deer hunting (graphic image)

[Busyman]

No need mate, if you find something offensive just ignore it.

That way anyone can post anything they want.

Just the ticket, I don't know why I didn't think of it myself. Thankfully you were there to show us the way.

I can't imagine being offended by the word title one shot, one kill, which was accompanied by a warning.

I assume I am going to see something dead, so it is a no-clickey. I don't barge right in looking to take offense. Did you really want to see a dead deer? I ignored the thread, not my cup of tea.

If you do enter, wanting to see his dead deer, and you get shocked at what he posted, send him a PM or more properly report it.

We can't have the whole forum go into a 4 alarm panty bunch, everytime some has their "offense" button tripped.

I mean if the magazine store says XXX hot chicks, I don't enter. But certainly a lot of people might take the opposite approach.

There was nothing offensive, racist or descriminatory in the thread title. People ventured forth at their own risk. The result was that many were surprised but most were not offended.

Certain folk on here are going are going to be trolls, hobbes. They will target certain folk no matter what. That's internet forum life, I guess.

Tbh, I think at this point of the forum, one shouldn't be surprised at a harmless post be trolled upon. People let off the steam here and are smartassed 'cause they are able to from the comfort of their computers and nothing else in their sad lives. Many of their lives are drab and boring and they have nothing to look forward to.

It basically comes down to "Why do you fuck with him?"

Answer: "Because I can, motherfucker!"

Ignore trolls or respond but don't expect change or humility.

[Cheese]

People let off the steam here and are smartassed 'cause they are able to from the comfort of their computers and nothing else in their sad lives. Many of their lives are drab and boring and they have nothing to look forward to.

That's you, that is. Totally.

[Barbarossa]

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

[manker]

Busyman lamenting a lack of humility.

That's more ironing than Sketchleys.

[Cheese]

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

Busyman.*


*Dog with two legs way, obviously.

[manker]

Quite possibly, I have caused other members to feel upset too. In fact, I think it likely.

Some people choose to post about their personal situations and invite comments, others do not. If you're the type of person in the former group and one of the opinions hurts you, then perhaps put it down to it being part of growing up and not bother again.

None of my comments are made with the intention to hurt someone's feelings - that doesn't give me any pleasure - but trying to temper any comments I make to be absolutely sure that it doesn't happen is impossible.

I will, however, continue to use a modicum of discretion.

you made me feel like a cunt t'other day. instead of crying, i took heed and did my best to get back in the bosses good books

I'm taking that as a green light.

[Cheese]

Busyman lamenting a lack of humility.

That's more ironing than Sketchleys.

Do you think someone else was writing his posts last night?

Kind of like when Quentin Tarantino directed CSI, "For one night only, all of Busyman's posts will be made by a humble middle-aged woman from Dorset".

[manker]

Busyman lamenting a lack of humility.

That's more ironing than Sketchleys.

Do you think someone else was writing his posts last night?

Kind of like when Quentin Tarantino directed CSI, "For one night only, all of Busyman's posts will be made by a humble middle-aged woman from Dorset".

That's one of only two plausible explanations. The other is that he's a bit mental.

[Yogs]

Vicious Cycles
The main motive for a user trolling is to disrupt the community in some way. Inflammatory, sarcastic, disruptive or humorous content is posted, meant to draw other users into engaging the troll in a fruitless confrontation. The greater the reaction from the community the more likely the user is to troll again, as the person develops beliefs that certain actions achieve his/her goal to cause chaos. This gives rise to the often repeated protocol in Internet culture: "Do not feed the trolls".

Often, a person will post a sincere message about which he is emotionally sensitive. Skillful trolls know that an easy way to upset him is to disingenuously claim that he is a "troll". On other occasions, a person may not instantly understand, or fit into the social norms of a forum where most users have similar characteristics. As a result, his acting just slightly out of the norm (often unintentionally, and for legitimate reasons) garners him the label "troll". It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between a user who is merely unfamiliar with the social protocols of a forum, and a user who is intentionally trolling; unfortunately, many users react aggressively on a first impression to a perceived troll, which sometimes leads disgruntled newbies to become legitimate trolls.

[hobbes]

Vicious Cycles
The main motive for a user trolling is to disrupt the community in some way. Inflammatory, sarcastic, disruptive or humorous content is posted, meant to draw other users into engaging the troll in a fruitless confrontation. The greater the reaction from the community the more likely the user is to troll again, as the person develops beliefs that certain actions achieve his/her goal to cause chaos. This gives rise to the often repeated protocol in Internet culture: "Do not feed the trolls".

Often, a person will post a sincere message about which he is emotionally sensitive. Skillful trolls know that an easy way to upset him is to disingenuously claim that he is a "troll". On other occasions, a person may not instantly understand, or fit into the social norms of a forum where most users have similar characteristics. As a result, his acting just slightly out of the norm (often unintentionally, and for legitimate reasons) garners him the label "troll". It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between a user who is merely unfamiliar with the social protocols of a forum, and a user who is intentionally trolling; unfortunately, many users react aggressively on a first impression to a perceived troll, which sometimes leads disgruntled newbies to become legitimate trolls.

Why am I thinking of internet.news right now?