feed the troll, why dontcha?
i am astounded if not fascinated by the response that our resident troll, padashow, is getting from the kottu bloggers and other entities. i find myself almost laughing this morning, as i go through the posts and the comments that are flooding the blog. i can hardly believe the severity and serious-ness of the comments it has received, and the people behind these comments are far from the kind of people i would have expected to respond to such mindless banter as padashow publishes.
so, here’s my two cents. i can’t believe that perfectly intelligent and capable people/bloggers like daytripper, asvajit, sittingnut, sumna, sophist (and the rest of the walalasekera gang) are not only leaving intelligent, capable comments but they are actually bothering to defend themselves and their loved ones. WHY?!
i went a long time, just standing on the sidelines and watching kottu getting their panties in a twist about this monster, but now i think my patience with your impulsive reactions has worn thin. come on, everyone. you have to got to be smarter than this. is it really that obscure that this is probably all one big joke for whoever padashow is? don’t you realize you’re actually giving him/her exactly what they want by responding? and not just responding amusedly, like i would, if i took the time which i don’t even think it worth, by responding angrily, posting threats?
i don’t believe that padashow is genuinely malicious or sincere in his/her statements, no matter how vicious they are. do you?
stop feeding the troll. sooner or later, he/she will become bored by their own game. sooner or later, they will realize that trashing other bloggers alone isn’t substantial enough to keep people re-visiting their blog. they will tire of their own game, and bow out silently. my theory is that this guy/girl is probably seated somewhere, both feet up, as they watch kottu rage about their efforts to bring discomfort and anger, which have evidently been more than successful.
if you are a blogger, you owe absoloutely no one, no one, an explanation or justification of your blog or its existence. you don’t need to defend yourself, you don’t need to offer explanations as to why you blog what you blog and you don’t need to justify why you have a blog at all. you are at total liberty to blog about whatever you want to blog about, as is anyone else. you are ok. don’t let the holy mother of trolls have you believing otherwise, or even writing a response in defense of yourself or someone you know.
blog on, people. ignore the troll. don’t nourish it.
Well said girl !!! I was thinking the same
Comment by Judy — March 29, 2006 @ 2:07 pm
Check this out
http://padashow.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/divine-secrets-of-the-waa-waa-sisterhood/
Comment by MadMonkey — March 29, 2006 @ 4:07 pm
Couldn’t have said it better. Was really amazed at how people reacted to it. Expected a little more maturity ..
“Arguing on the internet is like running for the Special Olympics….”
I’m sure everyone knows the rest
Comment by Rav — March 29, 2006 @ 8:42 pm
But it’s fun…it’s so much fun.
Comment by Sophist — March 30, 2006 @ 4:49 am
It’s called testosterone, lady.
Comment by Salmonella Poisson — March 30, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
so i’ve been told, salmonella, so i’ve been told.
Comment by electra — March 30, 2006 @ 3:16 pm
salmonella poisson : despite the fact that i resent the way you spell poison, i just want to say that you are about the only articulate commentor on this fart show. your opinions are carefully worded and lack the rashness that makes everyone else sound stupid and violent. they are readable, albeit slightly arrogant, which as per your request i’m putting down to testosterone. so here’s a li’l bit of respect for eloquence, if nothing else.
Comment by electra — March 30, 2006 @ 3:26 pm
Beg to differ..but having a blog doesn’t give you the liberty to write anything. you cannot write hate literature or anything like that..its illegal in many countries
Comment by notatroll — April 1, 2006 @ 3:56 am
Poisson is french for ‘Fish’ u ignorant little twerp.
Then again ofcourse, u get the Poisson model of probability distribution named after some dude by the name.
Comment by Deveraux — April 7, 2006 @ 7:41 am