Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3225604-20150429133202/@comment-26235098-20150430111703

Guys, just a suggestion.... don't feed the trolls. Vandals are a type of troll.

Just because he didn't mention CCSW doesn't mean he doesn't know about it. He may be reading here, right this minute, and laughing his butt off at us.

People like this plant seeds, and then love to watch them grow. The fruits of their seeds are your reactions, these are their sweet rewards. These people love to watch you react. Adding profanity, or junk, or deleting things is only half the fun... perhaps not even half. Most of the fun for them comes from watching people react.

Think about this. Why would a vandal publicize his intent, at all? If his goal were only to vandalize, it would be smarter to keep it secret, and act without warning! But that is not the main goal! He wants to generate fear, and other reactions, so he can sit back and watch those reactions.

When you post messages that show fear, awe, disgust, anger, worry or any acknowledgement at all of his intentions, you are feeding this silly troll. When you speculate on his identity... you are also feeding him, because if he reads what you say, he will feel important.

I am not saying we shouldn't keep our eyes open, to keep this and WildOnesWiki safe and clean; what I am saying is that probably best if discussions like this were not posted publicly, where the troll can see them and enjoy the fruits of the seeds he has planted. ;)