The Constructive Ideas Thread

[GuitarBizarre]

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Of course a regular members don't want to be hassled (or trolled) but what I was getting at is the concept of who's "trolling" can at times be subjective. That although I agree this site shouldn't be the fly-paper of internet trolls, at the same time, since this site is (or was) a place for an open discussion of about almost anything, where there is (once was) one of much varied opinions. Members who offer different opinion shouldn't be deemed as "trolls" as a ways and means for certain members to have the other toss out of the forum (of course it's not that simply done).

I guess you are calling for mods to be tougher on members who obviously troll. I wasn't commenting on what should be done with trollish members, although I think that should be left to the mods. I was talking (regular) member who would go about complaining and calling "troll" as if the other is trolling when in reality it's just a personal difference or an on-going clash of personalities etc (because of the parameters of the thread, I can't give names or talk about specifics).

Let me make one thing very clear.

We do not have a problem where members of this site are using the word troll in order to invalidate others opinions.

We have a problem where members of this site are being forced to describe other members of this site as trolls due to their contentious, irritating or disruptive behaviour.

Telling people to be "careful" about using the word troll, or arguing that they should use the word troll, or words like it, does not solve the problem we actually have. It solves the problem we don't have, and makes it more difficult to punish those people responsible for the problem we do have.

End. Of. Story.