A smart observation I made elsewhere:

[mahnmut]

Best way to shut off a troll: make them feel uncomfortable. Best way to make a troll feel uncomfortable: talk to them with reason and respect. Catches them off their tracks.

Get down to their level and they win.


Wow I'm so wise! :-P

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[alphistia.livejournal.com]

that's never worked for me. Best way to shut off a troll is to cut them off at the knees, both philosophically and blocking their access.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

We'd risk becoming a desolate place echoing with our own voices, then.