Be aware of what trolling can do to people.

[AidanRyuko]

I'll try to keep this compact and objective. First of all, behavior of a bullied person lies in their own hands and agression is still their own doing and not that of a troll/bully. Also, usually the best course of handling a troll is ignoring them and/or showing a clear edge of how far they can go.

That being said I do hope people will be reading this to understand potential impact. Though the majority of people can deal with insults and other trolling I think most people don't like having to deal with it. Besides that majority there are also people who have a hard time processing these kind of things for several reasons. If you troll those players there is a chance you potentially help them towards a depression, self hurting or worse.

I'm not going to ask people to stop being themselves, that's an unreal expectation, but at please try to keep this in the back of your head and if you notice that someone really can't deal with your trolling just leave em alone..


That's the end of the official message I wanted to give.

From personal experience

I'm from the Netherlands and a while back there was a newspaper message of a 14y old that ended his life after his "friends" hacked his game account, there was already more going on with him for that to trigger, but I get pretty sad when I read things like that, a young kid like that. It wasn't the first time I read about such things either. When I am in-game or even on the forum the huge amount of negativity can really pester my mood, you are just pressuring eachother into becoming perfect (or appearing so) rather then enjoying being yourselves. Kudo's to those that manage to stand above this, I have a few on my friendlist and proud to know them.

[ArloOne]

/signed

[Silverleafeon]

Nods solemnly with great sympathy...

[oweieie]

if you acually think that please send me toon names so i can avoid you, oh wait! you were supposed tohave quit ddo or something....

Obviously another thing you're wrong about.

[kierg10]

Obviously another thing you're wrong about.

another thing? lol

[Merrelll]

Prepare your negative feed back.

22 Years in the Army to back up what I am about to say.

This is the dumbest thing I have read in several years....

You can be stern and teach with respect.

Being an ass and then claiming it was for character building reasons is so beyond ignorant it redefines the word ignorant.

One might even say Trollish.

[Masterspud]

One might even say Trollish.

Yes, yes I suppose one could...

[XiaNYdE]

Being an ass and then claiming it was for character building reasons is so beyond ignorant it redefines the word ignorant.

+1 for finding the words i couldn't, because i was that dumbfounded!

[Masterspud]

+1 for finding the words i couldn't, because i was that dumbfounded!

I was rather 'surprised' when I read it too, did not expect that... but then something comes along and I find new depths to wonder at...

[AidanRyuko]

@owei, it is important that kids get prepared for life in those aspects so you understand that very well. But, it's hardly an excuse or a reason to troll people, if someone with a big ego walks in on you there are other ways to deal with it (in-game waiting for them to turn into a soul stone usually works just fine)

[the613]

+1 to the OP for this thread.

@oweieie: Really?? you honestly think that bullying and/or trolling helps people?? I was bullied in elementary school, and that led me to be a violent kid who didn't give a **** if he killed someone until I hit high school. And that was just me getting lucky to have met some of the kindest people I ever have met in high school. I have never been "helped out" by being bullied, I was only helped when people were willing to be kind to me, despite anger issues. To top it off, I now have a hard time dealing with bullies due to it bringing up all the stuff that has happened before. So please, tell me how you know that trolling or bullying someone can help them out in any way?

[Ungood]

In a post where the OP expresses that gamers do have a shred of decency, civility and social skills, is anyone surprised that someone would come along and show the world a fine example of the stereotypical socially inept trolls that we all get pegged as.

[the613]

Just to give fair warning, I do get very vocal about bullying, and so I might do certain things I normally wouldn't.

[Azmedian]

Trolls Ive encounted have absolutly no self esteem or worth. Az

[Dribble]

Darwinism.