RIP Daniel – Why Bullying Sucks

If it is so easily ignored and the bullies soon give up, why is it so widespread?

I should probably point out there is a difference between a troll and a bully, they have different motives, and require different actions to be taken.

From personal experience the best way to deal with a (online) bully is to completely ignore them. I don’t block them, I just act as if they never sent me any messages. The blocking itself can be seen as a response, but most people would probably find it easier to ignore when it is blocked.

The best way I have found to deal with trolls is humour, they will usually stop if you make a self-deprecating or ironic joke about the subject they are sending messages about.

I am genuinely curious how you would define a troll and a bully Drac.

What’s the difference?

I have had, and do have, personal experience of being trolled and trust me humour wouldn’t work.

Nemesis wrote:

I am genuinely curious how you would define a troll and a bully Drac.

What’s the difference?

I have had, and do have, personal experience of being trolled and trust me humour wouldn’t work.

A troll usually is trying to wind you up, and to get you to ‘bite’ by saying things that they know will get a response from a person. Usually they don’t intend to cause harm.

If you have ever seen me in the chat rooms then you have probably seen me do very mild trolling to people.

Edit:
I will provide an example of the most mild trolling possible, which i did earlier:

Person : Andy Murray is the best.
Drac: Is he the golfer?
Person: Tennis drac
Drac: Tennis is the one with the bat, right?
Person: Racket
Drac: I thought that was rugby
Person: Lmao drac

Clearly the other person realised that I was trolling them at that point.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by  draculina. Reason: Added an example

Drac can be evil when she wants to be 👿