How to Handle a Troll -- manual

I grabbed this off of HuffPo (link below).

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** TROLL TACTIC ALERT **
** TROLL TACTIC ALERT **

Please be aware of the following troll signs:

Trolls,

1. Try to change the subject with irrelevant trivia.

2. Post official sounding "news items" with no attribution, much less a link.

3. Post a link, but it is to a right wing gossip site.

4. Post a link, but it actually proves the opposite of what the troll is claiming.

When confronting a troll, understand that reasoning with them will not work.
The best course is either:

1. Humor at their expense (a win-win in that it is enjoyable for you and irritating to the troll).

2. Examination and, where appropriate, debunking of their misbegotten talking points. This is sometimes useful if the troll's arguments have a surface plausibility.

3. Ignoring them. This is actually the most frustrating for a troll, but it also the most difficult because trolls are such tempting targets.

These tips were brought to you by the CTFA (Council for a Troll-Free America).
- Optimist, 05.11.2006


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/10/coulter-appears-to-have-c_n_20777.html

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Thanks Optimist!

source: the darling little troll in the pot that I adore: http://www.lindhros.altervista.org/