What can be done about trolls?
We had a few show up on Menno Discuss, people who really did not want to discuss Mennonite related topics but who, at times, dominated the group with their agendas and their argumentiveness.
For my part, I enjoy discussions on this forum with like-minded people and people I know. I appreciate authenticity and have dropped membership in other forums when I detect that it is a troll nest or that members with which I interact are not who or what they say they are. When I have moderated forums myself, I expected people to identify who they are if not to the whole group, then at least to the moderators so that we could vouch for them. This gave everyone in the group confidence that the people they were in discussion with to some degree trustworthy, and their information could be authenticated.
So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented? Should we care?
Internet Trolls on discussion groups
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
Some years ago, I had signed up to a hunting/fishing forum. I had to write a short essay to prove I was not anti-hunting. It was that forum's way of keeping the trolls out. Maybe we all need to give our testimony before our account is active? It would be more work for the mod's, for sure.... but at least it could act as "troll control."
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
With tongue firmly in cheek, I thought of the following:Wayne in Maine wrote: So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented? Should we care?
-Blood tests?
-DNA analysis?
-Fingerprinting?
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Max (Plain Catholic)
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
The two stage registration process eliminates 99% of this issue. The other 1% is when I post in the climate change thread.Wayne in Maine wrote:So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented?
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
Whatever happened to the forum that was started up by those on Mennodiscuss that was for the totally likeminded CA's?Wayne in Maine wrote:What can be done about trolls?
We had a few show up on Menno Discuss, people who really did not want to discuss Mennonite related topics but who, at times, dominated the group with their agendas and their argumentiveness.
For my part, I enjoy discussions on this forum with like-minded people and people I know. I appreciate authenticity and have dropped membership in other forums when I detect that it is a troll nest or that members with which I interact are not who or what they say they are. When I have moderated forums myself, I expected people to identify who they are if not to the whole group, then at least to the moderators so that we could vouch for them. This gave everyone in the group confidence that the people they were in discussion with to some degree trustworthy, and their information could be authenticated.
So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented? Should we care?
I know several of you joined, is that what you are speakig of wishing for? Did that discontinue?
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
BTW Max, I saw you mention on another discussion group that you are a former Lutheran. You never mentioned that here...MaxPC wrote:With tongue firmly in cheek, I thought of the following:Wayne in Maine wrote: So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented? Should we care?
-Blood tests?
-DNA analysis?
-Fingerprinting?
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
Not me. I've been a Catholic all of my life. Must be someone else. I don't participate in other forums except this one.Wayne in Maine wrote:BTW Max, I saw you mention on another discussion group that you are a former Lutheran. You never mentioned that here...MaxPC wrote:With tongue firmly in cheek, I thought of the following:Wayne in Maine wrote: So far Mennonet has not had and major troll attack but how can it be prevented? Should we care?
-Blood tests?
-DNA analysis?
-Fingerprinting?
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Max (Plain Catholic)
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
- Wayne in Maine
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
It must be another MagnusFide who as an RVer with the same email address posting in Yahoo groups. He sounds like an interesting character - has a friend who is an expert on Catholicism even!MaxPC wrote:Not me. I've been a Catholic all of my life. Must be someone else. I don't participate in other forums except this one.Wayne in Maine wrote:BTW Max, I saw you mention on another discussion group that you are a former Lutheran. You never mentioned that here...MaxPC wrote:With tongue firmly in cheek, I thought of the following:
-Blood tests?
-DNA analysis?
-Fingerprinting?
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
Could be. I met a Magnus a few years back at a campground who liked my email address. I still hear from him occasionally; he has a yahoo address so it could be him. I don't access yahoo groups. Too little time and too much fuss like social media.Wayne in Maine wrote:It must be another MagnusFide who as an RVer with the same email address posting in Yahoo groups. He sounds like an interesting character - has a friend who is an expert on Catholicism even!MaxPC wrote:Not me. I've been a Catholic all of my life. Must be someone else. I don't participate in other forums except this one.Wayne in Maine wrote: BTW Max, I saw you mention on another discussion group that you are a former Lutheran. You never mentioned that here...
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Max (Plain Catholic)
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
- Wayne in Maine
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Re: Internet Trolls on discussion groups
So you let him use your email address? That's odd, you should be careful of who you let use your email address. Do you know if he is the same Maxfide on the "Covered Catholics Plain and Crunchy" group? or the Catholic Answers forum?MaxPC wrote:Could be. I met a Magnus a few years back at a campground who liked my email address. I still hear from him occasionally; he has a yahoo address so it could be him. I don't access yahoo groups. Too little time and too much fuss like social media.Wayne in Maine wrote:It must be another MagnusFide who as an RVer with the same email address posting in Yahoo groups. He sounds like an interesting character - has a friend who is an expert on Catholicism even!MaxPC wrote: Not me. I've been a Catholic all of my life. Must be someone else. I don't participate in other forums except this one.
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