Okay, I've avoided getting involved in the whole Joey thing so far, but I feel that this needs to be said:
If you want Joey/Oatmeal/Kim/whateverhisnameis to piss off and leave us alone, the very simple solution is to STOP RESPONDING TO HIM WHEN HE POSTS ON HERE. Just ignore him. He is looking for attention and validation, and every time you reply to him or acknowledge him, no matter how well thought your argument, you are giving him the attention he seeks and encouraging him to post again. So stop.
Please guys. I know it's difficult, but it's the only way!
If you still need convincing, read point #4 here: http://bit.ly/1b4nPtc
If you want Joey/Oatmeal/Kim/whateverhisnameis to piss off and leave us alone, the very simple solution is to STOP RESPONDING TO HIM WHEN HE POSTS ON HERE. Just ignore him. He is looking for attention and validation, and every time you reply to him or acknowledge him, no matter how well thought your argument, you are giving him the attention he seeks and encouraging him to post again. So stop.
Please guys. I know it's difficult, but it's the only way!
If you still need convincing, read point #4 here: http://bit.ly/1b4nPtc
From the above link:
"He's not expecting agreement or for the community to change based on his feedback. He's looking for that community to attack him. He wants the attention. He can't get love from the group, but he can get hate, and even hate is better than apathy.
Therefore, screaming insults at him only ensures that he'll continue doing what he's doing. If nobody responds to anything he says, he'll simply get bored and go away.
It's so simple, yet incredibly hard to do. Every instinct in your body will scream for you to react, the same instinct that makes the other dogs in a pack attack the one acting like a fucktard. You must resist it.
Before you can even stop to think about what you're going to say, your fingers will be hammering out the perfect combination of letters to "put him in his place." Understand this: if you combined all of the languages from every life form on every developed planet in an infinite number of universes, you would not be able to construct a single sentence that would accomplish this goal.
He's not after an argument. He's after your response. Any response. If you hit that "enter" button, he automatically wins."
This could probably do with being translated into Vietnamese...
"He's not expecting agreement or for the community to change based on his feedback. He's looking for that community to attack him. He wants the attention. He can't get love from the group, but he can get hate, and even hate is better than apathy.
Therefore, screaming insults at him only ensures that he'll continue doing what he's doing. If nobody responds to anything he says, he'll simply get bored and go away.
It's so simple, yet incredibly hard to do. Every instinct in your body will scream for you to react, the same instinct that makes the other dogs in a pack attack the one acting like a fucktard. You must resist it.
Before you can even stop to think about what you're going to say, your fingers will be hammering out the perfect combination of letters to "put him in his place." Understand this: if you combined all of the languages from every life form on every developed planet in an infinite number of universes, you would not be able to construct a single sentence that would accomplish this goal.
He's not after an argument. He's after your response. Any response. If you hit that "enter" button, he automatically wins."
This could probably do with being translated into Vietnamese...
U mad, bro?
I always pictured trolls as just angry nerds, but never thought they might literally be mentally ill. I heard through the grape vine that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" stopped taking medication and Saigon's CS community took the toll. Just in case the grape vine had any truth in its rumors I decided to feed the troll. Worth a shot I guess. But never again :> It's a shame that CS can't block "You-Know-Who's" IP address or something.
Ah well.
Great article btw. In case you haven't already seen this video of how to thwart an internet troll: http://youtu.be/FMEe7JqBgvg
I always pictured trolls as just angry nerds, but never thought they might literally be mentally ill. I heard through the grape vine that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" stopped taking medication and Saigon's CS community took the toll. Just in case the grape vine had any truth in its rumors I decided to feed the troll. Worth a shot I guess. But never again :> It's a shame that CS can't block "You-Know-Who's" IP address or something.
Ah well.
Great article btw. In case you haven't already seen this video of how to thwart an internet troll: http://youtu.be/FMEe7JqBgvg
Point taken.
I regret falling for the bait that this army of fake profiles put in front of me. I could see the trap but just couldn't resist. What a mistake that was.
But will ignoring the legion of fakes be enough? Seriously, i'm starting to be more pissed at the couchsurfing admins than at the lame dudes for allowing him/them to come back again and again, with no problem whatsoever.
Ignoring something is all fine and dandy. But when something is stinking your backyard it's hard to ignore the smell.
I regret falling for the bait that this army of fake profiles put in front of me. I could see the trap but just couldn't resist. What a mistake that was.
But will ignoring the legion of fakes be enough? Seriously, i'm starting to be more pissed at the couchsurfing admins than at the lame dudes for allowing him/them to come back again and again, with no problem whatsoever.
Ignoring something is all fine and dandy. But when something is stinking your backyard it's hard to ignore the smell.
