When someone is obviously not adding any benefit to the forum, why can't they be deleted, banned, or whatever!?
When a newby comes to the forum and doesn't know that a troll has replied, they take said advice and believe it. I know when I first started reading here, I thought the posts from a certain troll were good advice because I didn't know any better. Now that I've been around a little while, I know that those posts are usually the most ridiculous posts I've ever read and I know not to believe them. But how many folks read this board that don't know that? Most posters are good about calling them out but sometimes the damage is done. The other negative is when using a google search, those posts sometimes come up, and you know, if it's on the net, it's true.
Anyway, this has been bothering me lately. Especially after all of the troll posts over the last month. Sorry I just needed to vent about this.
When a newby comes to the forum and doesn't know that a troll has replied, they take said advice and believe it. I know when I first started reading here, I thought the posts from a certain troll were good advice because I didn't know any better. Now that I've been around a little while, I know that those posts are usually the most ridiculous posts I've ever read and I know not to believe them. But how many folks read this board that don't know that? Most posters are good about calling them out but sometimes the damage is done. The other negative is when using a google search, those posts sometimes come up, and you know, if it's on the net, it's true.
Anyway, this has been bothering me lately. Especially after all of the troll posts over the last month. Sorry I just needed to vent about this.