Microsoft fans we can keep the threads clean ourselves.

[gergroy]

ArnoldRimmer said:

gergroy said:

What?  How could ignoring trolls lead to a massive ban?  That doesnt make any sense.  Obviously this suggestion will never happen, but if by some miracle people did stop engaging the trolls, the only consequence would be less bans.  

Huh? I never claimed it would.

Ignoring trolls obviously won't lead to that massive ban orgy. But he suggests always reporting such postings - and I believe that in practice, that will cause a tendency of people trying to report every posting they don't like, suddenly believing to see "troll postings" everywhere.

And of course, it won't just be the Microsoft fans doing so - the Sony fans will adopt this practice in no time.

Well, it seemed implied since that is what the op was mainly about.  Anyways, Im pretty sure what you just described is already the common practice of many users here... So... That is why we have mods who judge whether the posts are in violation of the rules.