On 11/8/07, Flameviper Velifang theflameysnake@yahoo.com wrote:
<Randomperson> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Flameviper <-- HE'S A BANNED TROLL [INFO] Mode +o Op by ChanServ [INFO] Mode +b Flameviper*!*@* by Op [INFO] Op has kicked Flameviper from #wikipedia-en (Flooding, 4chan/ED trolling) [INFO] You are banned from this channel.
This is exactly the correct approach to dealing with trolls.
1. Most trolls, by definition, thrive on living on the very edge of acceptable behaviour. They are capable of crossing from side to side as they see fit. 2. It is very time consuming for every person to have to continually re-evaluate whether a person is a troll or not. 3. Once a person with sufficient wisdom and authority has deemed that a person is a troll, THEY ARE A TROLL. No more time should be wasted on them. 4. If a decreed troll ever wants to become a normal community member again, it should be hard. Very hard. A lot harder than appearing in an IRC channel and saying "hey, can't we just be friends?"
We don't dish out the term "troll" lightly. Nor do we retract it lightly.
Steve