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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
Some people are afraid to do that (not Beppe I think because he seems to always respond to everyone within practical limits  ) because it's a double-edged sword.
Putting someone on ignore pays dividends only if the ignoree  is truly a troll and has nothing much of value to say. However, if it is merely someone you disagree with or have trouble rebutting, you tend to come off looking ... ineffectual, shall we say? (a nice, safe word ) ... when that person posts sensible objections to your arguments and you don't respond (thereby losing the argument by default in the rest of the thread participants' minds for not having addressed valid concerns). If someone is really such a troll that other people are aware of it, "ignore" is a perfect solution and nothing more need be done. Quite a predicament  . |
Neat. But ... No buts really.
What stresses me is the non clean cut situations. When in the tempest of verbal aggression there might be hidden some point. Digging it out trough those vapors takes time and careful reading of ... insults. Not a fair situation or favorable to thought. I will make a sacrifice to Playitcool, the God of Detachment to obtain his favor and protection. A nice fat water snake. Or even better a hawk. Apparently Deities are not very popular here, so he will be more available. Anyhow, an open site is an open site. And that's it. And learning to deal with it is part of growing.
Thank you for the nice words by the way.