Star Wars Fanon:Don't feed the trolls

One of the most important lessons to learn on-line is don't feed the trolls. This means that every time you react to those trying to provoke you, you are giving them what they want... and the more you do that, the more they will be back for more.

Pages listing vandals and trolls, templates and categories, and excited and dramatic reactions, are all things that will feed the trolls and encourage them to do more of the same.

On wikis, we have to react a little by reverting the damage, and that's part of the reason that there will always be some vandalism on wikia. But our reaction should be as calm and as limited as possible. We fix the mess, and we go back to doing what we came here to do - making this an excellent place for all who love Star Wars fanon.

At the moment there are a lot of edits to vandal related pages, and a lot less to real fanon. So I'm asking you all now: forget this "war", ignore the trolls, and get back to writing the best fanon you can. All that needs to be done, is revert any vandalism you see and call for staff help if there is a need for blocks and repairs.

Even this message is a "feed", so I'll say no more, and just ask you all to read and consider this.

Thanks guys,

sannse (talk) 16:17, 20 July 2006 (UTC)