU has the most trolls I have ever seen!
On the other hand, RIU has been the most relaxed forum I have ever seen.
I would rather have trolls than power hungry mods or stuck up assholes saying "that comment is going to get you banned".
On the other hand, RIU has been the most relaxed forum I have ever seen.
I would rather have trolls than power hungry mods or stuck up assholes saying "that comment is going to get you banned".
scroglodyte
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i find them humorous
Hepheastus420
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I find them funny at times.. Lately they just take it overboard. It used to be more funny when it was a more hidden thing. Like they'd not make it noticable that they were on a trolling prowl. That's true trolling IMO. The new trolling is just being a dick and getting the other person mad then saying haha I trolled you. Not as funny as it used to be.
But there's still a couple of good trolls out there.. If you think I'm talking about you, I'm not. GTFO.
And the cause of trolling is usually boredom.. Or they're in need of a good laugh. Both very normal things.
RIU is full of trolls.. and yeah it's pretty funny here. But there's other sites that don't need trolls to be a chill and funny place.
But there's still a couple of good trolls out there.. If you think I'm talking about you, I'm not. GTFO.
And the cause of trolling is usually boredom.. Or they're in need of a good laugh. Both very normal things.
RIU is full of trolls.. and yeah it's pretty funny here. But there's other sites that don't need trolls to be a chill and funny place.
thealienbay
Member
Yes RIU has always been very very bad with trolls. Which, I completely do not understand. It's a very simple job to weed-out trolls & maintain a respectful environment for your users. That doesn't mean you can't curse, or throw jabs with someone over a topic. It simply means, you throw a party at your house, an asshole nobody likes comes over, you kick em out before they start to bring down the morale of the guests. RIU, unfortunately, does not understand this basic concept. Or, they simply do not care. I rather not say they're lazy, for the mere fact that it gives us a bad rep as a marijuana forum, due to the stereotype. But Hell, it does seem like laziness at times. As a past user of RIU, I remember seeing plenty of my fellow RIU'ers get banned for arguing with a troll, rather then banning the troll. Doesn't make much sense?
But, I'm back in hopes that the moderating has gained some sort of professionalism since I left. But, I am missing some users, while remembering others (who I can't believe are still here) - lol. To answer the OP, trolls are bad. Funny sometimes, but for the most part, a waste of time/day.
Bonsai
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Lol. I hope pun was intended.
scroglodyte
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whatever, Kaendar
Hepheastus420
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Laziness for sure.. No doubt. I'm a moderator on another mj site and we keep things nice and chill in there. There hasn't been a fight in the past two months.. Throughout the WHOLE site. It's not that hard to do. And we still have fun, talk about anything (including other drugs), take jabs at each other.. Shit, we even trade shroom spores to other legal areas. We're what we call a "family" if you wanna get all emotional with it haha. And it's because we don't allow dicks.. It's that easy. We're not snobby, we just don't allow people to come over and start arguments. Arguments are just pointless.
scroglodyte
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Kaendar, its okay
The Outdoorsman
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Trolling
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Same here, I've been on another mj site before this one for over 6 years and even tho we have our arguments over certain debates, we keep it pretty civil without resorting to bashing each other, like you said, it's pointless. Mostly it's just chill and we don't take kindly to any trolls so we don't have any....because they're all banned.
As for this site, yeah it's waaaay to lenient on the rules and that's why there is so many trolls. Wish I didn't make this name here now that I look at it lol, people who don't know me will automatically assume even tho when the post has no trolling in it.
Samwell Seed Well
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for you(or me) to ask not to be trolled is akin to making drivers on freeway not slow down and look at the accident on the other side
your im a victim mentality only breeds more victimization
bowlfullofbliss
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Its not that hard when there is like 100 users in total, and maybe 10 at a time. If you act like a dick on a site like that, its like your in a small room with friends and the only one out of line. Plus, all the people on there have been banned from here, and are running out of places to hang out in a hurry.