From: lukas.mariman@REMOVEgmail.com   
      
   "SanFrancisco2019"  schreef in bericht   
   news:a1G2l.9351$D32.8841@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com...   
   > "Alfie [UK]"  wrote in message   
   > news:a58lk45triab2mj5rd9nuln4isvsome26i@4ax.com...   
   >>> Victor Smootbank wrote:   
   >>>> [schnopp]   
   >>>   
   >>> Least successful afbr troll of all time? Got to be a contender...   
   >>   
   >> Well he caught 1 :)   
   >>   
   >> To SanFrancisco2019;   
   >>   
   >> Troll posts like that typically have a 'scoring' group in the groups   
   >> list, in this case 'abg.mampf'. The troll will 'score points' with   
   >> other trolls by counting the number of replies to his troll post that   
   >> end up in that group, which happens when you do a 'standard' reply to   
   >> his trolling.   
   >>   
   >> The best way to deal with such trolling is to just ignore it, groups   
   >> that don't rise to the troll typically get left alone after a while as   
   >> they won't generate good scores for the trolls.   
   >>   
   >> As more people get wise to not replying to the scoring group they may   
   >> also count replies that only appear in the target newsgroup, typically   
   >> with an automated pull for the header subject, so even removing the   
   >> 'scoring' group when you reply may still net them points. If you must   
   >> vent or correct such posts, start a new thread with a different   
   >> subject so that their software misses the replies.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >    Alfie, thanks for schooling me.  I suppose folks can make a foolish   
   > game of almost anything.  It's like these twits are trying to count coup   
   > upon a group with whom they're not at war.  Weird.   
      
   While I agree with Alfie's points, don't feel bad! All of us "here" have in   
   the past at one point or another replied to troll-posts, even if we knew   
   better. The trick seems to be to resist the temptation to reply; it'sa waste   
   of time and energy.   
      
   Of course, even by starting another thread and me posting all this, I've   
   STILL given this troll more attention than was necessary. ;-)   
      
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