How to put out the fire in "Flamebait"!

[TheDebbieDee]

I used to lurk at another site where "Flamebait" and troll posts were treated as follows:

The baiter or troller makes the explosive/controversial post and then that thread is quickly hi-jacked by several post(er)s about favorite recipes for chili, best color to wear on a sunny day, hammiest actor on the planet, or any number of other blase subjects.

The point being, that instead of feeding the troll by giving it the disruptive attention he/she seeks, we feed it lots of good vibes and happy feelings. And the hi-jacking posters have a good time, too. :-)

[LiberalAndProud]

1. More fun than boycotting threads.

I think we should try it.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Trust me! A week of happy talk and the freepers will run....

screaming and with their hair on fire, back to their like-minded moronic friends at FreeRepublic.

[proudbluestater]

3. We may have been at the same site!

We used to talk about what we would like on our pizza. That's the BEST way to get out of those conversations which are just exercises in futility that waste your precious time.