Acts of Cultural Vandalism #9 - Three words that could defeat online trolls

V-Hub energy drink ad - Silence the Trolls (2013)

Last night, while starting up a music video on YouTube, this ad for an energy drink appeared (annoyingly) before it. I do usually skip the ad, but occasionally I do allow myself to see the whole ad. 

Now, to begin with, this could be mistaken as a PIF about online trolls, highlighting the fact that most things trolls say are not things "sensible" people would say in public. But the end, where a cat-like puppet says shuhhh! to the "trolls," was not that impressive. You could have expected a large red hammer with the word "ignore" or "block" written on it hitting the trolls silencing them, especially that girl abusing that poor busker (It's an advert. Its all make believe for goodness sake - and she had it coming, like Veruca Salt).

Now, during the night I had a thought about the issue of online trolls. Although I have not enountered them personally... let, I am fully aware of their existance and their effects on people. Remembering a part of the ad that had a "brave" man say to a bunch of tough-looking redheads "gingers dnon't have souls," I came up with the ultimate come back to that remark. It's a simple one that's easy to rememebr and could be used in many applications....

so do trolls

If online trolls have been saying that "You have ______" or "You Haven't _______" reply with those words.  Even use it as an automatic response to any troll, no matter what they say. Annoy them with the exact same response, like an automated dial-up service calling the same person repeatedly. And if a troll was stupid enough to have a contact attached to a comment use it to send multiple messages of those words to them. Flood their message boards and in-trays. Make their online life annoying. Give them a taste of their own medicine. This is my gift to all you responsible internet users out there.

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