
Originally Posted by
jut703
I'm quite curious, why can't people ignore OB?
EQaddict is an intelligent multi-millionaire, with more cars than what some of us will own in our lifetime, with countless real estate properties, and a seemingly happy wife and children. Yet, he flipped when OB implied that he bought a Mustang to gain friends.
It was such a nonsensical idea, that I was rather surprised at the magnitude of EQ's backlash over something that can't possibly be true.
Juan Martinez is a brilliant lawyer, public servant, and member of the academe. His experience and intellect is probably more than that of several people combined. Yet, he could not hold his irritation for OB's quips on how UP grads love posting links that noone reads, and even challenged the troll to meet on person (never gonna happen).
Again, I wouldn't have thought JM would even entertain OB's trolling, but he did.
My point is, I'm against the banning of OB because his trolling is, for the most part, harmless. He's a self-confessed troll, so anything he quips should not be taken seriously, or even given any thought at all. As has been repeatedly stated, trolls thrive with attention, especially when people start calling names.
I'm also against his banning because I believe that forumers here are very much capable of handling a troll. I believe Tsikoteers can differentiate between genuinely stupid/bigoted/insulting posts from those that are simply trolling for amusement.
From what I've seen in the past few years, people are okay with OB (even finding him entertaining), until they become OB's target, and then they lose all composure and answer back, then eventually call for his banning.
If you really want to put a troll in his place, ignore him.
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