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Trolls? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by cyborganism@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

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Hey y'all, keep an eye out for trolls. I have the impression there are a few accounts on here with users whose only purpose is to instigate others and get angry reactions out of people.

Are there any way to report these users? I haven't found a report button for users specifically.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

That's a really good question. I usually rely on the age of the account and their post/comment history. Somtimes it's pretty obvious. It'll be something like a 2 week old accouunt with tons of comments with the majority being in the double-digits downvotes, and the comments will use insults or insinuate things. They'll also have lots of deleted comments in the mod log.

Have you tried confronting these users openly?

Yeah I tried in a few cases, it might have worked once. And also, if they continue, that doesn't necessarily mean they're trolls, they could just antisocial assholes.

Anyway, I think your comment has great advice and it should be used as an example on how to deal with unpleasant users. Seriously, thank you for your reply. I will try to apply your advice in the future.