Trolling

[DAnvilFan]

I'm not quite sure what the discussion is meant to entail but I'll make this observation:

In other forums I visit, it is okay to say the F word but you get punished if you insult somebody with pure malicious intent (read: bullying or I suppose in this case, trolling) even without cussing.

What severely bothers me about this forum is that F bombs can get you sanctioned but I have seen hordes of malicious, bullying, posts that are ten times worse than a hundred F bombs, get posted without the posters getting in trouble. Certain members of this forum have dealt with the "no foul language" rule for so long, that they've acquired years of practice on how to perfect non-cussing insults. In fact, some have done such a great job that they are able to make insults far more offensive than anything that could come out of a sailor's mouth. Laughter, for example. Laughing at someone is far more insulting than calling him a four letter word. It's often used around these forums to troll and is often ignored by the powers that be (although I did noticed that one got removed in a certain faction dissolving announcement).

Similar to what Justice Potter Stewart once said about porn, I'll say this about trolling: I don't know how to definite it, but I know it when I see it.

I also don't know if Moderators see it as well. But if they do, I sure wish they weeded it out more often.