The position is that trolling isn't inherently bad. If it gets out of hand, and starts causing flame wars, or creating slander, then it's a problem. But it's otherwise a form of verbal sparing that can help to refine argumentation, and expose forums to unpopular opinions within their own audience.
It still has to be the minority of engagement, and it has to be prevented from being toxic, but it can otherwise be useful.
Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I just ask because I’ve seen a couple of posters who are arguably trolling. There are some who seem to genuinely engage sometimes but would often times derail a discussion with their own personal crusade, because it was impossible for him to just not bring it up. I understand that that behavior can lead to an extended timeout. I just see others who are clearly engaging (in my opinion) to rile up people here. I also have seen brigaders here from rdrama in the past but I haven’t seen them in a while.
Out of curiosity, what is the mods position on troll accounts?
The position is that trolling isn't inherently bad. If it gets out of hand, and starts causing flame wars, or creating slander, then it's a problem. But it's otherwise a form of verbal sparing that can help to refine argumentation, and expose forums to unpopular opinions within their own audience.
It still has to be the minority of engagement, and it has to be prevented from being toxic, but it can otherwise be useful.
Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I just ask because I’ve seen a couple of posters who are arguably trolling. There are some who seem to genuinely engage sometimes but would often times derail a discussion with their own personal crusade, because it was impossible for him to just not bring it up. I understand that that behavior can lead to an extended timeout. I just see others who are clearly engaging (in my opinion) to rile up people here. I also have seen brigaders here from rdrama in the past but I haven’t seen them in a while.