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Re:Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity fillin... by thinkingemote on Saturday February 01, 2020 @08:11AM (#22210311)
In terms of forums, the trolls existed but people knew how to ignore them. They didn't remove the troll, they just didn't feed them.
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Re:Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity fillin... by praptak on Sunday February 02, 2020 @08:07AM (#22216743)
You may ignore the trolls. Still there is always enough trolls and enough easily baited people for the S/N ratio to drop.

"Just ignore the troll" is a good personal advice it is just not sufficient for the forum as a whole.

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