You’re right. It seems silly to say that nothing, with emphasis, will stop Will when banning him and any obvious sockpuppets hasn’t even been tried. (This isn’t particularly advocating that course of action, just agreeing that Luke’s prediction is absurd.)
“Ostracize” does not work well online. You don’t get direct feedback on how many people read what. (Even the downvotes are evidence that someone did read the comment, and expended some of their energy to downvote it—which supposedly is part of what the trolls want.)
There is no online equivalent of a group turning their backs on someone in ice-cold silence. Just “not answering” is not the same thing… that happens to many normal comments too.
Ban him and ostracize him socially.
You’re right. It seems silly to say that nothing, with emphasis, will stop Will when banning him and any obvious sockpuppets hasn’t even been tried. (This isn’t particularly advocating that course of action, just agreeing that Luke’s prediction is absurd.)
“Ostracize” does not work well online. You don’t get direct feedback on how many people read what. (Even the downvotes are evidence that someone did read the comment, and expended some of their energy to downvote it—which supposedly is part of what the trolls want.)
There is no online equivalent of a group turning their backs on someone in ice-cold silence. Just “not answering” is not the same thing… that happens to many normal comments too.
As far as I can tell Will Newsome hangs out in Berkely with SI folks.