RichG and NJDavid:
With all due respect, I believe it is the "we must fight back" mentality that perpetuates these things. Defending the honor of a friend is a noble intention, but trolls hiding in the anonymity of the Internet are not subject to the face-to-face confrontations. 100 people coming forward to challenge them is not intimidating - it is the opportunity to spout off 100 times.

If everyone just left these posts unanswered, the trolls would get tired at punching at air and go infect some other site.

When a new user attacks some of the older contributors here, we all recognize that this is just some weenie looking to score some points in a game that only he is keeping score in.

The folks here are big boys and girls. We don't need to defend them except in cases where someone is truly challenging their integrity.

Hardly a night goes by during the Little League season where my sanity, intelligence, judgment, integrity and family heritage isn't challenged by someone. I let them wind themselves down and hang up. Why defend myself from an idiot? I know I'm right, I know they're a jerk and I know that no amount of talking will make them realize how stupid they are.


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