I am a journalist in Saigon. I am writing a book.- 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
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...
I totally agree. It seems like he's bringing up all the previous posts to get more attention. So it's a smart choice to remain silent :) He'll gradually get bored, I hope.
Nice
not true
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
Michael, you are prematurely stereotyping. You are making judgement calls without sufficient evidence or understanding to the situation. Pray for more developed wisdom.
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.
someone can explain what does he say, i don't undsrstand any more
noooooooooooooo thanh chien please don't miss the point! hahaha! No more explanations and discussions about the boy
Do you mean you don't understand what I said or what Joey said?
co lẽ chúng ta gần bản địch tiếng Việt....
Couldn't agree more and good point.
Yay . . that's the point! Keep ignoring!
Yah! I got it. Ignoring n no more!
why are you pissed at the admin. we are all volunteers with no pay and we have our lives to live too...
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Couch Surfing is a forum website with questions and answers. However, when some ask questions about learning English, meeting people, finding a place to live, eat, those members are outcast, alienated, banished, spat upon, similar to how the Germans did so to the Jews. Some of these bullies on CS are miniature versions of Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, & Barack Obama.
He has his clone anytime you want to exterminate his presence. Accept the truth he must coexist with you. Joey has his all rights to co-exist. Piss your own face George Millo!!!!!
Joey is the air we breath.
Trolls are people, too.
trolls are people, too, for sure
Don't feed George.
huh?
It isn't that what Couchsurfing is about George. CS is about gathering more people. Wake up! you're so ego.
huh?
If you know he has a need of validation then let him be :) Show some compassion.
@Phuc Nguyen Lam: do you know Him? is he such a pathetic guy that you feel like showing your compassion?
huh?
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Journalists of Saigon?
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