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MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)

26. I dont understand why ignoring is so hard for some DUers.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 04:50 PM

Dec 2017

It’s that “OMG, someone is wrong in the internet” syndrome.

Trolls exist because DU feeds them. They get off on the panic attacks you have every time they post. If you ignored the posts as if they weren’t there, they’d disappear quickly. Posting flame bait is no fun if no one replies.

I assume most of us are adults, though you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the complete inability to control our own emotions and actions sometimes.

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Sick of flame bait but dont want an alert for calling the poster a poo head? [View all] McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 OP

I agree, which makes me wonder why there is discussion of religion here. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #1

Correct answer Freedom of religion. McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #2

Freedom only to a certain extent. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #3

Dont we have a forum specifically for discussions of religion? Shouldnt posts about religion be anneboleyn Dec 2017 #5

Why is there a religion forum on a political blog? Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #6

because religion is very tied up with politics? RussBLib Dec 2017 #9

The same reason there is a Sports forum and a Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #10

Ther are actually quite a few religion groups here, because we are not one-dimensionsl ... Hekate Dec 2017 #16

GD is General in nature Hekate Dec 2017 #17

Those discussions are easily avoided, should you wish to... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #7

People hit the Latest Threads tab without thinking. Assuming it is General Discusson bitterross Dec 2017 #12

Sometimes you have to put them in time out TexasProgresive Dec 2017 #4

Ignore works for the Look at mes! But not for serious agitators. McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #11

I was thinking about this yesterday and decided to dump divisive threads eleny Dec 2017 #8

we all know who you are talking about Skittles Dec 2017 #13

He may or may not be a poo head, but he sure needs a ass-kicking Hekate Dec 2017 #15

I dunno RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #29

What did I miss? edhopper Dec 2017 #14

it's not allowed Skittles Dec 2017 #20

a simple link to the post in qusetion edhopper Dec 2017 #24

you might want to check your spell-check Skittles Dec 2017 #25

What edhopper Dec 2017 #31

are you asking a qusetion? Skittles Dec 2017 #32

lol edhopper Dec 2017 #33

But it's hard to critique the words themselves when there's an avalanche of them and betsuni Dec 2017 #18

there's a DU member with 40,000+ posts who is a fucking troll Skittles Dec 2017 #19

I know! It's obvious... betsuni Dec 2017 #21

Who dat? Inbox me, somebody, please. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2017 #22

Same here, PM me please. Nt raccoon Dec 2017 #23

Me too RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #30

I dont understand why ignoring is so hard for some DUers. MadDAsHell Dec 2017 #26

It seems to be an obsession and it's getting fucking old. njhoneybadger Dec 2017 #27

It's not only their political strategy Soxfan58 Dec 2017 #28