User blog:VendettaVisionGuy/Feeding trolls

Hey, it's VendettaVisionGuy. And I need to address a subject that had recently happened on this wiki.

So, lately, a sockpuppet of an infamous user appeared in the eye of some users. I've noticed that they told the sock to stop, and one of them almost directly sent a death threat to him.

However, the action caused by the regular wiki users has concerned me. Why? What I have been seeing is an action known as feeding trolls.

If the term "feeding trolls" isn't clear enough, this Urban Dictionary submission should make it clear enough.

''When you reply to a troll or group of trolls on the internet, usually angrily and while showing signs of being offended.

When you do this, you give the trolls the attention that they crave. You're responding in the way that the troll wants you to respond. You get upset over something that someone posted on the internet.''

This especially means telling them to stop, which will likely not happen if the user has done constant damage.

Overreaction will not make a troll become normal. The staff aren't active 24/7, so it's best to leave the work to them when they are active, as long as no troll gets threatened.

Tip of the tower, feeding trolls ≠ good.

If the users I indirectly mentioned feel offended, then apologies. Apologies also to the staff if this seems like mini-modding.