# This sign should be on the first SD page **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875 "2000-03-16T02:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/1 "2000-03-16T02:10:00Z")
[http://www.cwcm.net/notrolls.gif](http://www.cwcm.net/notrolls.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/2 "2000-03-16T02:34:00Z")
Amen. * * * " The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference." Elie Wiesel Voted SDMB Biggest Flirt (Female) and Least Shy (No Mom, I have no idea why they think that) ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/3 "2000-03-16T02:35:00Z")
oh, man…Do I ever second THAT emotion! I KNOW it’s hard, but PLEASE DNFTT! * * * “I don’t know…I don’t know.” – St. DooDah ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/4 "2000-03-16T03:10:00Z")
I realize it is very “elementary” in design but gets the point across! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/5 "2000-03-16T04:35:00Z")
If only it was that easy! Every zoo I’ve ever visited has had “don’t feed” signs, but there’s always a few who throw marshmallows to the bears. What this country needs is an effective troll filter. ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/6 "2000-03-16T07:59:00Z")
afuckingmen * * * I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/7 "2000-03-16T09:56:00Z")
Sorry but I am pushing this to the top in hopes that people see it and read it…it must be in the water! ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/8 "2000-03-16T10:02:00Z")
Says Ursa: “Mmmmmm. Marshmallowey…” * * * Voted **Best Sport** And narrowly averted the despised moniker **Smiley Master** Forward deployed until 18AUG00 ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/9 "2000-03-16T12:12:00Z")
AND back to top again…this may or not be the last time, Just a Public Service Announcement from techchick…hey I don’t get paid for this and hey I have been up all night and have the worst hiccups I have had in ages. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/10 "2000-03-16T14:22:00Z")
Up w/ye! ---
**Author:** ![dwtno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@dwtno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwtno)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/11 "2000-03-16T14:30:00Z")
I just posted this in another thread, but it seems pertinent here, too… In a bid for accuracy, I feel compelled to point out that by traditional usage, a ‘troll’ is the questionable message itself (derived from a fishing analogy - you toss out an intentionally inflamatory post and see who bites). A person who trolls is a troller. Of course today, the term has gotten confused with the more recent ‘troll as monster’ comparison. By this definition, it would be better to say “Don’t Take the Bait” or some such rather than “Don’t Feed the Trolls”, although the basic sentiment is the same no matter how you interpret. Does it really matter? Only if you have in interest in words themselvs, as I do. All in the spirit of fighting ignorance, of course. ---
**Author:** ![\_WAR\_Firesong\_TCA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e495f1/32.png) [@\_WAR\_Firesong\_TCA\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_WAR_Firesong_TCA_1)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/12 "2000-03-16T16:39:00Z")
Hey techchick, drink some water 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/13 "2000-03-16T16:43:00Z")
Half the fun is watching to see who can’t resist. I must admit it’s getting better, but there is always one or two that just can’t let it go. They just gotta post. Take a look at the thread, Can I Be A Moderator, from a guy who just started posting, Mul had to just jump right in there. A troll is a troll is a troll is a troll. * * * _I’ve learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it._ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2000, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/14 "2000-03-17T06:24:00Z")
Right on, techchick! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/15 "2000-03-17T05:16:00Z")
bump !!! ---
**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/16 "2000-03-18T06:51:00Z")
Back to the top * * * Carpe Jugulum ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/17 "2000-03-17T19:36:00Z")
Okay, a new troll asked “Where’s the strangest place you’ve ever done it?” I replied, “In your bed with your wife and your mother. And they both said I was better than you.” If you’re gonna feed a troll, feed it poison. * * * When all else fails, ask Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/18 "2000-03-18T04:03:00Z")
Time to bump-and-grind this one back to the top! ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/19 "2000-03-18T04:42:00Z")
Well, it is hard to resist sometimes. It’s like seeing a guy siting spread eagle on the sidewalk with a sign next to him that says “Go home all you dirty wetbacks! Kick me in the groin, hard. I like it.” Sometimes you just can’t resist letting 'em have it. And once again, as far as trolls are concerned, my sig line says it all. * * * “Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.” ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875/20 "2000-03-18T08:02:00Z")
jab1 - some of them like poison. Don’t Feed The Trolls! Think of it this way: every time you respond to their thread - doesn’t matter if you’re calling them names, telling them to go away, leaving a blank post for a visible ignore, or any other negative response - you are still bumping their stupid thread to the top of the page, so everyone else has to see their name again. Then we not only have their stupid thread or threads taking up the prime real estate (most of us, I presume, start on page 1 at the top and work down for whatever time we have, and I rarely get to page 2), but we then spark a series of threads devoted to complaining about that troll, and that troll’s name pops up in dozens of other threads as an oblique reference as people vent in various ways, and the next thing you know _practically every single thread_ had a reference to that one troll. He’s getting all that attention, no wonder he trolls. So again, Do NOT Feed The Trolls. Ever. Ignore their threads. Ignore their posts in other threads. If a newbie responds, email the newbie and tell them DNFTT. Tell them who the troll is, and why responding is bad. And DNFTT. (Do I seem bitter?) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sign-should-be-on-the-first-sd-page/14875.md?page=2)