I was online for two recent troll events. In the first one, Uni reacted for a while, attempting to treat him gently as a misguided homin, then everyone tuned out. The troll left, eventually. It was very unpleasant for that hour (since the troll was using sexually explicit and violent imagery and words). The next day there was another one. Silence ruled supreme (though I know a report was filed). The troll left in under 20 minutes.
The lesson is, as we all know: "Don't feed the trolls."
That doesn't make the situation any more pleasant, but it does work in the long run.
I do give a "thumbs up" to Sherkalyn's idea of the cumulative "Ignore" flag. Combined with the logs, it should be relatively difficult to exploit for the purposes of harassment.
The lesson is, as we all know: "Don't feed the trolls."
That doesn't make the situation any more pleasant, but it does work in the long run.
I do give a "thumbs up" to Sherkalyn's idea of the cumulative "Ignore" flag. Combined with the logs, it should be relatively difficult to exploit for the purposes of harassment.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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