Talk:Don't feed the Troll

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Depends on the kind of troll

Trolls who actually *want* a response will move on if not fed, but crapflooders who just want to destroy the conversation don't give a damn, and trolls who want to make a forum look like it's been taken over by assholes will quite happily feed themselves (via sock puppets) regardless of whether anyone else feeds them.

Regardless, DNFTT is an excuse for lazy moderation. ^{— Unsigned, by: 216.14.232.67 / talk 20:49, 28 February 2019}

Yeah, this sort of thing CAN be a thought-terminating cliche, on the same lines as "it's just the Internet", but this rule is reserved for the more general cases. We still set the line and engage if the troll goes beyond certain behavior such as using slurs or making death/rape threats and so on. --It's-a me, 🎄LeftyGreenMario!🎄 22:39, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Francis and the trolls

Should there be some mention of the Pope saying trolls should behave for Lent? Anna Livia (talk) 18:13, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Was the Pope trolling trolls? Should criminals also stop criming for Lent? Bongolian (talk) 18:15, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Mildly relevant - and probably better than feeding them 'dead dove.' Anna Livia (talk) 19:06, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Criticism

I believe that this phrase deserves it's fair share of criticism.
It may create more problems that solve.
Check out this article to learn more
Link: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17561768/dont-feed-the-trolls-online-harassment-abuse Skip to point number 3. Dogma (talk) 13:52, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

I've cleaned the article up a bit. Kind of a time capsule from a simpler age. Queex_{chthonic murmurings} 14:21, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

I can't see the criticism page. Dogma (talk) 15:12, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Reason for crossed out content

What exactly is the reason for the crossed out content in the "alternate ways to deal with trolls" section? Carthage (talk) 03:47, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

I don't see any cross-outs since before you wrote this. Bongolian (talk) 06:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

What I mean is the <!-- syntax. I don't know what you call it. Carthage (talk) 06:26, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

It's called commented-out text. That was a section of the article before User:Rockford the Roe commented it out in this edit. Plutocow (talk) 06:30, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Cases

Shouldn't "Don't feed the Troll" be "Don't feed the troll"? Carthage (talk) 17:36, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

According to this nouns are always capitalized in titles. On the other hand it also says verbs should be too. We would really need our own style guide.Bob^{"Life is short and (insert adjective)"} 18:32, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

De facto it seems like, if it isn't a proper noun, we use lower-case. Obviously, what's de facto is not what's de jure. Carthage (talk) 18:42, 14 November 2024 (UTC)