briantrumpet
Senior Member
But if you really know your interlocutor is lying, then there's no point in responding, as it's clear it's not a good faith disagreement, and there will be no useful outcome in persisting.
Is there any value left?
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But if you really know your interlocutor is lying, then there's no point in responding, as it's clear it's not a good faith disagreement, and there will be no useful outcome in persisting.
briantrumpet
Senior Member
You've got to be patient. As soon as just one person thinks "just *one* more post will put him to rights", you've got to start all over again. The fact that a person I've blocked is responding to my posts indicates he knows he's a troll.
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monkers
Squire
Left unopposed they cause harm.
briantrumpet
Senior Member
Maybe, but each time you respond point-by-point gives them another excuse to regurgitate their POV, so defeats the objective you're trying to achieve. If you have two people shouting at each other, neither of whom will walk away, it all ends up just being noise and everyone else loses interest.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
I know, I'm not new.
And for all I agree with you, sadly it's just never going to work.
briantrumpet
Senior Member
It can do, but only if *everyone else* can resist the temptation to engage by quotation and reference, which I know is hard.
CXRAndy
Guru
I thought you gone, glad to see you came back 😁
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Well exactly, but then we're in the realms of some kind of weird moderation/policing who posts what and that's not cool.
It is what it is, unfortunately.
CXRAndy
Guru
You haven't been here long have you. 🤣
Ian H
Legendary Member
It's self-policing. No different from restraining yourself from farting loudly in public (or responding in kind to others farting).
classic33
Myself
Longer than yourself, if you'd care to check.
As you mention, there are now several threads about trolls being endlessly fed (and thus encouraged) yet people still keep doing it. sometimes there is a brief reduction but then we're back to the endless "You are wrong", "Check your facts", etc., etc. cloging up and destroying and interesting discussion.
Ian
spen666
Senior Member
How dare people express different views to someone - its causing them trauma and anxiety to read that people hold different views to others.
Imagine a news, current affairs & politics forum where people dare to express differing views instead of all agreeing on everything.
Some may say this is yet another attempt to censor views that are different.
No one is forcing anyone to post on here. If you don't like hearing differing views then a news, current affairs and politics unmoderated forum is probably not the best place to frequent
Imagine a news, current affairs & politics forum where people dare to express differing views instead of all agreeing on everything.
Some may say this is yet another attempt to censor views that are different.
No one is forcing anyone to post on here. If you don't like hearing differing views then a news, current affairs and politics unmoderated forum is probably not the best place to frequent
CXRAndy
Guru
Classic are you directing your comments about someone being on Bike radar and cycling UK forums. If it's towards me, Ive never joined those forums
spen666
Senior Member
Not quite sure I follow your logic
The fact a person you have blocked replies - means they have replied. Nothing more. You are blocking yourself from seeing their posts, not the other way round
