How to deal with trolls? Mental health & wellness corner.

I happened to come across the thread. I won't specify which one or where it was located.

The moment I read the headline, I knew I would end up trolling.

It seemed inevitable that the thread would attract a crowd of irrational people posting complete nonsense, and I suspected I wouldn't be able to resist telling them all they were fools, or something to that effect.

Regardless, I clicked on it.

As expected, my assessment regarding the idiots and their posts was correct.

And, of course, I was also right about my own weakness and inability to resist the urge to troll.

I suppose one has to wonder what is in a person that drives them to react that way.

Now, I am just sitting here quietly, waiting for an infraction that will likely arrive in the form of a suspension, if not something worse.

Why on earth did I do that? It isn't even the first time.

LMAO! 😂

If you’re talking about that ridiculous thread about butts, honestly, I had no clue what I was even typing either—clearly I shouldn't be hopping on these forums without my morning coffee first! 🤷

Some of these topics are just so dumb they practically beg you to troll!

honestly, this whole thread just makes me want to start trolling😬

so here goes... let the trolling begin😁 😁 😁

... man, oh man... it’s just impossible, unless you decide to steer completely clear of the whole mess...

And honestly, the real entertainment comes from those people who kick off these "topics"...

So here we go: psychological trolling. It’s fascinating, really. You see someone start a thread about some "real-life drama" that wouldn't even happen in the darkest Disney's nightmare, and then you watch people scramble to offer "advice," clutching at straws like goldfish in a bowl. How do you shut that down? You can't. Your only option is to pour yourself a much larger drink—something heavy enough to blur the screen and make your fingers too clumsy to actually hit the keys... cheers!

so you become a moderator... and on that one subforum that absolutely gets under your skin 🤷
...

Ryan Wood98 said:I happened to come across the thread. I won't specify which one or where it was located.

The moment I read the headline, I knew I would end up trolling.

It seemed inevitable that the thread would attract a crowd of irrational people posting complete nonsense, and I suspected I wouldn't be able to resist telling them all they were fools, or something to that effect.

Regardless, I clicked on it.

As expected, my assessment regarding the idiots and their posts was correct.

And, of course, I was also right about my own weakness and inability to resist the urge to troll.

I suppose one has to wonder what is in a person that drives them to react that way.

Now, I am just sitting here quietly, waiting for an infraction that will likely arrive in the form of a suspension, if not something worse.

Why on earth did I do that? It isn't even the first time.

just tell me what the thread is so I can go get banned too
if you mean that one about dolphins, it wasn't even that intense, and the other threads you were in weren't particularly tense either 😢

And why would he even bother resisting? Just let it happen... 🤣

Jose Miller3 said:so you become a moderator... and on that one subforum that absolutely gets under your skin 🤷
...

That’s a pretty spot-on explanation of what drives most moderators. 👍 😍

Aaron Anderson72 said:LMAO! 😂

If you’re talking about that ridiculous thread about butts, honestly, I had no clue what I was even typing either—clearly I shouldn't be hopping on these forums without my morning coffee first! 🤷

Some of these topics are just so dumb they practically beg you to troll!

... are we talking about "kitophobia"?

casualharbor9 said:... are we talking about "kitophobia"?

Nah, I meant this one:

😂😂😂😂😂

wearyangler5, how can you say they aren't tense?
The Dupins aren't exactly from this country 😵 , they communicate spiritually (like telepathy) or whatever...
Yeah, they're way more advanced than humans!

Ryan Wood98 said:I happened to come across the thread. I won't specify which one or where it was located.

The moment I read the headline, I knew I would end up trolling.

It seemed inevitable that the thread would attract a crowd of irrational people posting complete nonsense, and I suspected I wouldn't be able to resist telling them all they were fools, or something to that effect.

Regardless, I clicked on it.

As expected, my assessment regarding the idiots and their posts was correct.

And, of course, I was also right about my own weakness and inability to resist the urge to troll.

I suppose one has to wonder what is in a person that drives them to react that way.

Now, I am just sitting here quietly, waiting for an infraction that will likely arrive in the form of a suspension, if not something worse.

Why on earth did I do that? It isn't even the first time.

When a thread is this much of a spectacle, an infraction feels almost inevitable.
I’m talking about the topic itself, obviously.
Congrats. This is likely your path toward self-improvement—I went ahead and renamed the thread slightly in honor of that, if you don't mind.
Bye.

Aaron Anderson72 said:Nah, I meant this one:

😂😂😂😂😂

wearyangler5, how can you say they aren't tense?
The Dupins aren't exactly from this country 😵 , they communicate spiritually (like telepathy) or whatever...
Yeah, they're way more advanced than humans!

... well, I suppose it's just a PDF alternative after all... 🤷

Lisa Hernandez3 said:When a thread is this much of a spectacle, an infraction feels almost inevitable.
I’m talking about the topic itself, obviously.
Congrats. This is likely your path toward self-improvement—I went ahead and renamed the thread slightly in honor of that, if you don't mind.
Bye.

Oh, he isn't worried about you, he's worried about those moderators over on the alternative board! 😁

... so, are we really going to start drawing lines in the sand between the moderators and the regular users now? Or what?

No, we're just going to troll them, obviously!

casualharbor9 said:... so, are we really going to start drawing lines in the sand between the moderators and the regular users now? Or what?

I just meant if they're acting like trolls, then yeah, they should be worried!

Anyway, I'm gonna go troll someone else. I'm too scared of Lisa Hernandez3 to stay here! 🙂

Aaron Anderson72 said:I just meant if they're acting like trolls, then yeah, they should be worried!

Anyway, I'm gonna go troll someone else. I'm too scared of Lisa Hernandez3 to stay here! 🙂

? So what now? They're scared of a troll? Why aren't they scared of actually getting caught?

Lisa Hernandez3 said:No, we're just going to troll them, obviously!

There you go! Now you're the one trolling! Please, just give me a single hint! ... what kind of color are you actually into? hmpf!

Well, please—feel free to keep up this review-style tone; you can even get a little colorful with it if you like.

casualharbor9 said:? So what now? They're scared of a troll? Why aren't they scared of actually getting caught?

Honestly, I’d call that courage. 😉
It's being terrified, but doing it anyway. 🙂