

aesling wrote:While you're right in some ways George, I don't think ignoring Cornwiggle is the best answer here. In my experience, trolls who want attention will go away quickly if you ignore them. Trolls who are there to torment you, however, tend to be remarkably more persistent, and while you are right in that they will give up and go away eventually if you ignore them, that takes time, and the stress and emotional strain in the meantime is not to be underestimated. That being said, I don't know how much power you have to keep him from harassing users if he is already permabanned. Perhaps some kind of word scrambler as was used for Hatter? I know, too, that you guys have no power over other forms of communication outside the org. My advice to you, silverknight2015, is to block him wherever you can, ignore him where you can't, and if you have to engage him, don't argue with him or get emotional. Don't even try to argue with him using logic, because trolls and logic are about as synonymous as youtube and quality. Blow him off, make light jokes, make sure he knows you don't give a crap about him, because as horrible as he and his ilk are to deal with, they are a bunch of insecure, miserable human beings who aren't happy unless they are picking on someone they know can't physically punch them in the face.
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Castor Troy wrote:silverknight2015, Let us know when he replies!
aesling wrote:While you're right in some ways George, I don't think ignoring Cornwiggle is the best answer here. In my experience, trolls who want attention will go away quickly if you ignore them. Trolls who are there to torment you, however, tend to be remarkably more persistent, and while you are right in that they will give up and go away eventually if you ignore them, that takes time, and the stress and emotional strain in the meantime is not to be underestimated. That being said, I don't know how much power you have to keep him from harassing users if he is already permabanned. Perhaps some kind of word scrambler as was used for Hatter? I know, too, that you guys have no power over other forms of communication outside the org. My advice to you, silverknight2015, is to block him wherever you can, ignore him where you can't, and if you have to engage him, don't argue with him or get emotional. Don't even try to argue with him using logic, because trolls and logic are about as synonymous as youtube and quality. Blow him off, make light jokes, make sure he knows you don't give a crap about him, because as horrible as he and his ilk are to deal with, they are a bunch of insecure, miserable human beings who aren't happy unless they are picking on someone they know can't physically punch them in the face.

aesling wrote: That being said, I don't know how much power you have to keep him from harassing users if he is already permabanned. Perhaps some kind of word scrambler as was used for Hatter? I know, too, that you guys have no power over other forms of communication outside the org.
Otohiko wrote:aesling wrote: That being said, I don't know how much power you have to keep him from harassing users if he is already permabanned. Perhaps some kind of word scrambler as was used for Hatter? I know, too, that you guys have no power over other forms of communication outside the org.
Yeah, thus the hopeful discussion with other mods - I honestly have no control over anything outside the forums myself, or even with things like wordscrambling. I'm sure something can be done, though. And as far as power outside the .org - well, technically it is possible to take Scott's "restraining order" advice a little further and just get him legally barred from the .org. Not sure if we want to go that route either, but that is possible.
Anyway, silverknight2015 - my sympathies on you having to deal with this guy. We'll see what we can do I guess; he's well known and we are on it though.

Pwolf wrote:not so much a restraining order for the org but silvernight could get one i'm sure if he's causing him that much trouble. a solider who's out of the country fighting a war while trying to contact his family but can't because some asshole spammed his e-mail box. i think that should go over rather well in court not to mention put the prick in his place.

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