Why do you feed the Prokofy Troll?

I agree that trolls shouldn't be fed! Put them on a very strict diet, please! We'll see the forums clean up in a heartbeat. When Prok is free to post even an innocent ad for a house in classifieds without a pile-on by hyenas, then the forums will be a better place.



Ulrika, coming from you, with your really rude asshat pictures and such, this statement lacks credibility. It's a personal attack on Prok which you've reinterated many times, and gotten others to chime in with. They haven't been models of tolerance, kindness, discipline or rational thought by any stretch of the imagination, so it seems unfair to be applying such strict criteria to Prok.

What would it take to convince you that this is false? I understand one or more Lindens have a background in mental health services -- or perhaps they have access to these services as consultants. Perhaps they, and another psychiatrist in RL of your choice, could form a working group and examine Prok in real life, using the ordinary diagnostic tests. Then they could release their findings to the community to render a judgement on Prok's "sanity" and "mental fitness" to play this game and reside in this world.

I can think of few individuals who would submit themselves to such a shocking invasion of privacy, but Prok is one of those people. If they will pay the bill, they are also welcome to perform a brain CATSCAN if that would help clear up any lingering forum misunderstandings.

If Lindens and a psychiatrist of your choice were able to render a diagnosis on Prok from a RL examination, would that be enough to convince you to cease your baseless slander of him?

Seems to be a few different categories of responders. The ones that come to mind at the moment are:
legimate point makers making points or trying to reason
bandwagon jumpers
incensed to the point of hitting reply
smart arse barb throwers

I think there are some that really don't want it to die.

So very true Jenny. I had been away too. But as usual they are all still here whining away about how someone don't see their side of things. Oh, I really don't care who "they" are because it is not important. Maybe they should remember what my daddy told me when my 7 older brothers would pick on me "If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all". Well, when daddy wasn't around it didn't work then either. Don't get me wrong, I love my brothers and they did pick on me but it wasn't worth banning them from the house, lol. (too bad for that) It is all words and yeah words can hurt but if you are not secure in who you are then you become one of them and try to hurt "them" back and become a "troll"

This is way too funny to go on any further. I have better things to do and more people to ignore. I just wanted say Jenny, that you are fine it is "them" that are evil. roflmao

I've gotten riled up on a couple of occasions here. They affected me personally despite my involvement was made slightly less obvious because the group was targeted. People say their opinions of others are just that, opinions. But it still hurts. I felt defenseless and scorned for doing something I felt was a good idea at the time.

I've responded to indirect insults summarily targetting me and other people associated with me and only felt disgusted with MYSELF in the end. I can only think I did it because I felt the need to defend myself or my beliefs ... because I feared the repercussions if I didn't respond. I did it because, at the time, I valued the opinions a bunch of strangers in a forum will have of me.

Everytime I do respond to a troll, I feel like a part of me that makes me a good person has died. I honestly can't say I will be able to hold back if another instance came up where my integrity is being questioned, or I have the urge to defend a personal belief. It's just a real sad cycle.

We all take it for granted that we differ in opinion, in morals, even in etiquette. But when we do clash, we do everything BUT accept that that's the way it is. If we agree to disagree, then maybe these lengthy debates won't escalate to such a venemous level.

So that's where I've resigned to. I don't have faith that my stance will carry onto others or even ask it. I'm wary of any attention to myself or my actions now for sure. Fighting just isn't worth it here. In the long run, I lose.

THANK YOU.

The bitter irony is that in all of the complaining about Prok (or any other troll of the day) is that there is only ONE Prok and how many people responding?? 50? 100? more? It takes one person to be a troll and the multitude of responders (no matter how well meaning) to create the flame war and elevate the troll to varying levels of infamy. Congratulations folks on a job well done!

You really need to seek help Prok. I'm sure there's someone out there who could do something positive for you.

Until you do make some progress, I'm going to stop communications with you completely. I will no longer talk to you or about you. I'm done. Go get some help, please.

~Ulrika~

I'm guilty myself of feeding numerous flame wars over the years, but the one thing I have tried to do is learn something from them.

Things I have learned:
1. Not everyone is likeable
2. Not everyone will like me (as long as you don't call me a c**t, we will be fine)
3. Everyone is entitled to their opinion no matter how far-fetched and bizarre it may be. And you are entitled to disagree with it.
4. When explaining your POV fails and escalates into the first stages of bickering - try to find a resolve and if that doesn't work walk away
5. Extreme measures should only be taken in extreme circumstances i.e when you or others are being threatened with physical harm etc. YES I have seen this happen.
6. Most importantly, as my experience has proven, most flame wars hold no barring on how I live my life, my pursuits of happiness and so on and so forth. As soon as some person whom I have never met before gets under my skin by spewing vitriolic diatribes through electronic means - I have to say its not worth the time, effort and typing skills.

There are more, but I like to keep my posts and responses short and sweet.

Cool down Lash and better get used to it. I had the same thing happen to me and I was so mad and angry because a person and his entourage of submissives come and attacke my character. I didn't like it and nothing was done about it. SO my only options was to think about what really mattered. Obviously, I let him get me upset and mad and that should never have happened. I should have ignored the butthead for who he was and left it at that... but i didn't and continued trying to defend my honor and got my post closed all because he owns alot of land and pays a higher tier than I do, so what. Was it worth it? Not really, because I never should have ever cared what he thought in the first place and the funny thing is, he isn't at all what everyone thinks he is. lol so cheer up and be happy, it is alot more fun than being a negative, bullshitting, nut case here or anywhere else for that matter.

I do talk to the Prokofy av inworld some. But I talk directly to the Philip av when I really need something.

Jen - you rock! Nice to see you on the Forums!

I know exactly what your saying and I try to be short and sweet with Prok - which is not that difficult for me 'cause I don't feel the forums are just for debate.

There is way too much fun to be had then to try to win debates, change people's minds or educate them.

Sharing hearts, now that's something different!

EXCELLENT!

Starting threads that focus on an individual in a negative way like this is not appropriate. I am closing it.