[governance] Unsubscribing and controlling the trolls

[Hempal Shrestha]

Hi Ginger and All,
I would fully back the suggestions put forward by Charity. The best way is
to ignore the trollers' message. I would stick with this mailing list though
I had some difficult time reading those trolls. So, now I have been
filtering and archiving these group emails, skipping my inbox. I go through
them in my free time which saves me from getting disturbed just in case I
happen to go though the trolls. One problem of this filtering is that if
there is need of any URGENT response, it just gets skipped.

Here in South Asia, we have a different versions of common story about
a mischievous child, who mislead everyone in the village shouting "Loin
Loin, taking my goat" and asking for help. After many such attempt to fool
the villages, one other day, the Loin actually takes away his goat, and no
one turns up for his help.

Hope, every story has a moral and we do not have to become a deaf villagers

Best Regards,

Hempal Shrestha
Kathmandu, Nepal

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:11 PM, Charity Gamboa <charityg at diplomacy.edu>wrote:

> Ginger,
>
> I do not really like the trolls that have been circulating for the past
> weeks.. But I stick to this list because I know there are relevant
> discussions that I would want to listen to. But personal attacks are a sign
> of a weak argument.
>
> I do not expect that such trolls would just simply go away because they do
> not pay much attention. In my experience, they won't go away easily as
> trolls thrive on attention. Best to ignore them. So I have filtered my
> emails from this list, too, because of the overwhelming amount of unrelated
> discussions and attacks.
>
> Regards,
> Charity
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear IGC members:
>>
>> We are having numerous complaints about postings by trolls on the list.
>> However, until we have fulfilled the steps stipulated in the ICG charter for
>> each case, we cannot take action against them. In the meantime we suggest
>> that you set your Spam or other email filters to remove unwanted messages
>> before they reach your inbox.
>>
>> A close look at recent IGC archives show an increasing number of messages
>> by trolls. It also shows an increase in "unsubscribes". All of us must take
>> individual action to avoid destruction of the list. The co-coordinators
>> cannot do it with administrative action alone, because we must protect the
>> right to legitimate discussion and dissension through proper procedure.
>>
>> Experienced trolls can manipulate real issues to distract and overwhelm a
>> list. Rather than unsubscribing, we suggest you not participate in
>> discussions with unproductive members and use filters to control the
>> messages you receive.
>>
>> We may need to open a discussion on changes to the charter, or a change to
>> a moderated list. Please consider these possibilities and opine if you think
>> appropriate.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ginger *
>> *
>>
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