Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-4608608-20150713040900/@comment-477304-20150713165058

The rule isn't there (or at least it wasn't until you added it), this has been stated multiple times already.

"Whenever a user reacts to those who provoke them, they are giving those who provoke them what they want. The more a user reacts, the more the troll will continue what they are doing. Conversely, if users do not react in over-the-top manners, then the trolls will move on."

This refers to reacting to what a trolls says or does to the troll themselves, which is something that should indeed be avoided. You cannot give a troll what he wants if you're discussing them in a place where they cannot see you. If anything, this site discussion is feeding the trolls more than any discussion on chat.