Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-4608608-20150713040900/@comment-1392727-20150713173436

Journalistic wrote: BlueFlametheAman wrote: Journalistic wrote: BlueFlametheAman wrote: Journalistic wrote: BlueSpeeder wrote: Let's go into the root of the problem: why aren't we allowed to talk about trolls? I understand that "not feeding the trolls" should most definitely be a rule, but what's the harm in talking about vandals? Because you're still acknowledging trolls, which you should not do. Trolls wants to capture our attention, so by talking about them in the chatroom or in the mainspace, you're successfully completing a task the troll intended - by talking about them. And then what? What do you mean what? I'm not a storyteller. That's all that is needed to be said. You talked about the short term effects of talking about trolls on chat, but what about the long term effects? What's going to happen beyond "acknowledging the trolls", even though that happens whether or not people do talk about them? "This denies recognition to trolls that might otherwise turn them into long-term abusers."

Talking about them allows more users to know, which gives them more publicity, which increases the chances of the troll knowing they've created an impact. Discussion can be necessary, but I think it is very rare. In most situations, discussing about a troll is inappropriate and uncalled for.