What to do About Trolls on Your YouTube Channel?
Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 9:33PM 
This video is going to go on all of my YouTube channels: GetFitOver40 - ReplicaAirguns - MrKnife. I feel that trolls on the Internet in general are a real parasite and they don't serve any positive purpose. Similar to a parasite in your body, the best course of action is to remove that parasite as quickly as possible.
I ask that if you like the message of this video, make sure to favorite, like and get the word out about this video…
First off, what is a troll?
WIKIPEDIA "A troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response, or otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussions."
To also make one thing very clear, this is not about censorship, it is about respect and consideration towards others. I have no problems with alternative opinions, but I will not put up with abusive and derogative content of any sort on my YouTube Channel.
What makes a person a troll in the first place?
Keep in mind, my intension is not to stoop to the level of the troll and call them names and get all angry with them, after all I strongly believe we should in a way feel sorry for them, and my hope here is to reeducate the troll by not encouraging their negative behavior. So in other words, if they want to play with all the other kids in the playground, then they need to learn to play nicely.
Many of the trolls lash out towards others for possible reason such as:
- Maybe they have a Small Penis? Or if it's a woman troll, lopsided breasts?
- Maybe they didn't get enough love growing up as a small child?
- Maybe they don't feel they are attractive, or accepted by others in society?
- Maybe they where bullied in school and so now they need to bully others to feel good about themselves.
- Maybe they just didn't learn correct social skills from their parents or guardians?
- So many possibilities…
Why you should remove trolls from your YouTube Channel! (Could be other internet social media situations):
- Think of your YouTube Channel as if it where your home, would you let a visitor in your home call you names, put you down, be disrespectful to you, or your family or your friends in your own house?
- Think of a troll as if he was a small child playing with your kids and your fiends kids, would you put up with bullying, talking mean, pushing and so on…
- Your YouTube channel is your House on the Internet so to speak, you have built it up and nurtured it to what it is today, why would you let some troll take over and undermine all that you have done?
How to Deal with trolls on Your YouTube Channel.
First off, don't engage the troll by feeding it, that would be reenforcing negative behavior, similar to a child who tells you that he hates you because you told him he could not eat the candy. The child is just angry and acting on his emotions, it is not about you, so don't make it about you. Again the problem is probably deep rooted within the troll and he most he/she likely needs some sort of psychological help. It is not your job to be their therapist.
Separate the troll from the others who are playing nicely by making them the outcast not allowewd in the playground anymore. Use the YouTube "Block from channel" feature which Blocks that troll from making any further comments on your channel.
Over time if the troll does not get a response back from people he/she is attaching, he/she will start to get the message that this type of activity is just not acceptable. Remember the troll is looking for any type of response from you. You may think you are giving that troll a piece of your mind, but he/she is really getting energized by your emotionally heated response. You could say a troll "gets off" on this type of thing. Do you want to be the person getting that troll off? Think about it?
All right, it's pretty simple, just don't put up with trolls, if we all simply Block and Ban trolls from making these negative and disruptive comments on our YouTube Channels, they will simply have to find another venue to pursue, they may even learn from this experience and become better people. We can always hope!
If you like you could even respond to troll Activity by sending them this video link, that way the brunt of their negativity will be directed at this video!
Please spread the word my YouTube friends and remember to love thine enemy!
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