The Front Porch Swing

[heartsizedfarm]

Yep!  Throwing out a line and hoping to get a bite....depends on how cleverly you hide the hook if you will get a bite.  And some internet trolls get really, really good at hiding the hook...first they act innocent and like they are interested in the topic.  They ask all sorts of questions but if you look closely those questions are very elementary...they are a lead-in to their real agenda.  If you are adept at spotting trolls you can tune into their agenda pretty quickly but if you are very trusting and "just want to help" the "newbie", you can really get sucked into taking the bait.

Innocent, seemingly uninformed questions....watch for those.  Watch for the shiny, pointy thing underneath...  

What's in it for them?

 

[Beekissed]

What's in it for them?

Misery loves company. They are miserable in their lives and they want everyone else to be unhappy also. Plain and simple.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Misery loves company.  They are miserable in their lives and they want everyone else to be unhappy also.  Plain and simple. 

Ok I get that. Pity.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Trolling is a power trip to trollers. They don't care that it is an infantile form of power. They just feel good if they can make other people twitch.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I think so too and I told Eli that very thing...."God is addressing your life in many ways right now, so sit up and pay attention!"  He's given him a great new job he didn't even have to apply for and now this wonderful opportunity to learn something he was contemplating going to school to learn, has always had a passion for and is practically obsessed with.  Eli has a natural ability to see how things work~always has~and can fix just about anything, but guns are what he likes to tinker with and dreams of designing and making.  He couldn't believe this opportunity and when he talks about it, his face just lights up. 

Eli was born old, with a heart for old timey skills and crafting.   He is just a man's man, but has a heart that is large and tender and a laugh that makes you want to join along.  I depend on him a lot in my life and he's one of my best friends.  I can't wait until you meet him!   


Yep, one of those BEEPS (Bee tips), among many:  Don't put a chicken up by your eyeballs.    I think that one is a couple above "Stop staring at poop!  Watch your flock instead."


Lurking is good because you can absorb information, get the feel for a thread and get to know folks, without ever entering into the drama.  Trolling, on the other hand, is as bad as it sounds...this is a person who merely enters the thread to stir up stink and cause trouble.   One can be an accidental troll if they aren't very good at social cues and think they are just having conversation but are clearly offending everyone along the way. 

The rule of thumb for internet forums is don't enter threads you know will make you mad...say you don't eat meat and are a card holding PETA member~don't go to the meat chicken forum section looking for a fight or simply to read about what the "bad" people are doing.  It's calculated to make you angry and your mouth will eventually write checks your body can't cash.  Avoid threads you aren't really interested in, will not participate actively in and can't hold your temper in.  Try to make a positive contribution wherever you go on the forum...if you can't, read other places. 

Unless you have experience or some darn good information, it's a little bit of a trolling episode if you take on resident "experts" on a topic without knowing all the facts, having good experience on the matter or some solid evidence from the science community(they don't respect anecdotal evidence much around here).  Merely quoting other threads is not evidence, experience or knowledge but just parroting what you've read and it's calculated to get a negative response unless you preface it with "I read/found/saw this on another thread/blog site and can't verify the truth of it but it sounds reasonable to me". 

If in doubt, stay or bow out.   

Thanks. Useful advice.

 

[lindz8504]

Hey!!!!! My little pullet is still stuck fast to the nest! Actually, I didn't see her off of it today...

(Remind me to make sure she gets off the nest tomorrow)
AND.................. I have a tracking number for my hatching eggs!!!!! WOO HOO!!! They should be here Friday!


The coop looks fabulous Blooie!

Hope your birthday was wonderful Bee!

Hope everyone else has had a great day!

HUGS TO EVERYONE!

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I wonder where in the world we could just shout out our feelings and beliefs without having to worry what other people felt about it?

 

[Beekissed]

I wonder where in the world we could just shout out our feelings and beliefs without having to worry what other people felt about it?

That place would be called "Heaven".....

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Okay that's just too cute. Metaphysically brilliant, but with a little green slapping the floor icon. No idea what to make of that.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Okay that's just too cute. Metaphysically brilliant, but with a little green slapping the floor icon. No idea what to make of that.

It's just an emoticon ... an in offensive way of expressing a feeling. The feeling of that one is laughter. This one, too.