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!
"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.
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.
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!!!!!
I was pretending to be Joey
Arnold, but I read that the police of Vietnam kicked him out of Vietnam.
I am talking about Original Oatmeal. Here is what he wrote as follows.
The police in Vietnam kicked me out of my house without telling me why,
which means it may happen again. I was not told why at all. If I try
living at another apartment or hotel, this may happen again.
Yesterday, I fell off my bicycle (broke my 8.000.000 VND glasses) & I
was told I have no work (for this month of July 2013) from a school I
work teaching English for.
.
.
That means less money.
Later, the power cord to this laptop I use starting shooting fireworks.
Today, a man sold me the wrong replacement cord for almost 400.000 VND.
He will not give me a refund. I gave him the money too quickly. I showed
him the problems and he laughed at me.
A place tried selling me rice and chicken and rice to me for 60.000 VND,
when it is suppose to cost around 15.000. I ended up giving them
30.000.
After that I was riding my bicycle for the past 4 hours because I kept
on getting lost, & I skip breakfast everyday, because I do not even
enough money for rent right now and I have no where to go.
.
.
.
Smile.
As I was riding my bicycle a few guys and girls said hello to me, which
gave me a smile to my face, in the mist of this temporary storm. At the
moment, I have no idea what I should do.
I was not told why I cannot live in this room at this house in district
Binh Thanh. I was not told when I have to leave. i do not know where to
go. Here is my current address as following:
.
.
The Never Ending Story in Never Land.
Joey Arnold
191/37b Võ Duy Ninh, phường 22
Quận Bình Thạnh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Who has the power to delete posts from the Saigon CS page? Ambassadors? Or CS staff only? And by "posts" I mean "J (more...)
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