Hey, Analog86 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2017, 04:04:54 am
content: You emailed me"Do you like getting hacked?You have 2 mins to log off or I will destroy your computer from inside"I'm truly terrified. Please cease your threats immediately. I surrender to your immense power and infinite intellect.What happened in your childhood? What personality defects do you have?Here, I found this for you:https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/coping-with-emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2017, 01:53:38 pm
content: Whats the point of the thread?let him have some fun.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2017, 03:31:29 pm
content: He is welcome, my IP is 192.168.1.2, and the computer is responding to pings currently.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2017, 04:14:50 pm
content: Quote from: ZeTeX on July 15, 2017, 01:53:38 pmExactly, I just wanted to share the fun. I had a little laugh.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2017, 05:25:04 pm
content: Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on July 15, 2017, 04:04:54 amWhy not simply forward the offending private message/email to a moderator and let them deal with it?Whether you take it seriously or not, people shouldn't go round threatening others.EDIT:I've just emailed Simon and he's been banned.

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 07:22:11 pm
content: Banning is useless. We have one 'contributor' who has used 3 usernames in less than a week. Just when you think he is finally gone, he's back!Perhaps banning by IP is a better way to go. We often don't have any control over the IP assigned by our ISP and it tends to last nearly forever (at least it does around here). Of course this may still be a two pass deal because of IPV4 and IPV6 addresses. I don't know what would happen if I rebooted the cable modem/router.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 09:09:15 pm
content: Quote from: rstofer on July 16, 2017, 07:22:11 pmThis is absolutely untrue. Most ISPs use dynamic IP assignment (basically DHCP on a municipal scale). Banning by IP is an idea, but it's always circumventable (TOR comes to mind as a free way)My suggestion is to let him waste his life upon a community that really doesn't care. Ignore him, ban him again, and he will only be wasting what little time he has on this planet.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 09:57:55 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on July 16, 2017, 09:09:15 pmI don't know if this is possible but I think it would be a good idea to not ban a troll, but allow them to continue posting and put them on everyone's ignore list and hide posts from the public, so only they can see their own posts. Hopefully they'll get bored and give up before they realised no one can see their posts.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 10:12:06 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on July 16, 2017, 09:59:51 pmHe didn't. I suspect he got bored and trolled elsewhere.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 11:24:56 pm
content: Quote from: Hero999 on July 16, 2017, 10:12:06 pmIt's impressive how clean and cancer free this forum is. I'm curious as to what the secret is.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 11:28:00 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on July 16, 2017, 11:24:56 pmPeople here do exactly what is described above. Play with the trolls a bit while it is fun, and then just stop respondingTrolls appear here from time to time, but it is easy to make them go away. There was that T-shirt printing guy, OS inventing guy, Free energy nuts are appear here periodically.PS: To be fair OS guy was entertaining.

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 11:38:43 pm
content: And add to that, this is grown up electronics forum.not a teenager "should me and my girlfriend bang tonight [13 years old]" forum.Go to a forum where the major age is between 12-16 and you will see how much spam there is actually there.But a little bit of spam there and some troll there is nice, it makes the forum a little bit more interesting and entertaining

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2017, 11:57:35 pm
content: Quote from: ZeTeX on July 16, 2017, 11:38:43 pmThe heck sort of forums have you gone to? I'm 15, and I've never seen 13 year olds talking about banging their girlfriends.Actually, better yet, don't answer that. I don't want to degrade this forum any further.

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 17, 2017, 12:17:19 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on July 16, 2017, 11:57:35 pmIn real life me neither.In forums in my country, a lot.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 17, 2017, 08:37:47 am
content: Quote from: cleaningOut on July 17, 2017, 03:10:43 amThere are people born after 2000 who have their learner driving licence in Australia!