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The the problem of teh innert00bz. Trolls have the advantage of being anonymous and untouchable.
Sadly there's really nothing to do other than ignore/block them and move on.
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Forogar wrote: Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to deal with annoying idiots in discussions - other than just ignoring them?
I would reply but I am ignoring you.
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Well, I will ignore you back! Twice!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to deal with annoying idiots in discussions - other than just ignoring them?
I thinking laughing works well.
Also I try never to take myself too seriously, so I don't expect others to take me seriously, either.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Walt Fair, Jr. wrote: Also I try never to take myself too seriously, so I don't expect others to take me seriously, either.
Done
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No comment
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Forogar wrote: how to deal with annoying
Never, ever argue with an ID-10-TEE. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. G. Carlin.
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Don't go to the Q&A section then
(By logic we all should be very stupid )
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Forogar wrote: other than just ignoring them? What's wrong with that one?
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Just wave them away while saying "bah".
It's the Dogbert method that never fails
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Finally! An answer I can use!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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You're welcome
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That's what I did but it wasn't as satisfying as I'd hoped.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Click the spam/abuse link.
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Why? Just because someone disagrees with you or you are sick of them does not necessarily mean that they are being abusive. In my opinion, this is the worst advice to give in this case. This option should be reserved for when someone is being abusive rather than having a disagreement with you.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Just because someone disagrees with you or you are sick of them does not necessarily mean that they are being abusive.
I agree with that.
But the OP was complaining about someone who is an annoying fanantic arguing for the sake of argument. That is different from disagreeing or debating. Perhaps I misinterpreted what he is saying?
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Please no. Contrary to popular belief, it's not actually a substitute for downvoting.
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It was broke, so I fixed it.
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You could try the obligatory Dilbert[^] way, suitably modified.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The worst part is that others will take their "reasoning" for "the truth"
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A bit over the top perhaps but I like this:
One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the altars of the great historical ideals – justice or progress or the happiness of future generations, or the sacred mission or emancipation of a nation or race or class, or even liberty itself, which demands the sacrifice of individuals for the freedom of society. This is the belief that somewhere, in the past or in the future, in divine revelation or in the mind of an individual thinker, in the pronouncements of history or science, or in the simple heart of an uncorrupted good man, there is a final solution.
Two Concepts of Liberty (1958), Isaiah Berlin
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