A troll is “what a normal bastard used to be, but on a virtual level.” Don’t let him provoke you. The basic principle is to use the attacker’s strength against him. Even if you haven’t had a nighttime encounter with a troll yet, Chuck Norris gives you some advice on how to react.
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Imagine the following situation: “The night is getting dark. I have just had a beer with my colleagues after a hard day at work. I have to walk a bit to get back to my car. It looks like it is going to start raining. I can feel the first drops falling from the sky. Wiping the drops off my face with the sleeve of my coat, I see a strange character approaching me. He seems to have appeared out of nowhere. He walks towards me with firm steps. I see that he wants to tell me something. “Dude, it is obvious that you don’t have a fucking clue. My little 8-year-old sister writes better than you. Next time you dare to publish something like that, get a little more information.” I feel threatened. I don’t know what to say. Without stopping, I continue walking towards my car. I don’t turn around. […]”
How to defend yourself when a troll attacks
What in a “real” situation seems almost absurd often happens in kenya phone numbers the online world. People come out of nowhere and attack without warning. Many bloggers (and also newspaper editors) have to deal with complete strangers who criticize or even insult them.
Elvira Lindo on elpais.com defines these people who enter third party blogs to create a scandal in the following way: “it is what a lifelong son of a bitch used to be, but on a virtual level .” They are known as “trolls” and have a similar appearance to the image in the linked post. You realize that you are facing one when they criticize you, offend you, attack you directly and without a filter. The more you respond, the stronger they become. The aggressiveness is noticeable in the tone of the comment, in the use of capital letters and exclamation marks “!”. Now is the moment when you regret having established an open comment moderation policy . Don’t despair. Chuck Norris gives you some advice on how to defend yourself on your blog.