[WikiEN-l] Trolls - A novel approach - don't feed them
Charles Matthews
charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
Thu May 6 06:08:13 UTC 2004
"Mark Richards" wrote
>I think that the proliferation of
> 'troll' names is a response to people making a fuss
> about it. Without anyone to feed them, trolls will
> look elsewhere.
Don't believe that works for WP. In-your-face usernames cause a
deterioration of trust. UseRealNames is best, but not everyone would want
this or find it possible. Having to keep one's cool in dealing with a
potential dispute with User:Trolls'R'Us is that much harder.
Charles
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