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As we start to see more users join, it's inevitable to see trolls (especially low-effort trolls) making more of an appearance and trying to be controversial and noticed.

Best just to scroll past them. They want to spark unwinnable arguments and rack up negative rep. If something seems absurdly ridiculous or inciteful, just move on. It's not even worth down voting.

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[–] Niello@kbin.social 118 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Actually, they should be reported. Don't just scroll pass if you see harassment or hate speech.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How exactly do you report them? I tried to report one troll I saw, but couldn’t find the option.

[–] a-man-from-earth@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahh, I see! I was trying to report them from their page when I went to block them, like you do on Mastodon, and the option wasn’t there. Thanks!

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

There's a few things in the works to improve the moderating flow / processes, for now it's just easier to use 'more > report' and hopefully that should be enough for now.

[–] Ostermac@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is that all it takes to trigger you?

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 82 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thanks for providing a comment to test the report feature with.

[–] Frog-Brawler@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure there’s anything to report with the previous comment; yet I don’t disagree with it being a dick thing to say.

[–] BurntPunk@kbin.social 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Way back in the way back we used to call comments like that “flame baiting”. It’s trying to start a fight, nothing more. Forums and BBs I moderated used to technically ban it, but generally the rule has always just been “don’t feed the trolls”. Meaning: don’t comment, don’t downvote, don’t bother reporting. They just want attention, the only thing that hurts them is realizing that this board will ignore them just as completely as their parents already do in real life.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yes. Back then there wasn't any upvoting or downvoting, so the only way you interacted with a troll is either engage them or ignore them...preferably the latter.

Images like this were typical...yet helpful.

[–] jherazob@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Holy crap this is an image I hadn't seen in ages! 😃

[–] yesdogishere@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

better yet - create whole sections of lemmy devoted to trolls and their fun times. this is the best answer. it also helps ensure that lemmy can never be sold or made profitable. thus avoiding the horrible dying mess that is reddit.

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The k-soc terms of service state:

Harassment, hate speech, or any other form of harmful behavior will not be tolerated.

Now, I can't read ernest's mind to determine what he meant by this line exactly, but this kind of mean spirited, bad-faith jab falls under "harmful behaviour" in my book.

[–] tikitaki@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i think it's dangerous to be too broad with this definition

harmful in my mind is saying explicitly racist, homophobic, promoting violent, etc type of stuff

i think freedom of expression is something we should not give up easily. in actually harmful speech, i think the pros outweigh the cons. but him saying the word "triggered" is not harmful

[–] Crankpork@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

but him saying the word "triggered" is not harmful

It implies that being against hate speech and harassment is a wrong opinion and while completely isolated and out of context it might not seem harmful, it's part of a cultural shift towards normalizing those things, and implies that anyone who cares is wrong. Seeing that go unchallenged just emboldens buttholes like that.

[–] tikitaki@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

yes, of course. it's indicative of that type of worldview and it's demeaning

however the key important part is that it isn't hate speech. being pro-hate speech and using hate speech are two different things

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Term harassment gets over used in online discourse to silence others and shut down discussions.

Legally it means actor A goes out of their way to bother actor B, and has do so on more the one occasion.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, that's a block user comment, not anything ban-worthy.

[–] Elevator7009@kbin.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

“This is rude, I’m going to downvote and move on” “OMG TRIGGERED you must be shaking like a leaf you scared little librul”

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you want to be neck deep in that bullshit, you're more than welcome to join exploding-heads.com. Can we have ONE space online that isn't infiltrated by assholes?

You don't have to be a dick to others on the Internet. You can make that choice. Just because you CAN post hateful shit anonymously and not have to face real life consequences doesn't mean you HAVE to.

[–] RemembertheApollo@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some people literally would prefer to see the world burn. No idea what’s up with that form of psychological gratification from destruction, but fuck them.

[–] Hellsadvocate@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Guys that think the joker and homelander are the best role models.

[–] geoffervescent@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You either haven't been on the internet long enough to recognize this very common slippery slope, or you do recognize it - and you're rooting for the slope.

[–] czech@no.faux.moe 1 points 1 year ago

Is protecting hate speech important to you?

[–] Melpomene@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Why not both? Don't feed the troll, report for breaking the rules, and then if you're extra salty, block them too.