[WikiEN-l] Trolls - A novel approach - don't feed them

Thu May 6 06:08:13 UTC 2004

 "Mark Richards" wrote

>I think that the proliferation of
> 'troll' names is a response to people making a fuss
> about it. Without anyone to feed them, trolls will
> look elsewhere.

Don't believe that works for WP.  In-your-face usernames cause a
deterioration of trust.  UseRealNames is best, but not everyone would want
this or find it possible.  Having to keep one's cool in dealing with a
potential dispute with User:Trolls'R'Us is that much harder.

Charles