I don't have a problem distinguishing anything. Why don't you quote my entire thought like I just did, instead just one part?
Because it wasn't relevant to my point. My point was that any and all blatant troll threads (along with racist threads) should be deleted without hesitation.
You are ignoring the fact that the thread did in fact get you riled up. The troll thread triggered the staffs handling of the situation, which you didn't agree with, that got you to give a reaction. So the troll thread did what it was intended to.
Yes it did, but I was not in any way riled up when I stated my belief that it should have been deleted. Again, your logic is totally fallacious, it doesn't matter what triggered my criticism as long as it is a relevant one with substance. And it is, in my opinion. Why do you give a fuck what some troll thinks? He could be masturbating to my posts for all I care, because it really doesn't matter. Some people here seem to be devaluing my arguments because I'm "giving the troll what it wants", but that is just a totally meaningless deflection, it doesn't negate any of my points at all.
You think deleting something doesn't give the desired effect a troll is after? You saw what happened when he was banned right? He created another account. Nine times out of ten, when you delete a troll comment or thread it REAPPEARS. That means you gave them attention, instead of locking and ignoring them all together.
Of course a troll doesn't want it's threads deleted. That is obvious. Your argument doesn't make any sense to me, because a troll could create new topic after it's one has been locked too, and if it's not going to bother with that, I doubt it will bother if it was deleted instead. And if they do, just delete it again. If you leave a troll thread lying around then you are giving the troll the attention and exposure it wants. At troll is no better than a bot, and you wouldn't only lock a bot thread, would you?
I am now guilty of contributing to the reaction myself
Stop being ridiculous. You are guilty of adding a mature contribution to a discourse on how to deal with trolls. That is all.
The way some of you carry on you'd think if you even mention the subject you are "giving the trolls what they want and letting them rip us apart". Jesus.