As a cohost to this wonderful group I have a question for you

[Tumbulu]

Do you want me to lock threads that are from people whose posting status has been revoked?

I feel a bit uncomfortable taking these steps without consensus from the other hosts, but sometimes other hosts are not around.

Which is why I am asking members of the group.

Do I act on my gut feeling or wait until someone has asked me to take an action?

[calikid]

1. Wait, unless it's over the top (it usually isn't)

[Howler]

2. Hey Tumbulu.

Thank you for taking on this task! You picked a really busy time considering we have a troll infestation.Bless you.
Try both and see which feels better for you and the group. I really don't think you are going to go wrong with either Woman.
I trust you and you're judgment completely.



BTW I'm locked and loaded with brand new gifs LMAO!!! for our little pestilence. Figure I'll kill two birds with one stone learn how to post gifs on D.u. as well has spray the little bug.

[Kookaburra]

4. Howler is it infestation

when it's the same troll over and over again?

[Howler]

11. It was there for a second. LOL! One troll but Many MANY times.snort!

But now that we have Tumbulu has a co host on site I imagine It should clear right up now Kookaburra.

[4whomthebelletrolls.]

20. Hi there, honey.

Why are you here? No, really...You don't know me. You are acting like a chick from junior high in her little clique instead of a grown woman who can think for herself and allow different people to post.

[Howler]

24. Scat!!!

[Sweet Freedom]

3. I think so. Yes.

If they started the thread and their privileges have been revoked, that may not be clear to those who only read the OP.

(If however they only replied to a thread, I think then it should be determined on a case by case basis.)

[magical thyme]

5. Not sure....I'd say go with your gut

the topic started may be of interest for us to investigate, but then we can always start a "legitimate" thread if we want. So it's not like locking a thread prohibits discussion of the topic...

But I have to admit, I enjoyed romping with our troll today.

[Howler]

12. Yes . I did too. sigh...

But all good things must come to an end . Now that Tumbulu is in the house Other good things can begin.
Or.... The adults are back home We kids gotta stop misbehaving now.LMAO!!

I'm still going to learn how to post gifs here though.....But I gotta go back and store different gifs then the ones I loaded for yesterday's occasion.

[Digit]

6. I believe leaving the posts up just encourages them

But I will defer to your judgement and the judgement of the group.

There is nothing stating we can't try one way and if it doesn't work then try something else.

[4whomthebelletrolls.]

21. Why are you interested in discouraging ANYBODY?

Don't you see that if you had simply engaged me respectfully in the first place, there would have been no need for the rest of it? But no, too many people are followers and not leaders.

[Howler]

25. 10....9......8......

[kimmerspixelated]

7. ISn't it great,

Think about it...we need advice what to do because it doesn't usually happen here. It's great that ASAH for the most part is pristine and peaceful.

Knock on Wood.

[Lucinda]

8. I would just let them drop. And ignore their posts in general

unless they are really bad. The less they get played with the less inclined they are to be disruptive.
The lead host (and maybe the secondary hosts - I can't remember) can ban them from the group too.

[NuttyFluffers]

9. exactly. does giving it any more energy truly smother it away?

sometimes the best response to such negative attention seeking is no attention at all.

[Lucinda]

15. Yep. I really think it does. It's easy to get sucked in if you see them attacking a friend

but they come to case trouble. Playing into it creates more bad energy.

[Kookaburra]

10. I've always been an advocate of

"Don't Feed The Trolls"

[Lucinda]

16. Me too!

[4whomthebelletrolls.]

22. Maybe find out if someone is really a troll before blindly following the herd?

We are grownup and supposed to be lightworkers. This is not the highest vibration by a long shot. Namaste.

[Howler]

26. OOOOOOOUUUUUUTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!

[Tumbulu]

13. Thanks for the good feedback and discussion

I can see in some threads that we have had some fun with the trolls and so- why do anything there? But I get the sense that some trolls are coming here to hurt or harass our members and if they have already had their posting privileges revoked, the only thing any of the hosts can do is lock the thread. In comments we are all in the same boat- all we can do is alert.

So the host and cohosts can only lock threads and ban members from posting in our group. But if the poster's privileges have already been revoked, then the only action we can take is to lock the thread.

I guess if I take an action to lock a thread, as I did yesterday, and anyone thinks I am going overboard, please let me know. I have no desire to put brakes on our imaginative and playful responses to rude intruders....I just don't want low posters to worry that if they come here they will get attacked by accident.

[icymist]

14. You can also alert on a posting and hope the jury votes to hide it.

As long as the post isn't hurting someone and you guys are having fun with the sock puppet I'd say to let it go. Eventually the sockie will get tired and go play somewhere else.

[Howler]

18. What ever you think is best Tumbulu.

I don't want to worry or inhibit ASAH's Low posters at all They are already so sensitive and shy.
I just can't help but have a Little fun troll baiting. I'm so immature that way. LOL! But I will stop on a dime if it disturbs other members sensabilties.....Alot..... little bit.....???????

[SheilaT]

17. I'm remembering back to DU1, before we had this

group. People would post thoughtful things on the topics we like to discuss here, and would get lots and lots of nasty, rude comments. Eventually, we all simply ignored those comments. Not responding made it a lot less interesting to those trolls. Once we got our own group, though, it was much nicer.

I haven't seen whatever it is you're referring to, so I can't offer an opinion on this. Except that it's probably best handled on a case by case basis.

[4whomthebelletrolls.]

19. How about opening up the 4th chakra to the point where all are welcome?

And then opening up the 5th chakra so we can all say what we feel?

Being "uncomfortable" is not the end of the world. Sometimes what makes us that way is that it is bringing up something we have repressed. So being called a "disruptor" may not be such a horrible thing if we disrupt denial.

[Howler]

27. Off To the grave yard with yee Troll!!!

[Why Syzygy]

23. I would ..

but then I'm embracing my inner Pluto.