Uncyclopedia talk:Deny recognition?

*Applause* – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 19:24 Oct 31, 2007

The only thing I have against this essay is that there are some vandals who keep trying to vandalize because they get attention for it. However, there are some vandals who change if they get enough attention. An example of a repeat offender who keeps trolling because of the attention he gets is w00t, while Iraqarrack is an example of one who changed with attention. In conclusion, the WP:DENY strategy works on some trolls, but others respond positively to attention. --Sir Starnestommy (Talk • Contribs • CUN • Capt.) 19:36, October 31, 2007

I think we're (myself included, up 'till now) confusing vandals and trolls. Vandals don't speak, they just silently whack at wikis; trolls whine. Vandals almost never care about attention, only damage; trolls are all about the attention. IRAQATTACK! was more of a vandal than a troll (although, on IRC, it was the opposite, but he was banned pretty quickly each time) and he's made a recovery. – Sir Skullthumper, MD (criticize • writings • critchat) 19:38 Oct 31, 2007

I think the one thing we can take away from this experience is that there are no hard and fast rules for dealing with trolls/vandals and that WP:DENY is not a good reason for voting against an article.-- ugly Ape (crystallise) (Riot Porn) 19:41, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Also, all of wikipedia's policies are wrong. All of them. - P.M., WotM, & GUN, Sir Led Balloon (Tick Tock) (Contribs) 23:06, Oct 31

YES! -- ugly Ape (crystallise) (Riot Porn) 23:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

What about that Reichstag one that I'm too lazy to link? What about that?-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 18:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Disagree, sometimes

In cases of persistent harassment, bullying, etc., I feel that you should take more proactive steps, and sometimes report the trolls where possible.

I had a troll target a community that I moderate to the point one of our members seriously considered taking their own life after being harassed. I eventually found the troll's school email (they used it to harass us) and I reported them to their school. This has gotten rid of them for good (at least for now).

IMO, sometimes you need to take at least some actions if it's more persistent. Microsoft for POTUS (talk) 15:42, 22 September 2022 (UTC)