Internet trolls: people who have nothing better to do than make demeaning/stupid/rude comments online directed at you. They’re their own breed, whose life blood is the immediacy and anonymity of the Internet. These guys go deep into comment threads—apparently none of them have jobs, or life purposes. And, as with all hostile predators, they require special handling. So here’s how you deal with them.
Don’t spend much time on them
Decide whether you want to call them out or not, but do so quickly. They are not worth your time or energy, so don’t waste it on them. And even if you do decide to call them out, put a limit on how long you’re going to spend doing so. Because, remember, they are immune to reason—so even if you respond to them with the most bulletproof statement, they’ll keep spouting their nonsense, because they’re crazy. That said, if you do decide to engage with them…
Shut. them. down.
Pick apart their attack piece by piece, providing evidence that backs up every bit of your statement. Cite sources, diagram your argument, include footnotes and definitions (people love when you quote the dictionary at them)—make one sweeping retort, and let that be it. Even though they’ll keep spinning their wheels, one solid response is usually enough to make clear your position and that they are a steaming sack of shit. Then, walk away and watch the feathers fly…
Block them
Sometimes, they just need to be shut the fuck out. So if you’re dealing with a particularly pesky/psychotic troll, take away their agency. Block them on social media and disable or delete their comments. The benefit will be twofold: they can’t bother you, and they will implode because there’s nothing they hate more than having their platform pulled out from under them. #byeeeeeeeeee
Report them
If it gets real bad, like they’re threatening or stalking you, report them to the powers that be—the social media authorities, the police, FBI, CIA, DHS, ICE, Dateline NBC, Ryan’s Roses.. #it’salothardertotrollfromprison,bitch
Troll them back
If they can dish it, they better be ready to take it. Troll them hard—spam the heck outta them, correct their grammar, accuse them of being a slavery-denier, insult their mom, show up at their doorstep with an actual steaming sack of shit… The possibilities are endless. #theGoldenRule,motherfuckers #it’satrolleattrollworld
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I opened someone’s blog once and there was a porn picture. I couldn’t believe it so I asked Danny to tell me what he saw, like I was blind. He validated that I was not crazy. I let the person know what was happening and she said she didn’t see it on her side. So I forwarded what I was seeing. I have an Apple Air laptop and do not get pop ups or anything like that so I was pretty confident. A fellow blogger who picked up the thread accused me of making the whole thing up because they didn’t see it on their computer. I responded to the person that they obviously had no respect for me to make an accusation of my making something like that up especially when my site was no secret. Of course, I was a newbie so they didn’t know my character. The person who’s blog site was compromised (at least on my computer) let me know that they had deleted the post. I wonder now if I should have just let it go and if someone else saw it, let them look like an idiot. What would you do?😳
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I think you did the right thing! I like to think I would’ve done the same. And the person who accused you of making it up was in the wrong. If I were the person who you contacted, I would be grateful 🙂
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It wasn’t the person who had the website, it was a but-in-sky who read my comments. I didn’t know how else to handle letting the person whose site it was know.
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Yeah totally understand–I think you did the right thing on all fronts!
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Thanks.
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I’ve never had a troll, but I did have a lady on Twitter (that I only got ripped on because I tweeted someone and she just happened to be attached) that basically told me I was the devil because I believed in father’s day. (Apparently some people are bitter about their fathers. Not my little girl though. She thinks I’m the best.)
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omg what a psycho
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She was the worst. Like she was the only person who had a bad father and no one else in the world could have a good one.
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