Internet Trolls

[countrygirl12]

Have you ever been attacked online over a random comment that was not made to any particular person?  Just a comment on a story?  I was reading on yahoo this morning, a story that personally I didn't agree with the poster of the story, but anyway, a couple of people expressed their own opinion and it was not an opinion that agreed with the poster or felt sorry for them (also did not attack them) and they were personally attacked by other posters.  Called names, insulted, put down, and talked horrible to.  I don't get that.  How can people not see that they are not better when they do that?

I honestly believe there are way too many people with no job who sit at home and troll the internet just looking for someone to argue with.

[inertia4]

Internet trolls are like bugs, insects. They are annoying. They have nothing better to do but to annoy other people. And they do it in many ways. They leave distasteful comments, they bash someone online, they harass them and even stalk them. Some even hack or try to. Some try and discredit you as a person. Horrible.

[countrygirl12]

I know.  And it irritates me not only when some idiot is attacking me but also when I see it happening to someone else.  You don't have to agree with everyone and you are not going to.  I just don't get why people feel the need to "put others in their place" when the person makes a comment they do not agree with.

Coincidentally, on another site where I comment periodically I had some little twit start jumping on me and calling me names and then says how I am mean and she is only 11 years old.  I look at her profile where she has her face and again states she is 11 years old.  You have to be 13 to have a profile.  I reported her and she was deleted. LOL  So I guess she told me.  : )

Idk.  Maybe it is just me but lately I have noticed more and more how mean people are.  In person and especially online.  Wanting to call people names and put them down when you say something they don't agree with.  I wonder if people realize that they will give an account not only for every idle word they say but also the words they type to others on the internet??

[nannycoe1]

There are a lot of people who are just looking to pick a fight. I don't understand people who enjoy drama.

[oldbuddy]

I have had this happen just for defending Fusioncash, but I just ignore it.

[lvstephanie]

The best thing to do with trolls is to just ignore them (maybe mention that you don't talk to trolls, so others realize that they didn't get the best of you, just that you refuse to play their game). As you noted, they tend to be trolls because they enjoy getting into arguments / fights. It's like the drunk at the end of the bar that just tries to pick fights on anyone regardless of the reason.

[cateyes1]

I've come across that many times and just ignor

[debidoo]

We have a couple of family members on facebook that have been kind of doing that - they have gotten into this political thing talking about politicians and arguing back and forth and saying insulting things about each other's opinions.  Like the rest of us want to hear it. 

[BATISTAGIRL663]

drama ---some people are not happy unless they are causing it --and some people it just follows them like a black cloud over them --i try to seperate  myself from such people !

[moonangel]

i have been on the wronng end like that  yself before

[luvh8tragedy87]

I haven't been on the receiving end personally but I've seen many comment sections filled with trolls. Some people just want to cause drama and be mean. Most of the time I bet those people wouldn't have the guts to say anything like that in real life.

[moon29]

I have and have had to ban several of my own family members because they were making horrible comments to me.  personally my life has never been more drama free then the minute i banned them from my facebook  and other social media page.

[countrygirl12]

I haven't been on the receiving end personally but I've seen many comment sections filled with trolls. Some people just want to cause drama and be mean. Most of the time I bet those people wouldn't have the guts to say anything like that in real life.

Of course not. lol. People get real brave when they are posting online.  Thing is - it is not that hard to find out WHO you are really talking to. And more and more people are being held responsible for things they say to people online.  Or at least being outted to the world. lol

[countrygirl12]

I have and have had to ban several of my own family members because they were making horrible comments to me.  personally my life has never been more drama free then the minute i banned them from my facebook  and other social media page.

Yeah been in a similar situation.  All I can say is people are stupid.  I don't do facebook anymore.  I don't understand it but seems most people are not happy unless they are in the middle of some drama filled soap opera.

[tfw6693]

  It is called being a Bully. Stand up to them and move on. They are not worth your time.