Trolls and Stalkers ....

WOW!!

This is some very interesting reading .... Trolls ....

And also this .... Stalkers ....

I had no idea this was such a common problem.

Reminder .... I am not going into other people's groups and blogs and posting things to cause disruption.

I am posting in my own BLOG my own emotions and thoughts and feelings.

Period.

...... More on 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.