ab077749 
 XPost: alt.activism, ny.politics, nyc.general 
 XPost: nyc.politics 
 From: liberty@once.net 
  
  wrote in message 
 news:f007919a-2202-4229-adc1-5b9160918abb@o36g2000yqh.googlegroups.com... 
 On Feb 21, 12:17 am, Darrin  wrote: 
  
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 > So now we're back to this thread, Darrin? 
  
 > Darrin, I've debunked all this stuff a thousand times and yet you keep 
 posting it.  You = bi-polar. 
  
 > Darrin - Doesn't believe in Evolution.  Claims to be a jewish Democrat 
 but voted for McCain and supported Jerry Falwell.   Uses AOL on a 56k. 
  
 ---- 
 "Darrin" is obviously a brainwashed-in-the-name-of-religion adolescent. 
 Don't waste your time arguing with this deluded troll. It would take many 
 years of psychotherapy to influence his pathetic mind, if even that would 
 help. Just killfile him. 
  
 HOW TO DEFEAT THE TROLLS 
  
 An Internet "troll" is a person who delights in sowing discord 
 on the Internet. He or she slanders others and seeks to cause 
 conflicts and upset people. Trolls are malicious, antisocial, 
 and often mentally ill. They crave attention, and care not 
 whether it is positive or negative. The Internet is a 
 convenient venue for their bizarre, misanthropic games - a 
 means to abuse others without fear of retaliation. Trolls are 
 cowards - lacking the courage to be overtly hostile towards 
 people, they hide behind their computers and the anonymity of 
 the Internet. The troll is a less intelligent version of the 
 malicious hacker or virus writer. 
  
 Trolls are impervious to meaningful dialogue. You CANNOT reason 
 with them and you CANNOT cause them to feel shame or 
 compassion. Trolls do not feel bound by rules of courtesy or 
 social responsibility. They are simply not playing with a full 
 deck. It is futile to try to "cure" a troll of his obsession. 
 Trolls are irrational and not accessible through any sane approach. 
  
 Established posters may leave a newsgroup/message board because 
 of troll-created conflicts, and lurkers (readers that do not 
 post) may not want to expose themselves to abuse and therefore 
 never speak up. Thus they unwisely allow the troll to violate 
 their rights of free speech and expression. The Internet is a 
 vital resource - and probably the last stand for free speech. 
 Being antisocial, trolls hate this and try to subvert it. 
  
 When you try to reason with a troll, he wins. When you curse at 
 a troll, he wins. If he succeeds in angering you, he's succeeded. 
 THE ONLY THING THE TROLL CAN'T HANDLE IS BEING IGNORED - 
 having NO EFFECT on his intended targets! 
  
 So the best way to deal with trolls is to IGNORE THEM and 
 occasionally (and ONLY occasionally) remind others not to 
 respond to them either. 
  
 Hard to ignore? You can set up your computer to AUTOMATICALLY 
 ignore the troll by using your KILLFILE. Just go to the 
 offensive message, and bring your pointer to the "MESSAGE" tab 
 near the top of your screen. Click, and a menu opens. Go to and 
 click on "BLOCK SENDER." You will no longer see any of the 
 sender's posts from that account. This is called "plonking" the troll. 
  
 Ignored, these children will have to find another game to play. 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
  * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)