Coping with Trolls and Derailers

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

There have been some very persistent posters on here recently - some of them funny (unintentionally), and some of them not - dragging threads off track so we have to go back and explain something over and over again. I'm all for a lively debate, but there always comes a point when you realise that they are not listening at all, are on a blatant wind-up mission, or are just insulting posters with no intention of debating the original issues.

If we don't want this to happen, and bearing in mind that some people spot the pattern quicker than others, I was going to suggest that we have something like a warning word/phrase that could alert other posters to the fact that they are wasting their time. What do you think? Is this a stupid idea?

Saying "ah, a troll" just adds fuel to the fire you see. But if you were to say "I blame Princess Michael of Kent" or something, and then everyone disappears...well it might work?

Interesting exchange of monentary value based on the abusive targeting of a female.

Attempted distraction based on the scape goat out line point.

Oh. And used to transition into cycle point of calm, implied equality and open door policy.

Two steps to Mount Fuji

This crap has to be random computer generated, surely? Like the Daily Mail headline generator. I wish I was more tech savvy, actually, could have a lot of fun with one - keywords would be easy. Syntax nonexistent so that would be easy too.

*she.

Well, obviously, we all do!

Transition into cycle point 2.

tension building stage. return to targeting, attempted emotional manipulation and degradation.

Continued attempts to design an unfounded opinion of the target which is useful only to the perpetuation of the cycle and the targeter's ability to perpetuate and manipulate the environment.

I know you're not a woman because you said your "identity" as a woman is not threatened by us.

What sort of woman thinks her identity as a woman is threatened in some way?

Women's identity as women can never be threatened because as stated above, a woman is a state of being, not an identity. It is a materially unalterable state of being, so in what way can it ever be threatened?

Cycle point two continues character targeting building, leading propaganda, continued psychological subversive degradation and identity deconstruction.

Paired with subversively inserting thought crime implication, for the purpose of introducing 'acceptable' thought format foundation.

And isolation tactics.

"identity deconstruction?"

so you are saying I have the power to deconstruct your identity?

Am I that powerful?

Is you identity that weak?

Oh yes. And trying to designate who the target may or may not communicate with with the balancing factor of designating the same boundaries upon those in the environment.

An attempt to manipulate the target into satiating the targeter's control via power placement and comparative hierarchy value system.

Paired with implied degradation and demoralization of self perceived value.

So ok what do you do with a highly persistent troll who is totally determined to destroy multiple threads? Should there be a minute policy or do you think this can be dealt with thread-by-thread. Most trolls do just go away if ignored, but this one is more problematic. And ignoring is of course difficult when the gold of conversation has to be sifted out of the tsunami of crap.