You're right--responding to the ED was a foolish mistake.
Trolls respond to being ignored like slugs respond to being sprinkled
with salt. Sadly, I haven't followed this advice as closely as I
should.
From the Troll-faq:
I) Whatever you do, DO NOT reply to the post.
J) Sit and think. Go clean that green stuff off the sides of your
fish tank like you have been meaning to do. Try to remember that the
Internet is not real life. It is not worth getting upset over. The
news group you are so involved in would forget that you exist if you
stop posting for 6 months (most likely even quicker). Real life goes
on with or without the Internet.
K) "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's
game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be
indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing
infinite amounts of free time." -Neal Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
L) Look at the original group creation file (not necessarily up to
date):
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/control/
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/
Hopefully if you have done all these steps your blood pressure has
gone down a few points.
The above applies to *all* posts that are trolls. The post may only
be to one newsgroup, but none the less it is a troll to try & cause
problems in the newsgroup. DO NOT POST! It will only get more people
upset at you than at the original flamer.
If you feel like you *have* to post a message TRIM THE NEWSGROUPS!
Delete EVERY other newsgroups from the header except the group you are
posting to. If you cannot delete the excess newsgroups, please do
everybody a favor and don't post.
"Arne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<ulJmd.3259$ol.3191@lakeread02>...
Quoted message said:I've followed this newsgroup for a couple of years. It just boggles my mind
the press you give Ed.
You act like Lemmings following him into the sea, continuing to feed his
bloated ego.
Long Live Ed Nolan..... the great hordes of unwashed masses love his sorry
ass....
Arne, USA
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Quoted message said:Gasp.
Thank god i stopped reading your long winded posts..i get the point
after the first line.
Point=troll
Now i'm trolling you jackass.