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High Plains Thumper <hpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>
> This next URL has perhaps the best explanation. It is lengthy, but goes
> into describing all types of troll activity that I see present here in
> c.o.l.advocacy. I attempted to post text version in a new thread, but
> received an oversized message error from the usenet server (post is 1,099
> lines). Perhaps one of the advocates could post it from their usenet
> connection, if their server permits. If not, I may post as a multi-thread
> article.
>
> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm
Interesting - I hadn't realised that the Yorkshire newsgroup had also
suffered from this problem. I don't even live there any more ... :-)
>
> Subject 4 describes their actions to a Tee.
>
> It reminds me of when a humans relations department in a large corporation
> or government office catches wind of an abuse like sexual harrassment in
> one of its departments. They send the entire department to sexual
> harrassment training, so everyone is aware. Then other measures are
> instituted to deal with abuses.
>
> A post of this article would help to serve the same.
>
It's probably a good idea. Perhaps you could take a leaf from Roy's
approach - post the URL and some selected quotes to the group from time
to time?
As noted in the faq, there was a big effort to clean up Cola back in
2002, and it was reasonably effective, and most certainly had Erik and
others all lathered up, rather like Timmy has been about this.
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