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'''Trolling''' can constitute any one or more of the following behaviours:

'''Trolling''' can constitute any one or more of the following behaviours:

* monopolizing discussions;

 

* repeatedly talking more than the other side despite saying nothing coherent:

* Monopolizing discussions repeatedly talking more than the other side despite saying nothing coherent:

* responding to reasonable requests and questions with off-topic or potentially offensive rhetoric;

* Responding to reasonable requests and questions with off-topic or potentially offensive rhetoric;

* posting outrageous comments to bait people; or  

* Posting outrageous comments to bait people; or  

* employing redundant arguments intended to occupy and waste the time, efforts, or energies of other users or to distract them from productive editing and making mainspace article contributions.

* Employing redundant arguments intended to occupy and waste the time, efforts, or energies of other users or to distract them from productive editing and making mainspace article contributions.

* flaming or flame wars; posting user disputes over multiple pages.

* Flaming or flame wars; posting user disputes over multiple pages.

Many trolls are attention seekers, or they just enjoy annoying people. Some however, have a direct purpose or agenda -- to destroy the Conservapedia project and limit its ability to build an internet community.  They do so by inconveniencing and harassing users. Trolling is a [[Conservapedia:Blocking policy|blockable offense]]. However, blocking the troll does not always solve the problem; determined trolls can continue their activity through blocking appeals and [[Conservapedia:sockpuppet|sockpuppetry]]. Some trolls have been known to persist for several years.

Many trolls are attention seekers, or they just enjoy annoying people. Some however, have a direct purpose or agenda -- to destroy the Conservapedia project and limit its ability to build an internet community.  They do so by inconveniencing and harassing users. Trolling is a [[Conservapedia:Blocking policy|blockable offense]]. However, blocking the troll does not always solve the problem; determined trolls can continue their activity through blocking appeals and [[Conservapedia:sockpuppet|sockpuppetry]]. Some trolls have been known to persist for several years.