System sellers on T2W?

[GladiatorX]

What !? Where is my post gone.

Well unfair.

 

[DionysusToast]

This alone earns you a permanent ban...everyone here is fed up with this nonsense and malicious spreading of dis-information.

Others will follow.

Seems like a bit of a knee-jerk.

Did you 'invest' too CV ?

 

[counter_violent]

Seems like a bit of a knee-jerk.

Did you 'invest' too CV ?

Hi Pedro....There's nothing knee jerk about it. For weeks the silly gang have been afforded quite enough latitude. Clean up has to start somewhere.

Why would I invest in a nugget...much better to trade my own !

 

[gooseman]

what the hell is going on with this site? bannings, no banter, allsorts of mugs pedalling allsorts of crap, charts with about a million lines on them.

pretty boring all things told now

 

[DionysusToast]

Hi Pedro....There's nothing knee jerk about it. For weeks the silly gang have been afforded quite enough latitude. Clean up has to start somewhere.

Why would I invest in a nugget...much better to trade my own !

Indeed.

No-one likes to get stung by a wasp after all.

 

[zupcon]

what the hell is going on with this site? bannings, no banter, allsorts of mugs pedalling allsorts of crap, charts with about a million lines on them.

What practical steps can anyone take to change that ?

 

[spreader_legger]

What I still don't understand however, is why they bother posting or even visiting the site ..... given that it is full of so-called gamblers & misfits

Hi Pedro....There's nothing knee jerk about it. For weeks the silly gang have been afforded quite enough latitude. Clean up has to start somewhere.

Why would I invest in a nugget...much better to trade my own !

 

[counter_violent]

What I still don't understand however, is why they bother posting or even visiting the site ..... given that it is full of so-called gamblers & misfits

May be part of some "hidden secret agenda" who knows, who cares, it is going to stop.

 

[GladiatorX]

What I still don't understand however, is why they bother posting or even visiting the site ..... given that it is full of so-called gamblers & misfits

Entertainment...

 

[Black Swan]

Trolls; why do they do it??

What I still don't understand however, is why they bother posting or even visiting the site ..... given that it is full of so-called gamblers & misfits

Your answer:

Why do trolls do it?

I believe that most trolls are sad people, living their lonely lives vicariously through those they see as strong and successful.

Disrupting a stable newsgroup gives the illusion of power, just as for a few, stalking a strong person allows them to think they are strong, too.

For trolls, any response is 'recognition'; they are unable to distinguish between irritation and admiration; their ego grows directly in proportion to the response, regardless of the form or content of that response.

Trolls, rather surprisingly, dispute this, claiming that it's a game or joke; this merely confirms the diagnosis; how sad do you have to be to find such mind-numbingly trivial timewasting to be funny?

Remember that trolls are cowards; they'll usually post just enough to get an argument going, then sit back and count the responses (Yes, that's what they do!).

Troll - Angler or Underbridge Dweller?


How can troll posts be recognised?

•No Imagination - Most are frighteningly obvious; sexist comments on nurses' groups, blasphemy on religious groups .. I kid you not.
•Pedantic in the Extreme - Many trolls' preparation is so thorough, that while they waste time, they appear so ludicrous from the start that they elicit sympathetic mail - the danger is that once the group takes sides, the damage is done.
•False Identity - Because they are cowards, trolls virtually never write over their own name, and often reveal their trolliness (and lack of imagination) in the chosen ID. As so many folk these days use false ID, this is not a strong indicator on its own!
•Crossposting - Any post that is crossposted to several groups should be viewed as suspicious, particularly if unrelated or of opposing perspective. Why would someone do that?
•Off-topic posting - Often genuine errors, but, if from an 'outsider' they deserve matter-of-fact response; if genuine, a brief apposite response is simply netiquette; if it's a troll post, you have denied it its reward.
•Repetition of a question or statement is either a troll - or a pedant; either way, treatment as a troll is effective.
•Missing The Point - Trolls rarely answer a direct question - they cannot, if asked to justify their twaddle - so they develop a fine line in missing the point.
•Thick or Sad - Trolls are usually sad, lonely folk, with few social skills; they rarely make what most people would consider intelligent conversation. However, they frequently have an obsession with their IQ and feel the need to tell everyone. This is so frequent, that it is diagnostic! Somewhere on the web there must be an Intelligence Test for Trolls - rigged to always say "above 150"

Who is at risk?

Any newsgroup, bulletin board, forum or chatroom can attract trolls, but they don't have the brains to attack nuclear physicists, and they are drawn to the quick response where sex, religion and race are found; so politics is easy prey.

One troll famously tried to infiltrate a mensa group; the results read like 100 trolls and one regular, it didn't have a chance - but it was stupid enough to persist until removed.


When Should You Be Concerned?

Usually, no, though fractured funny bones and occasional waves of nausea have been reported.

When a troll become persistent and personal, you may need to consider the possibility that it has fermented into an Internet Stalker - equally pathetic, if not more so - but sometimes requiring weedkiller. Find Out More

http://www.flayme.com/troll/#Why

 

[gooseman]

no bannings, more banter, less "my system is awesome", no charts. there's a start.

 

[zupcon]

May be part of some "hidden secret agenda" who knows, who cares, it is going to stop.

There's a long tradition of traders helping others. When I started, others assisted me, and the people who helped me where helped by those who came before them.

Not everyone is a suitable candidate to be helped, but some are. The posts by "the silly squad" are targeted to the minority who might benefit from them.

Simples

 

[GladiatorX]

Re: Trolls; why do they do it??

Your answer:

Why do trolls do it?

I believe that most trolls are sad people, living their lonely lives vicariously through those they see as strong and successful.

Disrupting a stable newsgroup gives the illusion of power, just as for a few, stalking a strong person allows them to think they are strong, too.

For trolls, any response is 'recognition'; they are unable to distinguish between irritation and admiration; their ego grows directly in proportion to the response, regardless of the form or content of that response.

Trolls, rather surprisingly, dispute this, claiming that it's a game or joke; this merely confirms the diagnosis; how sad do you have to be to find such mind-numbingly trivial timewasting to be funny?

Remember that trolls are cowards; they'll usually post just enough to get an argument going, then sit back and count the responses (Yes, that's what they do!).

Troll - Angler or Underbridge Dweller?


How can troll posts be recognised?

•No Imagination - Most are frighteningly obvious; sexist comments on nurses' groups, blasphemy on religious groups .. I kid you not.
•Pedantic in the Extreme - Many trolls' preparation is so thorough, that while they waste time, they appear so ludicrous from the start that they elicit sympathetic mail - the danger is that once the group takes sides, the damage is done.
•False Identity - Because they are cowards, trolls virtually never write over their own name, and often reveal their trolliness (and lack of imagination) in the chosen ID. As so many folk these days use false ID, this is not a strong indicator on its own!
•Crossposting - Any post that is crossposted to several groups should be viewed as suspicious, particularly if unrelated or of opposing perspective. Why would someone do that?
•Off-topic posting - Often genuine errors, but, if from an 'outsider' they deserve matter-of-fact response; if genuine, a brief apposite response is simply netiquette; if it's a troll post, you have denied it its reward.
•Repetition of a question or statement is either a troll - or a pedant; either way, treatment as a troll is effective.
•Missing The Point - Trolls rarely answer a direct question - they cannot, if asked to justify their twaddle - so they develop a fine line in missing the point.
•Thick or Sad - Trolls are usually sad, lonely folk, with few social skills; they rarely make what most people would consider intelligent conversation. However, they frequently have an obsession with their IQ and feel the need to tell everyone. This is so frequent, that it is diagnostic! Somewhere on the web there must be an Intelligence Test for Trolls - rigged to always say "above 150"

Who is at risk?

Any newsgroup, bulletin board, forum or chatroom can attract trolls, but they don't have the brains to attack nuclear physicists, and they are drawn to the quick response where sex, religion and race are found; so politics is easy prey.

One troll famously tried to infiltrate a mensa group; the results read like 100 trolls and one regular, it didn't have a chance - but it was stupid enough to persist until removed.


When Should You Be Concerned?

Usually, no, though fractured funny bones and occasional waves of nausea have been reported.

When a troll become persistent and personal, you may need to consider the possibility that it has fermented into an Internet Stalker - equally pathetic, if not more so - but sometimes requiring weedkiller. Find Out More

http://www.flayme.com/troll/#Why

Did you write that?

If so you've got good articulation. I always suck at trying to explain what i mean.

 

[GladiatorX]

All this just reminded me of something very important i hope you all agree with me about;

Heads or Tails ??? WTF, worst Tv show ever... What a terrible idea, i genuinely can't think of a worse Tv show.

I don't think i'll ever get over the fact people are getting paid for producing that show... Terrible.

 

[zupcon]

Heads or Tails ??? WTF, worst Tv show ever... What a terrible idea, i genuinely can't think of a worse Tv show.

.

I havn't seen it, but I find it hard to believe that it could be much worse than "Hole In The Wall" in which two teams of "celebrities" try to force themselves through crazy-shaped holes in giant moving walls.

 

[GladiatorX]

I havn't seen it, but I find it hard to believe that it could be much worse than "Hole In The Wall" in which two teams of "celebrities" try to force themselves through crazy-shaped holes in giant moving walls.

Ummm...
Its basically a 'quiz show' where the question is 'Heads or tails' ... the presenter then flips a coin to see if they win the prize. Obviously 30 seconds i switched it off.

 

[zupcon]

Ummm...the presenter then flips a coin to see if they win the prize

Now that I have to see. I have a trading system that works exactly like that

 

[GladiatorX]

Now that I have to see. I have a trading system that works exactly like that

I can't tell if you are serious or not...

 

[zupcon]

I can't tell if you are serious or not...

I think I'll give the show a miss. The best review I was able to find was as follows:

"If proof were needed that Justin Lee Collins is the ******** son of Noel Edmonds that has been kept locked up in the attic & only released into society to annoy the nation, its this forthcoming game show which makes Deal Or No Deal look like Mastermind"

I was of course serious about the sytem. There's nothing better than a random entry to help you focus on your exits

 

[GladiatorX]

I think I'll give the show a miss. The best review I was able to find was as follows:

"If proof were needed that Justin Lee Collins is the ******** son of Noel Edmonds that has been kept locked up in the attic & only released into society to annoy the nation, its this forthcoming game show which makes Deal Or No Deal look like Mastermind"

I was of course serious about the sytem. There's nothing better than a random entry to help you focus on your exits

How do you exit ? discretion ?