GIIIIIIRRRRRLLLL he did NOT just say what I think he said?!?! I'm'on get mah gurl Shawntiqua all up in yo binizz b****! Oh! OH! OOOOH!!! YOU DID NOT JUST SAY WHAT I THINK YOU SAID!!!! DARQUELISHA HOLD MY EARRANGS GURL!!!

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I ignore the person(s) in question unless something useful comes out of a post that is relevant to the thread. Most people do that with me as well. I did not even know you could foe people on here until recently.

I try not to feed the trolls, but sometime I fall victim the temptation myself. This used to be a safe haven for me to go to read and talk guitars, but is has become like a soap opera around here. It is hard to believe a few people are ruining this Forum for all.

DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!!!

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I've been watching the threads and I've been on the fence about this- but since lately, I have seen comments turn into nasty name calling and abuse.

I'm disgusted to say the least. Words may be words, but he is a kid and hurtful words can hurt kids in more ways than you all might actually know. He mentioned in a post that he has a disability and I actually believe it. Whatever it is, I don't know- but hey, he may also be bored and I remember when I was his age- life certainly was not easy!

So- if anyone does not like his posts, DO NOT CONVERSE WITH HIM- IGNORE. We may have a new forum friend and yes- he certainly is an interesting character!
But let's not pick on him because he is only young or annoying, he may just be crying out for a little company or attention- maybe he doesn't have many friends to play with.. who knows? Maybe he needs our help- has anyone ever thought about this?? He is just a young boy!!

How about we start getting respectful and maybe we can show this kid some chords to start out- maybe point him in the right direction with his guitar playing and collectively coach him along- maybe he may open up to us and we can help him with all the teenage dramas he will go through soon.. help him with his homework??

That's the kind of things decent folk would do- isn't it?

Gone are the times when this was a forum for 'adults' -we have children to cater for now and we must show our respect for them.. regardless of their character.

If I saw this kid taking some bullying in real life- I would make sure it would not happen again!!

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You cater to him, pal.

If someone insists on making an asshat of themselves on this or any forum, he does so with the full expectation that there are people who will call him out for acting like a rump-swab. Hug him, coddle him, and buy him a Happy Meal if you wish but that's the way the world works.



Arjay

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Granted, but there's another problem that nobody seems to want to address and that's the fact there are more trolls here than just one. The large breasted female name is most definitely one for certain and nobody is calling him on his s4!t. He actually admits he is a troll and brags about being a better troll... and then he proves it. There are others as well who are jumping all over kid in question and they're just as bad but nobody speaks out about them. I would prefer to see trolls ignored but if the consensus is to let 'er rip and let the chips fall where they may that's fine too but I think we should at least try to be consistent if at all possible. Zeroing in on one and letting the others get away with it will only kill this place faster.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Im calling it on all of them and they all need to go they have turned this place into a joke. Its like a F,n nursery school. They all need to go. Im all for helpin kids out but you can only put up with so much. Brad need to do something with the whole bunch of brats.

Wow. Well in all honesty- I didn't intend on getting on anyone's wick there Retro.

I don't think the person in question actually fully realizes what he is doing.. like I said he is just a kid. I don't think he has any idea of the nuisance he is portraying to other people and I certainly wouldn't expect anyone in his age group to either.

If you look at his youtube channel and see how young he is, I'm sure you will see exactly what I mean.

He is just starting out on the guitar- I just thought we could all do the right thing and help him out, instead of shunning him from the forums. It is really up to Brad at the end of the day and if he was such a pain in the backside, Brad would definately have pulled it up on him well by now.

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im pretty sure i know the 'troll' you are talking about. he aint a troll, he has addmited that he has tried to out troll him in his topics, but thats only cause he's trying to give him a taste of his own medicine.

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yes all of us Mormons are trolls, we meet every Sunday to discuss abducting children at local bridges.

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Re trolls: We live in an age of virtual anominity and people sometimes say things that hurt or inflame because there will be little or no repercussions.We've had our share of trolls over time but recently there seems to be a mini epidemic 0f trolls and flamers with one in particular who has become very annoying.

I am no psychologist but I have read extensively on the subject of abnormal psychology and it was my best subject in Uni.It seems very obvious to me that one person in particular has psychological problems that most likely have led to him being ostracized by his peers and now his only means of social interaction is on forums.He probably found that the best way of getting the attention he craves is by posting negative and inflamatory subjects.The best way to deal with this kind of person is to totally ignore them if they post something that goes against your grain but if he does post something sensible answer him in a mature and sensible manne rand over time he will find that nonsense goes unnoticed and sensible communication provides social interaction.

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(I had nothing to add, but wanted to express my sentiment (spelling / right word?) the best way I could)

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En orðstír
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When we call someone a troll we are making a judgement call about that person. We place them beneath us. At this point, rightfully so. However, once we give someone "a taste of their own medicine" or try to "out-troll" them we lower ourselves to the same level. We are no longer any better than they are. If we continue to place them beneath us while we do the very same things then we are actually worse than they are because now we are hypocrites as well as trolls. Let me say that again. We are both hypocrites and trolls while they still are only trolls so we are worse than they are. Therefore there is no justification for that kind of behavior. None.

You wanna correct a troll with actual verifiable facts that debunks their misinformation? That's one thing. You wanna use insults, brow beat them, humiliate them, make them look stupid or attempt to provoke an argument? That's trolling. Period. Stop it.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Today is the one day of the year that trolls are not a problem. In fact there down right necessary for Halloween to be a success. After all What bridge would be complete without it's resident Troll to jump out and scare everyone. Enjoy your day all you trolls for tomorrow's another, day.
----Danny,

I call it meta-trolling. It's even worse than trolling because it kills every thread where a troll appears. This gives them tremendous power. Just ignore the troll, as well as the meta-troll.

Cheers

David

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