I really strongly disagree with all the suggestions that involve punking, shaming, or otherwise battling the offenders. Like I said, they are never paying members. It's not my job to teach them anything, and they're not going to learn it anyway.
If I spend time punking worthless trolls, it's not time spent enhancing the site for the users I do care about. It can be fun to get down in the mud and fight with someone, but considering that they will never become a paying subscriber, it's really just a waste of my time.
Instead, I just want to minimize the amount of trouble they cause.
If I spend time punking worthless trolls, it's not time spent enhancing the site for the users I do care about. It can be fun to get down in the mud and fight with someone, but considering that they will never become a paying subscriber, it's really just a waste of my time.
Instead, I just want to minimize the amount of trouble they cause.