Whay are a few New Posters so hostile?
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New posters are being welcomed to Digital Spy forums all the time.
However, I am of the opinion that a few new posters seem to be hell bent on causing controversy by starting threads which are blatently "troll" threads, with the sole intention of causing arguments and discord amongst OPs who have been posting for quite some time.
I'm wondering what the reason for such hostile new posters joining is; could it be as a result of the economic downturn that people are generally becoming more hostile and provocative towards others (both online and "on the streets" in general.
Do people now feel that it is acceptable to gain attention by any means - whether through courtesy or downright confrontation.
In short - is this a sign of the times.?
However, I am of the opinion that a few new posters seem to be hell bent on causing controversy by starting threads which are blatently "troll" threads, with the sole intention of causing arguments and discord amongst OPs who have been posting for quite some time.
I'm wondering what the reason for such hostile new posters joining is; could it be as a result of the economic downturn that people are generally becoming more hostile and provocative towards others (both online and "on the streets" in general.
Do people now feel that it is acceptable to gain attention by any means - whether through courtesy or downright confrontation.
In short - is this a sign of the times.?
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I really don't see a problem. Just don't respond.
However the reason is simple, if you want to troll you are not going to get your 5 year - 6,000 post account banned are you?
But its unfair to tar all new members with the same brush.Some are trolls, some are not. But the reason above explains the disproportion.
Oh, you know yourself that sometimes one can't resist.
Do you remember last night, for example. It was so Fruity.:D
I didn't I specifically said "some".
True, but I was in the mindest of your post on that other thread to border, even though I think you were making a point (not being serious) and got the posts confused
I know, the rum&coke had taken over:D
You get to a point though don't you when you just realise you had better stop for the sake of the poor, inadequate, misguided individual you are railing against.
I know I just have on the Haloween thread.
I prefer it to cruelty to animals though.:D
Well, I didn't get the posts confused, but you're right, I did start the thread as a sort of sideline to my debate in the other thread.;)
Anyway, I've stopped now. One can only verbally attack nasty trolls for so long before you become one yourself.
And it's no fun when one's sparring with an obvious inferior.:rolleyes:
No, no, I meant that I got the posts confused. Whilst answering this I still had that one in my mind out of context and so forgot the "some" part. Hope that makes sense
I don't think the poster was a troll, I think you both just got a little too heated in the debate.
Such as the music and movie forums.
ERP/Convextion/Gerard Hanson - Vox Automaton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB07Bizwn0g
ERP/Convextion/Gerard Hanson - El Camino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TK6TRfeiwA
ERP/Convextion/Gerard Hanson - Gallup String
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSUmSVLgWJU
Sorry. Got a bit carried away there.
TBH I think the guy is/was just out to wind up in a way that came across as trolling.
I don't think I did. As I said, I politely provided some facts and an alternative point of view. These were dismissed as being beneath Anastasia's contempt as I haven't been a member here long (an attitude, which, if applied to everyone by this poster makes him/her potentially extremely arrogant). It's also evident from a certain embarrassing incident that s/he hadn't read my posts properly anyway.
I then asked for an apology, to which I was told I was "damaged" and "inferior".
I considered reporting her at this point, but I think the thread stands up well enough and anyone who reads his/her conduct will be as fundementally unimpressed as I was. This seems, for the most part, like a decent forum with some intelligent posters. Some it seems don't learn wisdom with age though.
I assure you I'm not out to wind you up. I'd be a strange wind-up merchant to do so with a well supported and argued case with corrobarative evidence.
Have you considered the possibility I simply presented you some questions and information you weren't able to answer/square with your world view, and that made you uncomfortable?
Oh, I'm sorry. I think I'd become a bit verbally "punch Drunk".
Yeah whatever Border and one thing you didn't do is make me feel uncomfortable with a few wiki links so don't kid yourself; also you're not dealing with pedrock here.
I'll leave you to fester on that.
Well there's an erudite reply :rolleyes:
At the very least Pedrock engaged with a debate (no matter how outclassed he was) instead of evaporating when things got uncomfortable. If it helps you to think you've scored a point and left me "festering" you go right ahead. But your "victory" in the Halloween thread involves you at home, with the lights off, ignoring children at your door having had your original reason for such behaviour demolished.
It's you who have to justify that to yourself, not me. Of course you spoke of "hoardes" of children. How terrifying for you. Good luck against them! Perhaps if you stay really, really quiet they won't . . . ummm . . . well you won't have to do whatever it is you're so opposed to doing now that your historic and cultural objections have been shown up as dross.
Like I said, I'll be having a pleasant community minded evening and doubtless having a bit of fun into the bargain. My fiance makes a mean Vampiress. If that comparison makes you uncomfortable perhaps you could report me for being unreasonable/hostile?
So, at the end of the day, all you have to fall back on is that someone who is self-evidently better informed than yourself is the not-so-subtle implication that this person is a fantasist.
How dissapointing.