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Maybe we should create a new troll points system (like the likes) for cases like the guy in this thread who is either dense or trolling the site.
BillTre said:either dense or trolling the site
I'm not sure what you are after with that - or are you not aware we have an infraction points system? You've probably never used it...BillTre said:Maybe we should create a new troll points system (like the likes) for cases like the guy in this thread who is either dense or trolling the site.
People who seem to be intentionally stupid irritate me. They would seem to have a high probability of being trolls. @weirdoguy thinks they are not common now.russ_watters said:I'm not sure what you are after with that
only a bitruss_watters said:- or are you not aware we have an infraction points system?
noperuss_watters said:You've probably never used it...
He REPEATEDLY said that a black hole is a singularity, continuing to do so after having been told 6 or 7 times that it is not. That seems very troll-like to me, as I pointed out in the thread..Scott said:I don't think @kickaxe was a true troll. That discussion broke down on semantics - not concepts. And it didn't help that he was trying to do arithmetic with infinities.
Yes. I definitely noticed that.phinds said:He REPEATEDLY said that a black hole is a singularity, continuing to do so after having been told 6 or 7 times that it is not. That seems very troll-like to me, as I pointed out in the thread.
At some point I reported his posts as potentially "trolling?". He's on my ignore list now. What's the point of trying to help someone who refuses to listen?BillTre said:Maybe we should create a new troll points system (like the likes) for cases like the guy in this thread who is either dense or trolling the site.
That seemed to be key. After sleeping on it, there are four points/singularities:Ibix said:... I'm not sure he was clear on the distinction between mathematical models and reality.
There's a fair amount of that, yes.pinball1970 said:We hardly get them here from my experience and the level of trollness seems to be much lower, like only the smartest trolls come here and dim versions go else where.
Perhaps mods pick them off before they reach us?
BillTre said:If they act like a troll, they could be labeled troll-like at least and might change their behavior. Not a completely thought out process.