when you engage with the trolls

[MitchiestInge]

. . . is it a personal thing (actually engaging emotionally) or are you communicating with a wider, more silent audience or are there other motivations?

I can't work out why more people don't ignore them, but every now and then the exchanges are unintentionally funny or interesting - although mostly it gets very dull very quickly. Wondering what's in it for them too.

Excellent post Proles.

I shall agree to differ on the water biscuits in true feminist debating spirit.

Bobby - I'd be libelling you. Tho' I wasn't.

You see, when we get bogged down on threads like this, we miss dodgy shenanigans on other threads

I think this thread takes irony to a new level

I didn't know we were supposed to pretend they were not here for any other purpose than, I suppose beguilement at best

V long-term poster here... but how long have we allowed 1337 speak on here? I bagged this name years ago... but no-one understood it in chat.

I love 'em too - and I will concede that they are more crackerlike than their name would suggest.

I do like a bit of vulgar digestive with chedder though à la AnyFucker. Something about that combination of sweet and salt.

No one's explained the Jaffa Hate yet... :(

Bob, I don't see Pan targeting vulnerable women on here

if you do, feel free to call him on it won't you ?

frothy...it ain't real chocolate and it ain't real orangey stuff

and the texture is weird

is that not enough for you ??

Oh sorry! It was upthread - I expressed a dislike for them and AnyFucker told me that was because they were shite. It was early on in the biscuit banter (all of which is of course is special code).

What's 1337 speak?

X (coded) posts with AnyFucker.

It's leet, innit? Not sure of the relevance here though.

in special code.

Don't want to confuse you!

That is for geeks though?

Bob, I think you will find my last post to you was within posting guidelines

< breaks rule again!>

Bobby, I couldn't give two flying fucks 'how' you treat me on the board. I tend to ignore irritants. But I have a couple of mins while my bath runs, so you are temporarily having a privilege.

< repeats own rule to self>

Gosh they don't make newbies like they used to

When it were fields around here, newbies wouldn't have dared take tone with The Towers.

Yes it will, Bob

A pity they can't legislate for moral guidelines too