Trolls are different then people you disagree with. I just don't engage with them.

Its not easy being a troll

I've pulled a @thinktwice and thought twice about it: I like @jondspen's argument and see the value of self-reporting issues. The admins can definitely still take action if there is a history of abusive treatment, especially if the person is reported multiple times. That's my two cents.

There’s a difference between being a troll and being abusive. You can have a spirited disagreement without getting into name calling or denigrating other members. There’s got to be accountability at some point, we’re not children.

We have the block option.. I think that's enough?

If someone gets out of hand and ignores warnings I think yes.

I think everyone has an opinion on what is considered hate and stupidity and they don't always mesh. I think each person needs to decide for themselves what their limits are of accepting differences in opinions. You can either read, scroll past, post your own opposing opinion, block and even report. You have options. If you are only looking for things that align with what you think 100%, good luck. I prefer not to live in a desert with only one well to drink from...as long as there are no blatant threats or demeaning behavior, I think people should have the right to be as stupid in public as they want.

Define troll? A lot of people on here would say I am a troll b/c I don't accept the current zeitgeist that white men are evil and the root of all problems in the world. I typically call out racism or sexism, regardless of the race or sex of the person. I spent 6-yrs in the Marine Corps, serving beside other races and sexes. I was a single father raising two teen daughters and have seen the hypocrisy of our society. Yet every time you make an argument, people personally attack you and misdirect on a straw man tangent.

No...I think the best thing is to keep it open. There is a block option on here. If the person is a fool with what they say, you can block them. If you are the fool who lives in an echo chamber, you can still block them.

I haven't had an issue with trolls. It is those members who are looking for an argument or fight who have the issues.Each member has the right to block someone they think is a troll. I personally don't. I like people and don't find a need to control like others.

Yes. Some people seem just to want to disrupt other people's conversation and cause trouble, and the quality of the conversation here has fallen dramatically over the last six months or so which has caused a number of very interesting users to leave the site. If we want quality to increase again and more decent users to feel they can talk freely here without being attacked, we need to take action.

tough one, because we should not have to deal with trolls, but then i see people labeling anyone who disagrees with them as a troll.

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