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Originally Posted by TGS
It is worth bearing in mind that trolling only works because people respond to the trolls, (and I'm as guilty as the next person of that). I still think that imposing restrictions on the vast majority of new members in order to prevent a few trolls winding people up for a day at most (and then it is only those people who cannot resist having a quick look at the latest installment of garbage the troll has posted, (again, I include myself in that)), is not the way to go. It's an imperfect world - and I don't think it can be legislated to perfection.
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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Yes, and closed threads is the intent of their actions, not a side effect. They want to silence ideas that they don't agree with.
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Originally Posted by tompe
I did not understand why that thread was closed. You cannot remove posts and then close the thread because of the removed posts.
Also closing a thread is letting the people that destroy the thread win.
I really think that threads are closed too often. Why not let the thread live and let people abandon it if it does not work?
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that's my point. that thread was closed WAY too early. I understand Harry's frustration with the Trolls, but there was good discussion going on. this is as opposed to the "atheist zealot" thread that had been pretty much overtaken by one particular troll and it was obvious it wasn't going to go anywhere.
this most recent thread issue, it seemed like the regulars were doing a pretty good job of dodging the troll bombs and sticking to the topic at hand. we as a group are learning to do that better and better and then to have our good behaviour rewarded with early closure is very disappointing!
anyway... I STILL think it is worth consideration to limit the lounge, and maybe even a few other areas to members that have been around for awhile