Forum Trolls

davidmex

Well-Known Troll
Troll
This TROLL(u ain't know it) has been spamming our forum with unwanted/thoughtlessness comments. Can Mods please BAN him. It's damaging the integrity of Brown Cafe.


Thanks,
​Davidmex

 

ajblakejr

Age quod agis
I'm against anything that will take any more fun out of the BC. I find trolls very amusing---especially when someone takes them seriously---as is usually the case here. This is an internet forum after all- you aren't in Court with your hand on a Bible-------contrary to popular beleif you can put stuff on the internet that isn't true.

Lies!!
If I read it online it must be true!
 

stink219

Well-Known Member
I thinks it's stupid.
Two people report someone as a troll, so they are therefore labeled as such?
Doesn't seem very objective.
I went ahead and changed mine already.
Whoopty do.
Yeah this is bizarre. I've made a lot of friends on here, I'm pretty confident I've pized a few people off too. What's to prevent 2 of them from from teaming up and libeling you as troll?
 

Catatonic

Nine Lives
Yeah this is bizarre. I've made a lot of friends on here, I'm pretty confident I've pized a few people off too. What's to prevent 2 of them from from teaming up and libeling you as troll?

Mod judgment.

No one said it was automatic.
If 2 people report, we look at it.

I predict I will never label anyone a troll.
I personally like watching stupid people interact with them ... it's humourous and makes me feel better about myself.
​Sort of like going to a family reunion.
 

Rico

Well-Known Member
To stop those monsters, one-two-three,Here's a fresh new way that's trouble-free,
It's got Paul Anka's guarantee ...

Guarantee void in Tennessee.

Just don't look! Just don't look!
Just don't look! Just don't look!
 

soberups

Pees in the brown Koolaid
Isn't posting under multiple screen names considered trolling? If so we have a winner in the "a series of unfortunate events" thread.....
 

Catatonic

Nine Lives
Isn't posting under multiple screen names considered trolling? If so we have a winner in the "a series of unfortunate events" thread.....

Only if they are geeks posting from a cubicle.

It's like Cheryl said, "Everybody has a a different definition of a troll."
Sort of like pornography, we know it when we see it.
 

cosmo1

Perhaps.
Staff member
Yeah this is bizarre. I've made a lot of friends on here, I'm pretty confident I've pized a few people off too. What's to prevent 2 of them from from teaming up and libeling you as troll?

Here's the way I see it, Stink. Most of us have been around here for a while, and we argue and talk and argue and talk some more. Kinda like family.

​That said, what have you always been told about two brothers arguing in a bar?
 

soberups

Pees in the brown Koolaid
This is the best way to deal with them!!

No, the best way to deal with them is to simply ignore them.

Restricting their ability to post simply allows them to feel and act like a victim, which in their minds will justify trolling in other peoples threads. Trolls are desperate for attention, whether good or bad, so denying them any recognition whatsoever will cause them to look elsewhere.
 
S

serenity now

Guest
No, the best way to deal with them is to simply ignore them.

Restricting their ability to post simply allows them to feel and act like a victim, which in their minds will justify trolling in other peoples threads. Trolls are desperate for attention, whether good or bad, so denying them any recognition whatsoever will cause them to look elsewhere.

That's the key, right there
 

Bagels

Family Leave Fridays!!!
Only if they are geeks posting from a cubicle.

It's like Cheryl said, "Everybody has a a different definition of a troll."
Sort of like pornography, we know it when we see it.

I disagree. There's a finite definition of what constitutes pornography, but people always try to stretch it (in both directions).

davidmex/Loyal Teamster is a troll because he creates multiple usernames and interacts with them, often portraying different identities (e.g. long-time logistics manager, retired Preload manager, etc), for the purpose of knowingly causing a rise/disruption in the community. you aint even know it doesn't have ill intentions -- his threads are a reflection of his immaturity/inability to efficiently communicate his ideas.

OTOH, BrownCafe isn't always the most welcoming place. When I first joined, I was met with a barrage of negative reputation from people who merely disagreed with my ideas, as well as people who don't like the idea of PTers participating. Had it not been for texan, I wouldn't have continued to participate. Come hiring time for peak season, we'll once again see the dark side of BrownCafe, as more established members attempt to chase off the new members. Hmm... maybe those members will grow to be positive contributors -- you know, people who can write more than one post without blaming everything on ObamaCare? ("WWAAAHHHH... today I was dispatched yet again with 12-hours. Is it because I make $32+/hour with no-cost benefits, and UPS needs to squeeze productivity to turn a profit? Nahhh... it's that gosh-darn OBAMACARE!!") Ship gets old after awhile...
 

Catatonic

Nine Lives
I disagree. There's a finite definition of what constitutes pornography, but people always try to stretch it (in both directions).

davidmex/Loyal Teamster is a troll because he creates multiple usernames and interacts with them, often portraying different identities (e.g. long-time logistics manager, retired Preload manager, etc), for the purpose of knowingly causing a rise/disruption in the community. you aint even know it doesn't have ill intentions -- his threads are a reflection of his immaturity/inability to efficiently communicate his ideas.

OTOH, BrownCafe isn't always the most welcoming place. When I first joined, I was met with a barrage of negative reputation from people who merely disagreed with my ideas, as well as people who don't like the idea of PTers participating. Had it not been for texan, I wouldn't have continued to participate. Come hiring time for peak season, we'll once again see the dark side of BrownCafe, as more established members attempt to chase off the new members. Hmm... maybe those members will grow to be positive contributors -- you know, people who can write more than one post without blaming everything on ObamaCare? ("WWAAAHHHH... today I was dispatched yet again with 12-hours. Is it because I make $32+/hour with no-cost benefits, and UPS needs to squeeze productivity to turn a profit? Nahhh... it's that gosh-darn OBAMACARE!!") Ship gets old after awhile...

A couple of things:

1) davidmex/Loyal Teamster and you aint even know it are the same person. Hmmmmm ...

2) "Ship gets old after awhile..." That's OK, we still like you!
 

Bagels

Family Leave Fridays!!!
1) davidmex/Loyal Teamster and you aint even know it are the same person. Hmmmmm ...

While I had suspicions that they shared the same identity, you aint even know it did seem familiar enough with NYC that I disregarded them (different writing style as well). Wow. I feel played. Now I know how Britney Spears felt when she found out she was known as the "pass around girl." :( . But when we've reported davidmex/Loyal Teamster's other new identities interacting with each other, they were quickly deleted and the threads removed. Why was (is) you ant even know it allowed to continue to for so long?

EDIT: After reading some of their most recent postings, it's clear they're the same person. Hence I ask once again, why was it allowed (interaction/trolling) to go on for so long?

2) "Ship gets old after awhile..." That's OK, we still like you!

I do give myself credit for adding SOME value to these forums in answering questions that certain other (former?) posters previously responded to by telling them to Google it or talk to their union steward, and then neg repping them....

I use to refer my co-workers to BrownCafe to search (not necessarily post) for answers, but after awhile I realized that a) it's often a hostile environment and b) they're offer crappy (such as the guy who's spent two years planning to move from Kansas City to Los Angeles based on the crappy feedback he received from BrownCafe).
 

Dizzee

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