Trolling

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

This thread succeeded- them like flies, all Forum Trolls self identified, were all drawn out like flies to shit. Just look at who all, has posted above me.
(Sure I'm a troll at times, but in no way am I alone, JUST THE COMMUNITY SCAPEGOAT.)

Who's fault is that? In all of my time here (member/lurker included) there has never been any other user who even came close to being as polarizing as you are. You do have a lot of knowledge, you just come off in a bad light because of the way you communicate. You can blame the forum all you want for making you a scapegoat, but I think a mirror is more appropriate here.

[King Tut]

[Mr.Jay]

I don't agree. I find 2forme to be an asset to this forum as he always tries to keep people honest.

I meet him once at comic con last year. Here a pic so you know what kind of guy he is XD

[Huehuecoyotl]

Great Pic
Hmm...His face has a troll like quality about it, he looks alot like I expected him to...
Look he is about to clap with TWO hands...

[2forme]

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

I don't agree. I find 2forme to be an asset to this forum as he always tries to keep people honest.

I meet him once at comic con last year. Here a pic so you know what kind of guy he is XD

This actually made me LOL, +1 internetz for you...

[switchlanez]

I have trolls noted in my sig. The reason I advertise this is to discourage trolling because they are running around rampant througout this forum but flying under the radar of mods. They may not be breaking rules but I do this in hopes of reducing the general negativity or spreading of misinformation (they sometimes have a little emotional backlash/discriminative hate added in). One exception might be fatoni. He hovers around the line of trolling but has been doing that consistently for months, probably over a year now. The general feel I get from all his posts have been to find faults in posts and respond to them in such a way to deflate our enthusiasm. He does it in a passive way throwing in compliments about the FR-S sometimes (of which I question the sincerity) and doesn't acknowledge/own up to when he's wrong or finds some way to squirm out of it. Kind of sneaky/subtle. I could be wrong. There are other users who flatout cuss at and degrade people and don't seem to suffer any repurcussions ("sho"-something with some number is one user name, I think from Australia or New Zealand) or so I've heard. @Porsche might know more about this character.

It's a touchy area and mods technically can't throw the banhammer sometimes. But there's a whole lot of negative energy being spread which only other members can keep in check.

[Starscream15]

Originally Posted by norsamerican

Right-Click, Save As AWESOME.

[2forme]

@switchlanez, Welcome to the club! What's your tshirt size?

[Calum]

Originally Posted by 2forme

@switchlanez, Welcome to the club! What's your tshirt size?

fuck it, I'll take a double x. :happy0180:

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by 2forme

@switchlanez, Welcome to the club! What's your tshirt size?

Medium... ya know one member PM'd me suggesting I get this shirt (it's discontinued though). The sales pitch:

"You search before asking questions. You smell trolls a mile away. You start and stop flamewars at whim. You are no noob. You are a professional."

[njccmd2002]

Trolling is an art

[OrbitalEllipses]

I would buy that shirt in a heartbeat.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

I have trolls noted in my sig. The reason I advertise this is to discourage trolling because they are running around rampant througout this forum but flying under the radar of mods. They may not be breaking rules but I do this in hopes of reducing the general negativity or spreading of misinformation (they sometimes have a little emotional backlash/discriminative hate added in). One exception might be fatoni. He hovers around the line of trolling but has been doing that consistently for months, probably over a year now. The general feel I get from all his posts have been to find faults in posts and respond to them in such a way to deflate our enthusiasm. He does it in a passive way throwing in compliments about the FR-S sometimes (of which I question the sincerity) and doesn't acknowledge/own up to when he's wrong or finds some way to squirm out of it. Kind of sneaky/subtle. I could be wrong. There are other users who flatout cuss at and degrade people and don't seem to suffer any repurcussions ("sho"-something with some number is one user name, I think from Australia or New Zealand) or so I've heard. @Porsche might know more about this character.

It's a touchy area and mods technically can't throw the banhammer sometimes. But there's a whole lot of negative energy being spread which only other members can keep in check.

Give it a break with fatoni, dude. You're still whining about he disagrees with fanboi enthusiasm and counters with a degree of logic? Sheesh...

He has a realistic understanding of the car having experience with Miatas (the fun handling car before Toyota made it 'cool'). If you keep getting butt-hurt by the realities of the FR-S' limitations being pointed out, put him on ignore or find another forum.

Your 'kill list' impresses no-one, nor your crying about it here.


Again.

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Give it a break with fatoni, dude. You're still whining about he disagrees with fanboi enthusiasm and counters with a degree of logic? Sheesh...

He has a realistic understanding of the car having experience with Miatas (the fun handling car before Toyota made it 'cool'). If you keep getting butt-hurt by the realities of the FR-S' limitations being pointed out, put him on ignore or find another forum.

Your 'kill list' impresses no-one, nor your crying about it here.


Again.

Precisely the negativity I am referring to. I understand your points but there are more tasteful ways of getting them across. Words of insult add nothing to constuctive, meaningful disucssion. Could you please state the concise purpose of you coming in here to post?

fatoni doesn't own the car nor have I ever seen him state having driven one yet he seems to be more expert on it than us owners. He and I have had our number of logical arguments filled with objectivity and even friendly elbow rubbing in the vs. section. But we did it enough to a point where I started noticing a trend in his posts. And it surprised me when mutiple other members whom I've never interacted with on this forum PM'd me out of the blue stating the same observations I had about him. I am not posting here to talk about him specifically, though. So please, stop provoking me to turn this into a discussion about him (it shouldn't be). I just brought him up as an example and, in his defense, I said he *isn't* an all-out troll.

And the kill list is not meant to impress. It's meant to spread awareness of something that is real and apparent on this forum. With that, I notice people have been making claims using very carefully chosen words in recent discussions in which I'm involved. I feel it's very much working. You've expressed your obvious dislike towards it so if it makes you feel any better, please, put me on your ignore list.