Comments on: How to beat comment trolls http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/ Thoughts on the future of publishing Thu, 26 May 2011 22:44:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DDDDepressionnnn http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 DDDDepressionnnn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:41:30 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=259#comment-1371 Depression Depression Depression aaaaaaaa HEEEEELP :( :( :( I hate winter! I want summer! Depression Depression Depression aaaaaaaa
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]]> By: More evidence that real identities make for good online conversations — Eat Sleep Publish http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-663 More evidence that real identities make for good online conversations — Eat Sleep Publish Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:10:13 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=259#comment-663 [...] Several weeks ago I wrote a post about using real identity as a way to fight idiotic, hateful, or trolling commenters. [...] [...] Several weeks ago I wrote a post about using real identity as a way to fight idiotic, hateful, or trolling commenters. [...]

]]> By: Leaving the shotgun cabinet open. Or not. : Pål Hivand | blog http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Leaving the shotgun cabinet open. Or not. : Pål Hivand | blog Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:42:50 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=259#comment-403 [...] anonymous commenting on online newspapers are like leaving the shotgun cabinet open, according to Jason Preston. Lately there’s been much commenting about commenting on news. Kristne Løwe now asks how [...] [...] anonymous commenting on online newspapers are like leaving the shotgun cabinet open, according to Jason Preston. Lately there’s been much commenting about commenting on news. Kristne Løwe now asks how [...]

]]> By: Jason Preston http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Jason Preston Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:06:46 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=259#comment-401 A whole lot <em>can</em> be accomplished, as you say, by rewarding good commenters and leading by example, but I think it would be good to explore the ways that technology can make that process easier. <blockquote>The sad truth is that many newspapers have their own, sometimes old, blogging tools that are woefully behind the times.</blockquote> I think newspapers should either beef up their development staff so they can keep up with the back-end technology, or they should outsource their systems to a company that can. A whole lot can be accomplished, as you say, by rewarding good commenters and leading by example, but I think it would be good to explore the ways that technology can make that process easier.

The sad truth is that many newspapers have their own, sometimes old, blogging tools that are woefully behind the times.

I think newspapers should either beef up their development staff so they can keep up with the back-end technology, or they should outsource their systems to a company that can.

]]> By: Monica Guzman http://eatsleeppublish.com/how-to-beat-comment-trolls/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Monica Guzman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:28:28 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=259#comment-400 Great points. I agree that reputation building is a good weapon against many trolls and nodded my head vigorously when reading about those lacking commenting options... The sad truth is that many newspapers have their own, sometimes old, blogging tools that are woefully behind the times. The good news is, the option of leaving a name is likely easy to add. I hold out hope that one can cultivate a good community by lighting the way and rewarding those who take the steps by acknowledging their effort. That won't eliminate trolls, but it might make their ramblings white noise in a civil discussion rather than another in a saw of muddled comments, their quality unimportant to the blog/story's author. Great points. I agree that reputation building is a good weapon against many trolls and nodded my head vigorously when reading about those lacking commenting options… The sad truth is that many newspapers have their own, sometimes old, blogging tools that are woefully behind the times. The good news is, the option of leaving a name is likely easy to add.

I hold out hope that one can cultivate a good community by lighting the way and rewarding those who take the steps by acknowledging their effort. That won’t eliminate trolls, but it might make their ramblings white noise in a civil discussion rather than another in a saw of muddled comments, their quality unimportant to the blog/story’s author.

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