Trolls on ECF?

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FlamingoTutu

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Not everyone that comes here these days regarding vaping is a smoker looking for an alternative.

Just vapers.

Sometimes frustration blurs the line with someone with different thoughts / lack of knowledge vs. a troll...

Fair enough, but how about when they've been repeatedly given the chance to educate themselves, refuse to and still go out of their way to tow the party primarily (it seems) just to rile other ECFers? There are several people that I disagree with on most things but they at least give valid examples on why they believe what they do. I respect that.
 

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Fair enough, but how about when they've been repeatedly given the chance to educate themselves, refuse to and still go out of their way to tow the party primarily (it seems) just to rile other ECFers? There are several people that I disagree with on most things but they at least give valid examples on why they believe what they do. I respect that.



lol...ignore their posts :p

What would you say to someone that posts about their spouse...that they just won't quit smoking ? You would say you can't force someone that doesn't want to...

Move on to someone that needs and wants help. :)
 

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lol...ignore their posts :p

What would you say to someone that posts about their spouse...that they just won't quit smoking ? You would say you can't force someone that doesn't want to...

Move on to someone that needs and wants help. :)

That's the problem. I am trying to help someone, the person that got sucked into the sand trap. :lol:
 

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That's the problem. I am trying to help someone, the person that got sucked into the sand trap. :lol:


Classwife is in charge of the Sand trap. No wait! that's the Sandbox.. nevermind, carry on!
 

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well I love it here..and Kudos to y'all Moderators, for not letting ECF become a
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Before the internet they called us trolls ..... :)

A little good natured trolling is OK with me, get's the topics going. Passion should not be mistaken for anger or hate. Some come on strong and some are just thin skinned little crybabies! see what I did there? In fact, this topic came up recently and somebody posted a definition troll and I'll be dammed if I could almost fit some of those descriptions at one time or another.

I hope I am more help and fun to have around than trouble...................
 
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I don't fall into any of those categories but I have been accused. I can assure you, I'm not:

--ANTZ --Government --Big Tobacco --Big Pharma

I vape. But I'll call BS whenever I see someone inflating the echo chamber around here. Example:

"The vape I exhale is healthier than the air in the rest of the room"

Balderdash. And anyone who thinks this is not only fooling themselves but spreading some serious BS. I won't hesitate to tell them so.


Example2:

"I am very considerate of others while I stealth vape in the restaurant/movie theater/grocery store"

Really? You are really not considerate, and you are really not as stealth as you think you are. You seriously can't go 45 minutes or an hour during a meal or shopping without puffing? Try flexing your self control FFS. You must have some if you quit the stinkies! Keep going!


Example3:

"That person in my office complained about my vaping. Now I can't vape in the office. I should be able to complain that complaint infringes my rights as a vaper"

No. There are no 'rights as a vaper'. Sorry. You don't get paid to vape. You get paid to work and not annoy/distract your fellow workers from their jobs. Don't like it? Start your own business.


For those three examples I have been called a troll. I think anyone who tries to call BS on the feedback loop around here automatically gets the troll label.

And Dog help you if you've got a low post count! That's the first thing the mods look at when trying to figure out who's post gets deleted. Poster with a few thousand posts can call people all manner of derogatory names and not get called on it.
 

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And Dog help you if you've got a low post count! That's the first thing the mods look at when trying to figure out who's post gets deleted. Poster with a few thousand posts can call people all manner of derogatory names and not get called on it.


You really think that ?
 

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And Dog help you if you've got a low post count! That's the first thing the mods look at when trying to figure out who's post gets deleted. Poster with a few thousand posts can call people all manner of derogatory names and not get called on it.
You really think that ?

Doesn't this kind of posting fall under ECF Rule #11?
11. Trolling ('fishing expeditions' in search of a strong reaction)
Trolling includes but is not restricted to:
<snip>
  • Posting repeated criticism of Moderators or their moderation activities.
(emphasis added)
 

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I would be far more concerned that BP, BT, GOV are reading this forum and taking notes.

There is a wealth of incriminating evidence on a daily basis.

Why troll when we just tell 'em what they want to know?


We're ( as in vaping community ) telling them alright...

Point is, they ( as in vaping opponents ) DON't WANT to know.
Rocks the boat to much...

Being ignorant - or pretending to - and piping up is one thing.

Knowing and piping up is called lying. Folks do that all the time.
Quite astonishing that BT, BP, GVT, ANTZ developing qualm about that all of a sudden.

Maybe the truth is too big to lie away this time.
Maybe to many lives are at stake....

Is there something like 'genocide by neglect' ?
 

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You have made it clear that disagreeing with you means I'm being argumentative. And that is against the rules. So I'm just going to not answer your question.


A lot of folks disagree with what we do on here as moderators. Most times things can be reasoned out via PM's or Rule Reminders. Usually asking for clarification will get you your answer. Have you taken that step?

Post count has nothing to do with the value that we assign to our users, although most hot headed ones that don't get how we play here usually end up leaving or being shown the door.

Are you re-visiting us after a past misadventure, because I sure can't find anything in your record to indicate what brought on that comment from you?!
 

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What a boring job for some intern at a government office.
"OK, we need you to read this forum in its entirety for the next 60 days. Post something you read from google every once in awhile to keep suspicions low, but NEVER reply to your original post. We hear it's suicide. Here's a redbull, Marty will fill out your time sheets."
 
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