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Luke_A_Somers comments on In Defense of Tone Arguments - Less Wrong Discussion

24 Post author: OrphanWilde 19 July 2012 07:48PM

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 21 July 2012 02:07:23AM 1 point [-]

Concern trolling is definitely real, though.

Comment author: OrphanWilde 22 July 2012 03:08:03AM 0 points [-]

No doubt; trolls will utilize any behavior effective in eliciting a reaction. The grown-up thing to do is to realize the trolls are a fact of the internet and deal with them on an individual basis; categorically eliminating every troll behavior in turn doesn't lead to an end in trolling, only an end to honest debate. I've seen requests for clarification being treated as troll behavior, for an example of where that leads.