User:Isaacl/Top ten ways to troll

Even (or especially) when these are applicable, saying them aloud often exacerbates matters:

  1. "Calm down."
  2. "I'm afraid you don't understand."
  3. "I consider your statement to be a personal attack."
  4. "Stop being uncivil."
  5. "Comment on content, not on behaviour."
  6. "I don't understand why no one has thought of this simple solution."
  7. "I'm not responding to you anymore. Thank you for your contributions."
  8. "Stop trolling."
  9. "The requests for adminship process is broken."
  10. "We're here to build an encyclopedia."

Consider "Top ten ways to avoid trolling" to avoid making these statements.