Hmmm. There is more than one person in FF I'd ENUF. Perhaps I am cranky. But there are Firefly supporters in that thread who are still on my last nerve with their behavior and off-topic Ohio/Michigan jokes.
Slap my hand now!
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Steph L. - Dec 26, 2002 1:46:41 pm PST #1368 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Rob - Dec 26, 2002 1:46:41 pm PST #1369 of 10001
I think just ignoring him will work fine. It's not like he's posting a lot.
What's needed to get a filtering feature moving?
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2002 1:48:38 pm PST #1370 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'd love to see the one who's doing nothing but trolling be stomped. Not sure what I'd suggest for the Just Plain Idiots.
Steph L. - Dec 26, 2002 1:49:37 pm PST #1371 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Frankly, it makes me avoid the Firefly thread.
Again, that's just me.
Jen - Dec 26, 2002 1:51:37 pm PST #1372 of 10001
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
I've been skimming the Firefly thread looking for F:IA news. Otherwise, it's just way too off-topic to wade through most of the time.
Jon B. - Dec 26, 2002 1:52:42 pm PST #1373 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think y'all are talking about two people. One is clearly a troll. The other is often rude but also contributes. I know that DX posted a warning to the troll on FF, but was he sent an email about it? I think that would be an appropriate step. Not sure what to do about the rude one.
Laura - Dec 26, 2002 1:55:11 pm PST #1374 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I am 730 posts behind there already. I will have to wait for a day when I can do a massive skimmy read of about 100 posts per page. I usually don't mind ignoring and refusing to feed, but when the post counts get so high I just don't have time. Sigh and grumble.
Steph L. - Dec 26, 2002 1:57:21 pm PST #1375 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I think y'all are talking about two people. One is clearly a troll. The other is often rude but also contributes. I know that DX posted a warning to the troll on FF, but was he sent an email about it? I think that would be an appropriate step. Not sure what to do about the rude one.
Speaking only for myself, I *was* talking about 2 people. And, really, my issues are minor -- I just don't read the FF thread. I just thought I'd take the opportunity to mention my love of the ENUF filter-to-come.
DXMachina - Dec 26, 2002 1:59:40 pm PST #1376 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I know that DX posted a warning to the troll on FF, but was he sent an email about it? I think that would be an appropriate step. Not sure what to do about the rude one.
Okay, I see our original troll came back. My feeling is to give him the boot with our big stompy foot. I warned him. I didn't e-mail the warning, but it was posted immediately after one of his posts.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2002 2:36:43 pm PST #1377 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'd tend to agree, DX. There are now several prolific posters in the FF thread whose posts make my eyes glaze over by reflex, but the one you're speaking of is demonstrating deliberately trollish behavior (as opposed to merely offensive/annoying to me). With all the newbies on the thread, a simple "don't respond and it'll go away" strategy may not be possible to implement.